The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-10-18

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Q.-And as to all classes of marriage,
Mr.. Taylor?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Whether plural or first mar
riages?
Ayes sir.
Q-You also made some reference to
authorization or recommendation of
parties to the buildings at which these
| ceremonies are performed. State also
whether the regulation and recommend
you refer to applies equally to parties
who go to celebrate marriages, first mar
riages or plural marriages, or whether
! there is any distinction?
! A.-There is no distinction.
Q.-Mr. Taylor, Will also ask you
whether such authorization or recon-
mendation that you might give to in
dividualS would designate the purpose
| for which they go to the house?
A.-No, sir, it would not.
Q.-WOuld it even show that they
went there for the purpose OF marriage
at all?
A.-No, sir.
Q.-Are there not various other rites
and ordinances performed in these
houses aside from marriages?
A.-Yes, sir.
Q.-Then in giving an authorization
W 20 lnSIG, YOU MOulU liOG VI
indicate for what purpose?
Al do not know for wha at purpose
they go.
Redirect by Mr.. Dickson-You stated
in answer to Richards question as to
the scope of the authority?
Any answer was that it pertained
to all matters performed in the house.
refer to the Endowment House or to
the Temple.
President Taylor paused'to exchange
few wOrde with Judge Zane, the pur-
port OF which was inaudible, and then
withdrew. A large number of specta-
tors followed him out, and order was
not restored for some time afterwards.
ELIAS SMITH, SEN, was next called:
[ don't know that [ am acquainted with
the defendant. (Mr. Clawson stood up.)
Yes, | think have seen him; / don't
| think l otficiated at any plural mar
riages in the Endowment House in 1888,
nor did l assist in any; [ was sick in
bed IN January, February, March and
April; l was not at the Endowment,
House in May, June or July; don't
know who officiates there; don't know
the name of the officer; l never was
authorized to perform marriages at the
Endowment House; was not present,
to the best of my knowledge, when de-
PENDANT was married. Excused.
PROFESSOR THOMAS was called. / am
member of the Mormon church; have
resided here twenty-four years; / am
an elder in the church, and
am employed as janitor at the Temple
Block; my Office as elder doesn' tinclude
any service in relation to marriage cere-
monies in the Endowment House; never
saw the defendant present there; don't
know Lydia Spencer and never saw her.
Excused.
HEBEH DINwooDEY, cousin to Mrs
Florence Clawson, was called, but as he
knew nothing of material interest in the
case he was excused, Mr.. Dickson stat
ing, as he retired, that they had been
misinformed as to the witness know
ledge of the case.
ANGUS VI. CANNON proved the most
unsatisfactory witness OF the dayte the
prosecution; many attempts at badger
ing were resorted to, but he withStood all
attempts to entrap him into admissions
with a coOluess and good humOr vastly
to the enjoyment of the spectators and
the discontinue of the examiners; his
testimony was as follows: | am a
member of the Mormon church;
l did not officiate in any plural
marriages III 1888 that / know Of;
day. 1t is some months since l
was at the Endowment House; l don't
know of any record of marriages; l
never saw one or any part of one; never
had one in my house, and don't know
of the existence of one.
Mr.. Dickson was evidently growing
weary and Mr.. Narlan came to the res
cue in very brusque manner.
Mr.. VARIAN-HOw is the record OF
marriages in your church perpetuated?
Mr.. CANNON suppose every one
keeps his own; do mine. daughter
and calls for order.) +ts@
Q.-Do you mean to be understood as
saying that there is no means by which
these marriages are perpetuated?
A.-Oh, no; do not.
Q.-What then!
Al only say that I don't know of
any.
Q.-Is there any person not seen who
takes down the record OF those mar
riages?
A.-Not that l know of.
Q.-Is there any kind, shape or man
ner of record written, cut, carved,
movable or immOVable or anything
else from which these marriages can be
learned?
Al am only supposed to tell you
what know. know of none.
Q.-You derive your knowledge. from
your senses, don't you? (hOtly.)s
Al presume SO, lquietly.) tt
Q.-Then you never saw the record?
A.-Neyer.
Q.-Never heard of it?
A.-Never afI
Q.-Then it would be impossible to
obtain from the archives of the church
apxy rooOrd If cr1cb m
Al don't know. l never had occa-
sion to find out. daughter and calls
for order.)
Q.-When you officiated, did you
never write down any names?
Ayes, on a slip of paper merely
Q.-And what then?
Al burnt it up.
In response to further inquiry, Mr..
Cannon said: l can only say that l
don't know of any record; was never
enjoined TO make or not TO make re-
cord; / always received the names from
the parties themselves.
Mr.. VARIAN-Then burned them up
and forgot the matter as quickly as pos
/ Sible.
Q.-Is there such a thing as church
divorces, and if so, how can separat ion
be made when no record of the marriage
! is kept? You say there Is no record.
oh NO. don't saw 50