Show I I i i EVIDENCE CE Tho The following testimony elicited by hy bythe the fhe previous l fr l statements concerning the sermon preached by Joseph Smith he is I from a member of ot the Church who never has had but one wife himself and sto t o lived In lit for tor six years before the expulsion of oC the Saints from front that IhM place he being one of at attile tile the expelled lanosh March 30 50 1904 1901 I Thomas Charlesworth Sen here hereby by ty solemnly testify that I myself my elf heard the Prophet Joseph I Smith preach the I sermon upon polygamy or plural mar marriage In Nauvoo In III the year C r IS 3 re to referred to 10 by N T and others It was a II new lIew and ond strange doctrine to tome tome me lilt but bul the influence that tho the Prophets words convinced me mo of oC Its 1111 truth THOMAS CHARLES WORTH AIN Reported by Crane CraM Corres Correspondent Correspondent Correspondent Hero here IB is another bit of oC evidence In Inthe inthe the some same direction March larch 30 nOt 1901 Testimony of ot H U II H Watts I went to Nauvoo with my m parents brother and arid sister In 1810 ISIO In 1513 I Iwas was sins nev seven n years old and I well her ber the tho talks of or the tho day about the tho plural wife doctrine being taught by b the Prophet Joseph Smith for It was wan wana wasa a II subject which then Ihen caused much mulch agi agitation agitation tation I also remember two of the reputed wives ot tit b the Prophet I knew kness where they Ih lived and I have often seen the Prophet maco visits to their homes A boy bo who could swim the Iho Mississippi u L 0 u L 0 river over oler a n mile wide which I did many times was W an II apt to 10 catch ratch on to 10 anything new ness or novel I used to ploy play pla marbles etc ele many man times with Joseph Josep Smith the son Bon of oC the Prophet who was from Crom two to to three years older than my myself myself self elt And Ard how ilOW It was that he hI did not know tho the general reports of ot tho the day In M common with others of ot his age I can ran cannot cannot not Imagine I 1 am as nil well satisfied that reports le of at the Prophets plural marriages were true Irue ns as I J am of ot the ho re reports reports ports porta of at similar marriages of a later day ilay IJ n H n WATTS Our Ourt correspondent In addition to the foregoing sends tm utu the accompanying statement At the tile suggestion of at Thos Charles ve we ua Interviewed Harry Dalton a vateran of the tha Nauvoo I Legion eglon tho th Mormon Iv mon t now M pg JQ years jears of ot age He Ire has haM nn an excellent t memory pell lie He re resided sided In lit f number i of ot years And In l wa was Willi thore In hUSla 1813 Hut Jul ho says Rays he dill did not hear the tho Prophet preach that Raid Maid he I was not nol there that lilY day 11 hut but hu I 1 know that he did i It tt a thing and everybody m It I heard th PI t scores of times limes The old gentleman Will was sUr ur priced to tl learn that Young Josephs people were denying that Joseph the Prophet taught anti practiced plural marriage Elsinore 1 Soler Sevier Co March 30 1061 I Editor News I ted fed It a duty ditty I owe to 10 the people of ot the church of oC Jesus Christ of or LAt Latter ter Saints to publish some seine experience ence enco cn o of ot mine which h relates relateR to the tho con controversy controversy controversy existing between the thu true hurch Church of Dt Christ and tho the Reorganized or church ns as R It ILIa Is sonic some sometimes times ft designated I well remember tho the happenings of ot tho the years yearn My M father flit her and mother joined the tho hurch Church along In the tho SOs hut hill cant ant re remember rt remember member exact dates In 1143 1813 we lived lIed In Hopkins county Ky Jy There Thero was wait a 1 school teacher by tin the name nf ot teaching school In tho the county who o capital Is ills Hid school was Willi located about 16 10 miles from i our home and nu us we 10 and were lero of the tho name rame faith he almost almo t Invariably made matte no us a 1 visit luring during vacation Otto Ono Itt ho he came to 10 our nur surprise told lold us liS that ns as It was sins vocation vacation he had de do determined to II visit Nauvoo the tho Prophet of oC Clod lod To shorten my n story torY he ho went and was sins gone KOtlO about two This was WAH along In the nummer summer of 1813 Ho lie Clime came to It our homo home first on Oil his hIli re return roo return turn as It t was Ins not far nut ot of the tho way to 10 his home After Atter compliments etc elc the tho following colloquy ensued between him and my mother sister Kenner Henner I 1 have hoo hall Imd quite an tin Interesting visit with the and antI tho the Saints In and anil what would you ou think If It I should tell teU you that tho the Prophet had lied taken two young wives to his hili home anti heart Mi Mrs III What would I think I would not only think but I would know that there right In Nauvoo Is a atrue 1 atrue true Prophet of ot tho the living God I 1 would know l now that thai there thera was a II man practising the principles practised by the ft lend friend of I 1 e c Abraham also Jacob Da Ha David vid and Solomon l the tito great leaders of ot the ancient followers of ot Ii Mrs Ir K Ienner you will do 10 for tor a 1 Mormon but as for tor me mol I want no more of ot S 8 T l All these communications corroborate the testimonies previously published on this matter and with tho the evidences al already already ready collected from a II cloud CIOlll of at witnesses that cannot ho bo waft d away Ila by b the breath of oC Incredulity from tl m the tho mouth of ot persona who prefer preter to tho the contrary |