Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-13

I by him (McEwen). In this Roberts
spoke Of his wives" referring TO them
az good and true women toward
whom Obligations had been incurred
| prior TO the enactment Of the polygamy
law.
was not this conversation in refer
ence to general conditions?' asked Mr..
Roberts.
"Oh no, Mr. Roberts" answered the
witness, directly addressing his inter-
rogator You spoke OF general con-
ditions, and used your own case TO
| illustrate
Captain Elias II. Parsons. OF the
quarternaster's department, United
States army testified TO an in
cldent occurring in 1895, while he was
in Salt Lake city. About a. m. some
one asked him to call up on his tele-
phone DR.. Maggie shlpp Roberts. On
! going 10 the telephone and calling up
the house. a mans voice answered.
who is this?" Captain Parsons
asked over the telephone.
"B. H. Roberts, was the reply, Cap
| tain Parsons testified.
on cross examination Roberts asked
do you know b. II. Roberts voice."
II do not"
say Brigham H. Roberts?"
mo, simply b. II. Roberts"
rs there not Bolivar Roberts In
| Salt Lake City?'
Yes. but / would know Bolivar
Roberts voice at any time. and II was
not his
Mr.. Roberts said he would later ask
| 90 have this testimony stricken out, as
! Irrelevant and not Of a personal knowl-
edge.
Rev. Or. Iin. Methodist missionary
! OF Utah. testified that the general repu-
| tatlon as 20 the status OF Cena Dibble
Roberts was that she was the plural
wife Of Brigham II. Roberts.
On oross-examlnation Mr.. Roberts
sought 20 show that DR.. lllff was hostile
10 the "Mormons." the witness stating
| that his hostility was 10 the polygamous
/ feature OF "Mormonism."
Dr. lliff went into the historical fea-
lures Of the contest against polygamy,
the Utah Constitutional Convention, the
attitude Of Gov. Wells. and the Wels-
Roberts discussion on polygamy.
Dr. lliff denied that there had been
an intentional Withholding Of prosecu-
tion in Utah. in order get up prop
! uganda IN the East and thus Increase
the contributions for missionary work.
Rev. @. W. Martin, a Presbyterian
minister Of Mant, Utah. testified as to
| the reputation OF the polygamous sta
tus Of Celia Dibble Roberts and Mar
garet G. Ship Roberts toward Brigham
H. Roberts He saw statements 20 this
effect In the salt Lake City papers, and
heard OF no denials. The polygamous
status OF Mr.. Roberts was a matter Of
common repute II was also reputed
that twins had been born 60 Celia Dbl
bic Roberts.
Mr. Schroeder stated that this was all
the evidence at hand until witnesses ar
rived from Utah.
Mr. Roberts stated that eX-United
States Senator Brown. a non Mormon"
and a member Of the Republican organ
izatlon Of Utah, was In town and could
furnish information on general oondl-
tons In Utah. also ID. c. Dunbar clerk
OF the court nj Salt Lake City, and Mr..
Glasmann Of hat city.
Chairman Tayler said the inquiry
would be confined TO matters affecting
Mr. Roberts, and the broad field OF gen.
eral conditions In Utah would not be
entered al present.
At I O'Clock the committee went into
executive session prior 60 adjournlng
for the day
In the course OF the hearing Mr.. Tay-
Ter stated 10 Roberts that the latter's
demurrer had been overruled. all ques-
lions being taken into consideration
for determination later.