Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-02-13
CASADY SENTENCED TODAY.
Judge Zane Commits Hin 10 Tho Pen.
ltentiary for Six HOllhs.'
DEFENDANT AND HIS ACCUsRRs.
The Chief Justice Has No Doubt that
the Jury DID their puty In
ConvIciing Him.

Powers called the Courts attention TO
the fact that w. II. Cassidy convicted
on Friday afternoon of Adultery was
present, ready for sentence. Counsel
said ho desiroj, however, 10 Introduce
n formal motion for new trial. on the
statutory grounds--psrtlcularly ON the
ground that the evidence was not
sufficient TO sustain the verdict. He
did not care TO argue the motion, but
wanted simply to submit IT, that IL
might be overruleI anJ the rights Of
the defendant protected on appeal.
DistrictAttorney Varian did not offer
any remark either; whereupon the
Judge said-rhe motion Is ovefruled,
then.
MI. Variant move for Judgment.
The JuIge-"5tand up, Mr.. Casady;"
and the defendant obeyel the call.
Judge PJwers-- Your honor, Mr..
Cassidy informs mo that he desires to
make u statement TO the court previous
to the passing Of sentence.
The Judge then asked the defendant
tho usual ques,ion-lt he had any.
thing further TO say.
The defendant, whose face .wm
denthly pale, advanced to the front
Of tho attorneys table, looked
straight Mt the judge, aud with
"a trembling voice, occasionally broken
a ,
honor please, have q word that |
would like to say, II you Will hear me
for n moment.
Judge Zane-Procecj.
The d,iendant-Not that expect
would 10 able to say Anything that
would mitigate my sentenue,or change
what yJur honor has now In mind;
but feel that n wrong hns been done
me. aud | desire TO correct that " |
oan. reckon II Of little consequence
to me whether my sUlienco may be- n
few months more or lcss-if | am 10
wear felon's stain upon my brow
aud 20 TO ielon's prison cell;
n all tho aspirations, hopes AM
ambitions of my life are to DO
blnsted In this way, reckon It OF little
consequence whether II will he few
months more or lt-s. have been
convicted OF committing adultery with
Mre. Sharp, while 1 was living "a n
boardcr In her own hom,-a thing that
seemB 10 me ~ preposierous-- with
her little children, but with u family
Of children that has grown up 10 years
Of discretion, who were able to have
observed II any acts Ind been com,
mitted that wefo overt; yet each anu
every one OF them came upon the
stand and testified tat they saw No
act that even raised their suspicious.
But the Jury found that there was
not even ground for REASONABLE.
doubt on their part. II 4 had
10 inr forgotten myself MS n man anu
II / bau donv thing Of that kind--ii
she had 80 far forgotten her duty rs II
mother as to have committed suoh aD
act In the bosom OF her own iamily-lt
seems TO me TINT the children them.
tcives would have observed IL and d..
manded that be driven from tina
home. But they did not do 1t. They
each ana everyone swore, or testified,
In my behalf, ns my friends. But
have been convicted, aud | presume
that have TO bear the sentence. The
district attorney, In his argument 10
the Jury, quoted very extensively from
the words OF ttlat arch traitor and vii.
lain-the blacklist ever painted IN the
English lRnguage-IagO, the villain OF
Othello; but he did not tell the Jury
that the very words which he quoted
led the noble.henrled Moor 10 suspect
tho innocence OF his wife, though
those very words led TO his taking her
life. twas well, perhaps, that he did
not quote from such villain In this
case-bechuse there was lago In this
case. The lago here was l.. Il. Casady.
Ii was he who first wrote TO my WHO
and sent her letters aud kilograms that
first planted the seeds OF suspicion and
distrust IN her mind and heart. They
did not dare bring him upon the stand
because they knew that he had test.
mony which would show the venom
and malice Of this prosecution. II
your honor would allow me | would
like 10 read the letters which you
ruled out OF this case.
Judge Zane saw no occasion FOR this;
he failed TO sec what purpose It could
serve now, remarking that no did not
wish 10 Listen to n long argument.
The defondsnt-I do not wish to
argue the case oil all, except that tina,
was all could say why the sentence
should be mitlgated-why should not
have been pr isecuted-my belief that
l have been mallclously prosecuted. II
1t were the last word | had to utter 10
mortal man, n | were this morning
Standing on the scaloli kissing
my little babes lips for tho last time, II
were going In tho next moment
make my pence with my Maker, !
would aiy ~ am innocent Of tn
crime OF which have been convicted,
and believe Mrs. Sharp-wilh wnoni
! have beon aucused--I believe that
she Is devoted mother, u faithful
friend, and that she Ia an honorable,
yirluous and Innocent woman. That
l. all | cnre 10 say. now submit u
your Honor.
Judge Zane--Mr. Cssady, you have
been tried on this charge Of adultery
with Mrs. Sharp, and there was much
eVidance given In tue case. The Jury
have undoubtedly acted impariially m
the m alter ON the examination VIII CHI
TOOK place. They stated In the outs
That they were prepared 10 try
NE case impartially, aud hav.
ing heard tho evidence they
nave come 10 the conclusion that you
were guilty OF the oil.nse charged
Your wife, under the law, was not q
com etent witness, but your sistei
testified and appeared TO be Il very
uhthiul and very candid witness. She
may possibly be mistaken In some
Iacts, hut she evidently intended q
speak tho truth. Her conduct and
se'temenia on the witness stand show
het 70 bs woman whom any mar
might he proud To call sister.
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