Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-19
DINWO0DEY'S EXPLANATION.
lie Will blake No Promises, and
VIII Consequentiy Go to
a the Pen. .A MFbHA


s A large and eager crowd th
courtroom this morning when the cas-
1 of Henry Dinwoodey was announced
t The defendant had not yet arrived, an
> the Court proceeded to examine tn
jurors sumnaoned by the open venire las
/; Monday. Mr.. Dickson had complete,
this task, and was about to proceed t
impanel a jury, when it was noticed tina
MIR. Dinwoodey and his attorney, Arthu
Brown, were present The latter gen
tleman announced 30 the Court that h,
had a statement to read which the de
PENDANT had prepared as all explanation
of the peculiar misunderstanding tina
seemed to havetgrown out OF the case
The Court indicated its approval, and Mr.
Brown then read
MR%DNwooDEY's STATEMENT. gg
To the Honorable fudge of the Third Ju
dicial' District Court t.fTe /,
Mr.. Mckay happened in my store doing
business, and l asked him ifhebcould dc
anything towards putting my case of
until the next term he said he would
speak to Mr.. Dickson about it. rs
Messrs. Dickson, Mckay and myself
had a conversation on the subject, and 1
have no doubt but what MI. Dickson had
an idea that | intended to obey the law.
but l certainly have no knowledge of ever
telling him that Il would; and he may
have said something that 1 misunder-
stood, as my hearing is very defective,
bptenthe morning of the 18th inst, be-
fore we+entered the courtroom, 1 called
Mr.. Brown and Mr.. Dickson into the
hallway and told them distinctly that I
did not wish to make any promises in re-
gard to the future.
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 misunderstanding be-:
tween Mr.. Dickson and myself, [ told
him on the evening of the 18th, (Wednes-
day., thatSIw 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 I have
entered a plea of guilty, / do not want to
change il. @WhileI am guilty of an in
fraction, of the Edmdpds law, | have not
done 50 for a year, and a half past.
don't consider have broken any law of
God. | am willing to abide the judg-
ment OF the Court, va zv4aAyta II
HENRY DINwoopEY.
At the conclusion OF the statement
Mr.. Brown said that he thought it no
more than just and properth he should
make some kind OF an explanation. mas
much as he had been associated with the
conversation referred to by Mr.. Din
woodey-thatawhich took place Just prior
to their entering the court Wednesday.
The statement made by Mr.. Dinwoodey
in this particular respect was correct, and
in reference to it he Brown had re-
his brother, Mr.. Dickson, to be
particular to avoid using the word "inten-
when abiding to the defendants
case and conduct. This,~.his brother
had observedin accordance with the re-
quest. The attorney requested that the
these facts into consideration,
also that ono, referred to in Mr.. Din
Noodey's statement where it was said
hat defendant had lived in strict con-
ormity to the Edmunds law for a year
md a half past. The defendant, he con-
inued, would like a few DAYS in which
o arrange his business for the exigency,
before sentence shohld he passed; and to
his the court consented, and announced
hat Tuesday morning would be ap-
for such action.
At this strange termination OF the pro-
eedings most of the crowd began to file
ut OF court, some disappointed and
'thcrs gratified.
Mr.. Diiwoodey was seen some few min T,
ties later at his office, and expressed
lmself rs greatly relieved alter having
AIKEN tie steps above referred to. He $
'as ready at any time, he said, to go to .
he penltentiary, and had q feeling OF con. :
eminent in contemplatingit it. His course, !
re stated, had not been influenced :
y any regard for %pecuniary conditions, -,
$ such considerations were wholly out !
the question with him, and certainly 9
OF pressing or contingent, as he was O
tuated in Il way to render any action on i
lat account unnecessary. He had been .
)nsIderahly worried during the past few y
avs, especially in relation to the mis- +
between himself and Mr.. +
Ickson. but now felt eomplacent and +
lsy, and cared nothing for the comments h
the newspapers. =
On the street the subject was discussed /,
it'll y good deal of1enthusiasm, there =
lvlng been a quite general feeling
nong some of Mr.. Di~nwoodey's aoauaint. r
that he ought to and would take a u
Try different stand. OF course the al a.
ost unanimous conclusion among this III
ass is that the gentleman could not n
Ulster pluck enough to endure the 1t
iurch whippings, which he was sure to tn
t through the Deseret Neus and from OF
cry pulpit III the land, In the event &c 9
his making promises TO the Court. %
is also the general impression that Mr.. th
nwoodey will gain very little in the es- ee
nation of the Mormons themselves by an
ing to the Pen now. and that he will IS
'tainly drop conspicuously low il the co
lnions OF the liberal-minded of all w
'sses, Mormons included. The state m
mt OF Mr.. Dickson, which there can gr
no doubt is true and unexaggerated. to
4 always weigh heavily til the bal tai
ICES against Mr.. Dinwoodey's future Lag
lracter here. no