Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-18
ANOTHER TRIAL FOR DINw0ODEY
He Did Not Promise TO obey the
Inw-The Case Set for goa
Morrow.

Zane yesterday caused q general feeling
TO know what was Mt the back of it, as it
was the first case, OF any prominence,
where the defendant had received such
remarkable clemency OF the court with
out definite promise TO obey the law in
future. This, in point Of fact, 1t seems,
Mr.. Dinwoodey did not do, hnt according |
to the statements OF Prosecuting Attorney |
Dickson he did give assurances that his
future conduct should be in keeping with
his department for the past year and a
half, which, he gave the court to Under |
stand, had been beyond the reach OF the
law in respect to unlawful cohabitation.
The subject was discussed pretty extern
sively on the streets all day long yester.
day, but after the issue OF the Deseret
Ners had been generally circulated and
the alleged statement it contained coming
from Mr.. Dinwoodey and denying that he
had promised anything with regard to
the future, the matter became the prevail
ing topic. to the exclusion even OF the
George q. Cannon affair. Mr.. Din.
woodey is one OF the most universally
popular business men of our city, and is
admired alike by sensible Gentilcs and
Mormons, and the action he took yestcr-
dav in avoiding the prescribed coniine-
ment in the penitcntiaiy met with a very
hearty commcndationf from many OF those
Glasses. OF uouisc tile majority OF those
who were cognizant OF the court proceed
iugs believed that the gentleman, while
adopting u different means OF attaining
the desired end, had certainly decided to
evidently took this view OF it, as shown
by their editorial last evening. 1t APP
pears that Mr.. Dinwoodey, hearing he
was TO be literally "burned up" by the
organ which advocates violation of law,
| proceeded to convince the local editor oil
that sheet that he Dnwoodey)
had not really made any prom
ises d, TO the court; m and in
making this explanation he sought to
ward off the terrible trouncing which he
feared would come through the unprinci.
pied organ, and used, as he imagined
| justifiably, technically for his defense.
There is no doubt that he had in some
way conveyed to Mr.. Dickson the posi-
tive assurance that the law would be
Observed, or that gentleman assuredly
would not have represented things to the
court in the way he did. II was this fact
that raised the ire OF the Prosecuting
! Attorney last night when he saw the
statement in the News, and he at once
communicated his feelings to Mr..
Dinwoodey. recapitulating the points
submitted in the assurances made
on former occasion with refer
ence to Dinwoodey's future conduct. The
gentlemen met and talked over the ques-
tion, and it was evident that Mr.. Din
z woodey had undergone u material change
in his determinations, or else there had
been terrible misunderstanding be-
. 4, ~, ntpwnnIa1, IN, m
that he had never made any such promi-
SEES, and the prosecuting attorney insisted
that he had. The conversation resulted
in an arrangement for the gentleman to
appear again in court this morning, when
the action taken by the judge at Mr..
Dickson's solicitation yesterday would be
annulled, and the trial should proceed
Just rs 1t would have done had there been
no interposition affected.
1t was therefore n great surprise this
morning when Mr.. Dickson arose and
stated to the Court th,t he desired to
have the plea of guilty in the case OF
msnrS RpE " y t Maawr sn Stated
explanation of this that the defendant
had assured him in Il most emphatic
manner that he intended obeying the law
in future, but it has since appeared that
this had all been denied, and il so judg-
ment should not be suspended 81 had
talk with Commissioner Mckay" con-
tinued Mr.. Dickson, sin which he told
me that Dinwoodey had been to see him,
and had given satisfactory assurances, he
thought, to warrant II suspension OF
judgment when his case should come up.
insisted on Dinwoodey making these MS
surlnces to me personally, and for this
purpose he was sent for. | asked
, him about his past conduct and also re-
specting his Intentions for The future.
I He assured me that he had for Il year
and n half lived in strict conformity to
the law, and fully intended continuing SO
; to live; but he wanted TO have the mat
, ter arranged so that he could avoid Il
! public and open declaration OF his inteD-
: tons, M such course would greatly en-
9 danger aud hurt his business. instructed
/; him to stay with his first and lawful wife
j and not to enter the doors of either OF his
others but that he might provide fol
them in the way OF sending them what
ever he desired. This he promised to do
and never would have moved 10 have
his sentence suspended unless / had re
It ceivcd such assurances. | therefore NOV,
4 to have the plea OF guilty withdrawn ant
a have his former plea OF not guilty pm
back and the jury drawn"
a Arthur Brown, DinwOodey's attorney
/ requested that some few days time b
allowed before the case be brought up
n but Mr. Dickson objected, insisting tina
; the defendant could and should act a
once in the matter \ request was agail
made TO have the case put off, and Tues
: day WAS named rs Il desirable date 10
% the defendant and his counsel, but Tn
Judge finally placed il on the calendar 70
tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Dinwoodey stepped up and whis
percd to his attorney that he would pre-
i fer to take the witness stand himself, q
L once, and dispose OF it, but Mr.. Brow
y hastily dissuaded him from such course
q The gentleman WAS visibly worrie
Y ana agltated, and unless We have gIcail
A. miscalculated he realized what deploi
l. able position he had permitted The Des
II eret News folks TO drag him into, Their
10 can be no question that Mr.. Dickson wa
ic unimpeachable in his statement TO tn
Court, and the general feeling anon
prominent men is that Dinwoodey in try
ing TO save himself from the lash OF tn
Church and the consequent injury to h
rs business, has taken most rdiculor
r. position, and should at once come oil
II like man and make and keep the prom
Use to obey the law, for Il term in I'll
penitentiary now will do him no benei
in any respect, and would forever low,
=, him in the estimation OF his first friends
T., White House.