The Forrest City times., 1904-03-11
MORE SENSATIONS
 IN THE SHOOT CASE
Variety of Sensational Testimony
 Brought Out.
WITNESS LACKED DISCRETION
Most sensational Testimony Was That Given By Francis M. Lymnn, President of the Twelve spos-
 ties of the tburch.

Washington, March 9.-The senate committee on privileges and elections Tuesday, in the investigation of the prOtestS agasSt Senator Reed SmcOt, of Utah. brought out a variety of tes- timony. of which the most sensational was that given by Francis NJ. Lyman, president Ct the l2 apostles of the Mor- mon church, and the man chosen to Ee the succes ssor of President Smith. His admissions were similar to those previously made by AIr Smith pertain ing to the church government He i5 more free of speech tha. the president of the church, and his testimony, though not materially differing. caused several of the apostles present to shake their heads ct the witness for the pur- pose of compelling mora discretion in answering questions Mr. Lyman is angularly built, his face is covered with growth of hushy red whiskers and his speech is blunt. Four witnesses were on the stand Tuesday They were Mrs. Kennedy her mother, Mrs. Matthews, Charles Merrill, the son of Apostle Merrill and Mir. Lyman.
 Did Senator Smoet know yeu were living with plural wiyes2" was asked.
 MT Lyman answered that Senator Shoot did not know, as he never had met any of his wives. He said that the people in general in Utah knew, but that he did not think Mr. Shoot had any knowledge of the fact He said he was so generally known. and his reputation was 90 wide, that what was admitted as fact in regard to him would De accepted by the people as true.
 Chairman Burrows insisted on know ing if the people of Utah knew in re- gard to his life why Senator Shoot could not know just as well The wit nesses responded several times that the people must have known. but that Sen ator Shoot did not, whereup,~l Senator Hoar demanded to know what the wit ness meant by such answers. The wit ness then said that Senator Shoot probably knew just as much about the question as the people ir general.
 Do you take back what you said then that the people knew and Senator Shoot did not know" asked Senator Hoar
 'I take that back.
 Don't you think. Mir. Apostle, that i. behooves you to be a little careful about what you say, so that you will not have anything to take back?' asked the senator severely.
 Senator HOar followed this question by asking the witness if he had re ceived a revelation concerning what he was to testify to on the witness stand. and whether such revelation could be responsible for his change of mind in regard to the questions asked
 MT. Lyman then told tie story of an effort on the part of Prophet Joseph Smith 10 get rid Of one of his high eounselors who had been chosen by revelation, and the refusal of the people to submit to the change
 Then" persisted Senator Hoar. when the Lord has chosen certain per sons as apostles and the people don't care to accept the selection, what hap pens?"
 "The man always steps aside when the people reject"
 They have sort of veto power over the Lord them" remarked Senator H0ar
 Both the prosecution and defense an nounced they had concluded with Apostle Lyman and he was discharged. The committee adjourned until Wed leS0ay