The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-03-08

and sisters I presume you qean what
! we would call half-brothers
! Witness-Yes.
Senator Overman questioned the wit
ness.
Q.-Whcre did your father lives
! Ais home was with his first wife in
! Richrncad, Utah. He came occasionally
to visit my mother who was his third
wife.
/ Q.-How often did he come?
1 avery fourth or fifth night.
Odd he stay long?
A-No. he was very busy man.
! Witness added that his father had
rot taken in marriage any plural vile
since 1890; that three of his brothers
lhave plural wives. and that two of his
sisters are plural wives of Mormons.
! Witness was then excused for the time
/ being
Mrs. Matthews Testifies.
Mrs. Emma Matthews of Marys-
| vale. Utah. mother Of a previous wit
ness. Mrs. Kennedy, was next called.
] She has been member Of the Mormon
I Church for twenty-five years. was
plural wife until the death Of her
husband; then married Mr. Matthews.
ten years ago; is not now a member Of
any Of the woman's organizations of
/ the Mormon Church.
Witness said she had lived I'M the
Mormon colony at Diaz, Mexico con-
sisting Of POO persons. Mrs. Kennedy
was born befOEe witness had become
years ago last June; was living there.
therefore. prior 10 the manifesto Of
7 1880. She knew James Francis Johnson
and his wife for two years prior To
JOhnsOn's marriage 10 her daughter.
I Witness had no objection 10 Johnson X
/ taxing her daughter as a plural Wife
Knew Little Of Daughter.
4 johnson wanted to marry the daughte-
OF the witness Immediately, bat witness
wanted her daughter to wait until she
/ was eighteen years old. After remain
ing one day in Diaz. Johnson. his wife.
! and the daughter OF the witness went 10
Juarez. Mexico, and We're absent Ten
days. They then returned 70 Diaz.
! Mr.. Tayler-Your daughter did not teH
/ you she was married?
] Niness-NO.
Q.-You never have asked her?
Q.-When did she leave your home2
A.-She went 70 her husband the next
/ November.
WOrthington Scores Point.
Mr. Worthington-Was there any rea-
son why the marriage had not been per
( formed IN Diaz?
4
I Tcasdale to perform the ceremony there,
but he would not
/ Q.-What did he say when you made
! tie request?
/ A-That it could not be done; 1t was
! simply impossible.
Q.-You urged It upon bin several
Z times IN the course Of that year?
A.-Yesi but he always made the
! same answer
]
/ that the witEess Joined the Mormon
/ Church in England where she went
| after her first husbandA death She
could not give the date but said he
/ had died in Albany n Y I'm the year
/ President Young died"
! Though witness could not fix the ex-
| act date only by her recollection Of
/ church history. her previous testimony
/ Indicated the year was 1877.
Wltsess said she was an English
woman by birth; that her daughter. Mrs.
I Kennedy. was born In Albany. y. Y. six
/ weeks after witness husband died
George Barbour had two wives when
4 witness married him in Salt Lake City
/ She had met him in England while he
/ was there on a mission for the church;
| knew he had another wife living be-
] came convert TO MOrmonism. and be
/ came Impressed with the lawfulness Of
/ polygamY. She was not informed at the
3 time Of her marriage that polygarny was
/ Illegal or opposed TO laws Of God or
man. witness said in reply to Mr.. HOars
( question.
Merrill Creates Surprise.
At this point the previous witness.
/ Merrill, who was sitting at one side of
/ the ro1tn, was asked by Mr.. Dubois
about his present view OF polygamy.
Merrill finally admitted that he did not
/ uphold the doctrine Of poIygamy. but
/ that he practices IT,
That IS good deal like believing in
prohibition. but not enforcing f. COM
meuted Mr.. Foraker
] Apostle Francis M. Lyman the pros
pective head Of the church In case Of
/ President Smiths death or removal