Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-08

county. Utah. who testified to having been
married into a plural marriage since the
manifesto OF 1890. She said the ceremony
had been performed by an apostle OF the
Mormon Church. Mrs. Kennedy said shs
was born in Albany, N. T., twenty-seven
years ago. and went with her parents to
Utah when she was two years old. Her
parents were Mormons, and she was
brought up in that faith and had been
taught the propriety of the plural marriage.
ana, in fact, never had known any differ
ent life until after her marriage. The fam
lily moved to Diaz. Mex, when she was
about four years old. where she lived until
she was seventeen years old, when sine was
married to James Francis Johnson, who
already had one wife. Mrs. Kennedy said
slight interview" about joining into the
family as a second wife. The first wife
gave her consent to the arrangement.
According to the arrangement MIR. ana
drove from Diaz to Jaures. Mex. to be mar
ried. They remained there two weeks be-
fore the ceremony was performed
Where were you married?" asked MT.
Tsyler.
.'At the home of A. c. Mcdonald. the
counselor to the first president Of the state
dreaming the Mormon state). said the wit
ness.
''When?'
May 10. 1885,
"Who married your
Brother Young
DO you mean Brigham Young. the
apostle?"
Yes, sir"
The witness was asked by Mr.. Tayler II
she ever had seen Apostle Young before,
and she said she had in Diaz and yauIez
two or three times and that she could not
be mistaken. She could not identity PIC
ture OF Young. however.
Mrs Kennedy said she lived witn Mr.
Johnson about five years, part OF the time
in the same house with the first VIE ana
part of the time away from Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson, She said she has two children by
Mr. Johnson one of which is now living
She separated from Mr.. Johnson at the emo
of five years. and about a year after shat
Married Mr.. Kennedy, by whom she has
two children. Her present husband in an
Episcopalian, but she remains In the Ms r
mon Church.
Senator Foraker questioned the witness
in regard to the ceremony uniting her 10
Johnson She said she could not remember
much about 1t, except that there were pres
ent Mr. johnson. Brother Young and Mr.
Mcdonald. There was no prayer she SAID.
but she remembered that she stood up ana
asked her.
The witness said she accompanied her
husband to Mesa. Ariz.. where he was coun-
selor to the state president.
Was Ill-Treated.
"why did you separate from your hus-
band?" Senator Foraker asked.
well, I could not stand the pressure
any longer" she replied.
What do you mean by could not stand
the pressure?''' asked Chairman Burrows.
Were you not treated right?'
No sir; 1 was not" she said.
would you have stayed If you had been
treated right? 1t was not because you
were opposed to Mormonism?" was asked.
Il am Mormon STILL, she said. Though
1 am not a very good one"
Senator Hoar asked the witness If she
had received any form Of marriage certifi-
cate from Apostle Young, and she replied
that she had not.
Mr. Worthington took the witness for
cross-examination and asked If she did not
know that Brigham Young is now dead.
YES I heard so a few weeks ago."
"And Mr.. McDonald-don't you know that
he is dead? asked Mr.. Worthington.
NO l had not heard that said Mrs.
Kennedy.
Mr. Worthington asked the witness If
she knew whether her first husband was
living or dead, and was informed that she
knew nothing about him and had not heard
of him since their separation. The wit
ness became confused several times under
cross-examination and made some contra
dictory statements, which for the most
part she corrected later, when her atten-
ton was called to them by the attorney
for the prosecution. She was unable to
give description of Apostle Young.
Chairman Burrows adjourned the hearing
until today, with Mrs. Kennedy still on
the stand.