The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-03-09
Mrs. Kennedy Questioned.


Merrill, son of Apostle Merrill. and
Mr.. Lyman.
Mrs. Kennedy Questioned.
When Mrs. Clara Mabel Kennedy re-
sumed the stand, Mr.. Worthington, for
the defense, continued cross examfna-
ton and inquired as to the reasons OF
her marriage being performed at Jau-
rez, Mexico, instead of at the Mormon
settlement at DiaZ, where she lived.
She said she knew of no reason, and
had no information regarding an at
tempt to have the ceremony performed
elsewhere. She said she did not tell
any one that the man to whom she was,
to be married had another wife, and
so far as she knew those performing
the ceremony did not know the mar
riage was to be plural one.
Later, Mr.. Worthington asked Mrs.
Kennedy if she did not know that ap-
plication had been made to Apostle
Teasdale and that he had refused to
conduct or to authorize the plural mar
riage.
.swhat did he say?" asked Mr..
Worthington.
HE said it could not be done, as all
that had been done away WITH" said
Mrs. Kennedy.
Mr. Worthington called attention to
the inconsistency of. the statements and
he asked why she had said she did not
know request had been made to an
other to perform the ceremony.
'T don't know how l happened to say
that said the witness. Tt was not
pleasant for me to think about those
things and tried to put them aside. I
tried to forget all could about il"
In response to further questions from
Mr.. Taylor, the witness said her moth
er told her of the request to Apostle
Teasdale and that she had no other
knowledge of the attempt to get him to
perform the ceremony.
Apostles Son Testifies.
Charles F. Merrill, a son of Apostle
Merrill, was then called to the stand.
He said he was the son of his fathers
third plural wife, and is himself a
polygamist. In answer to questions
concerning his own marriages, Mr..
Merrill said he was married first in
1887 to wife that died in 1885,, and
that he married his legal wife" Chloe
Hendricks, in 1891, and had five chill
dren by her. He married another wife
In 1888, the ceremony being performed
in the Logan Temple by M. G. Edward
son. He has had four children by that
wife, the Oldest of whom is nine years
and the youngest two and a half years
old. Their mothers name was Anna
B. Stoddard. "The marriage to my
legal wife in 1891" said Mr.. Merrill,
was solemnized by my father"
Were you living with Anna B. Stod-
dard, when you married the woman
you call your legal WIFE" was asked.
Il was, although she had no house.
She stayed at the home of her father
and her mother, and / lived with my
mother answered the witness.
In answer to questions from Chair
man Burrows, Mr.. Merrill said he now
has two wives and is cohabiting with
both.
Senator Foraker asked the witness:
rs not the woman you married in 1888
your legal wife?"
mo, SIR
Mr.. Merrill explained that when he
married in 1888 he had wife living
and that he understood that under the
laws that marriage was not legal and
that therefore his marriage in 1891,
after the death of his first wife in 1889,
made his last marriage legal one.
Senator Overman asked for de-
scription of the marriage ceremony in
1888, and the witness declared that he
could not remember how 1t was per-
formed except that he went to the tenn
pie in Logan and it was performed
there.
In response to a question by Senator
Dubois, Mr. Merrill said there was no
marriage certificate issued, no record,
or any documents of any kind, so far as
he knew. He said there was no music.
no prayer and no questions that he
could remember.
There was nothing but the marriage
ceremony" he said with emphasis.
To11 to1I OH f11o% VOL
members of the committee demanded.
81 cannot repeat it, said the wit
ness.
do you mean to say that you do
not know the ordinary marriage cere-
mony in your church," asked Senator
Hoar severely
Eyes, /. know that" answered the
witness.
and wasn't that what was used?"
he was asked.
Tells of Wedding Ceremony.
The witness said it was. He was
told to give the substance of it. He
said he and his wife stood up and join
ed hands.
"They made you promise something,
did they not?" inquired Senator Hoar.
YES, SIR
But you have forgotten what 1t
was?'' the senator remarked with a
laugh.
ooh. no, I haven't forgotten" said
Mr. Merrill. He then said that he had
promised to love. cherish and support
the woman.
"And did you continue to cohabit
with her after you married the woman
you call your legal wife?' Chairman
Burrows asked.
The witness said he lived with both
| wives, but that they had different
| homes in Richmond, Utah, about a mile
| apart.
you say you were living with your
mother when you were married the
second time. Where was your father
Apostle Merrill, at that time % was
| asked.
..He was in hiding"
why was he in hfding?" asked the
chairman.
Because about that time there were
prosecutions going on for polygamy,'
Mr. Merrill answered. He said that
oftentimes he would not see his father
| for a month Mr.. Merrill said that he
had taken his 1883 wife to his mothers
home occasionally, and that so far as
| he knew his father did not know thai
he had a wife already when he was
married by his father to the woman he
calls his legal wife. Mr.. Merrill SAID