The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-31
SHOOTS LAWYER
COMES TO UTAH
Attorney WOrthington Seeks
Light on Local Conditions.
WITNESSES TO BE CALLED
DEFENSE PREPARES FOR STIFF
FIGHT.

A S. WORTHINGTON. chief counsel
"A. for Senator Smoot before the sen
ate committee on privileges and
elections arrived in SAT- Lake yester-
day forenoon and took apartments at
the Knutsford MI Worthington's
visit 70 Utah is for the pUr-
pose Of studying the situation
here with view to determining what
witnesses shall be subpO6naCd 10 testify
for the defense. He was in consultation
with Senator SmOOt Attorney WaidemGC
Van Colt and others during the day.
and Will likely remain in the state for
a week.
The line Of defense will doubtless be
decided upon and the list Of witnesses
made Up within a few days Marshal
Haywood has been supplied with q num-
OF blank SubpOen2s. when viii be filled
out here through an arrangement made
with Senator Burrows chairman OF the
committee. Mr. WOrthington viii tele-
graph the names Of the witnesses desired
70 Senator Burrows who Viii give the
Sergeant-at-arms Of the senate lnstruc-
tons to wire Marshal Haywood 10 TN
in the names and serve the sabpOenas.
This arrangement has been made so that
Witnesses can be subpOeuaed In time 20
reach Washington when the hearing Will
be resumed on Jan. 10.
Mr.. WOrthingtOn is not prepared 10
publicly discuss the case. except in
general way. The list Of witnesses, ne
said, has not yet been agreed upon. nor
has il been decided whether Senator
SmooJ viii take the witness stand IN his
own behalf Mr.. WOTthingtOn manlf5sts
much curiosity as 10 the feeling IN Utah
and as TO existing conditions here This
is his first trip west Of the Missouri.
and he appears 10 be making every ef-
fort 20 learn all about the country in
general as well as the SmoOt case in
particular.
Mr.. Worthington is a pleasant man
Of middle age. and is senior member Of
the firm of Worthington Head and
Frailey Of Washington. He was counsel
for General Tyner when the latter was
tried in connection with the postal
frauds Investigation. and secured the
aCuuiJtal Of his client
Some Idea of the Defense.
While. as Mr.. Worthington says. the
mapped out, ii has been generally IN
derstooc here for some time past tina c
special efforts viii be made 70 cOunt ter
act the effect Of the testimony concern
ing endowment house oaths. II is be
.lieved witnesses who will challenge the
( accuracy OF the statements made by some
Of those who testified al the recent sit
ting will be called. It is understood an
effort viii be made 10 secure testimony
from several persons who were members
OF the church during the lifetime Of the
I prophet Joseph Smith These witnesses.
il is expected, will testify that the cove
I nanJS nave not Deen changed since De
/ fore Joseph Smiths death and that.
/ therefore no oath II aveRge his death
( exists The ones VINO could give this
I testimony are now very old, but IL Is
( thought some of them could be induced
! 10 make the trip 10 Washington.
II is also believed thar several CTen-Iie
friends Of Senator STOOt who have been
/ prominent in politics and business in the
/ state will be called testify regarding
! local conditions as they observe them
{ These witnesses viii be expected to say
/ that the church does not interfere in
politics or business and that pOlygamy
/ is rapidly dying out Former mem bers 81
/ the Mormon church will probably be
called also, chiefly for the purpose OF
meeting the charge that the teachings
/ OF the church are contrary TO the spirit
{ of the government.