Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-09-24
THE DEAN CASE.
A New Witness Brought to Light in the
Form of John G. Young,
The Influence of His Presence Upon
Deans Self. Accusing Conscience.
POlyg. Wood Airs Himself-The Con.
cluslOn of the Evldence-The Ar.
guments Pro and Con.

and Mrs. George Wood was called.
The only important answers given by
Mrs. Ridges were the following:
To Mr.. Rawlins-My daughter went to
Logan to get her endowments; that has
no connection with marriage she went
to Deans for the purpose of dressmaking.
To Mr.. Dickson-It is not a fact in our
Church that young woman must have
her endowments before she is married,
but she can't be married in the Temple
without having had them.
MRS. GEORGE WOOD
Testified as follows: My maiden name
was Adelaide Ridges; | live in Woods
Cross; Florence is my half sister; she
was first there in January. The witness
then related how Florence had been
brought there in a buggy by the defend
ant, how she staid two months and left
in the evening with defendant, few
days before witness went before the
Grand Jury. How Florence had room
fitted up in the parlor; how Mr.. Dean
visited them about once a week how
she was uncertain with whom he had
stopped, but had gone to bed, leaving
him in Florence's room, and had found
/
would have allowed any other gentleman
to associate with Florence as he had done.
He had never been in her house before
Florence came nor since she left.
JULIET WOOD
Was then called and said: Have seen
Florence at Mrs. Woods several times
stopped there all night once when Dean
was there plural marriages are cele-
brated there.
Mr.. Dickson then stated that he had
no more testimony at that time, and
court adjourned until 10 o'clock this
morning.
AT that hour
MRS. RIDGES
Was recalled and said. The defendant
has visited my house; he has been there
when Florence was there; he was there
in February when Florence was there
the reputation of Florence for virtue is
good; he came down to take her back to
his house; it was about O'Clock in the
evening; | live about five blocks from
Mr. Dean. Excused.
JOHN G. YOUNG
Was called and testified as follows: |
know the defendant by sight | saw him
at Logan on the 18th OF June, 1885; first
saw him at the railroad depot | had
gone to the depot, and after putting my
wife on the train, saw the defendant get
out OF a carriage and take out some bun
dies; he saw me, and he dropped the
bundles and went around to the end OF
the train and boarded the last car the
lady seemed disconnected; she got on the
train and took a seat in one end of a
coach, and after the train started Dean
came in and took seat at the other end ;
the young lady watched him closely, but
the defendant seemed to avoid q recog-
milton OF her.
Mr.. Rawlins moved to strike out this
last statement, but after brief argument
on either side the motion was overruled.
Witness proceeded observed their
conduct closely, and called the attention
of my wife to her; she was apparently
about II years old she was a trifle above
the average size of woman was blonde
she had mole on the side OF her neck
at Ogden saw Dean help this young lady
onto the Utah Central train; at the Salt
Lake depot they both got into convey
anCe and drove out OF the gate and up the
street to the north; do not know Flor
ence Ridges.
Cross-examined by defense: There
were other people at the Logan depot
when first saw the hack Dean was out,
side, helping her to alight; there were
other people in the hack; don't know
how many; there seemed to be three
satchels in her care; the lady became
nonplussed at about the time Dean
dropped the bundles and left
Mr.. Rawlns-How did he leave?
Witness-He just dropped the bundles
and put out.
Mr.. Rawlins-When was it that he put
out?
Witness-When he saw me-
Mr.. Rawlins-Is that the usual effect
of your presence?
Witness-Well, when people have just
contracted plural marriage, they don't
usually seek the presence of Tribune re-
porter
Mr.. Rawlins-Were you on the Tribune
at that time?
Witness-I was.
Witness then continued in answer to
the questions-Next saw defendant in the
car; he didn't have the bundles then ;
he didn't run at that time when he saw
me.
Mr.. Rawlins SLOW do you account for
his having the courage to remain there
after seeing you?
Witness-Well it was a public train,
and suppose he felt safe.
Witness continued-I was behind him
when he changed cars at Ogden; coming
from Logan to Ogden, the young lady sat
at the rear end of the car; | sat facing
her; Dean was to the left and little in
front of me; | watched her closely all
the way down; it was a good deal OF fun
for me.
Mr.. Rawlins-I supposed it would be,
from the fiattering description you gave
of her.
Witness-Yes, she was quite u buxom
young lady; did not see her wink at him :
her conduct was that of a lady; she
seemed to be much interested in him; |
saw them get onto the vehicle at the
depot and ride off together; the train
reached the Salt Lake depot little be-
fore dark; could not say positively that
he did not go and sit by her and talk
with her; | was in the smoking car for
awhile do not remember seeing you &. e.
Mr.. Rawlins, the counsel on that car
think that was the only time | went to
Logan last year; | remember having met
you (Mr. Rawins) on the train at one
time, but whether it was last year or not
| don't know. Excused.
GEORGE WOOD,
The fierce looking martyr" who is sery-
ing out five years sentence in the Pen.
for polygamy, had been brought into
court and gave the following testimony
with seeming relish:
lived at Woods Cross between the
LIST OF January and June OF this year