Show MOR B I r The rite to the fact Hint time the Prophet Joseph Smith did plural ge In III put to sIlence ell time the do lie evasions by I persons 1 who pro 1110 fer or to 10 hulee tho the contrary amid some of or at lit l l t ore lighting their i C evictions tim fol tol tollo Inline lo hitters tv ri In Imi I of ot thu 1 placed on omu toe roc Cd ud I M MellI wi City Slim Dili 1001 1901 I y 1 ton ten It U D 1 i l My In riding from room the time BenaU win mitten un timi the LIme eno I 1 sea peo hat mo LIre offered to Lu prove that the Prophet Joseph Smith did not au nu authorize or practice polygamy I do know that he ito did dill touch plural marriage and that he did give to me rnea meI i plural l wife ie who ho is still Mill living with me und nod that J I ono one of my may slaters tl married to him anti and know that with her ho hI oc 00 occupied copied my house oa on May Mil 16 36 and 17 1513 which he ho had holl occupied pled with Partridge another plural l wife on the tho 2nd 1111 of the previous month And IHl I 1 do i know that at his bin Mansion home hame was living hiving Maria aia nod and Sarah law lav lawrince rince renco and Rn 1 uno u of oC Cornelius 1 I P Lotts daughters an tin hula hili wives wIres with the tho th full Cull knowledge of lit his wife of oft heir t I married relation to him himAt At t Unit that time I J 1 his legal busIness 8 agent and his business partner nt Rt Mu or Humus namu and amid was familiar with family or affairs amid occupying us It II I did the tho family mansion after his hath death I 1 lund had much to todo todo do 10 In III a 11 busIness bu way with the Prophets first wife who hn nt lit no time did dill over Ot r In my hearing deny the plural character of or her h I family Loyal to tho truth I am alii always your our brother broth r un H It P t JOHNSON Afton Co 0 Wyo April 1st bt 1901 I having been horn born In and amid lived In from rota 1841 18 to 1810 1816 and having been acquainted with the Prophet Jo do know that polygamy was Wa taught laught by b him to the tha Saints there thereat th ro roat at that time And do In also know 1 now that William Clayton married a as a third living wife Alice lice Hardman who I h 14 my aunt I 1 do know that was li Ii a plural wife of ot Willard I 1 have also hoard heard much said by my m father nail and mother iw 11 well seiI os es others o tI of time the meeting referred to In the tho Des Deseret erot eret News N I Yours truly MRS ALUm ALICE E STEPHENS |