The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-23

| me Tribune. however, proposes to
show here that polygamy is by no
means dying out. and that il Is be-
ing perpetuated and preserved against
1.-The due time of the Lord, when II
may again be practiccd openly. with
none 10 make the cult afraid.
Heretofore this paper has printed
list of The names Of those who were
then known TO il TO have taken new.
plural wives since the manifesto. Upon
| each occasion when the list was given
| 1t was announced that the. array was
not complete one, because where one
ease came 10 light a score would re-
main hidden. at least for the time be-
| ing That this was a iustifnblc res
crNatlon is developed in a new list
which has been brought 10 the attcn-
tlon Of The Tribune. There arc seven
OF them who have never been named
| before. They are Of the Mormon po-
| lvgamous colony in Mexico, all residing
at or near Pacheco at the time of their
| unlawful MARRIAGE
Elder David Black had for his first
wife daughter of Elder John Cotch-
ner. lie went TO Mexico from the
southern part of Utah, being a son i'll
polygamous family. He became DIS:
contcnted down there, because he did
not seem 10 he able TO get along as well
AS he would like 10 do. He expressed
a desire 10 return TO Utah, which fact
alarmed some of the other members of
his fathers family They looked upon
his presence in Mexico as q mission
entrusted to him by the Mormon
church, and they dreaded TO sec him
do what would be looked upon rs an
abandonment Of that mission. So Apos-
| tie Anthony w. WINS was appealed Ia
IN request TO use his influence to keep
Elder David Black in Mexico If posi-
| bic, Mr.. WINS was then in charge Of
the colony down there. II comes 10 The
Tribune upon such good authority as
to leave little doubt of IFS truth with
tins paper, that Mr.. Ivins suggested 10
Elder David Black that he take see.
ond wife, Elder Black did so, marrying
his first wifc's sister
Elder MORLEY Black. brother of
David was similarly situated; and the
same authority informs The Tribune
that Mr. Wins was equally successful
with him in the use of his advice and
influence. So Morley took for his see
ond wife daughter of Bishop luut.
formerly of Cedar City. Utah. Thus
were the two Elders Black kept faith
ful To their Mexican mission, for they
hardly dared to come back 10 Utah 10
live after having married plural wives
since the manifesto.
Elder Amla Stevens married Miss
Boyd as his second wife. In this ease
WAYS In which polygamlsts are aided
by tho Mormon church leaders to evadc
and TO worm about in such manner as
10 he ahlc 10 make dcnials Of facts. II
is true that the Illegal marriage ccrc-
mony was performed in Mexico: but il
develops that in about 1896 Elder Ste
ycnS brought his plural wife TO Salt
Lake presumably 10 conference) and
was sealed to her in tho Salt Lake tenn
lIln uIpT these III 4
could he denied that the plural ccrc-
mony was performed here IN the TEN
pie; but thc fact remains that the one
performed in Mexico was here scaled
With the approval Of the church au-
thorllies. or by some officiating priest
for them aud in their behalf, being
appointed by them, and by them in
vested with the necessary authority.
Then there were Elders William
Guyman, Amos Cox, Newell Young and
William loung-all of whom took unto
themselves second wives since the mani
fcslo and under "thc new and everlast-
ing covenant" Their marriages oc-
CURED at different times. ranging from
soon after the issuance OF the Woodruff
manifesto up TO within seven years
ago.
Now, these seven being added 10
those already named the list is grow
ing TO be quite a respectable ono,
so far as numbers are concerned The
old list is here repeated in order TO
keep the public advised as to the idcu-
tity of the individuals First there
are the late Apostles George Teasdale.
Abraham IL. Cannon and Owen Wood.
ruff Among the living are the follow
ing: Apostles John w. Taylor and
Matthias +. Cowlcy, who arc not only
notorious for engaging in new polyg-
amy, but for having performed the nm
lawful ceremony for many others,
Frank Y. Taylor, president of The Gran
ltc stake. Joseph Marion Tanner and
Henry 5. Tanner. prominent members
of the priesthood who have, since the
commission of their offenscs. been high |
iy favored by the church leaders in a |
material way, George NJ. Cannon. who |
is "A prominent elder holding different |
positions of trust enthusiastically and |
financially, Samuel Newton who sent
hrs plural wife from England while he
WAS there supposedly preaching the
who IS bishop Of the Cannon ward in
the Pioneer stake Alpha J. IIiggs,
who married the young daughter Of |
prominent elder in the church as his
second wife within the present year.
and who now blossoms out as mcr-
chant in the Canadian polygamous
colony of tho Mormon polygamous cult |
fcnsc he was associated with President |
Joseph f. Smith in the publication of |
the Improvement Era, journal for the |
instruction of tho youth of the church |
John NJ. Cannon. who is second coun-
selor 70 President Frank Y. Tavlor of |
the Granite stake David p Felt. who
was prominent elder and church pub
Usher. Angus j. Cannon. who is bishop
of the Parlcy 5 Park ward IN the Sum.
init stake. Joseph II. Dean. who is a
prominent elder and temple worker. OF |
him i, Is intimatcd that he Won the
affections Of his third wife while her
husband. brother in tho gospel, was
on Il mission in Scandinavia, There
WAS II little property in the ease. too.
and Harry appears to have succeed
ed i'm frittcrng that away. He is re
ported also 10 have been n sort of go.
between and general all-around assist
ant and promoter in the new polygamy
cscapadcS of others Walter G. Lyman,
who is the president of the San Juan
stake Thomas Hilton, who is n pious
Mormon Sunday-school superintendent
in Mexico Edward i. Wood, who is
president of the Alberta stake. Canada