Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-02-18
ANOTHER TRIAL FOR DINWOoDEY
He Did Not Promise to Obey the
Law-The Case Set for Te-
Morrow.

IN to know what was at the back OF 1t, as
m was the first case, OF any prominenc
N where the defendant had received sue
N remarkable clemency of the court with
m out definite promise to obey the law i
N n future. This, in point of fact, it seems
Mr. Dinwoodey did not do, but accordin
to the statements of Prosecuting Attorne
= Dickson he did give assurances that hi
future conduct should be in keeping wit
his department for the past year and
9 half, which, he gave the court to under
stand, had been beyond the reach of tn
law in respect to unlawful cohabitation
The subject was discussed pretty exten
sively on the streets all day long yester
day, but after the issue OF the Dssere
Neaus had been generally circulated anc
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 Gentiles and
Mormons, and the action he took yester-
day in avoiding the prescribed confine-
ment in the penitentiary met with very
hearty commentator from many of those
classes. OF course the majority of those
who were cognizant of the court proceed
ings believed that the gentleman, while
/ adopting a different means of attaining
/ the desired end, had certainly decided to
obey the Edmunds law, and the Neacs
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 Hburned up' by the
organ which advocates violation of law,
proceeded to convince the local editor OF
that sheet that he (Dinwoodey)
had not really made any prom
Uses to the court: and in
making this explanation he sought to
ward off the terrible trouncing which he
feared would come through the unprinei-
pied organ, and used, as he imagined
justifiably, a 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 assuredlv |
would not have represented things to the
court in the way he did. 1t was this fact |
that raised the ire OF the Prosecuting
Attorney last night when he saw the |
statement in the Neics, and he at once |
communicated his feelings TO Mr.. /
Dinwoodey. recapitulating the points
submitted in tue assurances made !
on a former occasion with refer
ence to Dinwoodey's future conduct. The
gentlemen met and talked over the cues
ton, and it was evident that Mr.. Din
woodey had undergone material change
in his determinations, or else there had
been a terrible misunderstanding be-
tween the parties. Dinwoodey continued
that he had never made any such promi-
ses. 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..
solicitation YESTERDAY would be
lnnulled, and the trial should proceed
lust as it would have done had there been
no interposition affected.
1t was therefore 4 great surprise this
morning when Mr.. Dickson arose and !
stated to the Court that he desired to
nave the plea OF guilty in the case of S
Henry Dinwoodey withdrawn and a Jury
to try the case. He stated in
OF this that the defendant
,sd- escousod him ,,,oet-e,,,pi,etio 9
manner that he intended obeying the law {
II future, but it has since appeared that O
his had all been denied, and ii so iudo- !;
nent should not be suspended. Il had =
talk with Commissioner Mckay" con- :,
inued Mr.. Dickson, ''in which he told 7
ne that Dinwoodey had been to see him. G
c. iSfn ot.,
bought, to warrant suspension of g
Judgment when his case should come up, h
insisted on Dinwoodey making these as y
urances to me personally, and for this o
urpose he was sent for. | asked h
i'm about his past conduct and also re-
pectlng his intentions for The future. -
lie assured me that he had for year p
nd a half lived in strict conformity to a
ne law, and fully intended continuing SO G
live; but he wanted to have the mat O
II arranged so that he could avoid a i
nbllc and open declaration OF his inten- y
ons, as such course would greatly en- =
anger aud hurt his business. Instructed e
I'M to stay with his first and lawful wife. T
ld not to enter the doors of either of his il
hers; but that he might provide for Jo
lem In the way OF sending them what Jo
Ter he desired. This he promised to do.
Id never would have moved to have
$ sentence suspended unless [ had re- ,
lived such assurances. therefore move H.
have the plea of guilty withdrawn and NC
we his former plea of not guilty put u
Ick and the jury drawn
Arthur Brown, Dinwoodey's attorney. M
quested that some few days time be L.,
lowed before the case be brought up, W. w
1t MIR. Dickson objected, insisting that u
defendant could and should act at 10
ce in the matter. A request was again ..
lde to have the case put off, and Tues ev
was named as 4 desirable date for ."
defendant and his counsel, but the ..
ige finally placed it on the calendar for ~,
morning, tai
MIR. Dinwoodey stepped up and whis- ;ss
red to his attorney that he would pre- .sn
to take the witness stand himself, at .,.l
&c, and dispose of it, but Mr. Brown II
silly dissuaded him from such course. 49,,
The gentleman was visibly worried ,,ls
"sit"ted, and unloSs we have greatly , ,,I,,
calculated he realized what a deplor- P.,,
e position he had permitted The be- Su
Aeecs ioiks 10 drag him into. There i
be no question that Mr.. Dickson ,,-,s por
mpeaclable in his statement 70 the day
lrt, and the general feeling amonS
mlnent men is that Dinwoodey in try
10 save himself from the lash of the 6
9 'ii ana the consequent injury to his kec
.a I' has taken a most ridiculous Sat
ltion, and should at once come out con
a man and make and keep the prom z pi
to obey the law, for term in tbe one
ltentlary now will do him no hpnefit one
NY respect, and would forever lower bret
IN the estimation of his first friends rocl
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