Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1904-04-27
SM0OT CASE AGAIN
Crafty MCrmOnS Still Facing InterrO'
CATION Points
SOME WARM TESTIMONY is GIVEN
Brigham III. Roberts Examined AS to
the Relations Existing Betwee the
Church and Politics.

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evidence was brought out which Is ov-
poN'oN ~ nav '''''''''" ""'e ''''i i'S Oh
the ntn'sS OIL Mormon Church OIL
ciaI to hold a seat in Congress
1t was shown bv Mr. Roberts los.
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'''i''"H t""' N''h"U' thc consent OIL
the Mormon church he failed of cleo
ton To a seat in CONGRESS- ANA later
with Church ro.,r,if.o, of bf. .,rti-
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eAuoWmehi house obligation Mr..
Roberts was extremely roticent.
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and the thl'd in 1870. He said he has
had children bv all Cf the wives and bv
the first nIu,oI wifa .ipro HE oloction
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Sehator ONerman inquired of Mr..
Roberts whether his first wife and his
second wife had consontod to bis third
otf,
NO S!r' said Mr.. Roberts They
al" NOT learn oi the marriage for three
or lour years.
ROW was that asked Senator Bev-
eriose DO YOU mean to say that the
marriage was not known To any one?'
II was known TO some OF my
lrlehuS, nut not to my wives. was the
ahSWer.
way was TINS marriage concealed
from them! asked Chairman Bur
rows
because dld not want TO embarrass
them.
.oE EN- oarrass them
W ell we know the marriage was il
iesal ana II might ne embarrassing to
'HVNh - they should Tor any reason be
'a!.eH on I'D TESTIFY
Mt. layior asked Mr. kohertS why
ne tho"Sht IL incumbent upon him to
'"Ke pluFal wives.
FROM Dovhood replied the witness.
n"u oeeh taught tue rshtiulncsS
u oi,Ial lidrrlaseS ana peileVed TINS
pldc'lCe to ne ule law OF GOd. knew
that 'lls practice was contrary To the
mar Gates ot Congress. but believed
that the law OF Eou was the highest
RUE ana Leit lmpeilod to obey.
chairman BURROWS ASKED Il number
OF pointed qtesthAs Whlcn brought
o"t tn' coMVe. Saloh from Mr. Roberts
l"at lie sui heneVes IN ana practices
boiE Sahy. he sald that ne believes the
"ooGrlh MANIFESTO was 'ineiy in
INSPIRED ana that now IN IracCciAg
toiSsuhy ne Nno"s ne is d'soheyiag
'o'n me ia"s oi me lahu ana the laws
ul Sud' ne wa" askei why ne cohtln
ueu 10 uisopey t1e laws OIL Goa II ne be
I'eVeu them TO ne the hlShest laws,
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piisations 10 Ihese NleWa. am tryihg
10 90 the pest can 10 IVe within the
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~ the AFTERNOON session MI. hob-
.I's saiu Inc, no act'oh had eVer Deeh taken
Dy the Church IL respect 10 MS ilVlhg
WIN more thah one VIE
:, Suc9.iohs wvis go! !'si'e'''hg WI
i,opFIus ,oo6 view iesaru.ns tne nlahlleSVo
Tl Io'o asaihst pluraI marriages ana
iNlhs III polsysaHy con tatioh' ana
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