The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-21


puted to be in Liverpool. England, and
John w. Taylor and Cowley. Taylor
was said to have been absent a year
and Cowley was said to have been IN
Canada. but no information could be
learned concerning him. Others who
could not be found were Lillian Ham
lin, alleged 10 have been a plural wife
or the Apostle, Abraham Cannon, Win
SLOW and Sarah Farr, Mary Bring
hurst. Ella G. Stefinson. Thomas c.
Chamberlain. Mary Danes. J. NJ. Tan
Eer. Charlotte Robury and Nell c
Brown. All of these persons were said
by the witness to be reputed to be
poiygamists. Apostle Merrill was
found. but was unable TO appear here
CT account Of illness.
wOrthingtOn Objected.
During the examination OF the United
States marshal, Attorney Worthing-
ION objected TO the character of Mr..
| layers examination Oh the ground
that it was misleading
Il have not objected heI etOfore." said
Mr.. WOrthington but there has been
4 persistent effort here to throw smut
c;l Senator SmoOt. Just because some
person has tried to evade service. Sure
/ u the counsel ought TO come closer TO
/ Trooper examination He charged Mr..
1ayler with asking questions that he
I would not attempt in court of law.
J Chairman Burrows said this case is
not trial but an inquiry and the COM
/ mittee should follow every trail in
/ order to get at the truth of the condi-
tions; that the names of persons re-
puted to have knowledge on the sub
! ject should be brought OUT In order
that they may be summoned as wit
nesses.
Deputy Was Followed.
Marshal Haywood in narrative form
told Of his efforts to find the persons
! for whom he had subpoenas one
| deputy made drive of 100 miles and
. reported to the marshal that he had
| been followed and his movements
watched by young man who asserted
he was soliciting subscriptions for
magazines.
Marshal Haywood testified that poly
| gamOus marriages were numerous up
TO the time Of the Edmunds-Tucker act
IN 1887, and on cross examination said
practically no effort had been made to
put stop to these marriages.
| Mrs. Fannie G. ThuTber. a plural wife
| Of Joseph Thurber. was sworn. She
said she has four children and that her
/ husbands first wife has eight. Both
wives live at Richfeld. Utah. but in
| houses one block apart. The youngest
child of the witness is ~ years old
Story Told by owen.
Charles NJ. owen. who has beer. as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Tayler i'm accumulat-
ing evidence i'm the Mormon investiga-
ton. was sworn in. He said he be
came interested in the question in
January. 1899. by receiving an offer
from a New York paper TO look after
the interests i'm the anti Roberts cam
paign. the paper was conducting. Later
he was retained by the Woman's In
! ational council Of New
York and still later by the protestants
/ against Senator SmOot retaining his
seat. Mr.. Owen testified that he had
made the closest investigation possible
about polygamy i'm Utah and never ac-
cepted anyone's word about polygam-
Gus marriages. He said Apostle Taylor
is reputed 20 have taken two wives
within two or three years and that
Apostle COwley has taken another wife
within three years. Taylor now has
five wives said the witness.
Where are Apostles Cowley and
TaylOr?" asked Mr.. Burrows.
Il understand they are in hiding in
Canada" said the witness.
Merrill's Nine Wives.
Continuing. he said Apostle Merrill
has nine wives. two taken since the
manifesto. Consulting the church
encyclopedia. the witness said Apostle
Merrill has fOrty-five children and 127
grandchildren.
And he is the man who is said TO be
very ill?" asked Mr. Burrows.
He is was the response.
Mr.. Tayler then brought a great
many names of persons reputed to be
living in pclygamy. together with
dates of marriages and the number OF
children born Of these plural wives
since the manifesto.
Warrant For Grant.
Witness owen testified to swearing
out an information for Apostle Heller
/ j. Grant because of his holding Ou
his polygamOus relations i'm an address
before the Utah state university. M
owen said Grant left the country an(
has not since returned
Action was also begun by Mr.. over
Z against Angus NJ Cannon and on his
plural wives. Mr.. Cannon was con
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