National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-22

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day during that time saw him introduce her as
his wife to friends.
was Eliza; her maiden name l am not familiar
with, that being the first time ever saw her. I
heard 1t frequently spoken Of as answering
for her bridal trip, though it was q trip for the
q. 1t was frequently spoken Of as her bridal
trip? A. Yes, sir, although It was not.
Q. It was an expedition for preaching? A.
They said It answered for bridal trip.
@. State what you remember in regard to the
rooms assigned to Mr.. and Mrs. Cannon during
that expedition; were you frequently in herrOCm
large, and the accommodations limited, we were
Obliged to accommodate each other-the ladies;
Mrs. Cannon said that had liberty to come into
her room at any time, and arrange my toilet;
did go much Of the time while we were on the
trip, and frequently Mr.. Cannon came into the
there were other lady friends Of mine as we'll that
q. Other lady friends who had the same invita-
tion2 A. Yes, sir.
q. Did you ever visit her rooms during the
day? A. As early as O'Clock.
Q. Did the room have the appearance Of being
occupied; so far as clothing and toilet articles
&C., were concerned, did 1t have the appearance
Of being the room OF Mr.. and Mrs. Cannon? A.
1t did.
Q. And was so understood by the party2 A. 1t
was.
q. Whenever he would come into the room
while you and other lady friends were there
under her invitation, what was your habit-to
withdraw? A. 1t was.
q. And leave him and Mrs. Cannon in posses
sion ofthe room? Yes, sir.
@. This occurred, you are certain, in August,
1885 A. 1t did; one reason why remember it
especially is because it was the time I put on my
Mr.. Cannon did not dispute the truth Of the
above testimony, or ask any questions. Mrs.
Pratts evidence is somewhat interesting. 1t is
Sarah NJ. Pratt sworn: Q. State your name
and place Of residence. A. My name is Sarah
NJ. Pratt; Salt Lake City my residence.
q. How long have you resided in Utah Terri
tory2 A. TWenty-one years; all but three years
Of the time in Salt Lake City.
q. Are you the wife of Orson Pratt? A. am.
=. Are you acquainted with George Q. Cannon
Q. How many reputed wives has he? A. He
has three IePuted wives and one wife.
Q. What Is his Wife's name? A. Elizabeth
Hoagland, before he married her.
q. Were you acquainted with her before he
married nsI! A.; 1 knew ner; not particularly
q. Is she now living? A. never heard Of her
death. presume she is living.
A, The first one that he took amer his wife was
Sarah Jane Jenny; the next was Eliza, l think;
the other name do not remember; the third one
was Martha Terry. think.
q. Has George @. Cannon over introduced any
OF his pretended wives to you as his wives? A.
Yes
Q. Who were theyH A. Martha and the one
q. Has Martha any children? A. She has
pair Of twins, or did have the last knew Of her,
q. Has Eliza any children? A. She has one.
George @. Cannon told me himself that Eliza
hs S S On met him few days after it was born,
Q. At the time George Q. Cannon told you
that Eliza mad child did he acknowledge that
he was the father? A. don't know that he did.
Q. Have you ever seen George q. Cannon in
the presence Of his children? A. o, yes; fire.
O. Did he treat them as a father, and did he
cali them his children? A. He did.
Q. Were those children so treated the children
Of his pretended wives? A: After showing me
these boys, he, as man would who felt proud Of
his children, told me one belonged to Sarah Jane
and the others to his first wife.
was there Soss any b distinction made in the
that there was.
Q. Does the family of Geo. Q. Cannon all re-
the large house was built. Mrs, Cannon told me
when 4 was building that it was intended for
them all.
O. Did you ever hear Mrs Cannon speak OF
the other wives or their standing in the familyH
A. have.
q. Was Mrs Cannon somewhat offended at the
assumption of these pretended wives? A. Yes,
she was, as all first wives are.
Q. Is Eliza reported to be dissatisfied with her
marriage relations? A. I have heard SO, but
don't know anything about that. I want to tell
you little more about Mrs. Cannon. Mrs. Can
non told me that George q. took Martha con-
trary to her wishes, (this was soon after he took
her, and she said the most Of his time had been
spent with her, to the great distress annoyance
Of her and the rest of the ismily-and the other
women, mean. Sarah Jane told me the same
thing at another time.
Q. Is it a general, accepted, common report
throughout the community and neighbOrhOod
that George Q. Cannon Is living in pOlygamy?
heard It disputed in ffteen years. 1 have often
heard him speak Of his wives, and never heard
him deny It.
Cross-examination: Q. Did you say you were
the wife Of Orson Pratt? A. am the wife of
Orson Pratt, sir. am not living with him now.
was formerly member Of the Mormon Church,
and don't know that have been cut of. l have
not been believer in the Mormon doctrines for
thirty years, and am now considered an sDostate,
Q. Did you ever see George Q. Cannon married
to any one? A. No.
Q. Do you know that he has more wives than
one, except by general reputation? A. No, 1 do
not; except by the information have given, and
what have heard him say, as have related.
At, me following Is the resolution In the ease Of
the Committee on Elections by Mr.. Smith, Of
New York:
Resolved, That George T. Cannon, Delegate
from Utah, being found, upon due consideration
Of the evidence submitted, and not eontradicted
by said Cannon, to be an actual polygamist, and
to have married his fourth vile, having three
other wives then living in the month Of August,
1866 in open and notorious violation Of the law Of
July /, 1882, forbIdding such marriage, and de-
claring the same to be crime punishable both
by fine and Imprisonment; and it appearing that
he still maintains his pOlygamOus practices, In
defiance Of law, is deemed unworthy TO occupy q
seat in the House of Representatives as such
Delegate, and that he be expelled therefrom.
Q. Do you know, except by general repute,
that these children spoken Of by you as belonging
to Martha, Eliza and Sarah Jane are the children
of George q. Cannon? A. only know so far as
the Information have given will convey the idea.
Mrs. Smiths affidavit says: DepOnent further
says that she has been acquainted with George
O. Cannon and his family for at least eight years:
that his first wife is named Elizabeth HOsgland
Cannon; his second wife, Sarah Jane Jenny Can
non; his third wife, Eliza Cannon; his fourth
wife, Martha Telle Cannon; also, that she has
been q frequent visitor at George q. Cannonis
house, and that she has heard the said George
q Cannon, in his house, as well as at the ta6er-
nacle, in Salt Lake City, also at the funeral Of
Mrs. Ordine Rimball, in the Nneteenth-Ward
school-house, in said Salt Lake City, Utah, ac-
knowledge that the said Elizabeth Hosglsnd,
Sarah Jane Jenny, Eliza and Martha Telle Can.
non were his wives; also, that Mrs. WhatmOre, q
schOol-teaeher, is sealed in marriage to the said
George Z. Cannon, and has heard the said plural
wives speak of said Cannon as their husband, and
especially the second wife.
The committee, after presenting this evidence.
reeites the act Of 1852 prohibiting pOlygamy, and
the following act which passed the House at its
late session, June 16, 1874.
Be II enacted bV the Senate and House of Repre-
seniaiipss ofihe United StsteS Of AasricS IN Con
Delegate in the House Of Representatives from
any OF the Territories Of the Omitted States who
shall not have attained the age Of twenty i've
years, and been seven years citizen Of the United
States, and who shall not, when elected, be an
inbabitant Of the Territory in which he shall be
Of bigamy or of pOlygamy shall be eligible to q
seat as such Delegate.
1t then proceeds: Notwithstanding this fact the
said Delegate was a candidate at the recent cleo
ton, and was actually elected for the same Ter
ritOry in the Forty Fourth Congress.
Your committee think the evidence, uncha'-
lenged as 1t is by the Delegate, establishes that
at the date Of hs election. to WITS on the 5th day
Of August, 1872. and prior thereto the said Dele
gate was, and still is, openly living and eohabit-
ing with four women as his wives, under the pre-
tended sanction of a system Of polygamy, which
'ystem he notortously iudorses and upholds in
violation Of the statute of the United States an
proved July !, 1862, above quoted.
The committee concludes by the recommenda-
ion that the following be adopted:
Rev DR. williams the missionary IN china Ia