Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-05-03
Son of Former President OF
Mormons Admits His Testl-
mony Was Periured
THOUGHT 1T WOULD BE A JOKE
Saws He Told untruth in Stating That
President Smith Had Performed
Plural Marriage Ceremonies Since
the Manifesto-Maele Long Journey
to Correct.

| washington, May 3.-Angus Nj.
Cannon. Jr., son of Angus Nj. cannon
former president of the Salt Lake stake
| of Mormons in Utah. traVeieu iion'
Salt Lake to Washington, to INFORM
the senate committee on privileges anu
elections that he had perjured hlmsell
| In informing prominent gentiies III
Utah that President Joseph Sniith, ..
tha Mormon church. had performed
n,ural marriage ceremonies. 1ahieH
was a witness in the Smoot inVeslisa-
| ton yesterday. He said that nc nao
| told different stories in regard 10
president, Smith marrying his cousin,
| ahram n Cannon to Lillian Haniilnt
| a fourth wife. His only excuse "ds
| that he had been drinking and con-
ceived the idea that to tell such Q
story would be a good Joke on the gen
| tiles referred to "as anything against
| the Mormons tickled them all over.
! Members of the senate cominittee on
nrdyileges and elections received a
communication several days ago from
y. c. Cricklow OF Salt Lake, TO the Ell :
| feet that Cannon would go on ti.s
stand and testify that Aoram II.
Cannon and Lillian Hamlin We're mar
| ried on the high seas between Los
Angeles and the Catalina Islands anu
| that President Joseph smith OF the
Mormon church performed the eere'
mony. Consequently arrangement
were made for the meeting yesterday.
After the witness had been sworn IN
| be was requested by Mr.. Taylor
counsel for the prosecution, In regard
| to the incident. The witness said
| Abram II. Cannon had three wives a.
| the time OF his death In the fall OF
| 1895, but that there was another wife
| he knew about. lie, gave the names
| of the three wives as Sarah NJ. Jen-
Ikins. wilhelnina M. Cannon. sister of
the witness, and Mary +. Croxai'
lAbram II. Cannon had children by
| all of them.
Did you know Abran to associate
with woman called Lillian Hamlin 2"
asked Mr.. Taylor.
Had Taken Her Riding.
The witness said Abram had taken
her riding, but as to the engagement
he had heard nothing from Abram H.;
admitted he had told +. l.. Wilson
THAT he saw Abram and Lillian Hamlin
| married.
In response to questions. answered
with the briefest OF admissions, 1T twas
drawn from the witness that he had
told Wilson within the last two weeks
that in 1896 in Los Angeles ten or
twelve people chartered vessel for
the Catalina islands and that in thu
party In addition to himself We're Jo-
seph f. Smith and one of his wives;
Abram h Cannon and his wife, VIII
heqnina. sister to the witness; "a man
named Langford and Lillian Hamlin.
After the boat had gone some distance
from Los Angeles members of the
party with two or three exceptions re-
tired to the cabin and there Joseph IA.
Smith married Cannon and Lillian
Hanllin. The witness said that after
t his sister. Cannon's second wife. heard
what was going on she got angry and
left the cabin
The witness, under direct examina-
ton said that late in the day on which
he had told the story to Wilson, he
met Mr.. Critchlow and Mr.. Wilson and
he repeated substantially the same
story. When asked how he happened
to tell the story in regard to the mar
riage the witness said:
"Well. I had read the testimony
which Mr.. Smith gave in Washington
and told Mr. Watson that knew thal
smith did know OF polygamous mar
riages since the manifesto, because ne
had performed one himself.
Mr.. Taylor drew from the wltrress
tina fact that he also had telephonea
to Perry Heath. and made an appoint
n,ent at the office of the salt Lake
tribune. at which he told Mr.. Heath
the same story he had related 10
Massrs Critchlow and Wilson. He de-
clared that he had told no other per-
sons In regard to the marriage, ana
that he had seen no one except Crllch
low. and that was on the day he had
received the subpoena.
.are YOU satisfied that Smith mar
riea them?" asked Senator Dubois.
"of course 1 don't know that he mar
ried them but think that he did, was
the answer.
The witness declared that the only
persons In Utah who knew that he was
starting for Washington were the other
members OF his family, his brother-ln-
law and the United States marshal.
who told you of the ceremony on
the high seas?"
my wife said she was satisfied II
took place just as related
Anyone else?'
Il cannot think of any others"
Senator Dubois: Were YOU with
Abram FL Cannon before his death Z!
Thru his entire illness"
Where did he die"
AT my sisters house.
Was Lillian Hamlin there?"
Part of the time
Has she child?"
Yes, a daughter.
What is her name?"
"Marya.'
Her last name.
Cannon"
The witness sail that the child
was recognized as tho daughter OF
Abram H. Cannon. and treated as
sister by others of Cannon's child
rem
He was asked If he thought the joke
was a good one on his dead cousin
end others he had drawn into the taie
and with some bitterness, he answered: