Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-05-31

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Wienses, eontinuing-I don't lie
member polygamy being discusses
in Mrs. Shows house. ] have hear
II talked of.
Judge Zane-we have all hear,
! Il talked rf
, Nj. Whittemore-Iti is the strong
!. est Mormon city in the Territory
and the discussion of polygamy ha
: an effect on them. / think it i
time there was n change In their as
sociations. The decision Of tn,
court should make them change.
Judge Lane-I will not cOmpe
: them 10 go with anybody. Tn,
: court will simply liberate them {,
20 where they desire.
Mr.. WhittemOre-If that is tn,
decision, there is no use to 90 on any
further with this case. We expect
, ed the court to orJler them into tn,
custody Of their parents.
Judge Zane-SuppOse they did
not go: The court would not plac,
them in charge of an officer, to SCI
that they lived with their Parents.
Mr.. whittemore-Ihey could be
ordered 70 go there, and not wher,
they have been.
Judge Zlne-The court will mere.
ly discharge them from any re.
straint But they may have their
choice Of whom they live with.
Further than that the court can
not go.
Mr.. Young--These voting ladies
have always hRd the liberty 10 go
whete they desire. But we do not
want them ordered TO go where
they do not desire to. They are oil
enough TO make their own choice.
4 Judge Zane, 10 the witness You
understand that you have a right 10
live with whom you please.
Mr.. Armstrong-Have you ever
been taught that your parents were
bad people?
! witneSs-No, sir.
Mr.. Armstrong-Have you never
told your mother that you could not
live with her and be a good girl?
Witness-Yes, sir; that was what
thought Of It.
Mr.. Armstr )ng-D Did you tell her
that everybody said SOC
Wiiness-I may have done. She
male me angry.
Mr.. ArmstrOng-Did you say you
would like TO come to Salt Lake.
Witness - Yes, but not to live
here.
Mr.. ArmstroEg-Why?
Witness-BecaIse | would rather
live with my aunt In st. George.
Mr.. Armstrong-Was il not be-
cause Of your teachings?
Witness = No, sir; the Snow
family always said we could do Is
we pleased about where we lived.
Judge Zane-Is your aunt your
mothers sister
Wi.ness-Yes. sir.
Mr.. Armstrong-Did your aunt
not say TO you that she would like
all her girls to be in p0lygamy?
Witness-No, sir.
Mr.. ArmstrOng-Do You believe
in pOlygamy?
Witness-I don't know anything
about it.
Judge Zaue-That question IS I'M
necessary.
Miss Sabra Stringam was called
and testifiet-I am the same age a.
my sister, 5 last November; we are
twins; we live with Mrs.Snow Of our
own choice; We have been perfectly
free; we have never been todd %
marry in polygamy; nobody has
talked to US about marriage.
To Mr.. WhittemOre.We have
engaged in hOusework; have attend
ed school ever since we were five
or siA year old; We 90 to meeting
occasionally: We don't hear pOlyg-
amy discussed there; have never
been advised not 10 come to Salt
Lake; have heard that Salt Lake has
not 4 good influence for young girls;
we like TO 10 live in st, George; no
one told us our parents or sister were
not proper persons 10 live with:
Aunt Lizzie snow never aid any
thing 10 US about it; no one told ms
how TO testify here; when mother
was in -. George we were willing
u come here on 4 visit, but not T.
live: we did not want TO come when
she wanted TO compel US TO live
here.
Mrs. Mary y. Slringam testified;
am the mother Of the last two wit
ncsscs; reside in Bingham canyon
part OF the time, and in Salt Lake
part OF the time: for the past nine OF
ten years they have lived with their
aunt: | allowed them u 90 be- |
cause they were sick and needed AS
sistance to keep them; my sister is I'M |
fit IN rear them: they are not kept like |
ladies OF the world; they are COM
PEELED 10 chop wood, do hOusewOrk, |
and are like the common girls in !
this city; they are allowed to 90 in |
the streets at night; Airs. Snow told |
me she thought st. George tue best !
place; she told me she believed in |
polygamy, and that her family were |
better Off in 1t; she said the girls |
were good housekeepers, and did |
not need to I've educated in Salt
lake; | was there two weeks, and
they refused TO let the girls come |
with me.
Judge Iane-Oid the girls refuse, |
Witness-The people refused first. |
They are much opposed TO our fam
lily. My oldest daughter says
Judge Zane-We cannot listen 30 |
all that.
To Mr.. Whittemore- The girls |
came TO town yesterday, and their
cousin tried to keep them away |
from US; then Mrs. Fitzgerald |
pushed her over, but she did not let |
us speak 90 them.
Esaorua Gtripoau, fs.sff f;aflsi,, r.,,I,-
TO questions by Judge Zsne-I am
the father Of these girls; have never
been in pOlygamy; am not a mem.
Der Of the Church, but have been;
| have three or four houses where
they can live; when they went with |
their aunt, / had nine children
down with diphtheria, so let them |
go; She said they could come back |
when they wanted 10.
Judge Zane-Were you ever in
iicted?
Mr.. stringam-Yes, for selling
liquor.
Judge Zane-For nothing else.
Mr.. S:ringam-NO, sir.
Mr.. TOung-Were you never i'm.
dieted for anything else but liquor
selling.
Mr. Stringam lhesitatingIy)-l
Yes.
Judge Zane-You said you had
not. Now what was IT,.
Mir. Siringam-Murtier.
Judge Zane-What else.
Mr.. MISUNDERSTANDING.
Judge Zlne-Anything else:
Mr.. Stringham = None but the
liquor.
Judge Zans - Were you ever
tried?
Mr.. Stringam-Ies, the jury se-
quilted me.
MIR. foung-They hung, didn't
they?
Mr.. Stringam-Oh, yes, they did.
To Mr.. Whittem0re-I have two
other daughters at home, add six |
sons.
Miss Sylvia Stringam was re-
called-I don't have to CHOP WOOD:
aunt altyaES has atc q, a. Ia =. :. |