Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-19
DINw0ODEy'S EXPLANATION.
use wa Wake No promises, and
viii Consequently Go to
30 4t4t the Pen. NJ


courtroom this morning when the case
OF Henry Dinwoodev was announced.
The defendant had not yet arrived, and
the Court proceeded TO examine the
jdrors summoned by the open yenire last
Monday Mr. Dickson had completed
this task, and was about to proceed to
impancl jury, when ii was noticed that
Mr.. Dinwoodey and his attorney, Arthur
Brown, were present. The latter gem
tleman announced TO the Court that he
had a statement 10 read which the de-
PENDANT had prepared as an explanation
OF the peculiar misunderstanding that
seemed TO have grown out OF the case
The Court Indicated its approval, and Mr..
| Brown then read aid.
Mr.. DRSwooDEy's ST vrrhIENr. si
TO he Honorable Judgr Of he Third IN
dicidl District Court lti N thl|+t.
Mr.. Mckay happened in my store doing
business, and asked him il lie could do
anything towards putting my case off
until the next term he said he would
speak TO Mr.. Dickson about it. I't
McssrS. Dickson, Mckay and myself
had IL conversation on the subject, and L
have no doubt but what Mr.. Dickson had
an idea that intended to obey the law,
but certainly have no knowledge OF ever
telling him that | would; and he may
have said something that l misunder-
stood, as my hearing is very defective,
but OH the morning of the 18th inst, be-
fore we entered the courtroom, | called
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Dickson into the
hallway and told them distinctly that 1
did not wish to make any promises in re-
gard to the future. tgf9Erc. r..
am sorry to say that when my case
came up in the courtroom on the 18th,
Ionly heard three or four words that Mr..
Dickson said, but inasmuch as there
seemed TO be Il misunderstanding be-
tween Mr.. Dickson and myself, told
him on the evening OF the 18th, (Wednes-
day, that / was willing that the sus-
pended judgment should be set aside,
and that my case should come up again,
and take my sentence. Now that have
entered u plea OF guilty, do not want to
change IL. While | am guilty of an in
fraction OF the Edmunds law, / have not
done so for year and half past.
don't consider have broken any law of
God. | am willing to abide the judg-
mcnt OF the Court. JAa @f|.iHl
HENRY DISwooDEY.
At the conclusion OF the statement
Mr.. Brown said that he thought it no
more than just and properthat he should
make some kind OF ansexplanation. mas
much Us he had been associated with the
conversation referred to by Mr.. Din
woodey-that which took place Just prior
to their entering the court Wednesday.
The statement made by Mr.. Dinwoodcy
in this particular respect was correct, and
i'll reference TO it he BROWN had re-
quested his brother, Mr.. Dickson, to be
particular TO avoid using the word ''intcn-
tons" when abiding to the defendant S
case and conduct. This, his brother
had observed in accordance with the re-
quest. The attorney requested that the
court take these facts into consideration,
and also that one referred to in Mr.. Din
woodey's statement where it was said
that defendant had lived in strict con-
formity to the Edmunds law for year
and q half past. The defendant, he con-
tinued, would like a few days III which
to arrange his business ior the eXigency,
before sentence should be passed; and 10
this the court consented, and announced
that Tuesday morning would be APP
pointed for such action.
cacdings most OF the crowd began to file
out OF court, some disappointed and
others gratilietL fpfrr ,,syt nf.E7.
Mr.. Dlnwoodey was seen some few min
utes later ut his office, and expressed
himself rs greatly relieved after having
taken the steps above referred to. He
WAS ready at any time, he said, TO go to
the penitentiary, and had 4 feeling OF con
tentment in contemplating His course,
he stated, had not been influenced
by any regard for pecuniary conditions,
us such considerations were wholly out
OF the question with him, and certainly
not pressing or contingent, rs he was
situated in Il way to render any action Oh
that account unnecessary. lie had been
considerably worried during the past few
days, especially in relation TO the mis-
understanding between himself and Mr..
Dickson, but now felt complacent and
easy, and cared nothing for the comments
OF the newspapers. ..--
On the street the subject was discussed
with II good deal of enthusiasm, there
having been Il quite general feeling
among some OF Mr.. Dinwoodcy's acquaint-
anccs that he ought to and would take a
very different stand. OF course the al
most unanimoIls conclusion among this
| WaSh IL tiiip lle gentleman cOulu not
muster pluck enough to endure the
Church whippings, which he was sure to
get through the DessrH Nems and from
every pulpit in the land, IN the event
OF his making promises to the Court.
1t is also the general impression that Mr..
l)inwo0dcy will gain very little in the es-
timation OF the Mormons themselves by
going TO the Pen now, and that he will
certainly drop conspicuously low in the
opinions OF the liberal-minded OF all
classes, MOrmons included. Tho state
mcnt Of Mr.. Dickson, which there can
be no doubt is true and unexaggcrated,
vii always weigh heavily tn the bal-
ianccs against Mr.. Dinwooaey's future
character here.
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