Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-11
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BEFORE COMMITTEE
i. 4 A,'I:p, s,s,,,y,,a l''''''-
-, loo and The Prosecutions
Hereunder
l[LlEs THE 1HAlCHES 'A'''
,..,,,ri,l Campaign, His Defeat
u W. finn of Joseph 10
RawliuS'
,lLIEs THE THATCHER CASE

'lG N.Y. : eryIeges and elections was
pia', y .n' today in the testimony OF n.
n's' s,S ID, formerly United states ,ss
. .,s,, .ttorpsy in Utah who lo .1io Tue
'Si''' !, i n. Moses Thatcher episode
ss ,,., 4 't is Ii, version, yhIca IVA. was
a''Ns .n' by Official records Apostle
ssas ri thatcher persisted in continuing
A''' .'d,S,,e for the United states
~ ...lo,, the wishes Of the quor.
rils y, s' ,no.tles. and on that accoun.
90 = ". Is "a be mot IN harmony WIN
vas R.a ~ The history Of the cam y
" Cas,i m,Ss against the wishes oil MS
i.as - . ss,Srmons' Of his defeat ,,, anu aa
s.os ,.. " trial before a COMMITTEES e
h' ,s wv oscIsls was given IN detall,
q gh asl. TySatchers submission TO 'he
W y s.s n the smoot Investigation,
y ~, le0 ,,su,s N showed Thatcher
Ih' . .s in spirit and bowling an
l'A. .2,, With ~ The mandates Of the Church
so's w., X. consent OF an officers quo
y gay ~, Wv ~ attained IN order that ne
N ' ssatnus in good standing I'm, Ine
SN ~. ~p y, me testimony was to show
I9lPY% ~, y necessary, according TO the
"a, veg Cl.rcb for Reed SmO0t
~ s', " attained the consent OF lhe
p ls nv S S he could have become a
lei i,,., v' ,or NE senate. In addition
,sI thatcher episode. Mr. Clllch i ",
y. g' ~ history Of the prosecutions IN
I. M "" N ehsrses Of polygamods cohap-
lui~ .' % me passage Of the Ed
l. arI, aw and the legislation m tne
y 49,. w and state which affects MOT
v '," o. polygamy, His story was
's.i, and entertaining, aud he was
stuIglsi but little .,.,, h,s,o,.
lssrsW Jensen, the assistant nlstol- :,
a me- Church, gave testimony
.ssrS !, me supremacy Of the presi-
~, i me- Church. lie related inc
s .',sa3. Of The church. its control by
,,l,Jsrt, Of stakes and Bishops Inc
l..''iso, oi the Church, said The wit
~, s' sSronted the presidents OF the
~, ~ 5ne Sc In number, and THESE
I.asr appointed the bishops, several
s'stD5 IN number The Bishops
ma not act until their appointment
ss approved BY the president OF the
Ngyh
Mr. cRITcHLow ON THE STAND
4 a, afternoon session Of the COM
rna Atty. Tayler for the prosecu'
yp called TO the stand +. u. Crltch.
X FORMERLY a United States dlstrlc'
lvsney for Utah lie is one of the
lN,aisns against Senator Smo0t
Liw M was appointed assistant dis
,re attorney and in 1890 again took d
snllr position at Salt Lake city. lie
y, eNei as school trustee and IN the
hnshNn for one term. He spoke OF
q ngase Of the Edmunds act IN ISM
" tr law making pOlygamous co..
hkhl0n a crime and providing fol
d, Acknowledgement Of those found
rly q violations. In 1887 there was
iAS a provision relating TO adultery
aid ue,her provision for the disestab.
lsirsnt II the Mormon Church and
NJ hs disposition Of the property OF
As ChgrCh,
m trst persecution was that OF
Rsiisl Clawson, now an apostle Of IN,
ClerA who was sentenced TO serve
i'Eyla In prison for polygamy
Another was the conviction or th'
ANn Of unlawful cohabitatlon In 1855
4 Angus N. Cannon, president Of tn,
Nh lake stake.
'lAth,' said Mr.. Critchlow. prose
alEn Etfe lnaugurated with yigor
y. many men and women went int,
tt'g over 1000 men We're convicted
~ N',enced, II remember rightly
w CIltchlow said an opportuni,!
'egNn BY The courts to the personl
ca'elsd 10 escape jail service b!
tNsng that In future they woul,
Wue law, but TIE chance Of escap
adjustment vas not accepted gen
Nv, Vny three persons complyln,
'stts ruling Of the court.
alhulhg he said Among thes,
- BISHOP Sharp, a director Of III,
san racltc railroad and an old man
~ accepted the terms and wa
r'l'lS removed, that being under
~ 70 oe The policy Of the Churcl
ss lne e9cuine Of the Church wa
AtsNtld by members"
~ sllness told OF A visit TO IN
~. v Gov, Caleb W West and Nj
49,, 'h'sIeede fol pardons for IN
40 N The Offer was refused.
NJ y. aa, ,.9Iy Of the Church bctwcel
~ w was given by M- Critch
a, I ,ilE the circulation Of a stor
v,,.,I'.,%'. -ages had boen give
\, Wv, wy atd that unlawful cohablta
,,e,,a ~ !, ~ Ihe wane. H. covered N
: w " Az acts eNeotIng polyga' a
E,nt. 1o,lAm' Including the renre
en-. made to Congressional com
NM !, wnlch visited IN, lerrItor
r,n We admission OF I',ah az
t,'h , .us purpose ~ his statcmer
AII WV " T,eate the ser imont that I'm
IA. ,r,s, v Vslhg obcyed, bur In secrs
G,,S,S' S . polygamy, 9ni ,bo, a.
tUst, Nv, ,S !, iireconclable to new con
Eth sSs ' US members wero consn,,
~ Rl'r'na., lle law. Mr. Crltohio,,
t'y coro. s'sa very lltD,. ana told nj
M sa,s ls He said that In ~
au legislature In 1896. when !
On d : '. member, there w9s a " dismoi !
tN' cSu Up az legislation to Inc ShIo,
e.at '' 70 see II 1t were proper err
c y s,,ion to the ,To.o. r,,
w en- n.y. ct C.iichlow said a lo,,or M "
= iraIrr " y, which had the p vi rs
mt % ' y, Republicans and Dan
nsS tould = 70 maintain A 'T ro Dcu
hi,f,,t q nv " swung either Way in ~
sl,fsut ter MY aVnsutch. Tho Church y. a,
sSsAlsS,'Is'a , Ms thls letter pSlS a a
MNo,sIns y Moses That, nor coni II,
srs S I I. and nd IN r" ,SS Of The Dem
4, r. Iir active campaign Ip' foS OF u.s. u.s.
Vi ~ isglslatSfcS.~Sr senate by u
:, rssN.n q H, with the wishes OF 1g', 4
VIA M ' !. finally dro oro Of apostle
w., lssAoS,s t tSs matter, ana, s Si
HAN Ss declared that S'Iat t5o i, mt. u
So1 tSr the u 'nIISrI'i Itself in INT i
natSe sympathy y WSs s.i senet
sit, .ssd' tor s ! was un %''n %
sllS: s 81, \, NJ S%'' 4SstdlSSsSs' liberty 2,
+ "a SpS iIa'P R, ended IN nth the 'S Sle
s s,t W, s,, WI iIf Known as ser, sss9SiG
nslr eh,,e working as.Iu mat u
'''' could 'sn, 'sf' ne ,s' ,s SSs5a