The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-22

liability should he answer questions
which might incriminate him
Danger OF Prosecution.
Mr. Burrows thought the witness was
protected by the revised statutes. but
Mr. WOrthiugtun said the statutes ala
not prevent persons VINO desired to-
prosecute the witness from taking the
records OF the hearings and thus learn
ing where was TO be found the neccs-
sary evidence for conviction
chairman Burrows said the witness
was at liberty TO decline TO answer any
questions ne chose. but NIr. Worthing-
ton insisted that the refusal must be
based on the ground that the witness
feared 10 incriminate himself.
Nj Iayler observed that he did not
desire answers to any questions which
related To marriages that were not full
ly exempted from prosecution under
the statute of limitation. and on that
statement directed that the question
concerning the second marriage of Mr..
Cannon should be answered The Of.
hclal reporter then read the question
10 Whem We're YOU next married."
Anna Amanda Mouseley."
When were you married to hero
asked Mr.. Tayler.
Two at p Time.
AT the same hour that was mar
. ried to Sarah Maria MOuseIey''
BY the same ceremony
Yes"
To whom were YOU next married -
Nj Cannon again inquired OF the
chairman II he must answer. and Mr.
Burrows replied That is for YOU 10
answer or decline To answer. Other
witnesses have answered similar cues
tions. think the question is d proper
one
Mrs. Clara Mason. i'm 1S75.' replied
Mr. Cannon also saying he was mar
ried 10 Martha Hughes i'm 1884. Maria
Banning i'm 1856. Johanna g. Dounelson
in 1886 and that ne had not been mar
Tled since that time All his wives
were living.
The witness asked if he remembered
+ a prosecution against him i'm 1886 for
rehabilitation with Ma rtie Hughes Can
non, and he answered that he remem-
bered the prosecution. but did not re-
member which wife he was charged
with cohabiting with He said he was
arrested, but had not testified az any
hearing When asked To describe the
residences of his various wives. he said
. they all lived in Salt Lake county nut
/ in separate houses: that he had fam
/ lies by five of his wives
Only Occasional Visits
do you live with all OF your wives
/ now Mr.. Tayler asked.
. Il am sorry 10 say that 7 do not
/ Why Because You are now i'm
? Washington and cannot be living with
. them2T
. NO. Because of an agreement made
by the church which cOmpels me TO
be as modest as ! can
Chairman Burrows asked I'm regard
to this agreement. and the witness said
he referred To the manifesto Of 1890 de-
claring against continuation of pc
lygamOUs cOhabitati0u-
What has been the effect of that
manifesto upon YOU
1T has made me- more modest and F.
have only been as attentive as I felt
common humanity required me 20 be-
What do YOU mean by that2"
Il mean that this church order has
made me more cold i'm my treatment
Of them than 7 should"
Chairman Burrows asked many ques-
tons concerning the attitude Of the
witness toward the laws of the land
and laws OF Bod. both of which de
clared against polygamOus cohabita-
Jion. and his obligation TO his fam
Trying to Be Good.
Mr.. Cannon said he was meeting the
situation to the best of his ability and
trying as nearly as possible 10 equaIize
his loyalty To all OF his obligations. He
related the proceedings at the recent
. conference ut salt Lake, at which
President Smith had been supported for
the testimony he had given I'm Wash
ington When asked if the people had
ceDsured the president Of the church
for his testimony. ne said he had heard
of no criticism. but that they regretted
the circumstances which made such
disclosures necessary
Chairman Burrows asked the wit
ness how IL was that the resolutions
adOpted at that conference had not
declared against poiygamOus cOhabita-
ton and did declare against polygamy.
The witness replied that the question
, OF pOIvgamous cohabitation had not
Eeen mentioned: that il was under
stood that those who had plural wives
should not parade them extensively,
but should care for them Mr. Cannon
1 said he had seconded the resolution
that had been adopted
DO you mean that You VIII so on
- living with your plural wives2' the
chairman asked
, 7 will have 10 improve greatly II L
b don't I follow the diCtation of my
conscience in the matter
Only the Very Pure.
Mr.. Cannon declined to reveal the
! oaths taken in the endowment house
saying that they were sacred Gov en-
: ants entered into with their Maker.
b. He said that only the very pure are
permitted to enter the endowment
house.
You mean such as yourself ana
= President smith, said Chairman Bur
!. Again and again the witness evaaea