The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-09
THE CASE OF SHOOT.
THE PROTEsTANTs PROBABLY
 WILL. CONCLUDE TO-DAY.
Chairman BurrOws Says He VIII In- siat on Finishing the InvestigatIOn and Rendering a Report at
 This SeasIon.

Washington. Feb. s-rhe Senator Shoot case so far as intrpduction of testimony of the protestanfs was con cerned win probably be closed tomor- row. An announcement to that effect was made by John G. Carlisle, who has been prosecuting the case .: the present session of Congress, at the close of the proceedings today. The defense has not announced the number of witnesses it expects to call nor when it will be ready to proceed.
 The hearing today dealt with alleged Mormon interference in business affairs and witn the endowment house cere- mony. Three witnesses testified that they had taken the obligation adminis- tered and as they recalled 1t there was an agreement to avenge the blood of the prophets. Henry W. Lawrence. of Salt Lake. declared that no Mormon could go through the endowment house without taking the oath.
 Chairman Burrows said today that he would insist upon concluding the in- vestigation and making a report to the Senate this session.
 An intelligent observer at today's hearing was Miss Keif1er, daughter of a former prime minister of Holland, who is the guest of the minister from the Netherlands.
 Mir. Lawrence referred frequently to the tyranny of the priesthood that ex- isted during his membership in the church and he was asked If tyranny existed today, The witness said that there was more liberality shown now. but man who desired to continue in good standing in the church must obey the leaders in all things. In regard to teachings of the church he said that nowhere in the books was there to be found anything directing loy- al a that they sang song con- taining the lines Brigham Young is our King" He said from the preach- ings he had heard he believed that the teachings were the same today. He said the revelation of polygamy must be be- lieved by good church member wheth- CT he practiced 1t or not, for to sus- pend one revelation would be to sus- pend them all.
 Mir. Lawrence testified that he had been credibly informed that the Wood ruff manifesto had been opposed by a quorum of apostles and therefore has no force or effect. He declared to re- veal the name of his informant on the grounds that 1t would in1ure him and he was permitted to withdraw his statement
 c. M Owen, who has been employed in getting evidence against Mir. Shoot wac then called. MT. Carlisle submit ted a list of the members of the Con- qtitutional Convention, all the mem hers of the legislatures State officers and others who have held office since Utah was admitted to statehood. MT. Owen marked the list showing that of those represented, every Governor, Sec retarv of State, Treasurer, Auditor and superfntendent of schools had been Nor mons. that two-thirds of every legisla- ture were Mormons; that in each leg isIature there had been from one to ten r,oIvgamists and in the Constitutional Convention out of 115 members there were 70 Mormons, 30 of whom were noIygamists. The Supreme Court was Gentle. he said. and the other courts mixed.
 MT. Worthington sought to show that two-thirds of the Utah population was Mormon, but Owen said he did not think this was true at the present time.
 The committee adjourned until 10 o'clock tomorrow. Mir. Carlisle said he