| Show Testimony of f 1 I George F. F Gibbs i I. I George Geor-c F. F on the stand In inthe I J I the tho Gc l le lel l hearing yester- yester I j ta tIn testified that David Dm Id In InI inthe I the cour course c of or a n INI to him to havethe have I I the c excommunication pro- pro Margaret Geddes j j admitted that be he n i n huei hue hue- 1 I I i hil hand nil d of or Mrs Geddes through a n plu plu- j I t I ral ml marriage and that also nINo he heI naN I the father of or h lice her r child On JJ hiring belne j I I b by cOlln counsel ti for to-r plaintiff what nt I David Eccles said old on tn the oc occasion j r of ot the visit In 10 1100 1000 Mr r Gibbs lid I David Eccles I was wn waiting stalling for me beo I 1 r returned from lunch hauch He lie I saul he wanted to have e n a private talk tatk with me and told me mr that u a girl Kirl oum named d Maggie Geddes Ge In 10 Plain City io In taT trouble a lb be came to see aee see bout about I Ir r Then rb be lie explained ed the situation to i me e. e He lie said Hald Maggie alf le Geddes ha l given K ven birth to a a. child elaUd and w was 1 concealing the n name e of the father that she lie wan sins the subject t of f gossip n and d much talk alk to such mich an exI ex- ex I tent that the church authorities In 10 t Plain CU City hail taken o DOt note of h her r and aud looked on 00 her n ns a l an no adulteress and andI t I would so MO rc regard uld h her r unless she he be explain that she hr he feD feared d e ex- ex i I communication The facts are are Ba- Ba hl Keeled said mid lr Geddes IN Is INnot I not nn an adulteress lint hut Is n a Rood good pure I TORIan she chic belongs to me mc and I I DalI amI ant Dal I the zither father of her child and noel nm om carIa caring curI car cur I Ia log ing for her and nod must stand as a. allI all other plural ss and nod be he left alone I Hut he be said title this must mot not oot be he made madeI I known anti anel Maggie Geddes knows know It I Sl Site She Is I. pledged to secrecy and Is 18 In a aI abad abad bad situation on that account Cedes wanted to know knon If it itI I I I could do elo anything anything- to relieve the condition He lie said saidI I I I that that all be he asked was sync n. n that be Instructed to I let her Maggie Geddes alone nod and regard her ber ns as nn any other polygamous lie I told hint him I did not see ec how I K could do anything for him I also INO I told him that President Snow wits much more rigid In his bis administration I tion Jon n polygamy and aDd marriages performed since the manifesto manifesto man mo than was wall President r Woodruff I od that t Da Id should bould prepare himI himself him him- I self rolt to tell tehi the president nt everything c David Id was one disappointed and Insisted I that rumell be lie cl Jh given en n word to to let In Geddes alone I reminded d I him of 01 the declaration Issued b by 1 President no tb the hc church bv bo had bad plural marriage and that j no DO one ODe sins nN authorized to perform I such a marriage Hut he ln insisted ted something be lie done oae and ond thit as an t Branwell WR was pressing Maggie I tides Geddes on 00 account of n a plural mar JUJU claire claire- 4 that tbt sa n-a was entitled to some orne i consideration j I. I 1 T 1 |
