| Show FLORENCE RIDGES DEAN aff W THU FIRST COURT WAS MARRIED MARBLED MARCH considerable interest has been manifested in the tae trial of juseph joseph H dean of this city ou on the charge of polygamy which came vp up in ogden yesterday the examination of witnesses dav mr hiles was given charge of the case but bat en cu the complete surprise he be received at the sudden appearance of florence ridges dean on whose absence he had bad relied for a continuance he was superseded by mr varlan varian who went to ogden yester yesterday dayto to conduct the prosecution the first witness called was the defendant find fen dant ants legal wile wife mrs sarah A dean she testified that blie bhe was married to the deien dependant dant on the alth of october 1876 ia salt lake city and had bad never been divorced mrs agatha P ridges was next called her testimony was chiefly in relation to when ker her daughter florence flore nee went lo 10 live at mr deans aud and where she had bad been bince his arrest the witness testified that she first knew of her daughters marriage definitely in september 1880 she dhe biad luns long before suspected it florence had bad one child born august ad 1886 it died in march 1887 A said her dau daughter glater had bad visited lokau in ia june 1885 the indictment alleges that the marriage occurred june 28 1885 she had gone to mr deans shortly after mrs agatha wood tead fied that her sister flooence Floi ence euce had stayed at her house in Bound bountiful lul she was brought there by mr dean this witness otly was substantially the same baltic as that brought out in the trial tor for unlawful cohabitation and published at the time mr varian then called for florence ridges the long missing witness up P to tuis thiis time he bo had been very ca carelus re ua in examining the witnesses eviden evidently t ay being afraid ot of some unwelcome d developments eth veo with this witness he became er sull 1 mere zid e cautious cautions the lady was sworn and t to 0 mr vari carians Va rians ans questions answer answered ea that she was twenty years of age was born in salt lake city cily ceased attending school about four years ago assis assisted her mother in dressmaking dreas making till she went to mr deans dean in june lm 1885 had known mr dean all janei her life fe lad had relatives in weber county but none in cache county in june 1885 had visited logan and remained tour four days went there in company with bisho bishop watson returned to salt lake with tir mr dean john C young a tribune reporter was wats I 1 pointed out to tier her on the train mr dean paid the expenses of the trip to logan legan witness visited the temple for sacred purposes she did not go through any marriage ceremony there did not meet mr dean there or go durough any ceremony with him or any other man she went through were not to prepare her for marriage marri aKe but for future life she had received her endowments in salt lake city the ceremonies in the temple were not identical with those she had bad gone through iu in salt lake city she was not under contract to warry marry to mr dean when she went to legac legau mr varian anxiously you were engaged to lo him then witness no sir air I 1 was married to him mr varian surprised married to te him witness yes sir mr varian when witness on the of march 1884 mr varian where witness in salt lake city mr varian was completely non by this evidence but after a pause disked who by daniel H wells in reply to further questioning the witnessed answered anat she supposed a record was kept ot the event she and defendant lad had agreed to live apart she to remain home for a year she married w mr dean because they considered plural marriage a religious duty her r parents and family knew nothing of the marriage witness and defendant had bad agreed to bep keep it secret in june 1885 witness went to live at mr bir deans remaining there till january jannary 1886 at the time witness was married there was no general alarm in regard to the edmunds law she knew she was breaking the law when she was married in march 1886 witness went to wm waa lees place in salt lake city and during the time sue one stayed there fabe learned of the investigation vesti gation going on against mr dean for polygamy irom from mr lees witness went to mrs Steven sons in the uth ward and then she went to mr iol fol mr dean was with witness ter during only one removal after september 1886 witness was continually on the move frequently being compelled to aba r her br locae 9 n in te deot 11 t moi time 5 roe X e WM avo Is service ce 0 of BW ju 1 poena she was positive she was married on the date testified to in salt lake city it was on a thursday she received tier her endowments before being married none of her relatives were present she believed in the doctrine of plurality of wives was a firm belie believer er in the doctrines of the church as the laws of god to man she had bad been married to mr dean for time and eternity during the examination of the witness as to her belief mr richards interposed ter posed an object objection ioa to such proceed inga and they biere were finally stopped on cross examination the witness stated that the ceremonies at the lo 10 ifan ican temple were in no way connected with her marriage to mr dean mr varian then introduced the evidence of john C young in the unlawful in salt lake city florence ridges dean said she was the lady referred to in that evidence this ended the testimony for the prosecution near its close district attorney peters who had bad boen engaged with the grand jury entered the room and mr hiles remarked to him anat in a tone one of relief well we know what their defense is at last the of the case for the de bense was also an event unexpected by the prosecution mr richards began his case by calling the defendant jos H dean to the witness stand mr dean stated that he be was married carrid to florence badges in salt lake city on the of b march a ch 1884 that was in the third judicial district bad worked two days in trying to get as an account of the record ot of his marriage bad enquired of six ix or eight persons who worked in the endowment house at that time bad tried to learn the whereabouts of D H wells but was informed that he be was not in liverpool and he could nut not learn where be was mr richards here produced a letter which the witness identified as one he had written and handed to florence ridges in ia january 1884 to be given to her lather he never went through ugh any other ceremony of marriage with florence ridges except the one in salt lake in 1884 on cross examination mr dean said that he be had bad a wife living at the time he be married florence ridges his first wife harl bad six children one of whom was dead he be and florence had bad agreed to live apart tor for about a year J because of the edmunds law the matter had been kept secret from tier her parents so they could testify truthfully in cuse case he be was arrested he be had bad been una unable bleto to secure the testimony of D H wells veils could not state who gave him his bis certificate of membership no BO tee lee was required tor for it on march 20 1884 took florence for his bis wife and she took him for her husband they went to their homes there was no DO particular excitement cit ement about the E edmunds law at the time the defendant knew there was danger and gave eave the matter no publicity did not live openly with her as a wife hut was as cautious as be could be he had gone to logan in IM 1885 to to attend to some business for his bis father some of f J 0 youngs testimony was true and some of it was ut orar balno the case was then adjourned until this morning when mr dean was subjected to furta further e r cro cross ss ex examination a min a tion 0 one lie other witness was introduced by the defense to corroborate the state i ments of the two principal wit 1 nesses the letter referred to was also admitted in evidence its purport was to inform mr ridges that mr dean had married his bis daughter explaining his reasons for having the ceremony performed clandestinely and stating that if there were any objections jec tiong because of her youth the fact that they had agreed not live together for a year might be taken into consideration the testimony occupied the time of the forenoon session and this afternoon one witness was recalled by the prosecute prose cuti fir further examination at a few before 3 the prosecution began the opening ad dress to the jarv mr richards will follow and mr varian will alobe |
