Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-08

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had another wife. and so far as she
knew those performing the ceremony
did not know the marriage was to be a
plural one.
Later, Mr.. Worthington asked Mrs.
Kennedy II she did not know that APP
plication had been made to Apostle
Teasdale and that he had refused to
conduct or TO authorize the plural mar
rlage
what did he say?" asked Mr., Worth.
ngton.
'Iie sGid II could not be done, rs all
that had been done away WITH" said
Mrs. Kennedy.
INCONSISTENT STATEMENTS.
Mr. Worthington called attention TO
the inconsistency OF the statements and
he asked why she had said she did not
know q request had been made to an.
other person.
IL don't know how happened TO say
that said the witness Continuing
she said with some emotion, 1T was not
pleasant for me. to think about those
things, and | tried 10 put them aside.
| tried TO forget all could about IT,"
In response 10 further questions from
Mr., Tayler the witness said her mother
told her Of the request Of Apostle Teas.
dale and that she had no other knowl-
edge OF the attempt TO get him to per.
form the ceremony.
APOSTLE MERRILL's SON.
Charles +. Merrill. son of APOSTLE
Merrill, was then called to the stand.
He said he was the son OF his fathers
third plural wife and IL himself a
pplygamist. In answer TO questions
concerning his own marriages, Mr..
Merrill said he was married first IN
1887 20 wife that had died In 1889 and
that he married his legal wife, Chloe
Hendricks. In 1891. and had five chill
dren by her. He married another wife
In 1883, the ceremony being performed
In the Logan temple by NJ. c. Edward
son. He has Rad four children by
that wife, the Oldest OF which Is Q years
and the youngest 2h years. Their
mothers name was Anna n. Stoddard.
THE marriage to my legal wife In
1891, said Mr.. Merrill, was solemnlzed
by my father"
Were you living with Anna b. Stod-
dard, when you married the woman
whom YOU call your legal wife?" was
asked.
II was, although she had no house.
She stayed at the home OF her father
and her mother and | lived with my
mother" answered the witness.
In answer to questions from Chair
man Burrows Mr.. Merrill said he has
now two wives and Ia cohabitlng with
both.
Senator Foraker asked the witness,
rs not the woman you married In 1888
your legal wife,
mo, sir"
Mr.. Merrill explained that when he
married In 1888 he had wife living,
and that he understood that under the
laws that marriage was not legal and
that therefore his marriage in 1891
after the death of his first wife In 1889
made his last marriage a legal one.
MARRIAGE CEREMONY.
Senator Overman asked for de-
scriptlon OF the marriage ceremony IN
1858 and the witness declared that he
could not remember how It was per-
formed, except that he went to the
temple In Logan and It was performed
there. In response 10 question by
Senator Dubois. Mr.. Merrill said there
was no marriage certificate Issued, no
record or any documents OF any Kind
so far as he knew. He said there was
no music, no prayer and no questions
that he could remember.
"There was nothing but the marriage
ceremony" he said with emphasis.
"Well tell us about that" several
members Of the committee demanded.
II cannot repeat II, said the witness
DO YOU mean TO say that you DO
not know the ordinary marriage cere-
mony In your Church, asked Senator
Hoar severely.
Eyes. / know that" answered the
witness. -.
And was not that what was askcd'"
he was asked
The witness said II was, He was told
TO give the substance Of Il, He said ne
and his wife stood up and Joined hands
"Then they made you promise some
thing, did they not?' inquired Senator
Hoar
YES, sir"
"But YOU have forgotten what II
was?" the senator remarked WIN
laugh,
"oh, no. | have not forgotten said
Mr.. Merrill, He then said that he
had promised TO love, cherish ana sup
port the woman,
"And aid YOU continue TO cohabit
with her after you married the woman
you call your legal wifeY' chairman
Burrows asked, -,
The witness said he lived with ooth
wives, but that they had dlnereht
homes at Richmond, utah, ABOUT
mile apart TIT
You say you were living with your
mother when you were married the sec
ond time. Where was your fatner,
Apostle Merrill, at that time he was
asked
ON THE UNDERGROUND.
"He was on the underground most oil
the time" said the witness jOcuarly
what do you mean by on the unuer'
groundY'" asked Mr. Worthlngtoh'
"He was In hiding"
"why was he In hidingy' asked the
chairman.
because about that time there were
prosecutions going OH for polygamy,
MIR. Merrill answered, lie said that or
tentlmes he would not see his father Tor
a month. .,-
Mr.. Merrill said that he had taken his
1855 wife 20 his mothers home occa-
slonally. but that she had never stayed
all night there and that 80 far as ne
knew his father did not know that he
had a wife already when he was mar
rIed by his father to the woman he calls
his legal wife.
Mr.. Merrill said his father is eth Nv.