Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16

Mr.. Dubois-There Is no question
about II. and will say to the senator,
owing TO the active part which we TOOK
In that fierce contest In Idaho, I with
others who had made that fight thought
we were justified IN making this pro n.
Use to the Mormon people. We had no
authority Of law. but We took Il upon
ourselves to assure them that those
older men who We're living IN ,he
p0iygamous relation. who had growing
families which they had reared and
were rearing before the manifesto was
issued. and az a time ~hen they
thought they had a right under Che
Constitution TO enter into p0lygamols
reIation-that those older men aud WJ-
men and their children should not To-
disturbed that the polyslmous man
should be allowed % support his mum
gruus wives and their children
"The p0lyglmous relations. Of course,
should not continue. bul we would 11t
compel "A man 10 turn Dts families ajrlfL
We promised that the older ones Who
bad contracted those relations before
the manifesto Fas issued would mot
De- prosecuted hy the gcntllts that time
would be given for them 90 pass away.
but that The law would Do s,renu1uf.y
enforced against any uQlNEaW1u5 mar
uagc which might b. contracted On the
future
As further evidence of the same
character Wp Cal attention 90 the .es-
umuuy of judge Charles " Morse.
member OF ihc Mtholist church and
oHe of The judges VI The Third judicial
district Of Utah. jon May. 1908. by pis
direction. a special grand jury Was
convened as salt Lake Guy for trc
purpose OF investigating charges that
new p0,ygamous marriages were bee
Ing celebrated. This grand tury was
composed OF Mormous and noG-Mlr-
mons lts report viii DE found or
pages s67 and S10 OF yoiume @ Of the
testimony In their report they say.
we have Investigated thoroughly all
such cases brought 10 our a,tcn-
liou hy tho district attorney aHi
by citizens who have appear
ed before MS. which were reported
90 have occurred within the iurisdic'
ton az this court. and have not been
able To- secure evidence that d suele
case " poiygamy has occurred in -his
district since Utah became a state. The
rumors Of the commission OF this
crime seem GO have grown out OF limo.
cent circumstances. which IN ordinary
communities would have created no
suspicion on scandal, but which here,
probably owing 90 feature Of our
territorial history have been SEIZED
upon ana the crime assumed without
evidence much to the chagriu ana IN
fury Of innocent citizens, ana greatly
10 the Gciriment of our state and It's
reputation throughout the nation.
Those who prize the fair name II our
state and the rights Of our nelghbors
should hereafter be more careful Ia
secure facts aud evidence before charg-
ing this crime
Judge McCarty whose testimony has
already been referred TO, testified as
follows.
Mt NoTthlngtOn--I am coming
down TO that question next What is
your observation there as 20 whether.
40 a matter Of fact, the number OF peo-
pie living IN polygimy has decreased
since 1890 IN Utah?
Mr. McCarty-Oh the change has
been phenomenal.
Mr. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Nj MCCarty--Y phenomenal
There are only very few. I'm the
little town in which ! resided there
ior over 20 years there were large
number OF polygamlsts oh, there
must have been IN the neighbnrhood
OF % Of them. and { can not call to
mind now bur three Of those old mon
who are living They have all died or
moved away Two ~ them procured
divorces, either q church divorce for
% plural wife or divorce iu the courts
Ton the legal wife
M. Worthingtuu--Nh hat town iS that
Co which you refer?
Nh McCarV -That Is Monroe.
m WOrthugton--S0 that there
polygamy is practically eSHnctR F.
MIR McCarty--Yes. and what can he
said Of Monroe can be said Of most
other towns IN the state.
MI. Worthington--M Most other towns
iu the State?
Mr.. McCary-Yes vol 3, SIS
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