Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-03


Mr.. Tayler-Do you know her now2
Mr.. Smith--Yes know her now.
Mr. Tayler--Was she his wife2
Mr. Smlth-That is my understand
ing, that she was his wife.
Mr. Tayler-Do you know when he
married her?
Mr.. Smith--No, sir do not
Mr.. Tayler-How long did you know
her?
MrSmith--My first acquaintance with
her was IN June. The first time / ever
saw her was I'm June, 1896, | believe, as
near as / can recall.
Mr., Tayler--What year Mr.. smith?
Mr.. Smith-ln 1896. Some time in
June, 1896.
Mr.. Tayler-Where was she living
then?
Mr.. Smith, am not aware Of where
she was living / think her home was
I'm Salt Lake city.
Mr.. Tayler--Is that where she was
when you became acquainted with her?
Mr.. Smith-That Is where | first saw
her, in Salt Lake City.
Mr.. Tayler--Did you see her after
that?
Mr.. Smith--Yes, sir
Mr.. Tayler-Where2
MIR. Smith, have seen her num-
Der OF times since then, in Provo, in
Salt Lake city, and elsewhere.
Mr. Tayler-Y0u did not see her in
California about that timer
Mr. Smith, did, most distinctly.
Mr. Tayler-Where?
Mr. Smth--In Los Angeles.
Mr. Tayler-With whom was she
there?
Mr. smith-she was with Abraham
Cannon.
Mr. Tayler--Was she married to him
then?
Ar, smlth-That Is my understanding,
sir
Mr.. Taylcr-Was she married to him
when you saw her shortly before thatP
Mr., Smith--That Is my belief That
Is, ! do not know anything about IT,
but that is my belief, that she was his
wife.
Mr. Tayler-Your belief Is that she
was then his wife, when2 When you
first met her and knew her?
MIR. Smith-When | first saw her.
The first time / ever saw her, IL the
chairman viii permit me 20 tell the
facts, was some time in June-l do not
remember the date-.iS96. | was at that
time president of the Sterling Mining
q Milling company At that time was
not the president OF so many insutu-
llOllH tn 1 am AONt Abl una II NttAAilNA
was the manager Of those mines We
had gentleman employed by the name
Of Gillespie as foreman Of the mines
for number Of months, but we we're
losing money and matters did not move
satisfactorily, and Mr. Gillespie made
proposition 20 Mr.. Cannon to lease the
mines and the mills. There were two
1O-stamp mills established at the mines.
l was asked by the board of directors
to accompany Abraham II. Cannon to
Los Angeles, where we met Mr.. Giles
pie and entered into a contract with
him 10 lease the mines to him, and
there, as the president of the company,
had to sign a number Of notes and
TO sign a contract he being the man
ager. / accompanied Abraham II. Cam
non and his wife on that trip, and had
one OF my wives with me on that trip.
Mr. Iayler-How intimately had You
known Abraham H.Cannon before this?
For years you had known him well, had
you?
Mr. Smith, had known him great
many years
Mr.. Tayler-Prlor to June, 1896. you
had never heard Of Lillian Hamlin be-
ing his wife?
Mr.. Smith-No, sir.
Mr. Tayler-Nor had you seen them at
Los Angeles2
Mr.. Smith-NO sir,
MIR. Tayler-Did you see them at Los
| Angeles?
Mr.. Smith-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Tayler--Were you out in boat
from there?
Mr.. Smlth-Yes, sir.
The Chairman-I did not understand
the date.
Mr.. Tayler-June, 1896?
The Chairman-lS96?
Mr.. Tayler--Yes,
The Chairman-Proceed,
MIR. Tayler-Where did you go with
them In a boat2
Mr.. smith-We went to Catalina ISL
and.
MIR. Tayler-Dld you 80 from there
anywhere out In the Water
Mr.. Smith--No, sir.
Mr.. Tayler-Your Journey through the
water was merely from the mainland to
| Catalina Island?
Mr.. Smith.-That is correct.
| Mr.. Tayler--Was there any talk, or
| did anything occur while you were
! aboard that boat, respecting the mar
| riage relations Of Abraham ii. Can
| non
Mr. Smith--No, sir.
| Mr.. Tayler--And his wife?
Mr. Smith--N0, sir.
Mr.. Tayler-No reference was made
to the subject at all?
Mr. Smith--NOt 10 me-
Mr. Tayler-Not to your
Mr. Smith--No, sir
Mr. Tayler--To whom was any refer
| ence made?
Mr. Smith, do not know.
Mr. Tayler--Nothlng was said In your
| presence or to your knowledge about
| that subject?
MIR. smith-No sir. The first I heard
OF 1t was years afterwards, through the
MIR, Tayer1Through the public
| prints2
Mr.. Smlth-Yes. sir, ,
MIR. Tayler-That Is, that you had
married them aboard that yesselP
Mr.. Smith-That Is what l heard IN
the public prints
| Mr.. Tayler-That Is what you heard
| MIR. Smith-Yes, sir.
| Mr.. Tayler-Did you have any tax
on that tourney or after you left Salt
I.ake-after YOU flrst heard or learned
that Lillian IIamlin was the wire OF
| Abraham Cannon--as to when they
were married.
| MIR. Smith-No, sir.
MIR. Tayler-Did you have any talk
with either Of them?
Mr. Smith-Not In the least
Mr.. Tayler-Not i'm the leasty
Mr.. Smith.-Not In the least, STR and
no one ever mentioned to me that they
were or were not married, / simply
Judged they We're married because
they were living together as husband
and wife
Mr. ALPHABETICALLY.
MI Smm-That Is all ! know about
IT,
Mr. Tayler-And your knowledge OF
any status which may have existed be-
tween them was not due TO anything
they told you?
Mr.. Smith-No sir; not at all,
Senator Foraker Before he gets away
from that subject Is there any objec'
ton to stating what he read in Tho