The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09

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,aye poker, h. IIoHr said, YOU VIZ
deYs,sn,i tic rnlc M tile lnw 70 70 Slsa Sla g "
III tsod. tle SOFT mol 1. 7''li's
s9jG At. Lyman replica that saal$was us bis
undcratandlns. J4t & s. Il q. ri
SS5 s.rnpn yo,, are liking 6ai,d iiteild 10 liVe
NJ violation og tic law OF God ana man "a
q ii fi,,Iy intend snid AIR, Lyman 10 70
,,s tr,,s Yo TIC lav OF my country, " my
Ell lini and 10 NY tions and coy nun
Min nv wives and lave ilevcr5 tionp. =
u ihjnr that iny conscience did not up
81 Prove. n S & " Il ,5 y, s.l. Al NJ an Il
# All Unusual Case,
SSss \, Il ]. r,,se. HI different from that 9!
Z, ,utY ~ fcr tr,etisl was bron IN lsi9 az! anu
4 4" ~ /, hardly remember when my iatne,
,,.as ,,f,t 4, po1ygamist lie was " iris',a
Il NJ, III, ndviscrsof Prophet Joseph s5n,1'h.
,,,,Sl s,vns tnught tyl,im the inport I ie
&s8a,, II Ma truth 90 tile principle &pt l'o.sr
III ". u 6, tIe uuccrtcd the taaal'ing anu eil-
fa,srd into the practice ThrfSi', y, ~, ~
s ,yiyns 50 that my earliest rccol1ee..on
embraces lilo lfo OF polysa'ns: =
i, NJ oil my fathers wives w ~.
Is i,tt-tS
9r,ao,ns itu,cti until A grew up any $500,
x.s,,.,l ~ II family Of my own S'o 'r
Min. have known nothing else a ,o
49,, fel,ithat 1t was correct. Ia a W
Il. i.,.a ia fnlt IN my sonl and heart ,iin'
III f,,ss correct. married first IL l.v,'
4 p in In 1859 and once more II ieei.
4 sil,,,t HI, has been very painful 70 lhe,
ansl5}I have been greatly paincd 70 NV nv
,,,yseIr iii opposition to the ~, NV, :. ~
country and the church., But hhu mug i,i'.u1
4; covenant with my wives " -, 4, y, ~,
NJ s,s,t5, al, md l could not find 1t IN my
-, .ena,ate from thGan us long @ns
n vi rev were true to me. n ,55 ii ass
Unique Confessio ns.
senator T1oar: $50 YOU a al hpost'c /, 81 2.
K ~, s,,urcb expectinE to succeed MT.
s;s.,,,i,,, i, Tic presidency andy In tina IN
y, nnrtys to receive divine reVfiatiot
yo1,el confess that5yo'' are no"
ANA expect to continue 70 i've " " -
@ ,ience IL the law OF tho country y, y.
Of your church and the lay ~ d III e., IL
The witness replied VIII n : 3; $500
ssfYes. IS .3j :. f5 I II. 81 In.
u =, 1890 NJ ~ & lyman said Tint despl1e
,,ifesto or 1880. he prcsidcnt O. $t.'o
4 s,,,,rc,, co,,ld issue authority Upon IN
III a,r,ar 10 perform plural MARIA Ees !, "a,
'a ..sr,,c president holds the KEYS sa -
VI AR, Lyman, 4. ~ Il
what do YOU mean rs q. !, I.
.sFhat he IS tho. orlly one VINO t' as. = -
u authority. !, , s., {. II q s .,.as
Mr., yvorthinston askcd how ~. . y,
rs mat the president could ISSUE anln9.t, :
IL f,ct with the manifesto WITCH g; -
4 said to be the law OF Coo COZ am
9 his question thus:
SIS he above the Lord ., 1,
fs; b. ~, ma ne is not above the Lore
$ E:ss5 ra,s ~ Pcttus inquired concerning lne
& ,t,,n,ity ciyen tn Mr.. Smoot 70 DO
4 nar,s i candidate for sena tor, ana ~ VI +.
n ! ~, a said consent. Under Il rlo OF tne
N ch,,rnh. must have been given py i'7
dent Smith. al A., I'm
I.vl1lan was asked Wll . uis
q he made between the reVel ~ L ~ -
81 and those he did not obey.
~ rs lts ~, ,1,nse YOU meant laws nave
,,,,fessed that i have violated III iliN,'.R
,,,,,r.i wlveso,.3 he asked. When tolo lllats
i 80 - ,,,i3, & was meant, he said:
II 3 IT trust myself to the mercy o. tne
& Lord.
5 sf85Tl Not Repented Yet. 55.
.TIaye YOU ever repented OF tl ina us
obedience" asked e Az 4 aN'''f
i..1,t,, Y sennt tor smoot know you we're
4 ,,,.,,, = III i, plural wfves?'' was asked.
" ' NJ 15,,n,,,, IA answered that senator
"a $500 AZ, not know cas- he had ncVeI lIi''e
IS nv one of his wives, lie shiu .aF
u I,nonIe III general in Utah knew p". .ii .l
3a did not think Mr.. Smoot mug 'lc u't =
acknowledgement tho fact !. !, !, :.
"A chairman Burrows insisted upon N.Y. ,.l'.s
ing If the people or Jthh 1s s.l''
5 ID "a ~ Its life, why Senator Smoot coula3
~ know lust rs we'll. The witness IN
3a sistad several times that the people mus.
,,,ys known but that Senator Smoot uiu
,,,,t ana senator Hoar demanded toakFoW
what the witness meant by such answers
,,,ta witness then said that Senator Smoot
PROBABLY knew just as much ABOUT '''e
question as the people IN general;
no YOU take back what You SAID, then,
,,,st he neople knew ard Senator Smoot
did not know" asked Senator ttoaf-
II take that back.
3a After much effort a statement was op-
1;ljned from the witness thatshe tnouglt
senator snoot was acquainted With the
general reputation ang accepted report
if,nts Mr.. j rInan was living IN polysa-
nous relations with his plural wives
Would Discipline. Smoot,
Now, In rcgard,.to" consent given SEN
afor Sn,oot to become ii candidate Tor
N Il senator suppose President Smith had re-
fused to give his consent and smoot hau
5st!rsisted upon becoming a candidate, what
would have happened TO him. asked
Senntor Dubois.
Mr.. Lyman said Senator Sinoot would
have been considered irsuhordlnate and
\ probably would have been disciplined.
5 10 WAS asked what would have happened
in the event president Smith had given
,($ his consentto another apostle to become
a candidate for the Senate.
I'D II dor't know, 1T would have made
lots OF confusion. We VIII scrap about
3 that question when IT comes to us
Mr.. Wovthipston inquired Of MIR. Lyman
whether Senator smoot could not resign
his apostleship u he wanted TO do any
thing which the church forbids, and still
- remain a Mormon III good standing.
The witness answered affirmatiyely.
II Nj Lyman told the story Of an effort
9E on the part or Prophet Joseph Smith to