Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-08

of them"
AS Mr.. Smith started to leave the stand
! Htnator Overman said that he had Il pam
pIIiet saying that Jesus Christ was d
asked:
rs that what your church teachcs:''
no, SIR: was the response. What VIC
teach IS that Jesus Christ vas descended
through David and down to Abraham"
with that Mr.. Smith left the stand, hay
ing been the only witness in five days the
hearing had progressed.
The prosecution then called to the stand
Mrs. Clara Mabel Kennedy of Serier
county Utah. who testified to haEIlS
been married into plural marriage since
the manifesto of 1880. Mrs: Kennedy sald
she was born in Albany. y. J., ana went
with her parents to Titan whcn she WdS
two years old. Iicr parents We're n Moa-
Mexico. When Il years old shc was M
ricd to James Francis Johnson. VINO ~,
ready had one wife. Mrs. Kennedy said
slight intcrvicw' about going INTO the
family as a second wife. The frst Vile
gave her consent to the arrangement.
Where were you married? asked MI.
AT Jat,rcz. Mexico. ut the home Of A.
G. Mcdonald. III" counsellor to INC lirst
president of the state tmcan!nS the Nor
mon stat"p. said the witness.
May 10. 800
who married YOU?
'Hroth"r Young
DO YOU mean Brigham Young. the
apcstlc?"
Yes sir
Tic witness could not Identify Il picture
OF Young, however -,
cnd Of five wears and about Il year after
that married Mr.. Kennedy. by whom SHE
has two children. ii"r present husband
is an Episcoi'a li;;m, but she remains in the
WHY ,'il' did You separate from your hus-
bard:'' Senator Foraker asked,
well. could not stand the pressure
any longer" She replied.
what do you mean 'y could not stand
fine ,rcssllir?'" asked Chairman Bur
rows Were YOU not treated right
NO sir. | was not.
treated right? 1t was not hecanSr you
wnr" npn"s"d to Aiorn"nisrn?'' wa ;lskc,i.
Il am Mormon still. she. said, though
| am not "A very Eoad one.
MIR. WorthinGton took the witness for
cross-cxamuatiun and asked if she did
not know that Brigham Young is nov
..Nrs. | heard 81 a f"w weeks ago
She was unable to give Il description of
hrostlC Young.
chairman Burrows adjourned tn hear
ing until tomorrow WITH Mrs. hcihtdH
still on the stand.
Washington. March 1.-Chairmln Bur
rows Of the Senate committee on PRIV
il.c..S and elections, has received from T..
T. ShuI".. president. ami y. +. Tahcr. seq
rctarJ of tn" Eastern Colorado c"ilier"Hcr
r,urcai:iZoD church Of jesus Christ of Lat
ter DAY S:irts. telegram denying thc
testimony of Joseph +. Smith. III, .'ihcnt
O: the Mormca church. that Joseph
smith, Jr WAS the originator OF the doe
trine Of polycainy. Chairman burrows
has caused SthpaonaS 20 b. issued ior
NcS.;r3 Shur,n and Tahnr III" telegram
To Senator i;urrOWS declared rs untrue
th, statements of President Smith that
rcvpllt!GEa commanding lo!NchnlN were
first given to Joseph Smith il. Ii a:+,rtS
that brigham Young alone ~ r"Elmn"!i"
for that Hnlortunatc, pern!r!"NS doctrine.
and that the pOlygany rci!.,l''n Was m
tloduccl first by brigham Young ~ NJ
senh Smith. who never had bul on" VIII.
Tho telegram continues:
4e.'Stat"mrntS 30 the contrary Ar" lait"
Ask Smith to show amy children fr"H any
OF the alleged plural wiE"S 81 IN" t'f.i
1sts,.,h smith 'Th" courts HAY" d""r""d
that :; ~ I-tni' Mormon 'hlIrch l.: not lik"
tlrS te.,1.trt.l, u:':.3'uiZ,i bN I''S",'1 SMITH
and tnai the first Mormon church SITE
fesssH is ;hr recognized i.H;i''f i1lE
corisetin:- OF Il thousand h"nor.'"I" nyin-
bcr: who do rot E"licv" in or lfaruc"
noIvranv The Mormon covenants VIZ re
cha aged i'm 1876 and what purpo:t"d I" ~
thc nolvgan7y revelation wa5 inserted
,thn nri:ri,lHl hook does not contain S1'h
n anctrinn # YOU will examine section
4" hook of Mormon. it'I' III. you VIII
ind il condemns pn!yGamE in the strong
est terms