The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-08
1CONCr IrDED FROM FIRST PAGED

first presidency and the Twelve aposues
The presiding officer of Mr.. Smiths ward
was given as George r. Emory, who, ne
said, is reputed 10 be polygamlst
SMITHS CHILDREN.
Mr. Tayler returned TO the testimony In
regard to the number of children Mr.
Smith has had since the manifesto of 1890,
and he reported that there had been eleven,
to the best Of his recollection.
"Are you sure of the NUMBER" asked Mr..
Tayler.
AZ cannot say that 1 am absolutely sure.
Now 1 don't want to be impertinent,
but isn't it fact that there have been
twenty" asked Mr.. Tayler.
mo, nothing like that" the answer.
well, how many by your wife named
Alice? Please give the names?"
by Alice, there were Fielding, Jesse
and Andrew. The youngest is about four
years DID, answered the witness.
THAT is the one born on the day of Mr..
Shoots accession as an apostle. is II not?'
asked Mr.. Tayler.
The witness answered that ii was and
proceeded to give the children born TO his
wife Mary, since the manifesto. By Mary
the children are Silas, James and Agnes
he s.S said ID o,,,s :. s:n,o,,, os,,oa NJ rav
Ter.
He is Mary's," he answered. He stated
that he could not give Samuel's age or the
age of his son Calvin, and that by each of
his other three wives he had had at least
two children since the manifesto. Mr.. Tay-
Ter pressed the witness for detailed state
ment of the children by the other three
wives. and the witness protested vigorously.
Am l to understand that am not TO be
permitted 1 to , have children by my Lawful
am compelled to do so, | shall decline TO
answer any questions in regard to the num-
wife"
What do you mean by lawful wife?"
asked Chairman Burrows.
II have a legal wife,, answered Mr..
| Smith. II mean the woman l married first
| the woman L married many years ago.
| She is the mother of eleven of my children"
do YOU include the number of children
| manifesto of 1890 in the number of children
| you have had by all your wives since that
| timer" asked Senator Hoar.
Il do was the response.
| Mr. Tayler again asked for a detailed
| schedule of Mr.. Smiths children born
since 1890 and over the protest of Mr.. Smith,
| ton be answered.
BORN SINCE 1890.
Mr.. Smith gave list of children by the
| wives in the order in which he married
| them The list is as follows:
By Julina-Edith and Rachel.
BY Sarah-Asenath and Jenneta.
BY Edna-Martha and one child which
died.
BY Alice-Fieldng, Jesse and Andrew.
| BY Mary-Silas, Agnes, James and may
be Calvin.
He said he did not know the age of the
last named
| Mr. Tayler questioned the witness in re-
| gard to the ages of several others of the
| children and Mr.. Smith answered; Il am
not in the habit of carrying birth records
| about with me-.
| Several questions were addressed to the
| witness in regard to the alleged marriage
of Apostle Teasdale to a plural wife since
| the manifesto of 1886, and Attorney Van
! colt for the defense entered a protest
against the manner in which the questions
| were put, and particularly in regard to
the assumption on the part OF the prosecu-
ton that such marriage had taken place
! when there had been nothing offered di-
rectly TO prove it.
Chairman Burrows directed that the in
formation be given. but nothing was ELECTED
which had not been offered previously
Both the prosecution and the defense an
Smith for the present, but before he was
allowed TO leave the stand Chairman Bur-
rows row inquired r Hoy many children have
'Forty-two," was the answer; twenty
one boys and twenty-one girls. and L am
proud of every one of them
| The witness was asked by Senator Bur
rows If Joseph Smith, jr. the founder of
| the Mormon Church, polygamist and
| after answering affrmatively, he said that
Mr. Smith was married TO Eliza R. Snow
in 1912 and to Maria Partridge in the forties
/ His first wife living with him when
he married the second"
Witness offered to give the dates later
but Mr. Burrows said it was not necessary,
and he had inquired only because he had
been informed that he was not polygamist
AS Mr.. Smith started to leave the stand
Senator Dubois again stopped him. and
asked the ages Of President Woodruff and
of President Snow at the time of their
deaths.
1T appears that both were more than
seventy when the manifsto was issued "
said Senator Dubois. You have testified
that both obeyed the law in relation IA
polygamous Capitalization and have not prac-
ticed it since that time. l think it likely
Senator Overman said that he had a
pamphlet saying that Jesus Christ was a
polygamist. Turning to Mr.. Smith. he
asked, rs that what your church teaches?'
mo sir" was the response. What we
teach is that Jesus Christ was descended
through long line of polygamists through
David and down 10 Abraham"
With that Mr.. Smith left the stand. hav-
ing been the only witness in the five days
the hearing has progressed.
WOMAN'S TESTIMONY.
The prosecution then called to the stand
Mrs. Clara Mabel Kennedy. of Sewer
county. Utah, who testified to having beer
married into a plural marriage since tn,
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. Y. twenty-sever
years ago and went with her parents tC
| Utah when she was two years old Hel
parents were MormOns and she was brought
! up in that faith and had been taught the
. | propriety of the plural marriage and fT
fact never had known any different life
| until after her marriage. The family moved
| to Diaz Mevico when she about -four
years old, where she lived until she was
seventeen years Old when she was mar.
ried TO James Francis johnson, who al
ready had one wife. Mrs. Kennedy saiC
She met the first wife and they had "a
. slight interview about her going into the
, family as a second wife. The first wifi,
gave her consent TO the arrangement Ac
cording 70 the arrangements Mr. and Mrs
I Johnson and the baby and the witnes,
drove from DiaZ 10 JaureZ Mexico 10 b,
; married. They remained there two week.
: before the CEREMONY was performed.
Where were you marriedY' asked Mr.
Tayler.