The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-14

he was married first in 1884 and agar
IN 1899. His first wife died in 1900. Foi
ten years. he said he lived with two
wives and had children by both o.
them.
The witness said he went through
the temple with his second wife two
or three years ago and they were
sealed. but no legal marriage had tax.
en- place. He said he had taken nc
steps to conform with the law in re-
lation to marriages.
Then, as you understand it. you are
/ not legally married t. your present
wife?" asked Mr.. Taylor
No. sir. not so far
You said, not so far, " said Mr.. Van
/ Colt, one of the attorneys for Mr.
Smoot '.What did you mean by that %
Mr.. Hickman explained that he had
been little negligent, but that he and
his wife had decided that they should
| be married. He said of the fifty or
sixty teachers in the university he was
morally certain that only two. Mr..
Brimhall and himself, had been polyg-
amists
The witness said he took the woman
who became his second wife in 1890 to
Mexico and that the ceremony had been
performed while they were walking
through the country. He said there
were no polygamOus marriages per-
formed in the United States at that
time. He could not remember who had
acted as witnesses. nor If there had
been any record made of the marriage
The Marriage in Mexico.
Mr.. Hickman again took the stand at
, D. m.
Chairman Burroughs asked Mr.. Hick-
man concerning his marriage inN Mex
leo. and WAS told that the ceremony
was performed by some man named
Mcdonald. who, the witness said. must
nave obtained his authority directly or
indirectly from the president of the
church.
Mr. Hickman said he believed in plur-
al marriages at the time, but has not
believed in them since the manifesto
which ne regarded as binding upon all
members of the church as 1.-THE ex-
pressed Will Of God"
Mr.. SmoOt, in a conversation since
the investigation began. had expressed
to him the opinion that there would be
no more plural marriages.
Mrs. Geddes' Testimony.
Mrs Margaret Geddes of Salt Lake
city said she was born I'm Glasgow
Scotland, whore she was converted TO
the Mormon faith, and went to Utah
twenty years ago. She became the
plural wife of William Gedds in Lo-
gan, Utah, the same year. She said
she did not live with her husband much.
as he remained i'm Oregon. his other
wife living in Blaine City She had
four children. Her husband died i'm
Oregon, and she then went TO her hus-
bands first wife, and there a baby was
Dorm She broke down crying as she
gave this evidence. 1t was brought out
that her husband died thirteen years
ago and that her youngest child is
now 532 years old. She said she had
not been married a second time and re-
FUSED 10 give the name of her youngest
chiids father. She broke down again
as she told the committee she had no
one to look after her and that she sat
IN the waiting room from 2 a. m. until
daylight after arriving at Washington
this morning.
Mormonism in the Schools.
Arthur Morning. a teacher in the pub
lie schools of Utah. said he had been
called on TO conduct religious classes in
ms school of twenty pupils He read 4
letters from the Box Elder stake presi- I
1ehcy instructihg him how to outline I
ne Mormon class work. one letter was !
lated about a year ago and another in /
september. 1904. Mr. Morning said he 1
was not a Mormon himself.
Mr.. Iayler offered in evidence pass
ages from the Book of MOrmonfsm sent
% all grades OF schools. They were
argely composed of sketches OF the
ives OF prominent Mormons. among
hem the president Of the church ana
he apostles. including Senator Smoot.
Senator Hopkins asked Mr.. Tayler
What he expected to prove by tat.
We are proving" said Mr.. Tayler.
that the Mormon church is teaching
IS religion at public expense and that
he lessons are largely composed of
biographies OF men who are notorious
'almer said the committee did not look
nto the question of whether or not the
ate OF $40 day was a fixed allowance.
ot thinking It relevant
Padded Expense Account.
The charge against Judge swayne Of
wearing that his expenses were $40 q
ay. when, in fact, these expenses were
roved 10 be considerably less. he said.
lands unexplained and undefended by
ne judge IN order that il might be
as a part of the record in
ne case and taken into account in
laking up the decision of the house. ;
ir. Clayton of Alabama quoted from ,
decision of the court of claims re-
arolng what may be regarded as pro- !
er expenses of a judge.
After concluding his resume of, the
violence Mr.. Palmer said that If Judge ,
wayne had done well he ought to 0e
indicated and sert out with the COM !
'endation wei done good and faith I
II servant"
Case Should Be Tried.
II Judge Swayne had done IN he :
light TO be sent to trial. where his
,ouse and APOLOGIES may or NAV NOT $
'ceive consideration. II the house