| Show IT HL W W AS ASA A DISAPPOINTMENT r OI T Is Us His Evidence Rather Favored Senator Smoot t That the tile Prosecution HE VOTED FOR ld Did mu Whit He lie le Could to Help Republican I can Ticket When Lieis Mormons Were In It I Special Sl to the Ne News New Washington D P C March U Ir direct examination toll ended shortly r was WI cross exam examIned Inch Ined by I Mr Ir Van Cott Mr rr Critchlow proved by b no means a abad abad bad witness winess for tor Senator Smoot He lie ad al milled literl that In III lOI ho voted for tOl all 1 al l Mormons who vho were were on tho H can ticket Including Smith although lie hue knew him to bo be a let 1st nt at tho time He lie admitted that ho hold h o did ld all ul ii In his power for tor the lie Republican ticket with wih all 01 Mormons th thereon reon nut Hut IJu t he lie voted for no Democrat whether r Mormon or He lie le also II o d that It has hA been the tho disposition of at non Mormons generally to penult poly 1101 amOus to continue without t since tho the manifesto when they the believe bellevo that hint plural marriages are areno no 50 tl longer contracted Mil MU m EVIDENCE J JI NCE At the lie afternoon sl Iol Mr Ir Critch low proceeded wIth his statement Senator the li e witness winess In III regard to the tho general geneal of 01 Senator Smoot rAll particularly y as to whether he h Is la a polygamist Mr Ir said he had hud never neve r heard leard It I charged that Mr Smoot tins has ha s rs loose moto than one The witness winess was VIlS IS ISa asked a ked concerning the protest t Mr Smoot and he be gave gae the list Hut lat accompanied panle by n statement n tui mis I to their bual bull new ness Ie connections and nH as a 1 resul a I number of ot them wIll wl be called us as iA wit wi witnesses nesses neues In the tho ease case CaBI In 10 answer to In quirles Mr Mc rr said cold ld he had drafted tho the protest against Mr Ir Smoot Reference was vms WI made mod to tho tIme necessity of ot the Mormons to secure the t of ot their associates to go Into certain business projects pr and ano the tho th effect of ot tho tu e proceeding when such euch ri n consent coo enl was wa s withheld Mr Ir Critchlow said l ld that It i st t I wan Wi as the thu opinion ot of 11 Persons that tha t If it I such as us apost cs should holl en ter polities politico there was Wl wi no n chance for tor fo r laymen anid they not nOl daro dare to u a iK Pire to high political honors The he ne no necessity n of ot to secure consent Is i s equivalent to church chuich chulch endowment t whon that consent Is given ghen said tho th witness You s sn say y they would not dare aspiro to Senator What would happen If they hO did They Tile hl would b be tie held lucId to be le hj out of ot a t harmony lund nt nM flat t disposed to take o counsel of ot those higher In the lie tie Church What would be done to tn them thetus They would bo be 0 whipped am and from the Church Do no you OU know of ot any who have hift been bee II fur for or Independent po iio actions The rise fie witness wines said taid ail lie he did not know my UH UI that ho lie h could mention menton but h t that many lany Instances In could bo be b given whew where It I wa was shown tho Church dominated domIna led Senator demanded the tho In lii stances and nd proceeded II to give a list lint of or eases cases Ho lie started wit with the case of ot Walker Bros Dros who In mining operations which did not C conform to the wishes wl hes of ot lbs tho leaders of 01 the he Church who wilD are arc r ad 1111 to have ob to lo tho opening of ot the tho mining ho re reo sources would of ot Utah for or the reason realon that tha It bring outsiders Into Inlo the tern tory lory tor Witness said that transaction IH lerr n took place 40 0 years ago ngo Senator Give Oise Oe us 18 something SI modern salt said Mr then gave gao S O a n cuso nt at lt Crichlow City el where thol u It 1 controversy arose nrose between leaden of ot the tho lie Church and the tho people Mop Mar i Dions and others other over municipal nf nr The Tho h people of ot Brigham City wore demanding municipal CI for tor nn on electric light plant and this wa WM was opposed by hy time tho mayor who took th tim tho CI O to Charles Charle Kelly Jcl president of ot th the tho stake According to the tho story star of ot Air Mr Crichlow who wM announced that his II story from t IL i man 11 opposed to the tho of tho lie Kelly l Kelly Iely company Mr Ir ely then thell received u ii revelation front from tim Iho I rd to the tho lie effect 1 that thuit a it should bo be formed to take tIm tho company lighting plant and IId that Chat ho ha should bo be tha tho th dent Ilent of ot the th concern Tho revelation was IA submitted to the tho general confer once enco at lt City mid arid uld was WIS reject ed cd Many of ot tho lie Mormons Morpion who posed the tho ito transaction were op oil shipped Do Ut you ou believe beluno a revelation heleon wa over er received on n the question WI ot of lighting I Uni I 11 t 7 nuked Senator Sentor Be i 1 it The Tho ho witness said It Il was ll not tibia able blo that the tho report that a revelation hint had been received r was Wits submitted for forth forthe th the of Influencing tho the scheme schema of ot the tho mayor and the tho president of ot the stake The Tho witness when asked concerning Senator Smoots poor to prevent vio violations Io 10 lations of at the laws in to Q i amous cohabitation said ld ly 11 11 one word Smoot could either cither stop stall what Is 18 going fohl on or cease to ho bo boan hoRI hoan an RI Apostle Hu lie HI had got up the tho pro protest po potest protest test against Senator Smoot at lt tho the suggestion of ot Dr Ii 11 W M Palen the hue first t signer Ilgner of ot tho the protest witness hav huv having big ing In prepared tho the protest otea Brig hunt ham han H hi Roberts and being familiar tal I with wih the tho proceedings proceeding Mr CrItchlow said he ho had obtained most of the tM signatures to the lie protest Senator asked If I anyone hail signed time tho lie protest without rending It One I believe bellee bele was vas wal tho Ito Ezra I mayor laor Mr I Thomp Thompson son soil on had ball hll heard hell the tho protest explained and knew know what wits was in Iii II it itI I ItI I J suppose you 01 said to him Mr Thompson Thorp on hero here Is u a 1 protest against Smoot Its Hs mill all al right night sign It I and ho he signed sighed It I said Bald ld Senator Mr lr Van 1 Colt Cott Cot attempted to obtain an 11 admission lon trout from Mr M I r that ho lie always had been bitterly bitten opposed to I and succeeded lull after lter tho the 5 and bitterly had hind been eliminated fiani the tho I ho question Mr was WI In re se regard segard gard to a It former statement Unit that Mr Smoot Wil reputed to be he not hot lot n Li polI munch and asked If It he hr hI could not nut SI Cli that Mr Ir Smoot IK II I not limit lCt n Ii 1 po lO He lie replied thai butt tho lie question never had 1111 been beets rl ed until Mr h election to the tho Then HIP thio wig fU wan mado that President Smith would not lIot allow Ilo a 1 person to haI the tho endowment endorsement lent of ot the tho Church Chulch for tor senator unless that subscribed to Mr Mt I Smiths religion rell lon Mr Ir Crichlow said that ho tic believed Mr II Smith would not loot permit n a to become an I Apo 1081 who was Wil not a I or expected to te become bocolo ono OlO Mr Mi 1 Smoot because an all 11 Apostle A poste before Mr lr became pies RI dent nd tho time said RII ho IJ Ii dill did ii nut lut believe Smoot to be 0 a 0 The rhe names IlleS of ot John Juhl U Ii I Winder dent Hatch and amid 1111 President Chit were rend to Khow that vi site ate ne not have huo 1111 it high pol positions 1002 tOIS during Mi II tm l responded that they the lie verc e of or their great larit slid and the lie fact that It I wan wiss WIB well wel known kown their th lr wives hod over Oer them than tho the Church of ot the men mel mentioned ho Ito added IH is said to tn have Ille an 11 au exceptional wife To 0 show the th general feeling of ot Octillion lou el tIles tU toward Mormons Mr Mn Ir Van VilI Colt ott out In tho the Unit Mr Ir voted to tc t fleet lct po pa l 1 ts as 11 members m of ot tho lie convention avid and Ild that lint I ho lie hat ha I hen on 01 the tho tl slump 1 with wih John hoary Henry Smith whoa who Is a it As E 03 Chairman I adjourned tho time until tomorrow ho re ro marked inn InA d p pAl 10 Al All ll this what Is IR stated fellows politics make mako bed hel b r |
