New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-09
NORN0NS- DEFY LAWS.
admit DISOBEDIENCE.
prosDectiCe Head Of Church Makes
Plea IN Defence Of His Polygamy.

.-..-.gae and Elections to-day in the investiga-
49, N the protests against senator Reed smoot.
ID r.-ah brought ont "a variety of testimony, ~
,s-r the most sensational was that given by
go II T-raar president Of the Twelve ApOs-
p. .s Che Mormon church. and The man chosen
= D. .fa sr--oe=4or 90 President smith. His adj
,.-,1-r were similar 90 those previously made by
- c.f.- Containing 20 tho church government.
- IS more free OF speech than the president of
=. CHURCH. and his testimony. though not ma
-,..r, f.f--lne caused several Of the apostles
.-+ Old shake their heads AT the witness for
- -rrrose 20 compelling more discretion In an
.-l-g care-tors llr Lyman is anEularly built.
IA. fera fe covered with "a growth Of bushy red
-.,ste-s. and his speech Is blunt -Four witnesses
-, al, tre stand to-day. They were Mrs Ken
-. ba- mother A,rs Matthews. Charles Merrill.
II. son or APOSTLE Merrill. and M- Lyman
- CLARA Mabel Kennedy resumed the stand
.,ts morning. ar WCrthiugton. Tor tho cefence
.-.f-rsf -fe cross examination OF the witness,
- ,-s.f-el as 20 Che reasons FOR her marriage
.-,..g Mace sd Juarrz Mexico. instead Of az the
,,-,-r settlement at piaz. where she lived She
Ia .ne knew or no reason and had no Information
-srs-dlne an attempt 10 nave the ceremony per
,---es elsewhere. She said she did not tel any
-. +tat che man 10 whom she was 20 be married
80 another wife and. So for as she knew iho@'
ro-f,-rriug tho ceremony did not know me mar
rfare was no be "a plural one.
r-,e- Mr. yyorthInrton asked Mrs. Kennedy u
,be 5la NOT know that application had been mace
81 t-1e-lo Teasdale. and that ho had refused To
-,e.f1--r r- 20 authorize she plural marriage
.r-rrt aia Die eay9" asked Mr. Worthi0Eton-
.rre said 70 could not be done. as an that had
beer done away with" said Mrs. Kennedy.
N- varrhfngtou called attention 10 the incon-
s,s+o-cv of the statements. and De asked why she
had said she did not know a request had 'eeh
made 20 another 10 perform the ceremony
Il don't know how happened % say ihat' Sal'
,1.a witness Continuing. she said with some emo
,to-. ..Tt was uot pleasant for me 10 think about
those things. and I tried TO put them aside ]
,rfa5 fo fs-eet all Z could about it,
In response to further questions from Mr. TaV-
fer tie vitucs. said her mother told her OF The re-
o,5est 10 Apostle Tsasdale. and that She had no
other knowledge OF the attempt 10 set him to per
form the ceremony.
POITGAAuST by BIRTH AND PRACTICE.
Charles r. Merrill. a son Of Apostle Merrill was
then "a led TO The stand IIe said De the son %
Ms fathers third plural wife, and is himself
po,vcarist. In answer to questions concerning his
own marriages AIr Merrill said De was married first
in sI TO "a wife that died ia lSSs. and THAI be mar
red hs legal wife" Chloe Hendricks IN 1891. and
had i've children by her. lie married another wife
IN IssS the ceremony being performed ga tie Logan
Temple by 10. O.. L1vardson. die had four chill
old and thc youngest Two and q haf years Their
mothers name was Anna b. sJoddard.
'.The marriage 10 nay legal wife 10 1881" said
ar Merrill was solennlzed by my father.
'NeIe yOI living with Anna 3. StOddard when
you married tAe woman you call your legal wife9'
] was. although she had no house She stayed
a. the home 81 her father and her mother and
EyeG with my mOther.' answered the witness.
In answer 20 questions from Chairman Burrows
Nr Merrill said Le has two wives. and g.
cohalrus with both. senator Foraker asked the
rs not The woman you married in 1855 your
leg! vfle9
Dr. Merrill explained that when he married IN
thar urdsr the laws that marriage was not legal,
ard That therefore. his marriage In 1881, after the
deatl ot lls FIRST VIE la lsos made his last mar
The Jrit-ess said he lived with both wives hut
ttai they had different homes in Richmond. Utah,
.You say y5a were living with your mother
Thsn Won were married the second time Where
VS. your father. Apostle Merrill az that time
''iie was on the underground most Of the time"
faiq Jhe witness. 1ocularly. -...
asked Dr. Woryhington
why was ne in hidinF7' asked The chairman
Because about that time there were Vrosec--
answered He said that ottsntmes Ne womb T I'D
see Dis father for a month.
l1 regard % hls larnilg, Mr.. Merrill said he had
6-1-f,-s and sa,e-fee7 sisters Ife ~ iae ,Se flg
rot know but thought There were more than one
NY father lives with his first wife. and comes
~ TIE home az my mother probably not more than
busy man." The witness suDpIerneuteI Ar Ire-r.k
thouEht three of DIS bro hers mad married plural
wives ana tlat two % his sisters had married into
,.The rrosccgJon called TO the stand airs. Emma
Aht.hcEs. * A7fyev-.-e. Utah mother 0f Mrs
clara Mabel KENNEDY. Mrs Matthews said she
y-fve years and was a Mormon herself She had
hen plural VIE. bun was not now. Mrs Ken
hnd, and was born before Ms. Matthews became
aloTrloa. A.t A.a.taews SAID Mrs Kennedy was
70 -laz WITH Der parents sixteen years ago
HER DAUGHTER A PLURAL WIFE
Ms. Matthews said that while living AT Diaz she
haa known mr. johnson f1r two years prior 20 his
marriaEe TO her daughter. and that she had had
10 objection 10 Der daughter becoming bis plural
wife. She remembered well the marriage ~ John
sor 90 boy daughter. and fixed the date definitely
MAJ -sE
Tie jast asked mo 81 I was willing thar he should
nary rE daughter. and 3 said yes" said the wit
re- -ng. she wanted 20 Vat uutl she was
'tate... buy Do was not willing
S1e slw BON 3ig. and Mrs. johnson. the FIRST
We W.'n l.as and hey tauEhter who TO be-
'oll' me second wife. started fur JuaFeZ
10. 3ou iae" they were going 10 Juarez."
,s. D4 s2u know your daughter was TO be married
WY Wy e .... you suppose she was go,ng2"
the. you old NOT see her married."
5.t Igs sae ever told YOU tha, sho was married to
She has ao.. 2 never asked her"
h. concluded lr Nortfinpfo1 asked Il 1urrbe- ~
f-1sLlons Ia which fle fact was brought out that
a.'.le Ieas.alg had advised her sga.ust allowing
ny l 1 YES AGAINST TIE law % ;he church.
49, -.EI-- was temporarily recalled and Ques-
p. r.r..1- Dubois. who asked.
poEeamy9" -
30 sir. was che reply.
.- ~ YOU Practise itr''
~ ~" % Won reconcile the two rtatements2' one
20 men 1rrS ~ the committee asked
-, - witness did not reply. but "a member ~ the
.L-.iiIItte Illustrated by saving that he was Ike
~ man who Eas for prohibition but against the
'lIorcenlert 81 "a
A FOIYGANfTST APOSTLE
Ffanois ~. Lyman an apostle % tho Mormon
"lict. and the prospective successor 81 Air.
'-aiif rs president y tho Church was the next