Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-21
SM0oT CASE.
Apostle Smith Adds
More Testimony
Relative to Endowments.-Pre-
requisites Of Marriage.
Numerous Witnesses RecaIled-Testi.
mony Nearly Concluded.

Tic tAdll!Iidtf'il OF Ak the Witnesses
that they have been able to reach with
subpoenas and in all probability will
rest their case. Sunmonses have been
issued by the Senate committee OF
privileges and elections for several
Mormon officials wanted by ATTORNEY
Tayler but the senat. cffc ers have not
found them. Among the more promi-
ncnt of these are Apostles Taylor, Mer-
ri!l. Grant and COwley who are charg-
ed by the Protestan-s with taking
plural wives since the Woodruff mani
fcstO.
Apostle John Henry Smith was the
first witness. Mr.. Taylcr asked:
is the taking of tn. endowment A
necessary prerequisite Of a marriage in
II tcmple?'
I'm the main, yes: I should answer
both yes and no TO thai question:
Senator SmoOt. he said. could be
elected ain apostle without taking the
endowment.
could he have been married to his
wife for time and eternity without tax
ing the endowment"
He could have been, yes sir"
DO such marriages occur now?"
Il presume not
Their the Inference we are to draw
from your testimony" said Mr.. Tay-
Ter. is that you haze no knowledge
whether Mr.. Smoot took the endcW ment
or I1ot?''
NO sir, l don't know. OF course
have my own belief" said Apostle
Smith.
And your belief is that he did take
the endowment"
Yes sir
no difference to him in voting for
Smoot for an apostle whether he had
taken the endowments not.
Apostle Smith said he had no
knowledge of any apostle who has MOI
| taken the endOwments nor had he any
| positive information to the contrary.
r. r. Haywood, United States mar-
| shall for Utah. who received subpoenas
| from the sergeant at arms OF the Sell
| ate. for witnesses. wanted by the COM
| lnttee. testified that he had subpoena s
| for IA or more persons that he had
been unable to find. He gave the list.
| During his examination Attorney
| Wortlington objected to the character
| of Mr. Taylors examination on the
| ground that it was misleading. He
| said there had been a persistent effort
| here to throw smut on Senator Smoot
! Just because some person has tried to
| eVadc service. Chairman Burrows said
| this case is not IL trial. but an inquiry
and the committee should follow every
| trail in order to get ut the truth Of
conditions Marshal Haywood told of
/ Ia 10 G,11 Tx,
| whom he had subpoenas.
| Mr.. Owen was then recalled and his
| examination WAS resumed concerning
attempts to bring about prosecutions
| on charges OF unlawful coha bitation.
| Mr.. Owen said cases We're instituted
| against the late Lorenzo Snow. prcsi-
| dent of the Mormon church. Joseph F.
Smith. now president of the church and
| Brigham Roberts. who was elected a
member Of Congress, but denied his
scat on account of his having plural
wives. A warrant was denied in the
| first case and Roberts secured an ac-
| quittal by appealing his case after con-
viction. Many instances of Mormon Of
| ficials refusing TO recognize inforna-
TORS charging polygamy. were reported
to the committee by the witness.
| Mr.. Owen said that this past summer
| he learned of challenge made by w.
| F.. Borah. an attorney retained by Sem
| ator Smoot as counsel. that if any
sworn informatiOns were filed with MIN
charging Idaho Mormons with being
| polygamists he would prosecute to
conviction. The witness said he filed
sworn informations in several cases in
| Guiding the Eames of Bulge, Parkin-
son and other prominent Idaho Nor
mons.
Did Mr.. Borah prosecute these per-
sons" Asked Mr.. Tayler.
NO sir. He stated in a speech at
| Lewiston few days later. that he had
received some alleged information, but
that he did not know Charles Mostyn
| Owen. and that he was not hunting the
snipe in the valley: that he was hunt
ing the tiger in the jungle-Fred T.
Dubois
The witness said he was approached
when the Lorenzo Snow case was insti-
stuffed by Judge Bartch. a member Of the
supreme bench Of Utah, and urged to
withdraw the prosecution on the ground
that it was ill-advised. President Snow
being very old man and one whose pros
ecution would arouse great disturbance.
MIR. Owen said he told Judge Bartch
that President Snow then had in his house
an infant child born to his ninth wife
and. being the head of the church ana
one of the sigrers of the application for
amnesty. his violations of the law were
particularly offensive.
Mr.. owen said he told Judge Bartch he
did not care to prosecute the poor VINO
had no money to make a defence. ard
that he was after the leaders of the
church
On cross-examination by Mr.. Worthing
| ton, Mr.. Owen admitted that the informa-
tions he filed in Idaho were all cases
where he had been informed by jattor-
neys that the law was ineffective and the
defendants could not be reached.
Mr. Tayler. representing the protestants.
said he had concluded his case except TO
| put in documentary evidence. He reserv-
L nesses, who thus far have not been found
Aalthough search has been made fou them.
Mr.. WorthingtOn protested against go
kpg ahead with his case until he il 30ssur
that the prosecution has como pded.