Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-16

counsel Mr. Ridgeley, objected TO the
continuance I'm q very brief and PLAIN
argument. He said that Mrs. Cody had
repeatedly delayed the case, and for no
other reason than to get the matter
into the courts at time when II would
be impossible for Col. Cody TO be pres
ent IN person. Mrs. Cody's father had
been I'm his present condition for several
years said Atty. Eidgeley and he would
probably get no better or no worse for
some time 20 come. Col, Cody had come
to Cheyenne with his witnesses, pre-
pared 10 60 on with the case,
Judge Scott denied the motion for n
further continuance, and I'm doing so
gave the attorneys a lecture, saying
that the case had now been before the
court for more than a year. and that
nothing had been accomplished Ho
said the case Of cody vs. Cody was no
different from any other case, and that
II should not require moro than SIX
weeks for both sides to prepare their
case lie could see no good reason
for further delays, which only adver-
tised the ease the more, and inasmuch
as II Was not necessary TO have Mrs,
cody present, for the testimony taken
at this time win he submitted 10 the
sheridan court, where the actual trial
of the case win be heard and Mrs.
Cody VIII not be debarrcd from appear
ing there and Offering any evidence
she may have. The Judge closed by
asking that the work OF submitting
testimony be commenced at once.
Atty, Wilcox asked for two days
time TO get dispositions here from North
Platte and the request was granted,
the case being set for Thursday at ~
a. m.
During Mr. Wilcox's appeal for this
extension Col. Cody who sat Just inside
of the railing near his attorneys slowly
rose and faced the court. The room
was filled with spectators and all eyes
were directed upon the stately form OF
the old plainsman soldier Indian fight
en- and scout whose scattered locks arc
now almost snow. white, but whose
form is as straight as an arrow and
whose eye is as clear today as It wac
~ years ago, slowly raising his right
| hand he addressed the court thus;
III YOU please, your honor we have
no desire, nor will we, rush matters
Give Mrs Cody all reasonable time to
| bring In her depositions, and we vii
wait. two three or four days II need
be- We do not wish to be ungeneroua
| IN this matter
l ne Oll scout sat upNU anu NHt
| glances toward him We're OF admiration
| for II Is coming to be known that ht
/ has some complaints TO make OF his
| treatment by Mrs. Cody.
| II was learned today from an authori.
| tative source that Col, Cody will not
! only be able to refute much OF tn,
! damaging testimony Of Mrs. Cody, es
/ pecially the affidavit OF Blake, tn,
/ Denver man, but he will he able t.
! show that he was prosecuted I'm the
/ extreme, driven from home, that Mrs
| Cody drank TO excess and that sh,
! used language unbecoming a woman
| Cody will prove that he gave his wifi,
| everything he possessed I'm the world
! except the clothes ON his back, at IN,
| time she threw his luggage out o
! doors and told him to leave her, anC
that he had nothing on which to star
life anew except his hands and reputa
/ ton. He will show that he has beer
| better than a good husband to Mrs
/ Cody even after she dismissed hin
! from her,
COL cody shows the effects Of tn
strain Of this divorce case upon him
but he is getting cheering telegram
and letters from all over the country
and from men who express conhdenc
IN his ability to disprove the seriou
charges Of Mrs Cody against him,