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House of representatives which is in
vestigating the case OF Mr.. Roberts, of
Utah. They included Mrs. DR.. LuelIa
Miles, a practicing physician, of Salt
Lake City; Mrs. NIcDohgall. Mr.. Z. L.
Mcdaniel and Rev. e. S. Wishard, all
of Salt Lake.
Mr.. Roberts was present, unaccompa-
MED, and sat alongside the witnesses,
conducting Of the cross examinations.
Mrs. DR.. Miles was the first witness.
She. gave the details Of call she made
at the house of Mrs. DR.. Maggie Ship
Roberts on April -, 1897, relative TO
SOME medical society affairs. She ad-
dressed Mrs. Ship Roberts as "Dr.
Ship" whereupon the witness said,
she was Interrupted with the request:
Doctor, you can call me Mrs. Rob
erts."
Mrs, Roberts went on to say, the wit
ness. said, that she had been married to
Mr.. Roberts for seven years. She asked
that the medical society mail sent her
In future be addressed DIR Roberts"
not DR.. Shipp." Subsequently the
witness called at the house, and after
q visit, Mr.. Roberts came In and was
Introduced
When Mr.. Roberts eros examined the
witness she repeated the story.
Was the Introduction as husband?"
he asked
The witness could not remember.
NO OBJECTION NOTED.
AFTER the Witness had stepped aside,
MR. Roberts submitted an objection. 10
the erect that this testir1any related
70 1897, whereas the committee had no
Jurisdiction over him prior to his he
coming member of Congress.
!. Then, you contend" said Chairman
.Tayler, that the testimony should
be confined to pofygamous practices
subsequent to March 4, 1892"
II do" answered Mr.. Roberts.
The objection will be noted" re-
sponded the chairman.
A CLERICAL WITNESS.
Rev. S. L. Wishard was the next
witness He was in clerical garb, and
gave his business as that Of superin-
tendent OF the Home Missionary work
OF the Presbyterian Synod embracing
Utah. He knew both Mr.. Roberts and
Mrs. DR.. Roberts. and related his first
Injecting with the latter in September,
1897. This occurred, he said, on the
train, at Aanti. Utah. lie was in the
car with Roberts. and spoke With him.
"A lady sat beside him, and he bcckoned
to her and then introduced her, saying:
Mrs. Roberts. MIR. Wishard."
Whether Roberts said my wife" in
making the introduction or simply said
Mrs. Roberts" the witness was not
sure. But he was positive the introduce
ton was as wife. Subsequently Mr.. Wi
shard said he called on Mrs. Roberts
Mt her home, to make sure he had made
no mistake. The sign In the front of
the house read "Dr. Margaret G. Rob
erts." In the parlor lie saw on the wall
a large portrait of Roberts and on n
table small picture of him. He saw
Mrs. Roberts, recalled to her the in
PRODUCTION on the train and said she
remembered it.
INTRODUCED AS "MY WIFE"
Mrs. Maria McDougall testified TO an
incident occurring July 90 1898. when
She was on the train from Butte, Mon
tana, to Salt Lake City Mr.. Roberts
and Mrs. DR.. Roberts travelled on the
Hame car as far as Pocatello.
Once I heard Mr.. Roberts introduce
his companion as my WIFE" ties ;ificd
Mrs McDongall, "and repeatedly as
Mrs. Roberts,"
THREE FAMILIES.
Edwin McDanels, former manager of
the Salt Lake Herald, was examined Mt
considerable length, mainly on the pol ,
tics and convention affairs pertaining
70 Roberts nomination to Congress. In
ls96, while managing the Herald. he
had conversation with Roberts in the
course of which Roberts told him he
had three families.
'Three?" inquired REPRESENTATIVE LII
tlefield. of The committee.
Yes; three" resDonded the ,vitno,.
TWO SETS Or CHILDREN.
). At the afternoon session r. 7. Bran
don and Ray Brandon, his son. wore
heard. Mr. r. j. Brandon testified IN
being a resident of ,Centervillc. Utah,
where he had been postmaster and
probate judge. He had known r. II
Roberts for years: also Louisa Smith
Roberts and Celia Dibblc Roberts. lie
knew The children OF Louisa Smith
KoDerts. five or six OF them Celia
Dlbble Roberts also has six children If
he remembered correctly lie knew
mat on the morning or August II. 1897,
1t was currently reported about Cen,
tervile that b. II. Roberts had mir
of twins born to him by Celia Dbblc
Roberts. He had seen them frequently
since then. The children occasionally
called for mail for II. IT, Roberts.
Ray Brandon gave evidence tending
70 support substantially the same al
legations as those made by his father
Subsequently Mr.. Brandon, senior. los
tilted that the general reputc was that
{ Louisa Roberts is Roberts first wife.
Celia Dlbblc Roberts his second and
Margaret Shinp Roberts his third.
MIR. Schroeder stated that this closed
4ba evidence on hand and would be all
2 unless the committee wished further
Testimony. There were two other gen
tleffteti who could testify, and if the
committee desired more direct testi-
ninry y could be had only by summon