Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-08
CBy Associated Press

Warrington, Feb SIN the inves-
ilgation Of protests against Senator
Reed smoot OF Utah before the COM
mittee on privileges and elections, Prof.
Walter NJ. Wolfe, who was a teacher
In Brigham Young college at Logan
and a member Of the Church until re
Gently, was today subjected TO a severe
eross.examnation by A. s. Worthing-
ION, counsel for the senator.
A large number Of letters which had
been written by Wolfe TO members OF
The Church were put into the record TO
show that he had not made complaints
Of the cNduct W Benjamin Cuff on
me Mexican expedition. as he had tes-
tined In direct examination. lie de-
nled charges by counsel that he had
been intoxicated In several public
PAGES, and that he had expressed con-
triton because of his refusal to pay
lithes, Mr. Worthington will call
lase number OF witnesses TO discredit
Wolfe.
on redirect examination the names
OF number Of residents of Provo were
read 10 the witness and 10 OF them. he
sain We're living In polygamous CO.
hapltatlon. He said he knew George
iaylor, brother-in-lew Of Mr. Smoot,
ara That Taylor had asked him (wit-
ness 10 give UP his Democratic faith
sno come IN With the great majority"
Tns was Just previous TO the election
OF the legislature that elected Smoot
70 the senate, he said. and further that
Taylor asked him TO do ali he could
icr the election Of Smoot.
i told him" said the witness chat
y | a.. l. It.
o. the Lord. Mr.. TAYLOR said no he.
usved was the will of God and It
, Nm 70 nave been, He told me then.
NAV smoots candidacy had been dts
USED ana endorsed by the high coun-
Gle" 10 " prayer CIR
N response to questions by several
msnipers OF the committee. Wolfe said
nn IN the Brigham Young college.
y,ena Jorsenson and Florenc, Reyn-
Syus were the only students whom he
.s ew 70 nave become plural wives. He
moush' tnat the children OF polyga-
Nous relations looked upon polygamy
~, a ulVlne institution. OF the Provo
.,usens whose names were read. ONLY
eas, lnonas Chamberlain, had entered
tsssmy since the manifesto. A num-
VI 81 me songs alleged to have been
ss,sule 70 the government Of the United
v Wa, were put into the record and
qasntly SUNG ire
WILLIAM ]. THOMAS.
y-, .h1nsm j. Thomas OF Spanish Fork,
.un' the next witness said he had
sone through the Endowment House IN
~ 49, un mad taken an oath TO "avenpe
MA N.Y. oi .s OF the Prophet Joseph Smith
A.. AZ" .is nation and TO teach his chill
800 !" 10 30 down to the third and
An An generations" He said he was
N ..p from the Church in the elgn-
,s.,, oeuanse he had spoken too openly
esslnst plural marriages.
A.. Knox asked II he had ever
~ .snylhing to carry out his ohllrn.
Upon this nation" we 'op''~
MI, wv | enlisted twice to defend
aatlon'' said Thomas.
so,. witness told OF NJ. Nicha,son
!, sW.rly an employe Of Thomas so,nr
eAloo TO take a plural wife W,nhe
M. an tod the witness no wss 49, maI,a-
" ooulu i've his religion"
j. P. HoLMGREN
rtsh E, holmsren Of Bear River ci,v
fr. 4 member OF the Utah Jeois ,tSi
sa,s. nunl 1889 10 1903, testified ihst a.
hr ~ ~ sssInst the Evans bill prob S1 ae
sss,r.s nrst wife from .estis,Jna
,s,si,., uer husband In poylgamv n nrs
but "a he was defeated aftsy "a, W.
eat, ,sst ne thought that it was nor '1 ~,
took ma MAJ defeated him. He s aIi n h
H ,.n nae endowment house oath ' IN ,si ne
"a NJ s's ,.s the oath Of tengeance i az
ind Hy ,ue blood OF both Josepb 's sm,, 20
cs. vsAs, A. sMuRTHwAIrE.
rGS' ts.,;As smur,hwaite o. orA,,
romEu Slsahsd that he had u b.s osasn,
b N. n n Aprl. 1905. se 10 Mormon s,
ssyIns seek sss Salt Works Ana d ,n,s
% 80 p seen called to Salt ~ Iat .oi9 or
led M c 81 the First Presidency n,,' ,,h snd
sita R,c sal salt company In |" co ,me IN.
~ ,S ,'p r,I Taylor. Mr. sm m r9,,hnpsny
sES Presidency no s.,a