The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-08

Brigham Young and in which the
church has always held majority of
the stock"
Mr.. Worthington. announced that ne
had finished with the witness and Mr..
Taylor asked if four out of seven
members of the faculty of the agr1cul-
tural college are not Mormons.
Mr. Smith said he believed that to
be the case. He answered also that
his election as president was since
Mr.. Shoots election as an apostle.
Consented to- Shoots Election.
Senator Foraker asked Mr.. Smith If
he had any objection to Mr.. Smoot be-
coming candidate for senator, and
Mr.. Smith said:
Il gave my consent to his becoming
candidate
"Why did you think your consent
necessary" asked Chairman Burrows.
Because it is rule that anyone
of the general authorities Of the
church desiring to engage in any bust
ness outside of his church duties must
get the consent of the first presidency
and the twelve apostles before he can
do so,' said Mr.. Smith.
The presiding officer of Mr.. Smiths
ward was given as George R. Emory,
who, he said, is reputed to be polyg-
amist.
Mr.. Tayler returned to the testimony
in regard to the number Of children
Mr.. Smith has had since the manifesto
of 1890, and he repeated that there
had been eleven, to the best of his rec
objection.
'.Are you sure of the NUMBER" ask
ed Mr. Tayler
81 cannot say that I am absolutely
sure"
Us it not fact that there have
been twenty?" asked Mr.. Tayler.
mo, nothing like that" was the an
swer
well, how many by your wife nam
ed Alice? Please give the names.''
by Alice there were Fielding, Jesse
and Andrew. The youngest is about
four years Old" answered the witness.
That is the one born on the day of
Mr.. Shoots accession as an apostle,
is it not?" asked Mr.. Tayler.
The witness answered that it was,
and proceeded to give the children
ifesto. By Mary the children are
Silas, James and Agnes, he said
Whose child is Samuel?" asked Mr..
Tayler.
"He is Mary's," he answered He
stated that he could not give SamuePs
age, nor the age of his son Calvin, and
that by each of his other three wives
he had at least two children since the
manifesto.
Mr.. Tayler pressed the witness for a
detailed statement of the children by
the other three wives, and the witness
protested vigorously.
Am I to understand that I am not
to be permitted to have children by
my lawful wife?" he asked of the
chairman. Unless I am compelled to
do SO shall decline to answer any
questions in regard to the number OF
children have had by my first wife,
Lawful Wife Defined.
What do you mean by lawful wife %
asked Chairman Burrows.
81 have a legal wife," answered Mr.
Smith. II mean the woman I mar
ried first-the woman I married many
years ago. She Is the mother of elev-
en- of my children"
do you include the number of chill
dren you have had by this woman
since the manifesto of 1890 in the
number Of children you have had by al
your wives since that timer" asked
Senator Hoar.
81 do was the response.
Mr.. Tayler asked again for a detail
born since 1890; and, over the protest
of Mr.. Smith, Chairman Burrows di-
rected that the question be answered
Mr.. Smith gave a list of children
by the wives. in the order in which he
married them. The list is as follows
By Julina, Edith and Rachel; by
Sarah, Asenath and Jennetta; by Edna
Martha and one child, which died; by
Alice, Fielding, Jesse and Andrew
by Mary, Silas, Agnes. James an6
Raybe Calvin.
He said he did not know the age Of
the last named.
in regard to the ages of several others
of the children, and Mr.. Smith an
swered: 81 am not in the habit O.
carrying birth records about me-"
Both the prosecution and the de-
tense announced that they were
through with Mr.. Smith for the pres
ent, but before he was alloweS to leave
the stand Chairman Burrows inquired
How many children have you now
Mr.. Smith,"
'Forty-two," was the answer
and am proud of every one of them
Founder Was PoIygamist.
The witness was asked by Senator
Burrows if Joseph Smith Jr, thu
| founder of the Mormon church, was {
polygamist and, after answering at
| frmatively, he said that Mr.. Smitl
was married to Eliza r. Snow in 1874
and to Maria Partridge in the '40s. Hi
first wife was living with him when h,
married the second
AS Mr.. Smith started to leave thu
stand Senator Dubois again stopped
him and asked the ages of Presiden
| Woodruff and of President Snow at thu
time of their deaths.
"It appears that both were NOR
than seventy when the manifesto wa
| issued" said Senator Dubois. "Yol
have testified that both obeyed tn
law in regard to polygamous cohabita
ton and have not practiced it sine
that time 1 think 1t likely
Senator Overman said that he had
pamphlet saying that Jesus Christ wa
a polygamist. Turning to Mr.. Smitl
| he asked:
rs that what your church teaches 2"
mo, SIR" was the response. VIVA
we teach is that Jesus Christ was de-
scended through a long line of pc
lygamists, through David and down t.
| Abraham" .
With that Mr.. Smith left the stand.
Mrs. Kennedy Is Heard.
The prosecution then called to tn
| stand Mrs. Clara Mabel Kennedy, o
Sewer county, Utah, who testified t
having been married into plural mar
riage since the manifesto of 1890 Sh
said the ceremony had been performet
| by an apostle of the Mormon church
Mrs. Kennedy said she was born il
| W or