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Show ALL IV. That is, the Court Admitted Everything Every-thing that Was Offered And Was Hd Because it Cuulda't Gat More. The Testimony Closed aDd the Jury Ready for the Arguments. Tbe court room waB densely crowded yesterday throughout both the forenoon aud aiternoon. La regard to the udmiasabiliiy of Carrie Owen aa R witness for tbe prosecution, which was argued on Friday, a decidir.n v ae rendered. The judge brietly dialed that the question was not a to the competency but ag to the efficiency of the evidence, and at .TesLDt he wad ot the opinion that that waB a muter for the jury to pats upon ralhr r thin (he court It wai necessary Hint the marriage buouU be established, and he thougut the deliberate delib-erate aJuiiaaiooB of the defendant of the marriage could be admitted as evidence hen taken in connection with other circumstances, and be therefore overruled the objection. Caroline owts Then took the ttand Know the defendant. de-fendant. First came to thia territory October 4, lo7S. First knew the de-ttnd.-tnt ten or twelve yeard ago in Loudun. Li ted two milea apart. Was well aiquainied with him. I am 23, he is older, thirteen nionlba. Acquaintance lasted till he went to sea in 1S10. He lived in Loudon till Lie went. I also lived there. I wa cjcs.dered engaged to him. After tie wedt to eea be wrote asking me if I would wait ana be liia wile. I wrote uini yiH. That was belore became to Utah. He later met with Slor-mona Slor-mona iu Australia, then came to Utah. The ship was wrecked and I supposed ha was drowntd. Tbia I supposed for about three yeara. Next beard of him when be came to Eog-laud Eog-laud as a missionary. He came to me and told me he was ft Mormon midsionary. Toid me he was engaged to two girls iu St. Genrge. He told me that the girl's mother atfked her to rcquedl him to marry bor. That the mother had done eo and he had ucced.;d. That the girl paid her sitter also ioved him, aud he consented to marry her too; but he Baid he would write to the girla and tell them he was going to bring me ovor, anJ he would give tbem up for me. He talked a Utile about marrying these two iiris. Said he would certainly marry me first. Said he could not marry while on a mission, I consented con-sented to come over, lully expecting, uowever, that I Bhouid be the first wife. I lived with my aunt in England. I bad been a governess, a teacher in an English school, and one in Holland. I had graduated. Landed bete October 4th. Went to Cannon's then. L'ved there three weeks before be-fore the marriage. In the meantime met Katie Connelly. Saw her three Limej I invited her. I remember visiting visit-ing Katie'B brother's house, and the marriage was talked about. Believed I had been to John Taylor's, but am not positive. Miles pretended lo go to sleep. The talk waa that Emily Spencer being the eldest should be first, I eecond, Julia third. Thit was the Bettled arrangement before going to the Endowment House. I went with Miies to Taylor. But weut before and Taylor told me to come with Milea and the others and he Baid there was order in the church. I told Taylor of my reasons for asking to he first. Talked to Milea about it, but he be would not give them up; and they would not do it. Miles Baid he could not marry me as firat. He must obey counsel. And when 1 went to the Edowment House I fully understood that I was to be second. After the marriage there was a reception. I wanted the reception. At firpt he thought of having it in the Fourteenth Ward schcolhouee, but be was afraid of it getting known. I invited Katie Connelly. Then I went down stmrs aud found Emily Spencer, Connelly, Dora H'ocdrufT and otner-. Com mg out ot the Endow m ei.t House lie snid 1 e had iiiviud Emily tu ci-nm to the n-cep ion. 1 otjecii-d. Out he r-aid t he w: as much nis wiln as I. He wanted me to understand it, and she should come. 1 look a vow then that I would insult her if aha Cumo. When I weiil into the rami I whs asked to play. Told E inly to g' -t cfl the tiro'; f he did not and I shipped her. I ?ai,l: "Ia.ud I'd do it and I will." Before I flapped her Miles said: "Emily, niy wife, don't yuii riee;" then I bUpped ber; he tiaid ha was aehamtd of me; I said "I'll elap you too." I did not do eo because Connelly Con-nelly heid my arms. Wb then wenl into the supper. I eid I did not know I had a right to take the hvd of tho table because I a not his rjrst wil, but I wi..uM Like it and I did. They then wanted to dance; he wanted to dance with Etuhy aud 1 iefu-rd to play, if he d.tuced with her. 1 introduced intro-duced him to a yr-ung lady to tlanco with, but tie sa:d he would cot dance if hi mil'! r.nt dance with his wife Emily. I went out of the room then. Saw Spencer in tho Endowment Hou-o. He called her his write, aud when be came to my room at niglit he locked tho d'jor and tiid he wtu 'd make eure of mc, as he was j eure of Emily. I left the huuse belore I euppar. I went up tha Ftreet. Miles and George Cannon came altr me and brought me back. Left again about 9.30. I went by the side of ihe house, and talked with Angna Cannon'a daughter tor a wbi;o and then went in aain. I waa not ru the room when Mile went away. I later went to St. George with Mile?. He fold me that he had never intended to make Emiiy anything but hia firit wife. He repeatedly tuid me she wap his first, lie loid me tauntingly and that I waa only his second. Never lived with b:m in St. George. I never saw Emily Spencer, but I nave reason to believe Mile lived with ber. S.iw Milea and Emily in the Endow-mnt Endow-mnt House. She bad on robrs, cap, apron and mocc.wins. The robe waa a long piece of linpn about two yards w;de, gathered at the shoulder and waist aNo a sash. A i-qnare piece of muaim, three cornered, cor-nered, constitutes tae cap. wh-ch fl.iwa hack. Trie apron consisted of nine ti ieavea made of green silk. Ihe defendant took away my robes that I -nouid not show tnem to Centimes Saw Emiiy Sponcer with these on in she room n--xt lr scaling room, ;b.uit 3 c'click. t :s the otump which brides wear. Thut waa the day trie plural mnrritse was to tase plare. Emily already bad her endowments and it wis l.u! i.eces-ary for her to go j tbiouch them again. I took m:ue j that day, as I bad cot bad them before. be-fore. Af-pr we got to the veil, Milea t ok uit" by lai hani and bat me down bet. re Joseph Smith who wrote cur names in a book and gave ua them on el'is of paper. We then w-nt into the sealing room, where Wells waa -Js we knelt down. Wells asked Miles where bis first wife was, as it was her right to give me to him. I resented it, at,d Wells muttereJ borne words. We then went into the rxm where Smith was, and eaw Emily Spencer. Was with Miles all the lime after that till I got to Cannon's Can-non's bouse. He would not walk down the etreet with two or three women as it might create suspicion Left the Endowment House abojt 3 30 o'clock. Those who go into the Endowment House are sworn never io reveal anything ibat is seen or done there. Was a member ol the Episcopal Episco-pal church before I joined the Mormons. Mor-mons. Cros;-ex;imination Arrived here Oct. 4iti, with Miles, hia atepmether aud em grantfl. Went to Cannon's. Uemaiced thpre three weeks before I waa married, l let, the eve alter I mar ried Miles. Weut to Suau .'hnessy'a. Remained there a ween. Tnen went back to Miles. Found him at American Ame-rican Fork. Went after him because be had atolen my things. He slept with me when he wanted to. I remained re-mained with him. Ye?, the man I went after because he robbed me. I lived with him at Cannon's until December. I came back with him on Sunday morning. Found him on Saturday evening. Went to Angus Canuon'B. Ktmained there with bim till December. Then went to St. Ge&rge. .Remained there about three month's. When we left England the understanding waa that I should be the firBl. He talked about these girls, and he said he would give them up. He explained the matter before I came here. He promised to give them up at ail hazards. He believed Emily Spencer would b.ick out, Julia also. That I should be hia first if he waa going to marry the other women. He promised togive them up, but said il Emily would not give him up, be would make me the first. It was so thai we talked over the probability pro-bability of a plural marriage When the conversation took place at Connelly's, Connel-ly's, I went there with Mileo and hia tribe hia family. He had five of a trir-e, hid mother, three boys acd a girl. I went wilh him. I va-.s one ol the tribe. We remained about four hours. As far as I can recollect, I told Katie, I think, that it wasdecided Emily must be the first, I second, Julia third. Milea pretended to be asleep, but was not. Miles said he must obey counsel, aa far as I remember, re-member, that waa all Miles said. I can't remember. Tbe repeated qtiestiocB of Judge Hagau, as to whether she could remember, re-member, made the witness somewhat ireful, and she said "Do you mean to call me a liar?" The court instructed her to answer and ohe proceeded. Witnfesa Can't remember that be put his arm around me on' that occasion. I remember remem-ber that he did theo, and I became very angry. 1 told him I would not be nia Becond wife. I rather think I had not bettn to Taylor when I said I would go and see him for myself. Don't remember saying anything. Believe- he said be must obey counsel, and do as John Taylor said. Q. Did you not say: "I will marry you, but I will poison or kill you alter?" A. I might have done. I can't say. My memory is pret'y good iu somethings. Balieve I have used thai language, nut don t know on what occasion, Emily Spencer took her endowments at St. George. She and Milea told me so, and I saw ber garments on ber before the day we were married, and they are not allowed al-lowed to wear the sarmenta unless they have taken their endowmenta. Direclly after coioiug out ot the' Endowment En-dowment House was the first time Milea told me Emily Spencer was his wife. A bunt 3 30 o'clock. It waa before tho wedding party. The party was prepared for me and the otbere, too, at Miles' requcet. I Baid I would like to have it. I spoke for myself alone. Didn't want Emiiy Spencer to come. Did not at-k Cannon to prepare it. D d not a-k C.mneily to come and cook lor us. The tirot time I heard any intimation that Mitea had married Emily I wan told by Kate Ounne ly. Sue saiJ: "That fel low tus been introducing tnat woman us his wife." I was first told ol it by Milea. He said he would have me know she was as much hia wife aa I wsj. We were standing at the corner. We were on our way to Cannon's then The next time I heard of her being bid wife wp when ens waa on the Btool. Ho Baid: "Emily, you're my wife." I slapped bor face, and said: "I said I'd doit, and I will," and did dou. Did not get tbe chance lo Blap auyone else. I tried to slap Miles. I remember the time Milsi was arrested. During the time of the examination I d.d not vu to Connelly's to osb him il be knew which was bis first wife. I did not go to a-k him anything. (A paper wan here shown the witness wit-ness which she identified as being i h?r writing wilh her signature. She j acknowledged tho interlineations in the paoer.) 1 elapped Emilj Sprncer about 7 o'clock. Katie Connelly told me five mir.ulea alter that he was introducing intro-ducing her as his wife. Alter I clap ped btr, she Bat there, and he did cot say anything. I went in the street alone. Remained there sbout ten'minutes. Then went to supper. Miles and George Cannon came out and brou yht m back. Believe I moved around among the guests. No more alappi ng that nip lit. Miles look me and Spencer lo supper. I took the head of the table and made the rem irk X have stated. I believe it was ?aid At the table by Cannon that when he col married be did not know w:;ere the supper waa coming from. When we weut into the parlor Milea wanted to sing and phow hia taient. He showed his talent, I pUyrd for bim. Emily did net play She remained there I'll Milea u'k her awav. Was not in the room when she went away. I went toSirab Cannon's houie. Wpnl there by myself. I went about 9.30 o'clock. Suppose he came to me about 1 or 2 o'clocK in the morning. I was in bed. He came lo the room and remained tnere ail nig-t. I : furnished my own bed clothing. I i supposed I would fay at Sarah Cn-I Cn-I noo'a the firt oinht, find I went there. He came about 1 or 2 o'clock io tbe morning. I oh;erted when he came. Toid him I did no', want him to stay. To gi hark to his other womro; I did nrt wnt hsra. I objected ob-jected to hia h."ui tere, Q. Did you object vpry much? A. I can't -ay bow much I objected. ( Continued on TMrd Pj-je.) |