Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-14

please or as the conscience dictates.
tBy Associated Press)
Washington, Jan. lI--James e,
Lynch, Of Salt Lake was the first Wit
re@ today in the Smoot investigation.
He IS a Democrat and non. Nor
mon Atty. Van Colt, for Senator
smoot, examined the witness concern
ing the statement that Angus NJ. Can
non Jr, his brothcr-in-law, had said
he witnessed the marriage Of Abraham
Cannon and Lillian Hamlin in 1896.
Mr. Lynch said he Investigated the
statement by Angus Cannon, Jr at
The request of Il. b. Critchlow and
found that Angus NJ, Cannon, Jr., was
not In California In 1896, but the Wit
ness admitted that his brother-n- law
had made the statement. He declared,
however that Cannon was drunk when
he said t..
Chairman Burrows asked Mr.. Lynch
concerning the feeling Of young Nor
mons on the question Of polygamy.
Witness said that they felt that the
Practise must be done away with"
but that he had heard nothing Of the
Young Mormons' making a protest to
The heads Of the Church"
HUGH NJ. DOUGALL.
H. NJ Dougall, OF sprlngvlle, Utah,
who explained that he was fired" from
The Mormon Church, was called to
The stand. He is postmaster OF his
town, Of $500 Inhabitants, lie could
think Of only Ave polygamlsts in
eplngylle and said there had been no
loygamous marriages since 1890 His
expulsion from the Church I'm 1874, he
edldi mad not made a particle of differ
,hce IN his business even though n ma
yority Of his business came from Nor
mons"
AS Mormon" he took the endow-
mens IN 1862, lie was about % years
oIl then, and was married at that time,
Nhlch, he said, was the only time he
uaq heen married. About 1870 went
through with him Mr. Worthngton
Iead the oath OF vengeance, given by
W'alh witnesses, and Mr.. Dougall said
Nv oath was to avenge the blood of
ue prophets or martyrs on "thls gem
Hstlon' and not on this nation" as
Ns1 been testified.
MT; Dougall said he had served in
I've legislature and was elected in
Normon' county As 10 his expulsion
"o On the Church he had nothing TO say.
hartman Burrows asked the witness
w|slate the nature Of the ceremony per.
FtgsI!ned when he was married In the
LsnluoWment House. and Mr.. Dougall re-
yblsa J do not believe care TO tell
,.r was there a penalty attached II you
,, yed what took placep
.N wat was that penalty"
,,, decline TO state"
Was Il severe?"
as | remember, Il was"
Was Il death7"
mn. 40 not believe care to answer any
~, Nv uestlons on that subject"
ol.,Vyu nave stated part OF your rec
tbs lions niI, ana yet you decline to state
Yes"
iou we're married. wasn YOU took tho
ehaowments? " ''o
on that day; yes, sir"
M, Ohlnulng, he said that one could
bsS W married In the Temple until he
on %ken the endowments. hui that
noss esal marriage ceremonies were
.orIned outside. Plural marriages
~ e. lu, could not be performed outside
,, We Temple OF the Church.
fav5 gu were expelled 30 years ago, You
Yes, SIR"
s, Ahd YOU feel that after these veara
,,parated from the Church vowr obiIsaa
S Nv are Htill binding on your"
Mas hri ] have considerable scru-
SUI ses against divulging anything that I
'|Sre not to reveal" "' :
toSn A., direct examination the witness
en- AMI NJ Worthngton that he had taxi
V0nsa'ions In secret society and