Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-14
r,sit,d That Ex-senator
3 I',,pl /. RnVIia' is a
Mormon
lup,1 STARTLING STATEMENT
T., Colt He Insisted That he
n% ~. W. What Hc Vas Talk
log About

y h.sn chosen as an or, a,,er no
M S,S church and that si.eF :, nv
y"na0 '.o.,n he would have been DE-
" = , ~.. asserted by Judge .. Ogden
hl''' .. VS. United states attorney !,
HlH IS, a,', % lsso, and later a Judge Of
iNn ,, i,s court Of Utah, who was a
=. .. s,T today in the smoot case before nor
sl''. . m on privileges and cleo
l@l ,,o,,rA Of Judge
, ~ testimony was his declaration
~" ,',,nsr United States Senator
w ~, vss still a Mormon even
wv. :. ,,oOd out against the Church
n'.sa w natter Of interference IN poll
u zoe w, NAV Van Cot took the witness
~ u s tor the statement, ana the COL J.
sssy .nlyensd the close Of inc oa' .
hlflns, ,,.,ors adjourned the
lhEiFirln pullVN' l..
....s" today subject to call. II ~
's,'sc,,d there will be a number VI
ap ..s.S. mere within a week or 10 days'
49,. We ,boss wanted are Apostles Mer-
ADus Tsssdale and John Henry
~ ~ ~ rhose alleged plural marriages
s..'5y nave been Iecounted by witness
~ u oor,r,t,,ae todav
.'.v.I coples OF four standard Nor
, 49, boOss Pearl OF Great Price, BOOK
IN v~mon, Articles Of Faith and Doc
N. and Covenants, each one with IN
srr,Ion showing they are gifts from
Jesph T, Smith ,.,,,.,o,,,
M Chtchow resumed his testimony
,ri,, eross.examInation after the re-
-, n examination concerning the
ss,ifhsr episode II was brought out
Ia thatcher was In the same status
hlNjas to poygsmy as was Brigham
n Roberts when he was elected to
lS,gr~ and that Mr.. Cannon made
M csnpaIn for the senate against the
v,he. q the Church just as did
hatcher.
Instances were asked In which the
Church Interiered In business matters
ii III. last FIVE years, aud Mr.. Critchlow
nntloued the location Of a union sta
tbn In Salt Lake, the incident at Brig.
IAN tity, In which the Church Is said
10 have opposed a certain amusement
hI, a case before the high council OF
lh Church, In which the parties were
jensen vs.. the Dietrich Land & Live
SICK company, and certain water liti-
nlloh between the Salt Lake and the
Es, Jordan canals,
M. Critchlows Information on the
EblSi was Indefinite, and he said he
cld Hye no competent testimony on
NJ sbiett
he witness was asked concerning q
Statement In former testimony that u
Mormon" committee dictated leglsla-
TN 10 the first session Of the Legisla-
Tux.
he named as this committee c. w.
hnrose, W. W. Ritter, James sharp,
Villain h, King, r S. Richards and
ANTS " Tanner Mr. Richards was
attendance at the hearing as adviser
NJ ne Mormon witnesses.
NJ Van Colt asked the witness what
Information he had as to the existence
aH'h a committee, and said he knew
nVn admissions made by George O.
Vuinon and Heber ], Grant and certain
henoer Of the legislature in inter-
wv published In April, 1896, in the
wv LAKE Herald, then edited by B. II.
@0efls' the Salt Lake Tribune and the
nslvlsss Of Grant and Cannon in the
ltsn, News.
ne aso said he had received a letter
lN1 Joseph Munson, a member from
u.as valley, giving information as TO
MS .ses between Munson and
e,hop stevens, In which Stevens said
y ~. va oeen decided by Church author
", W. lall lnasmuch as the Legislature
~ inexperienced II was best TO have
s .,lilIee OF the Priesthood TO pass
Epr ''"'' " was
"pdE HlLEs ON THE STAND.
,, lse Ogden lilies Of Salt Lake civ.
r"hl United States attorney in
~ ron 1876 TO 1889, in pretacine.
u gumony, said he had drawn more
ss' ',i.s and prosecuted more cases
Russs s 'r cohabilatIon under the Ed.
aal h Utah. '""" a'S o'her ON
Nj n ns INST two years the people, he
n. A. re 'eiV'ed to obey the law desnI,o
isj.r,' !, wa. opportunity was given Of
bgi p " escape punishment II they
| h rs s rI,Olnlse not to violate the laws
N9,sI " eonaoItatlon Those peo-
a,y sb. , 'ne witness, said they must
M Of S,n "a" T q God rather than the
n,st S o'' a.. They seemed to think II
Church rn SIpO'.aey TO 90 counter 10 the
n hs l,as' even In obeylng the laws
Md aSS u q, Inc cases We're pressed
Rcsls ~ liner soen the people began 10
lc0i lpA \ ,o UDs Inc law, for they were
@n.sQusDasvyu Ia not pay the fines. ana
Dcit.i thst nv ~ became generally re-
tAlSIs,Ins, 'ae practise of polyganoua
IA, N.Y.. was breaking Inn y
.oVpa s ,olss covered much ., ,,o
w. CttchIov oyer S,, IN the testimony Of
alton cf p,n. out IN regard to the COS -
NarIiss,o ~ y,SsssS o until after Inc
aths ds,.N ",O he added many Ir, sre
D@i'sO , vsi He said there @'u MY inter-
AS g,n,rsi,yy' Prosecute cases wbon V thc
'. manifest, was ooeyed but that after
s aS,asn' had ret rp seen % that the
Inn a, mae ns said this was s eyIdo o,u
Ngnnoos !, crops Of children from
wing D. FAMILIES which continued tTu ~
csil Bought ss,'s.'aminatlon Mr.. VIM
Ne sl,o,los.ulng Church inG,,o y, ,estl-
v sSSsoiI sdss ies stated t0r od me sen,
sslg s .S q. States senate OIs II he ee CI
ssSSInon' cSureSSe 'n approved by The the
zen ay w .n that II Mr. sr,oo. =.
ssael no. tINs aS OF the cSU urCh' ne, hsd
@s.Sr.mSsnn, an n apostle and nd b OF mat nat
| NJ zen electsdgd4 he could
esItAou,V \. could not hava ,oo,,
'S'nt IS GOWN" Son.i been an apostle POST ee eri
l.. ~ oaHdIaS,sS ISa m first ti tha, no
| ,..ot 'SS wifi Nj Van ans c no, an apOs'
sroe.iy u ~ candidacy VIVA was 10. .
A va. to 1hs ~ after Il WAS %Is i CSnSi,
%s no. ~ b, zen US WHY yor 49,.
s .Di.c Vas s V.,n elected wheS MI q
W.. no had No q, ahnounced--wns 1