Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-07
Sentence to be Pronounced on
Former Dean Eddie To-
morrow Afternoon.
ACCUSED HERE FROM COAST.
VIII Appear in Sunday School Room
And Make Plea in Ills
Own Defense.

Bishop SpsIding. as the presiding
official of the Episcopal church Ia this
state, will pronounce sentence tcrnor-
row at p. m. in the Sunday school
room of st. Marks cathedral on former
Dean James b, Eddie on ST. Marks
cathedral in this city, WHO has been
found guilty of reprehensible conduct.
The interested public will be admit
ted. and the accused will have with
him as counsel, Mr.. Schulder, of the
law firm OF Ellis. Dickson q Schulder.
The deposed Dean is to make q plea
in his own defense and In argument
why no sentences should be pronounced
against him; and it is possible that his
counsel may argue for imposition
Of sentence, or mitigation OF H. II
any sentence is TO be imposed.
Mr.. Eddie arrived last evening from
Los Angeles, and went Immediately to
the residence OF Mr.. Schuider where
he is remaining in strict retirement
until his appearance in the ecclesiasti-
cal court for sentence. He refused, by
the advice of counsel, TO refer to his
case in advance of his public statement
to be made tomorrow afternoon, before
the bishop; but his friends and his en-
emies are having considerable to say,
one way or the other; in fact, the con-
troversy has become rather torrid, and
as time progresses, the number OF
those who believe In the mans lnno-
cence appear to increase. Mr.. EudleS
adherents claim he has been railroaded
and kangarooed on testimony from ir-
responsible sources, and that there is
no direct evidence whatever TO SHOW
the reliability of the charges. These
seem to blong to that class where the
accused is and can. from the nature
of the case, be only his own Witness
and the emhpasis with which he makes
a sweeping denial of the accusations
against him. and his pertinacity and
perslstency in such denial, lead mis-
friends to believe that the charges must
be more or less gratutous assumption.
and not rest on matters of fact
ADJUDGED GUILTY..
But. bc that as it may, the eeclesiast-
ical court that sat on his case. adj
judged Mf5Eddle. guilty on ths law and
the evidence presented IN tie face OF
his own statements. The charges were
first preferred by local clergymen of the
Episcopal church. before the bishop who
WAS deeply distressed. and almost made
sick over the matter In accordance
with the canons of the church, he at
once appointed an investigating COM
mittee, including both clergymen and
attorney. These heard the evidence in
the library building at the rear of the
Episcopal residence, with closed doors
giving the accused all the opportunity
possible to clear himself With his wife
at his side. Mr.. Eddie offered a vigor-
E'dHi. r1a iri m
actively In the conduct of the case, In
defense of her husband in whose inno-
cence she professed the utmost conf
dence. She proved herself quite a law
yer. at the time, for a layman, so much
so ms TO occasion remark complimentary
to her ability TO conduct an examination
of witnesses.
TOON AN APPEAL.
1t was the province OF the committee
to find the charges worthy OF belief or
unreliable. and they found for the for
mer. Then It rested with Bishop Spald-
ing what action to take: and he found
the accused guilty in accordance with
the findings of the committee. MIR. Cd
die at once appealed TO the court of
review, which IN this inaLance sat at
Omaha, on the direction of the presiding
bishop, and was composed Of seven
members in case of disagreement in
such court, the appeal fails, ana the
decision OF the inferior court stands as
originally made. In this case, the gem
'eral understanding is that II stood four
in favor Of the appellant, to three
against him; and as no change occurred
In this situation. Bishop Spalding was
so notified. This has left him free TO
act I'm accordance with the dictates
OF his own judgment as originally
formed.
FORECAST OF OUTCOME.
The expectation is that Mr.. Eddie
will be dismissed from the Episcopal
ministry, though this does not necessa-
rily affect lay membership, II any
church sees III 10 accept him as n
member. The bishop. OF course. de-
clines To foreshadow his sentence and
as already suggested, his decision may be
influenced by the arguments OF the ac-
cused tomorrow afternoon, or OF his
counsel, II the latter offer any plea.
In the meantime, the local public
Is more than ever interested in the
outcome of this now somewhat notable
case. and the ecclesiastical court room
is likely to be crowded tomorrow after
noon. when the bishop takes formal
action.