The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-01-24

Senator Burrows began the afternoon
session by asking Senator Smoot if he
was at liberty to resign his apostle
ship at any time. to which an affirma-
tive answer was given He also said
he had not seen nor participated in the
/ endowment ceremony since il was ad-
ministered 10 him when he was is
years old.
Senator Burrows referred to Senator
Shoots expression of surprise at the
testimony of President Smith as to the
number of children he had had since
the manifesto. and asked if he had said
anything to President Smith since his
testimony in regard TO the matter The
witness replied that he had not
Smoot Sometimes breaches.
Pursuing the inquiry, Chairman Bur
rows asked if Senator Smoot taught
and preached his faith. He did occa-
siOnaIy-
DO you teach polygamy?"
DO you preach against poIygamy or
unlawful cohabitation2 ?"
Il never have. 1 don't know why 1
should. 1t is not tenet of the faith. 1t
has been suspended, and 1 think it
would not be proper for me to bring it
uo.'
The chairman inquired concerning
the uncertainty OF the Interpretation of
, the manifesto as to whether it applied
TO both % ural marriages and pOlyga-
said the people were uncertain. but
that President Woodruff had interpret
ed it as prohibiting polygamouS CO.
habitatiOn. He said he understood that
the revelation commanding the prOmul-
cation of the manifesto against pOlyg-
amy was the result OF pleadings by
President Woodruff for the command
OF God concerning his wishes on that
subject.
On redirect examination Senator
h. 1,ors
quires such officials TO obtain leaves
of absence to engage i'm business, poll
tics or anything else which might take
them away from their church work
and is not confined TO politics.
This concluded the examination of
Senator Smoot.
Policeman on the Stand.
Moroni Gillespie, a policeman in Salt
Lake, Utah, testified that Angus NJ
Cannon who testified i'm relation to the
alleged marriage OF Abram Cannon and
Lillian Hamlin could not be believed
under oath. He testified also that J. H
Wallis, ST., who told the committee of
the endowment house oaths. had been
arrested on the charge of drunkenness
Gillespie said he was present i'm court
when Wallis pleaded Wallis had tes-
titled that he never had been arrested
In reply to Chairman Burrows, the
witness refused 70 divuIse the endow-
John NJ Whitaker gave unimportant
testimony and declined to answer about
ceremonies.
Damaging Admissions.
Owen N. Stohl of Brigham City. sec
ond councillor TO stake President KeI-
~ said that Kelly did not claim to
have a divine revelation directing him
to acquire 1000 shares of electric light
company stock, as had been claimed by
other Witnesses. On cross examination
StOhl admitted that the high council
of the church met with the city coun-
ell and the light company at the Of
fees of the nigh council He declined
| TO answer concerning endowment cere-
monies.
Tanners Alleged Wives.
J. L. Eldredge.- county clerk for Salt
Lake county. testified that IA. S. Tan
ner was defeated for judge by Mormon
votes because of the circulation of a
rumOr that he had taken several plural
wives since the manifesto.
Mr.. WOrthingtOn offered an affidavit
from Mrs. Bathsheba Smith to the eff
feet that she took the endow-nents un-
der the prophet Joseph Smith, and that
the ceremony has remained unchanged
since that period. He also presented
an affidavit to show that Mrs Smith
was over so years old and unable 70
come to Washington. He suggested
that a commissioner be appointed to go
to Utah and take her deposition \
decision in the matter was deferred un-
til tomorrow.
MIR. WOrthington said he was not
prepared to put any other witnesses on
the stand today, and hoped to conclude
tomorrow. 1t is expected that the ar
Suments of counsel also will be con-
Guided this week.