The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-10
GOT UNDER n
OF ELDER TAIE
Polygamist Is Wrathy OH
Story Printed in Supl||
Tribune.
PATRIARCH ENTERS A Il
DENIAL TO THE j
Seeks to Learn Who II
formants Of The Tri|I
une Are.

Patriarch Joseph E. Taylor,
TO the story printed in Tbe
Tribune, with which his mann
nected, and on Monday he
The Tribune office with ths
communication:
Salt Lake City, NAV
Editor The Tribune: win y1|1
furnish me the name Or tha Il
the party or parties who Ar
your paper the information un@
the article appearing on nsy-
your issue OF Sunday, Nav a. \,
titled Secrets Often Told BY n.
based? "
! deny in toto the apparent ~
therein made. and state furtT
Was no marital relations eit3.
plural or otherwise. between ~"
said II. S. Davis, any more tbs<
between myself and tho etItoTs'
ter. JOSEPH n n
In the communication. after "A
. deny in toto the apparent
ton therein made" was the 4
which was erased. HTbat Il
any marital relationship VIII
:. Davis; and. further-n
Patriarch Has His Rsdfs
The Tribune declines TO fu5
information which Mr.. Taylor
not because the informants N
their names be kept secret.
cause The Tribune does not,
do so. If Mr.. Taylor claims 4
printed in The Tribune is not
1T will require great deal M
his mere denial TO convince IL
he has his redress in the con
His denial amounts to nofn
more than would a printed det
him that he is a polyeamis1
fellows who have a muffin,
wives stop at nothing when
to shielding polygamy and poh
In fact, there have been nj
jured denials-denials made uu'
in the courts Of Utah. "A
Forgets One Thing.
Patriarch Taylor forgets one
his communication, There ci
marital relation unless the b
married. The laws Of Utah Al
country do not recognize \
a polygamist is a lawbrestl
plura! family has no standir
eye of the law. Joseph r. Tavl
this. He paid a fine Of sl54
nc broke the law. He was
to either pay a fine of that d
serve 80 days in jail. lie
to pay the money. No plum
can inherit under the law.
Joseph f. Taylor knows tha
of polygamists GO for nauE1E
ccu0try. lie rust know this.
know of case in this localil'
few years ago where q p
father testified under oath
that be did not know the Z
the children by his own dau|
grandchildren, with whom b
and who. with their mother. VI
home, because he wanted b
polyGamist from going to thq
tiary.
What Neighbors Say
In the case at issue RatheI
had the reputation of being 4.
Of Joseph f. Taylor Whe1
sided on East Fourth Son
he made. so the neighbors g.
visits to her home. This ht
after she moved to the resldeu
in she resided up TO the u
removal TO the hospital, whe7z
Neighbors of tho dead
clare this to be true. sou
neiehbors have met MIN IN !
Had there been nothing ~
mere friendship existing
Rachel S. Davis and JOSEPH IS
why would she convey 70
erty for practically no con
and cut off her brother, The
relative she had living here \
Patriarch Taylor s denial
much. Perhaps he would 2
have divorce proceedings n
Ohio, whereby Mrs. heeam
and where that Miss" cam
and where it is alleged she q
plural of a wellknown poly !
Objects to Mention ro4 :
Patriarch TAYLOR said TO
une Monday that he wae
having plural marriages on i
mentioned. OF course he
Elder Joseph Silver, SO
f. Smith. SO is Miles 40
are about one hundred 9tne.
these polygnmists TO i've lh
ing people, instead of llvin*
ligion, polygamy would 40. y
toned, But they prefer ~
defiance of both the law W J,
man, hence polygamy ~ n
topic for discussion -.
Patriarch TAYLOR dctn r
much. In his talk WITH
he used n real cnss Mora. "