The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-11
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Important Testimony in Reed
Snoot Case Puts Morn1ons
In Bad Light.
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Could Not Run for Public Office
Without Their Approval-Ui1
printable Testimony,
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WASHINGTON, y. G., March 1o.--once
OF tho most interesting and important
, fea lures OF tho investigation OF Senator
reed Shoots case before tho Senate Com.
,nittco on Privileges and Elections was
brought out to-day In the testimony Of
d. 3. Critchiow, formerly an assistant
United States attorney In Utah, who
told tho story Of tho Moses Thatcher
. episode.
! According to his version. which was
borne out by official records, Apostle
/ Thatcher persisted III continuing as a.
! candidate FOR tho United States Senate
against tho wishes Of IL quorum tof the
apostlca, and on that account Gas held
to be mot In harmony with his quorum
Tho history az tho campaign he made
against tho wishes OF his fellow Nor
mons. OF his defeat and hls subsequent
trial before u commission OF church olIl-
cials was given In detail, and In the end
tthat submission to the Will OF tho
church was read and put IN the record
OF tho Smoot Investigation. This recan-
cation showed Thatcher totally broken
in spirit and lowing absolutely TO tho
mandates OF tho church In that the
consent OF nm officers quorum must BIZ
obtained in order that he may continue
in good standing. The purpose OF the
testimony was to show that It was ncces-
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& church., for Reed Smoot to have obtained
tho consent OF the church before he
could sinvo become n candidate for the.
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President Is Supreme.
Andrew Jansen. the assistant historian
OF the church. also gave testimony dur
ing tho early part OF the day, and showed
the supremacy OF the president OF the
church. He related the methods OF
the church, It's control by presidents OF
stakes and blshops.s
THE president Of tho church, said this
Witness appointed tho president Of the
stakes, some fifty-thrce In number. Tho
bishops could not act until their appolnt-;
ment was approved by tho president OF
a1r, Jansen said tAat aside from SAT-
Lake, Weaver and Summit counties. the
llormons were In the majority In all
tho counties OF Utah.
At tho executive session OF the COM
Inittee at noon certain proceedings from
the divorce case OF Apostle Teasdalc
were put into tho record as evidence.
The admissions made In that case were
offered by the prosecution to combat
the testimony OF President Joseph f.
Smith that l1easdale was married to
IIllias Hook for eternity only, and that
sllo was not considered as Tcasdale's
K WIG 8.WTcn he tcOnLInCleOrs ING NlIEEIuscl
with Marian scholes. Tho divorce de-
cree set aside the marriage The records
ana testimony IN the case and tho do
cree arc unprintable.
Mr.. Crltchlow told OF the prosecutions
j Of AIormons for unlawful living, saying,
- Prosecutions were inaugurated with
vigor. and many men and some women
went into hiding. Over orc thousand
men were convicted and sentenced. II
remember rightly
Mr.. Crltchlow said an opportunity was
given BY tho courts to the persons con-
victed to escape jail service by prom
Using that ir. the future they would obey
tho law. bur that the chance OF escaping
punishment was not accepted generally
In fact but three persons complied with
the ruling Of the court.
Bishop Among Them.
Continuing. he said: among these was
Bishop Sharp, who accepted the terms
ard was promptly removed, that being
understood to be tho policy OF the church
where the doctrine OF the church was not
upheld by members"
The history OF tho church between 1855
and 1890 was given by Mr.. Crltchlow, In
Guiding the circulation OF n story that
plural marriages had been given up cn-
tirely and that unlawful practices We're
on tho wane. Afr. Critchow asserted that
the Mormons continued to create the
sentiment that tho laws were being Obey