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Show HOUSES 01 VSGTCRIA ALLEY IE CLOSED "Vags" and Other Undesirable "Citizens" Driven From tlie City. Fivo houaes on Victoria alloy, ocou-pied ocou-pied by notorious women, havo been closed by Polico Chiof Roderick Me-Kenzio'a Me-Kenzio'a ordors and more aro to bo closed soon. Those already closed wore occupied by women caught in recent raids. Tho chief's action in closing thorn is in lino with his avowed policy upon taking office to rid the city of the undesirable olomont infesting it. In this connection it is gratifying to note that the population of tho city jail is falling off considerablj'. Tho register now shows only twenty prisoners. pris-oners. For several montliE tho aver-ago aver-ago has been forty-five. "Vags" and other undesirable "citizens" have been leaving tho citv by the score recently, nnd Chief McKenzie says the crusade against them will bo maintained. Seven " vugs' ' wero got rid of in Judgo C. B, Diehl's court Tuesday morning W. Gilmor, Bud Haydcn. Annio Mitchell, Ida Palmer. Boll And or-son, or-son, Emma Clark, and O. JIassc, tho hist a Japanese. They woro caught in the police raid Wednesday nigut. Thoy promised to leave tho city if given ah opportunity, and as the "intent of the raid was to rid the city of such persons tho court released them upon their own rocognizance, giving them until midnight mid-night tonight to got out of Salt Lake. If thoy aro caught within tho city lim-j lim-j its after that time they will get the limit of the law. Fifty dollars bail, deposited by each, was released. W. H. McCarty pleaded guilty to petit larceny and was fined $5. The caso against James Mcrren, charged with embezzling $600 front the Western West-ern Newspaper union, was coutinucd until un-til Thursday morning. Jap O'lscil, a negress, was charged with gTand larceny in a complaint issued is-sued from the county attorney's office Tuesday. Tho complaint was filod with .ludgo Diehl that afternoon and the case will come up soon. She is charged with robbing A. G. Anderson of $330 Mondaj' night. |