Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-14
BECAUSE Prest Smith Was Of The
Party She Assumed He Performed
The Ceremony.
HUSBAND NEVER TOLD HER so.
The Lady Was Reluctant Witness
Add Shed Many Tears While
Giving Her Testimony.
Especial to the "News.~

Washington d, c. Dec. 1.-THE
failure Of witnesses I'm the Smoot in
oulry to arrive In Washington this
morning caused an early adjournment
OF the session Of the committee on
elections. The only two heard were
Mrs Fred Ellis and j. II. Wallis, who
was recalled TO correct his testimony
as to the oaths In the Endowment
House. c. NJ owen expected TO prove
by Mrs. Ellis the marriage Of Lillian
Hamn to Abraham II, Cannon, by
President Joseph +. Smith, but in this
object the professionals failed again TO
produce anything more than hearsay
evidence. Mrs. Ellis swore that Cam
non and Lillian were married some
time between June Sand July ., 1895,
they having gone to California for the
purpose and that President Joseph
F. Smith was in the party Because
Of that fact she assumed that the
ceremony was performed by MIR.
Smith although her husband had
never told her so. He did, however
admit that he had married Lillian
Hamlm. Mrs, Ellis was evidently
reluctant witness and she shed many
tears during the ordeal.
Wallis, upon cross examination,
changed his statement concerning the
character Of the oath, and admitted
be had consulted With G. M. Owen.
since bis testimony yesterday.
Atty Tayler promised to have more
witnesses here at 2 o'clock this after
noon and to be prepared to continue
The examination OF witnesses from this
time forward without further delay,
Joseph Smith, president OF the Re-
organized church, has been IN con-
slant attendance since Monday and
expects to testify, but It is not in.
tended by Tayler to call him TO the
stand.
Senator's Burrows and Oyerman con-
'diuied the elections committee when
The afternoon session began 20 minutes
late Senator Burrows left shortly af-
Ter August Lundstrom was called to
NE stand and remained absent a
quarter Of an hour. During that time
senator oyerman was the sole member
Of me committee present In answer to
objections by counsel for Senator
Snool to questions submitted by Tay-
LEI 10 Lundstrom, Senator oyerman
iuIed that anything may 20 into the
N'or1s' Later upon the return OF
senator Burrows, he decided that some
VI the questions were leading" and
must be modified, The object Of the in
Noaue'lon Of Lundstrom into the case
was irst to substantlate the testimony
ol Wallis relative to the Endowment
mouse ceremony, and second to prove
U'oush conversations between him
ana Apostle Cowley that the Church
ulle''akes absolute control over the
MINDS ana deeds Of its subjects. At 3
VUO'A Senator's Hopkins aud Dubois
entered The room, when Tayler an
uOunced that no other witnesses are
Wy mere Adjournment until tomorrow
~ !" was therefore taken.
MRS. ELLIS STORY.
by Associated Press
,, Washington, Dec, ll.-when the Sen.
~,S smoot investigation was contin-
csi quay George Reynolds, high off,
CIi OF the Mormon" Church. was
NJ NJ 70 correct his testimony and then
ss ,a fFed Ellis Of Salt Lake City, was
n ~ ,,I She is the daughter Of Angus
A. cannon and married her cousin
., 'Nualn Cannon,when she was 10 years
ose She testified that she was
tb ., lannon's first plural wife and
N, ne, husband married Lillian Ham,
M, VII June Is, 1895 He was az that
Csn o une OF the Twelve Apostles. Mr..
bsd.gyu according TO the witness. then
tsra '9Iee wives and he told her he In
,o giS1yu TO marry Lillian Hamlln. He
~ ivy neI that Lillian had been engaged
ma HN brother David, who had died.
1b. she therefore wanted TO marry
f M. Mrs Ellis detailed a conversa.
sbo s1e had with her husband. In which
me,s wa MN she did not think he could
ml5 Lillian Hamlin, Mr. Cannon
,bo, ue could marry outside the state,
s6 e' ne would marry her for time and
81 WOULD be Davld's wife for eternity.
Tan. 700 Nun that n he did marry
r s'''s an said the witness. that [ could
NV i've with him when the Church or
T,.i "a" would not recognize his mar
N. arg Ellis told Of the departure of
s"s , cannon and Miss Hamlin, accom-.
sastl by President smith. who is
ss ',e 70 nave performed the marriage
s,rsn .ony on the high seas, and OF their
c,ney returned about July G. 1895. Mr..
ws4I l'o1 was III and died about three
IA ~ confessed on his death bed that
NJ. H,1 married Miss Hamlln." said
had '.,ls, and he said I have never
hlm - ntu day since think Il killed
NJ. we witness added. sobblngly.
orn Ems could not testify from her
tnor nneWledge who performed the GER
Nam, between her husband and Miss
prs',ann' ana said she had supposed
is',,o ,l,nt smith had done so unti nc
n ~ on the stand here last spring
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