| Show t TESTIMONY IN INTHE INTHE THE ROBERTS ROER CASE CASEI I Hearsay Evidence Collected Yester Yesterday d day y A WHAr TIlE rIE SAID SAI v by his Com Commile mile J lear hear on oil 4 Washington Dec the aler alernon after afternoon non noon session ot of the Ho ton tion T J Brandon n ci reel dent or of Utah Ulah where imo hd had been postmaster and probate that he had known n B 1 H Roberts for Cor years ura Iho ulso Luls Louisa Smith lt H bl berts and Cell Celia Dibble Roberts le lIe Ite knew the children of LuIsa Louisa Celia la DIbble fc five or six six In number Celia Dibble Hob Orta erts also had six children It if ho he rem lJ bored correctly 10 lie knew tha that on the morning gust 1 11 18 1697 I it was as currently re aboUt lut lh that II D II H hd had a pair ot of twins br born to him b be belie te lie Hobert le lie had seen theta frequent frequently then le lie also g o details of at other ch chiron ren of Celia Dibble Roberts who ho said ld were recognized In the town towa as aho ho children ot of 1 13 1 11 Roberts and called catle for the mal of Cela Celia and 0 oa witness Waa as for postmaster Ii D 1 II Roberts while he On time the witness ll 3 FaId he know nothing beyond General repute had nt not been Introduced to Ceo Ce Ceola Celie la lie Roberts and had imad never caled called at the house lie said lie he had attended I a meeting and made 1 a speech saying he would vote ole for tor Roberts nI as he was the tho whitest man or of the two to sides le He hind haa separated himself from the thu Moron Mormon faith On redirect examination Mr r Bran Brandon don told ot of 1 a funeral In time the fal family ot of Celia Dibble Roberts D B I IL Hobert was present at al the funeral After Afterwards wards he saw the tombstone nt at the grave ot of this child which read Lena Roberts Daughter of Celia and Brigham 1 11 In reply to Chairman Tayler Mr r Brandon sold said Cela Celia Dibble Hobert Roberts no now occupied the hous house formerly by Smith Roberts who had moved movell Into n a new hous house bui built b by D B 1 it Roberts D 13 II H Roberts owne owned both buildings according to general repute While when one of the children caled called for tor mail for tor father Cather ime he delivered time the mal mail or of 13 H Roberts Haberl Mr Ir Ray son ot of the tho former witness knew Roberts Loul Louisa Smith Roberts Cela Celia DIbble Roberts and most I If not 11 nil of time children le lie sold said It vas generally reported that the twins were bor born to Cela Celia and Ii H Ii H Roberts and lie he had teen een the there In and talked talkad wIth them lie He had een Roberts about the Cela Celia Roberts house Just as a husband and father would be about working around the hou house and barn barnA A short time ago the said lie he was pasing passing the Cel Celia ts hous house when hen ore ore ot of nieces pre presented the twIns and said eald the they were the twins ot of B ii H Roberts Ic lie had seen Roberts wih with his coat cont oI off around the tho Cell Celia Dibble hous house He wa was pr per onal acquainted wih with the eleven earold boy or of Cela Celia DIbble Robrt Roberts and had talked wih him n as to 10 the birth ot of the twIns The Che children ot of LulEn Louisa Hober Roberts Cled called Celia Dibble Roberts aunt The usual custom when such existed was for the or of ono one Wife to call the other wife le aunt auntOn On RoberI Roberts brougHt out that the tue winess Witness was ab 90 absent sent at schol school for tor considerable periods including the summer Bummer ot of last year cr and hi his observations did not cover tho those periods lIe He hind no personal know knowl knowledge 1 edge ot of the marital relations existing beyond common repute When asked d It If the witness was ns not B a gambler he answered In the The wit les In response to queston questions said ho had ben been t twice for tor minor mtnor as assaults Mr Schroeder state stated that this closed the evidence on aim hand and would 1 be beall al all unless the committee wished fur Cur further ther testimony There were two other gentlemen who could testify and I If the tho committee mor more direct test mony I It could be had onlY b by summon Ing this the Women repute reputed to be wives Ies ot of Roberts Chairman Tayler asked Mr Robots Robers what lne line he desired to tolo follow Ito He said he ld hOd no witnesses but he he had some documentary evidence imo ho wished to present and he hoped I it would arrive tomorrow Do you ou place n the tho stand as a witness asked Mr r leers Meyers n a member of at the committee I 1 do not nol replied Roberts At the request ot of Representative Page Morris Mr randon Sr rp turned to the stand and ns Mr Morris a as to the marital repute gf crt erie Mr Roberts and Cela Celia and Luisa Louisa Rot Rob Roberie Tere There I is sueh suCh a general repute the witness replied It Js is that Cela Celia Dibble Roberta Is recognised b by the he entire community ns as D 13 I 11 wife le She Is dealt with by time tho Mormon I Church ns as his FICOn second wife How JIow about Ioula Louisa Roberts I She Is recognized os as his first wife Mr Bran lIon sai said the third reputed wife Margaret Shipp hat hail come there once to attend the funeral already referred to The Tho records of thre these marriages the witness sid said were er In the Temple whIch the only depository depositor of plural mar lie He II sail It WIS was general generally un an that Roberts nobert WIt was In the em emI I plo ploy and paid by the tho Church about a champ hUp exchange be between tween the witness and Roberts Io Do you ou know oske asked Roberts that the ministering Mormon for tor Church It dO does nt not pa pay those 1 know replied Nr Brandon that the rank and 10 file are nrc not paid but the ones ar are pah And Is not U Ii H Roberts In the rank and fe feNo file fileNo No alt you OU are con considered as on one ot of the Influential ono ones and n at the urns Um you ou weN were called down I It was aB slate stated that you 0 received per month tr room time Church Did not deny I It I 1 knott said the witness that the Isho Bishop U paya lie bo sends a patt ot of th you thing tithing up there to 10 pay Do you ou not that none ot of the i tithing Is sent I only know What hut the Hie la say I I Mr Roy Bay Dawon WI was recalled to give evidence of general repute nl along I the same rno lne lines as his father tather Th The decided to il meAr arg mente In time ClfO case on January Ih In Inthe Inthe the meantime durin during the r me en COSM 1 It subcommittee consisting ot of ni all thOe those In the city t hear other wi wit who may Mme come on from Utah Their coining is IndefinIte and no time Is fixed for or hearing J p 0 |
