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 C. Young.
The Influence of His Presence Upon
Deans Self-Accusing Conscience.
POlyg. Wood Airs Himself-The Con.
cluSiOn Of the Evidence-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 t.
Logan to get her endowments; that has
no connection with marriage; she wen
to Deans for the purpose of dressmaklng
To Mr.. Dickson-It is not a fact in oul
Church that a 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 Dol
Testified as follows: My maiden name
was Adelaide Ridges; l 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, a few
days before witness went before the
Grand Jury. How Florence had a room
fitted up in the parlar; 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
him in the house next morning; she
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
IRIS 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 9 o'clock in the
evening; / live about five blocks from
Nh. Dean. Excused.
JOHN C. YOUNG
Was called and testified as follows: l
know the defendant by sight; l saw him
at Logan on the 18th of June, 1885; first
saw him at the railroad depot; l had
gone to the depot, and after putting my
wife OF the train, l 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
| tho froIp on1 hoor1o1 {ha Loot oo.. a.
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 a seat at the other end ;
the young lady watched him closely, but
the defendant seemed to avoid a recog-
milton of her.
Mr.. Rawlins moved to strike out this
last statement, but after a 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 trife above
the average size of woman was a blonde :;
she had a 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 a convey
ance and drove out of the gate and up the
street to the north; | do not know Flor
ence Ridges.
CrCss-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.. Rawlins-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.
MIR. Rawlins-Is that the usual effect
OF your presence?
Witness-Well, when people have lust
contracted a plural marriage, they don't
usually seek the presence of a Tribune re-
porter
MIR. 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-How 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
the rear end of the car; l sat facing
her; Dean was to the left and a little in
front of me; [ watched her closely all
the way down; it was a good deal of fun
me.
Mr.. Rawlins- supposed it would be.
the flattering description you gave
of her.
Witness-Yes, she was quite a buxom
young lady; did not see her wink at him
her conduct wa that of a LADY: she
seemed to be much interested in him I
saw them get onto the vehicle at the
depot and ride off together; the train
reached the Salt Lake depot a little be-
ore dark; could not say positively that
did not go and sit by her and talk
With her; L was in the smoking car for
awhile do not remember seeing YOU q. 2
Rawlins, the counsel on that car:
.hink that was the only time l went to
Logan last year; l remember having met
you (Mr. Rawlins) on the train at one
but whether it was last year or not
don't know. Excused.
GEORGE WOOD,
The fierce looking martyr" who is sery-
out q five wears Santonoa in fba De-,
or polygamy, had been brought into
curt and gave the following testimony
With a seeming relish: b.
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