Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-04-21
DR.. WEST, THE DECEIyER.
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Meet.


Meet.
DIR. John James West is still in
the penitentiary, and has a fair
prospect Of remaining there for a
long period.
His preliminary examination was
set for 10 am today, before Com
missioner Greenman, but 1t did not
come of. The reason was that the
doctor could not find lawyer who
would take his case.
Mr.. Hoffman was first retained,
but when he learned Of his clients
position, he refused to undertake
the task.
Then Judge Powers was called
upon. The judge looked into the
circumstances, and began to think. |
As he considered his bearings he
enunciateJ, in a few words at /
time, his view Of the
situation. "I've always had to
hunt doctors, said he, and paused. |
Then he continued: ''But this is
the first time a doctor has hunted
me-" Another pause. ''If this Is
the kind Of jobs they want / think
III leave 'em alone" Another
flash Of silence. "I'n do most any
thing, but they can't give me a con-
tract like this-no, sir" And that
was settled.
Then the doctor began explaining
10 bystanders that he thought his
wife was dead when he proposed
marriage TO Miss Everill. Next he
proceeded TO declare that Mrs. West,
Of Portland, Oregon, was one Of
the vilest women living. He lapsed
into silent mood again, until Mr..
Annie Nounnan came in and con-
veTse,l with him. To those unac-
quainted with her, their Converse
ton conveyed the idea that they
were husband and wife-the way
and the ownership Of various house
hold articles. But she was only his
hOusekeeper.
After waiting in vain for the
doctor to get an attorney to defend
him, the prosecutor finally sent the
defendant back to the penitentiary,
and the witnesses to the grand jury.
The hUusekeeper referred to took
n great interest IN the doctor. Mrs.
Catharine West, who is now known
as the first wife, had not seen Mrs.
NOunuan since her arrival in this
city. When she did see her, how
ever, she was 50 sstounded that she |
came very near fainting. When 5
she regained her seifcontrol, she
exclaimed that that woman was
formerly her servant.
In the meantime Mrs. Vests
demeanOr toward Miss Everill had
materially changed. She had been
wrought up to such pitch that she {
seemed to have no feeling, but q
this passed of, and she has become I
deeply concerned in the DOCTORS {
latest victim, and a common cause c
now unites them. a
Mrs West related her story in sub
stance as follows: Three years ago
DIR. j. J. West came to iOrtlaud,
Oregon, from Montana, he said.
He had with him Mrs. Nounnan a.
his housekeeper. He woOed anu
won the present Mrs. West, and q
months ago he led her to q
the altar in the Catholic Church |
ut Portland. They lived to-
yether till June last. Dur :
ing this period, while Mrs. I
Nounnan nominally held the posi- =
lion Of servant, she practically had y
her own way in the house, the doc II
.Or placing her in this position. He o
was as attentive 10 her as 20 his wife,
and even more so. The wife objected,
Ind early last June the hoasekeeper {
suddenly left. At the same time a I
portion Of Mrs. Vests c
ewelry and clothing disap- /,
1esred. a few days aft rSa ard, ii
md without giving Mrs. West any ;
dea that n separation was desired
~ him, the doctor departed, be-
ween two days, taking everything
he could carry oil. except $40. She r
Gould get no trace of him till a few Z
weeks ago, when she learned that "
ne was in this city, and determined
o follow him. The result is known y
o the public. :,
But now new questions arise in r.
he minds Of the two wives. Are n
hey victims Of conspiracy or the
art of DIR. West AMI his pretended
Is the latter an ac- al
in his scheme Of going ii
bout the country, marrying wives
nd then deserving them? Is Mrs.
Vest. Of Portland, in the same stu
.-itn IS Mrs. West, Of Salt Lake? az
low many other wives has the IL
deceiver-he is IS years
ld-been married &c:
The doctor has ''tried 10 set him /,
elf Tight'' befor the public, so he
avs. He wrote three letters, one
0 the Herald and one to the TSIb- sa
ne. These were in the marshal's
lands tolay. The third was 10
,liss Everill. In this he addresses S
ler as Mrs. DIR. West: Dear n,
madam" Then he gees on to say -
hat today's examination would
lear him-but it didn't. He says
be only error he made was in not
cling her that he was married be ~
ore. This In the face Of the fact y
hat he declared, with his hands
plifted 10 heaven that he had :.
ever been married at all. u
This Mrs. Nouunan was a witness
D the marriage in Portland, and
lsO knew OF the one here, and IL l
gould seem that If there is any law F
0 punish her il should be invoked. "
I may be that she is under the in o
Iuence Of the doctor, and dared not o
eveal his perfidy to save a young
.irl from his villainy, but o
he circumstances do not
t present point that way.
In getting out the marriage license
,efore County Clerk Cutler, the u
OctOr also committed perjury, and
Ie viii he required TO answer for
iot crime