The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-09-24
SPANISH FORK PETITIONERS.

The big petition signed by residents of
| Spanish Fork end vicinity, which was
published in the HERALD, is not denied
| by the Tribune, so that it need not be re-
published, but the names OF the signers
are herewith given:
John E. Huff, Edward Greer, w. T.
James, Rees D. Jones, Thomas Jarvis,
| William p. Hales, Joseph L.. Hales, Rich
ard S. Hales, A. Nelson, Fred Matly,
John G.. Morgan, William Greer, city at
torney Spanish Fork, Ammon Simmons,
A. 8. Rockhill, James King, w. o. Greer,
city councillor, Moses Beckstead, David
r. Evans, John A. Rees, principal dis
liam J. Thomas, Benjamin E. Williams,
city marshal, john Houghton, George j..
Butts, William B. Hughes, city council
or, Moses B. Gay, J. NJ. Greer, Nephi
Robertson, Joseph Angus, Llewellyn
Jones, John w. Rockhill, A. A. Taylor,
V. Simmons; Hans Olsen, policeman;
Nathan Rockhill, Charles Medsom, Will
liam Ferguson, L. Thomas, a. Hales,
Sylvester Bradford, E. B. K. Ferguson,
Justice of the peace; Lorenzo Argyle, Jo-
seph Francis, postmaster at Lake Shore;
Joseph s. Adamson, constable Lake Shore
precinct; Brigham Adamson, Bartel Nell
sen, Simon j. Simpson, Charles w. Mel
son, W. M. Ormond, Martin Farr, John
L. Bellows, Charles II. Bellows, W H.
Banks, y OSepH Dank5, JO5Spu f.. CISer,
Matthias M Greer, D. Mikesell, William
Mikesell. Sol Mikesell, E. NJ. Banks.
John M. Bellows, P. J. Stewart, David
Hone, John Evans, Thomas Herbert,
Joshua Hone, Jacob Loser, j. n. Hone,
John o. Stewart, John E. Carter, Charles
w. Stewart, John w. Smell, j. Jones,
Joshua Gay, w. E. Davis, William Lewis,
d. Carter and n. S. Brooks.
PETITION OF Ex-DIsTRIcT ATTORNEY
EVANS.
The petition of ex-Assistant United
States Attorney David Evans was formu-
lated by that gen tlemen himself on We'd
nesday last, in the expectation that it
would be signed also by Judge Judd, to
whom, however, it has not yet been sub
mitted. The petition reads as follows:
OGDEN, Utah, Sept. 20, 1898.
Grover Cleveland, President of the United
States, Washington. D. O..
DEAR Strive, the undersigned, re-
spectfully urge the pardon of Justus
dudley, now confined in the penitentiary
|of Utah territory, convicted of the crime
of incest.
The undersigned are the Judge and
prosecuting attorney who were engaged
upon the trial which produced his con-
yiction. Since the trial, it has
been definitely ascertained from reliable
information that the daughter of the
conyict, who charged her father with thie
unnatural crime, has stated to divers in
dividuals and has also made oath OF the
fact that she falsely charged this upon
her father for the purpose of shielding
another. In view of these circumstances
land also the further fact that the charac-
ter and reputation OF the daughter is such
that she is no longer worthy OF belief, we
recommend an unconditional pardon
Yours very truly. ID. EVANS,
Ex-Assstant United States Attorney.
JENNIE DUDLEY's AFFIDAVIT.
i The affidavit of the girl herself, stat
THAT she sWore falsely at the trial,
has already been published. In adj
dition to that, however, she
has stated positively to ex-Marshal Ben
ton. Commissioner Martin and divers
/ others that her father was entirely inno-
cent of the crime, expressed her deep re-
greet for what she had done, and her de-
sire to in some measure atone Tor 1T.
Further than this, the girl stated the
su distance OF her affidavit to HERALD
reporter before he had seen it, and said
that it was the trath.
The Tribune also publishes telephone
interview with Mr.. Evans, stating that
he had signed the petition. That gentle
man has expressed his opinion of Dudley
and the case in the following terms:
THE GIRLS CHARACTER.
ssHe has always been good citizen and
nothing was ever brought against him
before this. The girl's character and
reputation recently developed have been
such that l believe her unworthy of be-
lief, and do not desire any longer to see
Mr.. Dudley suffer imprisonment IN the
] penitentiary. Ilabored under the honest
belief at the time Dudley was prosecuted
that he was guilty, and 1 know that
Judge Judd was OF the same opinion; but
after all, he was convicted almost solely
upon her testimony. and recent develop
ments have been sufficient to convince
mo, at least, that there is grave doubt
respecting his guilt. In that condition
of mind, / feel that it is better to err on
the side of mercy than to be the cause Of
possibly keeping an innocent man longer
in the penitentiary.
Z; The facts in the case are now before the
lpu hlic, and if the Tribune can derive any