The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-11
CRITCHLow ON THE STAND.
Prosecution of the Polygamists Prior
to 1890.


washington. March 10.-Andrew Jen-
80 -,sslsfant historian Of the Mormon
church. was recalled as the first VII
1ess TODAY i'm the Senator Reed Smoot
rase before the senate committee on
privileges and elections. He SAID on
croas-examinatiou that there were a
number of Typographical errors ana
measurements in the biographies OF
the Iatter-day Saints and that he got
n great deal of the Information Tor the
volume from other publications
Chairman Burrows asked the witness
TO furnish a list Of the presidents of the
1ftv-three stakes and he agreed 20 do
50 as soon as he could prepare II. Ene
chairman indicated that he also would
seek d list Of the bishops of the seven
hundred wards. This is for the Dur-
pose Of bringing additional witnesses
To Washington.
MIR. Worthington. for the defense. an
nou2ced that the opposing counsel had
agreed upon a statement of fact i'm re-
gard TO the testimony in the Teasdale
divorce case and would present it in
an executive session Of tine committee.
Mr.. Jensen gave an elaborate eX-
plauatiun of the machinery OF the
church and the distribution Of authority
among apostles, presidents of stakes and
bishops.
Heber Us Plurals.
Mr.. Jensen said that aside from Salt
Lake CITY. Weber and Summit coun-
ties. the Mormons were i'm the majority
I'm an the counties of Utah. Senator
Dubois asked the witness in regard 10
Apostle Heber J. Grant. Mr. Jensen
said Mr.. Grant had the reputation of
being a polygamist. He was formerly
I'm charge OF missions in Japan and was
now m England in charge Of the Eng
lish mission.
il reply 90 questions from Chairman
FkyroWs the witness said Grant was
l,puted TO be polygamist at the time
be was named by President Smith as
the head OF missions in Japan. II was
understood. Mr.. Jensen said. that Grant
took a wife 90 Japan and a wife 10 Eng
land. but he could not say whether the
wife Grant took 10 the Orient was the
same one who was now in England
Another Distinction
Mr. Worthington asked AR Jensen
II he meant by the term 'reputed 10 be
q polyeamist' that man has more
than one wife OF lives with more than
ono wife He said he wanted the
former definition 10 be understood i'm
every case. as that was statement
which "the church allows 10 go uE-
challenged"
Ia regard TO punishments for break
ing rules Of the church Air. Jensen said
that any member. the president not eN-
ccptcd. is ameudable 10 the bishop Of
his ward. and that other officials do
not interfere. He said such things are
considered local affairs" and the bish-
oVs of wards have charge OF the con
duct of all local affairs
Chairman Burrows said President
Smith had testified that he had violated
the laws since 1890 and he asked Of
Mr.. Jensen do you know whether Mr..
Smith mas ever been interfered with
for breaking the laws2'
II think he was not
do you know of any nom M0rm0ns
who have been prosecuted since lS90g''
IT don't know that any non Mormons
are living IN Utah with more than one
wife openly
Would Become odious.
EIe said further that he knew Of the
p&secuUon Of one Mormon--ihe case
or Lorin Hammer. who testified yeSter-
dakl in regard 90 his arrest and con-
viction for adultery. Nj Jensen said
in answer TO questions from Senator
j oar that he had never known of a
prosecution Of "a p0lygamist who con-
tiuued to cOhabit with plural wives he
had married prior 10 tine manifesto Of
1890 He said that If Mormons should
turn informers against a polygamlst