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Show l)KLE(iATB CANNOYS CASE. In obedience to a resolution of the house passed on the 12th of May, 1874, instructing the committee on elections to investigate the charge that Geo. Q. Cannon, delegate from the territory of Utah, was living in a state of practical polygamy, in defiance de-fiance of United States law, having married a fourth wife subsequent to the date of the passage of the prohibitory pro-hibitory law, and report to the houso the result of euoh investigations, "and recommend such action on the part of the house as shall seem meet and proper in the premises," reports that it requested the above-named George Q. Cannon to appear before the eaid committee, and was informed by him that ho had no objections, to tho use of the testimony taken in the contest between George It. Maxwell and him- mit any testimony or statement to the committee by way of controverting the same. The committee subsequently subse-quently requested the said George Q. Cannon to appear before the committee com-mittee on the occasion of taking the testimony of Min Belle Kimball, hereinafter here-inafter set forth. Mr.Cannon appeared but deelincito cross-examine said witness, wit-ness, and again indicated that he had no evidence or statement to submit. Tho committee then submits the affidavits of numerous witnesses to prove Cannon's polygamous life, among them Mrs. Emeline Smith, Sarah M. Pratt, wife of Orson Pratt, Dr. Forman, and many others. The testimony of Miss Kimball, referred to above as giveu in the presence of Cannon, is as follows: Committee os Elictioxs, 1 Washington, D.C, May 25, '74. J Belle Kimball, being first duly sworn, was examined as follows: By Mr. Ha.leton: Q. Where do you reside? A. In Philadelphia. Q. How long have you resided there? A. About two years, Q. What ia your occupation? A. I am studying in Bryant fc Stratton'a commercial college. Q. Are you acquainted in Utah ? A. I was born there. I). Are you acquainted with Cieorge Cannon, delegate from Utah ? A. I am. I have nut been in Philadelphia Philadel-phia all the time; part of the time I 0.. It is about two years since yju left Utah ? A. Yes, sir. Q. When did you first know George Q. Cannon ? A. I cannot remember; it was when I was a little girl. Q. Were you residing in Utah, at Salt Lake, in XSOo'! A. I was. Q. Can you state whether Mr. Cannon was married to his so-called fourth wife iu that year ? A. Yes, sir; I learned that he was married in that year. t. You remember the occasion when it was said in the communitv that he was married to his fourth wife? A. I do, sir; August, ISoo. t. Do you remember of anything that transpired shortly after his marriage mar-riage to fix the occasion in your mind ? A. I do, sir. t. State what it was. A. Brigham Young has been iu the habit of making mak-ing trips to various settlements, for the purpose of preaching to the people, and in ISoo I accompanied my grandfather on one of those trips. Q. W ho was your grandfather ? A. Heber C. Kimball. Q. During the same trip? A. Dur-; Dur-; ;ng the same trip. We were gone aboutniue days, and every day during! : that time I saw him introduce her as ; his w-.fe to friends. I By Mr. Todd: Q. What was her name ? A. It was Eliza: her maiden name I am not familiar with, that being the first time I ever saw her. I heard it frequently spoken of as answering ans-wering for her bridat trip, though it was a trip lur the purpose of preach-i iug to the people. 0.. It was frequently spoken of as her bridal trip .' A. Yes, sir, although i ii was not. I Q. It was an expedition for preach- ' ag? A. They said it answered fur a Tidal trip. ' ' i. State what yuu remember in re- ! ;ard to the rooms assigned to Mr. and Urs, Cannon during that expedition; j were you frequently in her room dur- ( n; the day time ? A. I wu; the . party being large, and the accotnmo- ; iations limiUrd, we wtre obliged to; fcccuiiimodate each other the ladie; '. Mrs. Cannon said that I had liberty to , come into her rcom at any timo, and ; arrange my toilet; I did so much of tne time wnile wt were on the trip, and frfcqentiy Mr. Cannon came into tiie room; when he came in we would withdraw; there were other lady Iriends of mine as well that used her roo:a. l. Other lady friends who had the same iuvilatiou ? A. Yes. sir. , By the chairman: Q. What wae he? A. He was Iirigham Young's counselor. We left JrUlt Lake city in , the morning, arriving at Kaysward or Kaysville, 1 don't know which, about noon, where we wt-re to take dinner. There were prumineut members of the church along, invited by Brigham Young. - . By Mr. Hazelton: Q. About how many in all of both sexts? A. As near as I can remember, when we started there were ivbout forty persons, per-sons, equally divided; some gentlemen gentle-men had two wives, others had none, and there Woro sunie unmarried people peo-ple along. When we arrived at Kaysward, there was dinner prepared in the basement ot the meeting house, and the rooms ol tho bishop were thrown open to tliu people. I went to the parlor of thu buhop directly after wu arrived there. My grandfather grand-father was taUing with Mrs. Geo. Q. Cannon No. i, aud lie said, ".My daughter, come to nie." I came to him. ile always calls me his daughter. daugh-ter. Q. Who? A. My granfnther. He introduced me as his daughter. (. To whom? A. To Mrs. Cannon. Mr. Cannon was then in the room, but whether he hoard the introduction introduc-tion I know not, but afterward I frequently fre-quently heard and saw Mr. Cannon introduce his wife to Iriends. Q. This same person as hU wife ? A, This samo person as his wife. Q. Did yon ever visit her rooms during tho day? A. As early as 9 o'clock. Q. Did tho room have the appearance appear-ance of being occupied; so far as clothing and toilet articles, etc., wero concerned, did ithafethe appoaranco of being the "room of Mr. and Mis. Cannon ? A. It did. (. And was so understood by the party? A. It was. Q." Whenever ho would came into 1 the room while you and other lady friends were there under her iuvita-. iuvita-. tion, what was your habit to withdraw with-draw ? A. It was. Q. And leave him and Mrs. Cannon Can-non in possession of the room ? Ycb, sir. Q. This occurred, you aro ccrtun, in" August, . 1SG5 ? A. It did; one renson why I remember it especially is because it was the time I put on my first long dress. Air. Cannon did not dispute the truth of the above testimony,, or ask any questious. The following is the resolution in the case of Mr. Cannon, delegate from Utah, reported from the committee com-mittee on elections by Mr. Smith, of New York : Jicsolved, That "George 0;. Cannen, delegaLe from Utah, being found, upon due consideration ol tbo evidence evi-dence submitted, and not contradicted contradict-ed by said Cannon, to be an actual polygamist, and to have married his lourth wife, having three other wives then living in the month of August, lStio, in open and notorious violation ot the law of July 1, 1S02, forbidding such marriage, aud declaring the same to be a crime punishable both by fine and imprisonment; aud it appearing ap-pearing that he still maintains his polygamic practices, in defiance of law", is deemed unworthy to occupy a seat in the house of representatives as such delegate, and that lie be expelled ex-pelled therefrom. National Republican, Repub-lican, 22d. |