New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-21

"a N's hoioing out his polygamous relations in
ca "uu' ess before a Utah seminary. Mr.. Owen
s"iu Hrah, left the country and had not re-
action was also begun by Mr. Owen
angus NJ Cannon. Mr.. Cannon was
Zoo - uhoer this prosecution in September
io''. rive persons in Sewer County and one
IA Dun Elder Stake were convicted through
Tue fundamentally of Mr.. owen. and MANY
o'"ei Complaints filed by him, according
" ~ 'e''ilhohy. The fines IN all cases were
Go nominal said Mr.. Owen. from $50 to
49, anu Al nearly every case the fines were
P8lu ny pubic subscription. He said he salts
awaiting. AZ tle 'o"i'' was un-
PRESSURE FROM MORMON J1rDcE
MI owen was asked about attempts to bring
49, PROSECUTIONS on charges of unlawful CO.
4"ol'''ioh' lie said cases were instituted
against the late Lorenzo Snow president of tho
mormon church; Joseph F. Smith now presi
uent OF the Church, and Brigham H. Roberts
49, it as erected member of Congress- but was
niroI eu -, ny me House account of having
PI"i wives warrant was denied in the first
case: ana Roberts secured an acouittal bv an
PsaIlns ms case after conviction. MANY in
;nfooo ~ 1olilon officials refusing to recognize
a. ~. IONS charging polygamy reported
10 me committee by the witness. The informa-
al me case against President Smith was
sNoI out last summer. and was based on adj
missions of polygamous Capitalization made he
tpIe me senate Committee since the opening of
me oTnoot investigation. A gentle county at
'OSreS uecIhed TO prosecute, said the witness
Mr.. owen said that last summer he learned IF
a challenge made by w F Rorah at one tt,,oe
retained by Senator Smoot as counsel thar If
any sworn lnformatiOnS were filed with hin,
SIaIslhg Idaho MormOns with being polyganists
ne ~ t prosecute to conviction. The witness
salo ne filed complains in several cases incInd-
ing the names OF Bulge Parkinson and Other
prominent Idaho Morn7ons O'''ei
Old Mr. Borah prosecute these persons?"
asked Mr.. Tayler '''
NO sir. He stated In n s,,o. -. ? ,.
rev Gays later that he had received some alleged
nHi,Lorhatlon' but that he did not know Charles
-nostyn owen, and that he was not hunting the
siit-pe III the valley, that he was hunting the
Os 81 III the JuhgIe-Senator Fred T. Dubois
ne witness said he was approached when
me Lorenzo Snow case was Instituted nv, Judea
DHrtch, a member Of the Supreme Bench of
oldil' ana urged to withdraw the prosecu+Ior
On the ground that It was i'll advised President
snow being an old man and one whose ,,rosecI,
ton would arouse a great dfs+urbarcn ~
O"en SAID he told Judge Barch that President
StIo" then mad in his house an infant horn IN
ms ninth Wife and, being the head of the
t otiuIeh ana one or the signers of the applica-
particularly offensive. Mr. Owen said he toId
Judge Bartch he did not care TO prosecute the
poor who had no money to make a defence and
thal ne was after the leaders Of the Church
MI: LAYER representing the protestants. said
he had completed his case except to mt IN
documentary evidence. He asked the right
however. to call other witnesses who thus ia
have not been found, although search has been
made for them.
Mr.. Worthington for Senator Sp,oo+ ON
nounced that. while the sudden close and the
unfinished condition Of the protestants' case
was embarrassing to him, he could furnish soon
10 the chairman a list of names of persons he
defence " "