Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-08
Pres. Smith of Mormon Church
Concludes Testimony.
Testifes That He Is Father Of Forty
Two Children.
Mondays Proceedings in This Most
Celebrated Case.

l'c'u 'oAioot " SIT as IL senator, both
the prosecution ard the defence an
nnunccd that they We're through with
MIN ana another witness was called
This WIS Mrs. Clara Mable Kennedy
VII" toi1 some secrets of the Mormon
tEurch which, if not broken down. will
Prove as important as the statements
~ PRESIDENT Smith that he and other
"'f;'cra nave been persstcntly cohabi-
ttinG with plural wives in violation
% the law. Mrs. Kennedy said she wa.
married by Brigham Young, an apostle
al the church, to james Francis John
son, 4 poiygamist, since the manifesto
d $3.50, ana she has had two children
by the husband. The marriage was
performed in Mexico according to The
witness, at the home OF d high official
Of the church.
WASHINGTON. March With President
'"S.hH r. smith of the Mormon church.
again on the stand for the defence. ti!c
second w"ri; Of The investigation of the
'lh""i cas-" opened. today, bnfoI" IL"
= i''t" c"mnittc" on privileges aud c!~
tt''F. 'thitor Dubois put into the record
"a - as I%ure>; for tab taken ia l>'".
I" nov that instead OF only :; ~. Irr
'I'- - I"iYGamy as Mr.. Smith had said.
ii HJllF there were about ~. l,cr cent.
81 t'r Mormon population Of poI,Alni"us
'''' WHO were living ia state Oi uoiYgt-
- ia l'-H'. Senator Dubois gave il AZ
ilt ""iri"iI that there hes lr-i no mate
'''i '"iHc ti"n in the number %: polys't-
la'..iS -iuc" 1&@
Mr. Warrington conducted til" cXami-
I"i;i'n q Nj Smith to aS"rrttn tn" pro-
D+% Undergone in cases uf cAcummunica-
t'uH.
Ih' Witness cxplanrd The mruncr III
wh-'h !lic church is divided into divisions
:" "a'iS and stats aud tn" ala .hin"rE
q lh" organization through which
charges a:'tiuSt any person i3avn to h..
hr"Elt H!Id Id*s"d ~. II" said til" ai,"s-
i!"s have nothing t" do with tn" judi
CIl welfare of The church. They i""'tcE-
other hrit!,f. The president. the apoei lc>;
a"d high counscll"rs forming What i
tro"n as TIM -" meet once "A Week
tor prayer ANA consultation on matters
generally rclHtinS To the church.
y iItI!c effort by President RriGha NJ
Yum" in $40 to have Bishop Jacob W.
W"yl"r removed from the lc!dership of
ward was related by Mr.. Smith to show
thft tn" presidency does not exercise
r"Tcr over tho wishes OF tho people ana
that the nemhers of the church BY the
freedom of their Not" in reality form tho
le~cr of government. Several other like
Instances were related for the same gem
Mr.. Worthington read the revelation by
d"s"rh Smith, Jr. Jan. ii, ISL. nominat-
- EE brigham Young AS president. and all
.. Of tho members of the high council and
= oomr.ls.AS = " ASsepts,th6' rtriiTa TORS or
7" retcer tlftm IN general conference. Mr.,
Smith Declared that even m the original
revelation naming, n successor to the first
president it was in the power OF the MEM
i,eIs to accept or reject.
Mr.; Smith in reply to an inquiry said
iced Smoot became an apostle April ..
1850
fright here let me ask You when your
last child was born" asked MI Worth
=, II don't know whether tiat has any
but believe it was. on til" day Mr..
Sinoot became an apostle
Then there has been nonr sincc:''
asked Mr.~Northington.
No. sir
Then. 50 farGas you ami Mr. Smcoi
~" concerned. you, were i'll harmony
remarked Ar Eurlcws
Mr.. Wnrthng:ou inquired whether NJ
amy of the joint meetings Of TIE i.i.i
presidency and the apostles ths uue'-l ion
al poly Ga NOUS, conabits ton had bef,' ois.
cuas"d. Mr.. smith said it had n"t>ri,i q
~ ;a advisory talk or in regard to ttkil-
"a il action to prevent tho practice. H.
.rriucd that when Mr., Su."rt h"ra,i,
"a apostle the status OF most Of tile p"iv
;;amsis had been fixed many y.Irs =
fnic. In answer to questions w Nj
W"rthnEtun and senator Bnrf"'.s. Mi
Smith said Senator Smoot had r"vrr 81
NiS"d FOR or against continutl.'" II poly
LaMntS CphlnitatiOn
In r'ln 'nN to convictions NJ SmitI
said there have been Gonr SIM tho man
ifos;tu al i%o. that all of IL" cuiriCti"i.
n'"r the Edmunds law WIZ ,,, Mi''l, =.
t" Mi. Worthiuston as c";nr-'l i"r sit
Smith 49, .s
II protest. slid Mr.. W"rtlin@ton. .
I'm not the attorney Tor me witE"-s !
was. the cxtmin;ition would have to"
/, list of the first judges SOLICITED sirc
Utah was q state showed that the fnrm'
territorial Judges chosen with"u
cxc"rt!on aud that all of them had for
urrlv sent Mo1mnu% to prison Tor p"i\
;;annus cohal itnti0u The puTl"@" :
this Was 40 DENY the Inference t,lat til
Mormon church dominates the courts.
Mr. WorthiuiIton read the list OF s.ha
tors and rrl'"""niatlIrS e.rGdcu ihn,
tth since the manifesto of i;!h 70 Sn'
the perccit.ii,r uf N"rmons to G"ntil'+
The wi'u--.s WIS asked in regard /" ''ts
! WAS nc = Mormon :, Ceu:ilcH in "
4, -aryi to rl~,ul, J. cannon. who was cl'c
q I'd tn tho Scunt". Mr. Smith said: ii
WIS c'n>scd AS a Mormon, but he WAS
your one.
~ the. cnuc,u-inn of the examination
rru..iu /" III" COURTS and the personnel
tl.r n.u 81 tho bench the hearing a'
rgur"d until later IN III" day. 49,.
ST the beginning Of the afternoon Sc!
,i,n Nv Smith said that according
I'LL. lost understanding Presidents Woo
'lf ana Stow conf"rmcd 10 the former
ur,uil,.sio and "b"ycd the law -
,,,.p:ttnr Foraker asked Mr.. Smltn II !
l,l irrJ any objection to Mr. Smoot %
,u,lfr. a candidate for United Stat
S.ratnr Mr.. Smith answered:
Il gave my consent to his becoming
.Wtv lid You Think Your consent nece
yarvN' asked Chairman Burrows.
.I:rCauSN il is Il rule that anyone
t', general authorities of the church q
String to engage in any business cutSI'
~ his church duties must get The Co
sent of the first presidency and the
APOSTLES before he can do 81. said Al
Smith.
Mr. TAYLOR returned to the testimony,
regard to the number of children "
Smith has had since the manifesto OF II
and he repeated that the.sr h4d been ii
thc host Of his recollection. Mr.. ray
pressed the witness for a detailed stat
ncnt of the children ny the wives al
the witness protested vigorously.
chairman Burrows directed th2t I
question he answered.
MIR Smith gave n list o. children
the wives in the order in which lie ms
ried them. The list IS as follows:
t;v Iulina-Edith and Rachel.
Ey Sarah-Aseneth and Jannetta
Er Edna-Martha, and one child VIII
drd.
Rv AliCc-Fielding. Jesse and Andre
Bv Mary-Silas. Agnes. James and M
I've Calvin He said he did not know
Inp of the last named