New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-20
THE ROBERTS INQUIRY.
WITNESSES FROM UTAH BEFORE The
HOUSE COMMITTEE.
TESTIMONY AS TO RoBERTs's ALLEGED foli'A'
NOUS RELATIONS GIVEN

Morrs RELATIONS GIVEN
Washington Dec. ia numoer Oh l',..on
FROM Utah appeared to-day before the 0''
Of the House which is investigating .no I,,or.
Mr. Roberts Of Utah. They incluueu 80 Cry.
Mres a practising physician OF SAT- bake -
~ NcDourau E. L. Mcdaniel and s. r. "isnaiu
oil ~ salt Lake City. There was also ia'ee non
h.r NJ interested spectators. Including t''e
,,on Of Gentiles from Utah here 10 Oppose
Mr. Roberts was present and cohouc'e' ''
examination. Che eave de-
Mrs Miles was the first witness. she ga IT.
. Iii s1e made at the house OF MIS- Maggie
Sh,D, Roberts on April H. 1897. relative 10 80
medical society affairs. She addresseu 49,
poher,s as "Dr Shipp,' whereupoii' mo $3.50
sa,a che was Interrupted with the request
Won will call me Dr. Roberts Mrs 90 49,
- 80 oxnlain the witness said. that sne ma" 80
.,.s 90 Mr. Roberts for seven years. She asAeu
,ha, the medical society mail sent her III 80 -
- addressed as "Dr. Roberts, not ~ "' r,
Af,erward the witness called at the hou -
Roberts came in and was INTRODUCED ,.o,,on
no, recall whether there was specn0 - s,,ch
&c husband or whether his entry was VIZ u1Sor
s,,,.r,,v az 70 indicate marital status "'Ie'
NJ, poberts cross examined the witness s"e ~
peated the same story. . 49,, A.. .ha eNect
NJ poberts submitted an objection 70 'he ~
a., tn,s testimony related TO 1897, whereas .',o
committee had no jurisdiction over III" P
becoming member Of Congress. ...o.
ssrbsn vou contend" said Chairman Tayler' 'ha'
,ha testimony should be confined TO Poiysai"'u'
practices subsequent 10 March T. 1907
81 do" answered Mr.. Roberts 49,
The objection will be noted 'e'pO"
chairman. -. Witness
Ne kneu, both Mr. Roberts and Mrs Or. ROBERTS
and related his first meeting with the i""'
september 1897 This occurred, ne salo' on nv
rain at Nanti Utah. He was IN the car WIN noo-
e,,s and smoke with him. A woman sat beside him'
har nd
saving: Mrs Roberts. Mr. Wishard.
Mrs Maria c McDougal testified TO an incldent
occurring on July o. 1885 when she was on the 'rah
from Butte Mont TO Salt Lake City. Once
heard Mr. Roberts introduce his companion as my
wife. testified Mrs. McDougall and repeatedly
as Mrs Roberts. "
Edwin McDaniels. former manager OF Inc SAT-
Lake Herald" said that in 1896 he had converse
ton with Roberts in the course of which ROBERTS
told him he had three families. on cross eNaHlhS-
ton Mr. McDsniels said he had opposed the NOM
Mr. Roberts presented a formal objection to the
At The afternoon session T. ]. Brandon. Of Cen:
treville Utah where he had been postmaster and
RobcrTtss for Years also Louisa Smith Roberts and
Celia Dibble Roberts. lie knew the children OF
Celia Dibble Roberts also had six children; II ne
remembered correctly These children ealie ed tPr
II. Roberts's. while the witness was postmaster
Gs Ia H Se Te was o FL Ko SeH
on REORGANIZATION the witness said he knew
nothing beyond general repute. .
In reply 10 Chairman TayleT, MT. BRANDON sara
that when one Of the Roberts CHILDREN caIe1 LOT
mail for father" he delivered the mail OF b. H.
Roberts. =,
RAY brandon a son OF the former witness. said
II was generally reported hat twins were born
TO celia and b. H. Roberts. He was personally
ACQUAINTED with the eleven-year-old boy Of Celia
Dijble Roberts and had talked with him as 10
the birth Of the twins. The children Of Louisa
Roberts called Celia Dibble Roberts aunt The
usual custom when such relations existed was ior
the children OF wife to call the other wife
aunt" . 49,.
on cross-examnation Roberts brought out that
tho witness had no personal knowledge Of the
marital relations existing beyond common repule.
II was decided to hear the arguments on the
case on January l. In the mean time during the
holiday recess. subcommittee. consisting or az
the members Of the committee IN the city VIII
hear other witnesses who rsarC come on from
Utah Their coming is indehnte,, and no time Is
fixed for the hearing.