Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-17
SENSATIONS in
SHOOT HEARING
Continued From First Page.)

Il do not feel like / can. / think 1t
was at that time too serious and /
have always thought l would put 1t a
way and never mention it, and 1t
seems like DIT is hard for me to do it.
OF course if I have to cam
Penalty for Oath Violation.
"Of course, witness, it is hard and
difficult; but state 1t in your own way,
the substance Of what you remember"
There was penalty that my throat
ould be cut If 1 revealed amy secrets.
The witness was intensely agttated
at this point, and signified that she
could not go on. However after a lit
tie while she proceeded, told the pen
atty recited by other witneases-that of
having her breast torn open her heart
and vitals taken out. and having her
abdomen severed and her bowels
crushed.
Do you remember the obligation of
sacrifice?
Yes, we were to sacrifice ourselves to
the church.
Do all Mormons N good standing go
thru the ceremonies?
Yes, sir.
Q.-Have you any recollection in thu
ceremonies Of any obligation respect
ing obedience?
Ayes; but can't remember it ex-
actly. We were put thru lot Of OBJ
legations OF obedience to the priest
hood.
Fifty Take Obligation.
How many were present or went
thru the endowment house"
- 80
fifty. / don't know the number exact
ly, but should Judge about fifty. There
was more in 1896 than there were In
1876"
did all those present at the time
take this obligation of which you
speak?"
YES. sir"
How was It taken? I wish to know
whether you were standing together OF
kneeling, or how"
I'VE were standing, taking 1t by a
certain sign"
Doing what?"
1--WE had certain sign by the hands
and showed that we were taking the
OATH"
Had Not Been Coached.
Mr. Worthington, counsel for Sena-
tor Smoot, put the witness thru lone
examination to bring out the fact that
she had been coached. Her answers
only went to show that she had moi
consulted with anybody connected with
the case and that she had arrived II
Washington only yesterday. She de.
clared that all good Mormons went
thru the endowment house, and that
for the elders the ceremony was prac-
tically obligatory.
Chairman Burrows then brought Out
an exceedingly interesting feature wher
he asked the witness If she had helped
to make the endowment robes.
Mrs. Elliott-Yes.
The Chairman-Were there an,
marks or symbols on these robes?
"Why, there Is heart on the lef
side and a square on the right sid
and some shape, like the cut into boil
sides here Qndicating) in front, ani
then there is one on the knee"
Symbols to Recall oaths.
"Do YOU know what those signify?'
'.Why, have never had 1t explained
to me, only have talked to peopl
about it, and also talked with my hus
band about it. OF course, you woult
mostly call 1t our own ideas about It..
what was the general understand
ing as to the significance of it?"
II thought the marks was to remin'
us about the different oaths we ha,
taken and not to forget 1t. though
the marks was for that purpose"
Did they have any relation to tn
penalty to be inflicted"
II thought so"
Denies knowledge Of Murder.
Senator Foraker-Did you ever hea
of any of these penalties you have de
scribed being inflicted upon any one?
Excuse me; didn't UNDERSTAND
you"
"The cutting Of the throat and tn
opening Of the body and that sort o
thing"
NO; never heard Of 1t being don
to anybody"
"Are these garments worn outsld
the temple?"
Eyes, sir; the garments are Away
worn by the people that went thru tn
endowment house,"
always worn as undergarments, b.
male and females, with the same sign
on them?"
Eyes, SIR
Mrs. Elliott, do you tell us that al
the Mormons in good standing in TIL
room have those garments on?"
Eyes, sir; know they have"
| "Have you any fear Of these pun
ishments, or any Of them being inflict
ed upon you when you return to
Utah?"
Il imagine will suffer in the lin
of my business"
Mr.. Worthington-You mean by tina
that Mormons will not be likely to EN-
ploy you as midwife hereafter?
mo sir; I don't think So"
Says Church is in Politics.
Charles II. Jackson Of Boise City
Idaho chairman Of the democrati
state committee, testified at length con
corning the growing power of the Nor
mon church and Its interference Il
state affairs, which, he said, was mad
the paramount issue by democrats an
Independents in the last campaign II
Idaho.
He said apostles Of the church from
Utah go into Idaho and direct the PEG
pie how to vote. These church Off
Gals, said Mr.. Jackson, tell their pe0
pie there have been revelations. tina
| they should vote certain ticket, ant
also that the Mormon church desire