The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-08

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BY Mina-Martha, and one child
which died.
BY Aiice-Fielding, Jesse and Ander-
BY Mary-silas, Agnes. James and
maybe Calvin.
He reiterated that he did not know
the age Of the last named.
Did Not Know Their Ages.
Mr.. TayIer questioned the witness in re
gard to the ages of several Of the Other
children, and Mr.. Smith answered;
81 am not in the habit Of carrying Dlrth
records about with me-
Several questions were addressed TO lAe
witness in regard to the alleged marriage
Of Apostle Teasdale to plural VIE since
the manifesto of 1880. and Attorney Van
Colt. for the defense, entered a protest
on account of the manner in which the
questions, were put, and particularly in
regard to the assumption on the part OF
the prosecution that such a marriage had
taken place when nothing had been Of
fered directly TO prove it,
Chairman Burrows directed that the IN
formation be given. but nothing was ellie
tied which had not been offered previ-
Ously.
Both the prosecution and the defense
announced that they were through with
smith for the present but before ne was
allowed TO leave the stand Chairman Bur-
rows inquired:
How many children have you now.
MIR. SMITH
one boys and twentx-one girls, and am
proud Of every one Of them
First Mormon Polygamist.
The witness was asked by Senator Bur-
rows II Joseph Smith. ir.. the founder of
the Mormon church. was pOlygamist.
and after answering affirmatiYely he said
that Mr. Smith was married 20 Eliza r
I'm, 70. Ia art ri lcra la
the fOrties. His first wife was living
with him when he married the second.
Witness offered 10 give the dates later,
but Mr.. Burrows said II was not neces-
sary. aud NE inquired only because he had
been informed that he was not polyga-
mist
As Mr.. Smith started To leave the stand
Senator Dubois again stopped him and
a SlSed the ages OF President Woodruff and
of President Snow at the time of their
deaths
Dubois Thought It Likely.
eft appears that both were more than
"a when the manifesto was issued" said
Senator Dubois You have testified that
both obcyed the law in regard to polyga-
nous COhabitauOn and have not practiCed
it since that time. I think it likely
Senator Overman said that he had a
pamphlet saying that Jesus Christ was a
polygamist Turning TO Mr.. Smith he
asked:
"Ts that what your church teaches9"
we teach IS that JesJgs Christ was de-
seconded through q long line Of pOlyga-
lnistS through David and down to Abra-
liam. With that Mr.. Smith left the
stand. having been the only witness i'm
the five DAYS the hearing had progressed.
Married Since Manifesto.
The prosecution then called Mrs. Mabel
Barber Kennedy of SEWER county. Utah
20 the stand. who testified 10 having been
married into a plural marriage since thu
90 al
had been performed by an apostle of the
Mormon church. Mrs. Kennedy said she
was born i'm Albany n Y. twenty-seven
years ago and went with her parents to
Utah when she was 2 years old. Her
parents were Mormons. and she was
brought up In that faith and had been
taught the prOpriety Of the plural mar
rage ana. In fact. never had known any
different life until after her marriage
The family moved 10 DiaZ. Mexico. when
she was about 4 years old. where she
lived until il years of age. when she was
married to James Francis Johnson. who
already had one wife. Mrs Kennedy said
she met the first wife and they had "a
slight interview about going into the
family as a second wife. The first wife
gave her consent TO the arrangement.
Ceremony by Apostle Young.
According to the arrangement Mr.. and
AIRS. Johnson and baby and the witness
drove from Riaz TO Juarez. Mexico, 10 be
married They remained there two weeks
before the ceremony was performed
Where were you married." asked Mr..
Tayler
AT the home Of a. c. Mcdonald. the
counselor OF the first president of the
stake said the witness
-When2'
May H. 1886"
Who married you?"
Brother Young"
DO YOU mean Brigham Young. the |
apostley'
yes, sir"
The witness was asked by Mr. TavIer /
n she ever had seen Apostle Young be- !
fore. and she said she had I'm Diaz ana |
Juarez two or three times, and that she
could not be mistaken She could not i
Identify a picture Of Young however
Quit After Five Years.
Mrs. Kennedy said she lived with Mr. |
J Johnson about five years part OF the
ime in the same house with the first
wife. she said she had two Children Il
by Johnson. one of whom is now Hv-
ing. She separated from johnson at the ]
End of five years, and about a year i
after that married Mr. Kennedy by /
whom she had two children. Her pres
emit husband Is an EpisCoDalian but she /
remains In the Mormon church.
Senator Foraker questioned the witness
Ia regard To the ceremony uniting her /
and Johnson. She said Sine could not re- /
member much about It except that there /
were present Mr.. Johnson, Brother 1