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Show BURIAL OF MRS. DINWOODEY. Her Husband May Be Released from the Pen to Attend Her Funeral. A Democbat reporter happened in Commissioner Com-missioner McKay's office this morning and overheard that gentleman announce his intention of trying to obtain " for Henry Dinwoodey a . leave of absence from the penitentiary to-morrow during the funeral services of Mrs. Ellen Dinwoodey. Din-woodey. Mr. McKay said: "I have a very great respect for Dinwoodey, notwithstanding not-withstanding his contemptible action j before Judge Zane in his recent trial, i I believe him to be thoroughly trustworthy in every other respect than on his religion, and in that he has only proven himself to be what every one of them has before and after him. They will bear false witness and even perjure themselves in this one particular. That Dinwoodey intended observing the Edmunds law in the future I have not the least doubt in the world. He approached me as many as half-a-dozen times on the subject, and wanted to know if he could not arrange to have mattters fixed up without his going to the pen. I told him he ought to come right out like John Sharp, 8. W. Sears and others had; he could afford to. He said he had once thought of doing so, but had since concluded that he could not face the consequences. All that he had was in his business and it would ruin him. I finally asked him if he would be willing to go into court, plead guilt', and let the sentence be suspended sus-pended at the discretion of the Court. ne said ne wouia willingly do that. I explained to him that it might be arranged ar-ranged that way without his making any further statement than simply acquiesing in the. arrangement when it should be explained ex-plained to the Court. If he observed strictly to live with his first wife alone thereafter there would be no danger of trouble, but if he was discovered in any deceptive conduct the Court would summon him and enforce the penalty without investigation. These conditions were perfectly agreeable to him. I stated that I would arrange for a meeting with Mr. bickson, so that these facts could be submitted to him personally, and on the occasion of our conference I repeated the conditions and facts as we had talked them over, and Mr. Dinwoodey assured Mr. Dickson that they were satisfactory. I insisted upon the matter being fully stated in Mr. Dickson's presence, .for a reason that J'ou can well understand, and there was certainly no misapprehension with any of us. I was greatly surprised as well as disgusted when I learned how Mr. Dinwoodey afterwards acted, but of course I was prepared to understand the causes which forced him into his undignified position. I think, returning to the former subject, that it would be very proper to allow him the privilege of attending his wife's funeral and I am now on my way down to see Marshal Ireland about it." |