The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-12

Mr. Worthlnston Was 1t before OF after
the death Of your first husband?
Mrs. Elliott. Why. Il after
Mr Worrhinston. What time in 1897 did he
Mrs. Elliott. He died in October e. 1917
The value of the testimony OF this wit
ness may be judged by the fact that the
husband. who followed her TO this coun-
try. not only did rot die In October, 1897.
gave the testimony In question, and was
On on BSh"l} Of 5al'Sd the aT respondent 'ats; q;
obtained a divorce from him about SIX
years before he gave his testimony, which
was In January, 1905. His testimony
showed clearly that she knew he was
living when she said he was dead.
On behalf of the respondent q number
OF witnesses were examined on this sub
tect, and the substance OF their testimony
is az follows;
Hugh NJ Dougall, who is a farmer and
cattle grower, and Is postmaster at the
M town OF sprinsville. In utqh: vas OK,
1874. and since then has not been In any
way connected with It, He took his en-
dowments when he was about . years
old
lie testified that according TO his rccol-
lection the obligation wns, In substance
that those who took IL importuned heaV-
en- 10 aVcnge the blood of the prophets
and the martyrs on this generation. and
that he did not remember the name OF
Joseph Smith being mentioned at all.
Mr.. 6ougan was subsequently recalled,
and asked by Senator Knox this oues-
ton
Arc you willing to say whether the
VOW obligated YOU TO anything lncom-
patlble with your giving full and supreme
allegiance to the United States or the
State OF Utah, or which obligated you TO
anything Incompatible with your fully
performing your duty as citizen OF the
United States and that State2"
He answered, Not one thing" e; 49,
49, NJ 1t, r1f
voluntarily about 1870 when he was S2
years of age, having taken his endow-
ments when he was 2S or 90 years old. He
stated that there was nothing in the cere-
mony about promising or yowins to i'm
perfume heaven to aSenge the blood of the
prophets on this nation, and that there
was nothing in the ceremony which In
any way imported hostility 10 the United
States or to the Government thereof.
That he was perfectly clear about that.
He also said he did not remember that
the ceremony, He did not recollect that
there was in the ceremony quotation
from the Scriptures. and upon hearing
read verses 9 and 10, chapter s. of the
thing like that; that that was about the
intent.
one of these verses, 1t will be remem-
bered, was referred to by the witness
Wallis.
The two verses are as follows:
Nine And when he had opened the NTH
seal 1 saw under tho altar the souls OF them
that were slain for the word OF God. and for
the testimony which they held.
Ten. And they cried with n loud voice soy
Ing How long oh Lord holy and true dost
Thou not judge and nvenge our blood on them
that dwell on the earth. Gi)
Being asked whether there was any
thing in the obligation which indicated
hostility to the Government, Mr.. Noon
said:
THE very reverse I have never heard
any people taught only loyalty to the
Government of the United States" q; T5.)
Mr. Noon was recalled and asked the
by Senator Knox to Mr.. Dougall, and he
answered the question in the same way.
(2; 1S)
william Hatfield, who was a Mormon
until he was % years OF age, after which
he driftcd away from that church. when
he was not quite n years of age took his
endowments as u preliminary to his mar
riage. (2: 7S5D
He said that neither he nor any others
in his hearing took the obligation which
Wallis had testified to- and that no did
not at that time take any obligation or
enter into any covenant, VOW, or agree
ment OF any kind inconsistent with his
duties as a citizen OF the Territory of
Utah or OF the United States. He was
not cross-examined g, 1861
John 2. Meakin, who was Mormon
until he was % or "a years OF age, left
the church because he did not believe in
polygamy. (2: 1861
when he was IS years old. He stated that
he had no recollection at all of any obli-
cation of vengeance or retrlbution, and
that nothing took place at the time with
reference to promising or vowipg to inn
perfume heaven to aSenge the blood of
the prophets on this Nation or TO aYenge
the blood OF Joseph Smith or anybody;
that there was nothing took place which
imported any obligation in opposition to
his duty as a citizen either Of the Ter
ritory OF Utah or Of the United States.
1l.1 oil. .S.,,N
He also said that there was nothing In
the endowment ceremony about praying
the Almighty to avenge the blood of the
prophets on this generation G.; @l;l
Elias A. Smith cashier OF the Deseret
Savings bank In Salt Lake City. In an
swer to a question by the chairman. stat
ed that he had conscientious scruples
against diyulging any part of the endow-
ment ceremony q: S5I); but In answer to
a question by Senator Foraker he said
there was nothing in any obligation of
the church which II imposed upon It's
members. in connection with marriage OF
any other occasion. inconsistent with f.
deity as citizens of the National Govern
ment or to the State government. Mr.
Smith persisted that while he had stated
what was not in tho obligation he did
not feel at liberty to state what was In
It. (2, $50
Richard w Young, who was a graduate
of West Point and of the law school OF
Columbia college, New York City. and
who had served in the volunteer army In
the Spanish Wars IN the fnlllpplneS, ana
else " here is a member Of the Mormon
church. and is not a polygamist: e; $50
95o) He was asked bv the chairman II
he had any objection TO disclosing what
took place during the endowment cere-
mony and he replied that he considered
himself under an obligation not to do so
e, 969)
He was asked later by counsel for the
respondent II he had any objection to
stating whether the ceremony included
in any form or shape, any invocation of
vengeance or retributlon against this ma
tion Senator McComns suggested that
the witness should state the whole cere-
mony or nothing Thercupon an extended
argument was made. at the end OF which
the witness was asked by counsel for the
respondent:
In that ceremony is there anything which
relates to your duties obligations TO your
Government or 70 this nation.
The chairman ruled that If the witness
should answer this question he would be
required to state the whole ceremony. and
thereupon the witness declined to answer
1t c.. 9s1-as5)
Reed smoot testified positively that
there is nothing in the endowment cere-
mony about avenging the blood OF the
prophets or avenging anything else on
thIs natIon or on this Government