Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-20
THEY HAVE RESTED THEIR CASE
Have Not Been Able 10 Locate q Nun.
Der Of Witnesses Who
We're Wanted
APOSTLE John HENRY SMITH
Again on the Stand - Says Senator
SmOot Could Have Been Elected an
Apostle Without the Endowment
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Especial TO the "News.O
Washington, D. c., Dec 2O.-The sem
ate elections committee hearing the
smoot case assembled at 1915 sena-
tors Burrows, Dubois and Pettus being
present and no other members Of the
committee appeared during the morn
ing.
Mr. j. II. Smith was again recalled
and asked az to the necessity for taxi
ing the endowments as a prerequisite
To marriage IN the Temple. lie said
the question could be answered yes or
no. but he WAS not required to explain.
He said Senator Smoot could have
been chosen an Apostle without taking
the endowments; he did not know
whether the senator had done so or not
or whether any Of the Apostles had
passed through the Endowment House.
United states Marshal b. b. Hey
wood was called to explain why he had
failed 10 summon some Of the persons
subpoenaed lie said that Apostle
Grant was IN England, that he had
failed TO locate John W. Taylor, 1t be-
ing reported that he had been out Of the
state for a year. He had called twice
at the home Of Apostle Cowley and
could hear nothing Of him except re-
port that he Is ia Canada. Lillian
HamHn he had diligently hunted for
without success, his inquiries led him
to believe she Is either In England or
Mexico. The best Information obtains
able was to the effect that Winslow
ana Sarah G. Farr are IN Mexico ana
May Bringhurst was probably IN the
same country. Ella c. sheherson OF
Murray was supposed to have been
seen In Logan within two months.
Others reported her In Bear Lake VAL
lev and other places but neither Hey
wood nor his deputies could find her.
AS for Thomas Chamberlain Of kanab
ne had sent Deputy Cahoon with a SUD-
poena To that town on the 9TH Of De-
ccmber. Cahoon reached Kanab on the
Stb and found Chamberlain had gone 10
Provo. Deputy Donohue was sent
after him only TO miss him.
The report Of the deputy which was
read, indicated that chamberlain
avoided service Of process on him.
Others whom he could not find were
Charlotte Roebury Of Grantsyille' OF
whom he could learn nothing, and Nell
lie Brown. who is reported to be the
polygamous wife Of John Silver. Mar
shall Haywood said that he had served
a subpoena upon S, f. Newton In Sill
yer city, Ida, through deputy but
that he has not appeared and that
Amy Johnson, who was served on the
9th inst. Is also absent.
Questioned as to polygamora mar
rlaees since 90 ne could not swear def
pltcly. but II was his hclef Gni with
the execution OF Grant MI are "rep1i-
cdo to have gone into poygamy since
the manifesto. and In answer TO
question by Chairman Burrows Which,
bv the way. So @ favorite with him.
CHOW many have contracted poiyga-
nous marriages since the enactment OF
the statute AGAINST polygamy IN ls62Y
he said. al 4 them. think" It was
difficult Tor nm to say upon what he
based his information that polyga-
nous marriages have occurred since 30,
EXCEPT that i'm the case OF Apostle Cow
ley ne believed that State Senator Bar
Der gave him the information. lie had
no knowledge or other cases than those
cited. and said that unQuestlonably po-
lygamous families are decreasing and
have continued 10 decrease since the
enactment of the Edmunos-Iucker law
in ST. as 'oi families reach the jump
ing OFF place.
Jus, Why Mr. owen should have
thought II necessary TO drag Mrs, Nan
ME ThurbCr of Bichheld 5000 miles to
testify as To- her married lie owen may
know. and perhaps the Lord Will for.
give him for doing &C. Mrs Thurher
has four children the Oldest rs years
and the youngest 50 months. hef RAM
ily WIN probably be Increased shortly
She Is the wife of Joseph Thurber 70
whom she was married 20 years ago.
He has another wife. whom he mar
rled before Mamie, and this first wife
has seven children living. Both FAM
nles reside I'm Rchfcli about a block
apart She thought Rlchneld not 50
large ms Washington or salt Lake. She
Ia hn M
third wife. Her husband i1ft Richheld
TO find work IN Nevada three days be-
fore she came away She had not told
a deputy marshal that there were 20
people who knew more than she does.
but believed she did say that shc
would rather 20 TO fall than come to
The above is the whole
testimony 10 obtain which G, NJ. Owen
has had the woman shortly 70 become
mother dragged across the continent
and back.