The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-03-08
The Senate Finding Out
That Mormons Still Prac-
tice. Polygamy.
WOMAN OF THE STAND
Mrs. Kennedy Was Given in Plural
Marriage by Brig ham Young
Since 1890 Manifesto.
President Smith Tangled Up In
His Testimony About His Small
Army of Children.

Washington, March S.-After hav-
ing JOS. E. Smith, president of the
Mormon church on the stand for near
ly five hours yesterday before the
senate committee on provisions and
elections which is investigating the
right of Reed Smoot as senator, both
the prosecution and defense annoInc-
ed that they were through with him
and another witness was called. This
was Mrs. Clara Mabel Kennedy who
told some secrets of the Mormon
church which, if not broken down. will
prove as important as the statements
Of President Smith that he and other
officials have been persistently Co
habitating with plural wives in vio-
lation of the law Mrs. Kennedy said
she was married by Brigham Young.
an apostle of the church, to James
Francis Johnson, a polyagmist, since
the manifesto of 1890, and that she
has had two children by that hus-
band.
Before he left Mr.. Smith testified
that. his election as president was
since Mr.. Shoots election as an apos-
tie. Senator Foraker asked Mr.. Smith
If he had any objection to Mr.. Smoot
becoming a candidate for senator, and
Mr.. Smith said: I gave my consent
to his becoming a candidate"
"Why did you think your consent
necessary" asked Chairman Burrows.
Because it is a rule that anyone
Of the general authorities of the
church desiring to engage in any bus
mess outside of his church duties
must get the consent of the first presi-
dency and the twelve apostles before
he can do So" said Mr.. Smith.
Mr. Taylor returned to the testi-
mony in regard to the number of chill
dren Mr. Smith has had since the
manifesto of 1890, and he reported
that there had been eleven, to the
best of his recollection.
Are you sure of the NUMBER"
81 cannot say that | am absolutely
sure"
Now, 1 don't want to be imperti-
nent, but isn't it a fact that there
have been twenty?" asked Mr.. Taylor.
mo, nothing like that" was the an
swer.
~ Taylor again asked for a de-
oiled schedule of Mr.. Smiths chill
,.Ten born since 1890, and over the
protest of Mr.. Smith, Chairman Bur
rows directed that the question be an
Swered
Mr.. Smith gave list of children by
the wives in the order in which he
married them. The list is as follows:
BY Julina-Edith and Rachel
BY Sarah-Asenath and Jenneta
BY Edna-Martha and one child
which died.
By Alice-Fielding Jesse and An
drew.
By Mary-silas, Agnes, James and
maybe Calvin.
He said he did not know the age
of the last named.
Mr. Taylor questioned the witness
in regard to the ages of several others
of the children, and Mr. Smith an
swered: Il am not in the habit of
carrying birth records about with
me-" Both the prosecution and the
defense announced that they were
through with Mr.. Smith for the pres
ent, but before he was allowed to
leave the stand Chairman Burrows in
quired: How many children have
you now, Mr. Smitii %
"Forty-two,' was the answer
''Twenty-one boys and twenty-one
girls. and l am proud of every one of
Them"
As Mr.. Smith started to leave the
stand Senator Dubois again stopped
Il. Al
Woodruff and of President Snow at
the time of their deaths.
cit appears that both were more
than seventy when the manifesto was
issued" said Senator Dubois You
have testified that both obeyed the
law in relation to polygamous cohabi-
tation and have not practiced it since
that time. l think it likely"
Senator Overman said that he had
a pamphlet saying that Jesus Christ
was a polygamist. Turning to Mr..
Smith he asked: as that what your
church teaches?"
mo, SIR was the response. what
we teach is that Jesus Christ was de-
scended through a long line of polyga-
mists through David and down to
Abraham"
With that Mr.. Smith left the stand.
having been the only witness in the
five days the hearing has progressed.
The prosecution then called to the
stand Mrs. Clara Mabel Kennedy of
Sewer county, Utah, who testified to
having been married into a plural
marriage since the manifesto of 1890.
p. ~
Washington, March 8.-The senate
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