The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-22

swer all questions in regard to myself or the church if I am assured that I will not be placed in peril by reason of that testimony"
 MT. Cannon sat down, quivering with i'll suppressed emotion and MT. Worth ington asked:
 MT. Cannon, have you any counsel? 'No, sir"
 MT. Worthington submitted to the chairman that the witness should be in- formed as to his rights and his liability should he answer questions which may incriminate him.
 MT. Burrows thought the witness was protected by the revised statutes. but MT. Worthington said the statutes did not prevent persons who desired to pros ecute the witness from taking the re- cords of the hearings and thus learning where was to be found the necessary evil dence for conviction.
 At Liberty to Decline.
 Chairman Burrows said the witness was at liberty to decline to answer any questions he chose, but MT. Worthington insisted that the refusal must be based on the ground that the witness feared to incriminate himself.
 MT. Taylor observed that he did not desire answers to any questions which related to marriages that were not fully exempted from prosecution under the statute of limitations and on that state ment the chairman directed that the question concerning the second marriage of MT. Cannon should be answered. The official reporter then read the question:: ITO whom were you next married?' Anna Amanda Mousely."
 When were you married to herr" ask ed MT. Taylor.
 At the same hour that I was married to Sarah Maria Mousely."
 By the same ceremony?"f
 Yes
 ITO whom were you next marriedT' MT. Cannon again inquired of the chair man of he must answer, and MT. Bur rows replied:
 That is for you to answer or to de- cline to answer. Other witnesses have answered similar questions. I think the question is a proper one"
 MT. Cannon answered.:
 Tells of Other Wives.
 Mrs. Clara c. Mason, in 1s75," also saying he was married to Martha Hughes in 1884, Maria Bannion in 1886, Johana c. Donnellson in 1886. and that he had not been married since that time. All his wives are living.
 The witness was asked if he remem-
  for cohabitation with Hattie Hughes Cannon and he answered that he remem- bered the prosecution. but did not re- member which wife he was charged with cohabiting with. He said he was arrest ed but had not testified in any hearing. When asked to describe the residences of his various wives he said they all lived in Salt Lake county, but in separate houses; that he had families by five of his wives.
 Do you live with all of your wives now?" MT. Taylor asked.
 "I am sorry to say that do not' Why? Because you are in Washing ton and cannot be living with them? No; because of an agreement made by the church which compels me to be as modest as I can"
 Chairman Burrows asked in regard to this agreement and the witness said he referred to the manifesto of 1890. declar- ing against a continuation of polygamous ohabitation.
 What has been the effect of that manifesto upon your
 Tt has made me more modest and I have been only as attentive as l felt common humanity required me to be.' What do you mean by that?"
 q mean that this church order has made me more cold in my treatment of them than I should be-"
 Chairman Burrows asked many ques-
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