| Show CASK CASH JUDGE HIMSELF judge henderson repeated him sell self this afternoon A swede was UP dp as an applicant for citizenship zen ship the length of the applicants residence was satisfactory but it be came evident that he did net sufficiently understand the difference between tie govern government mant he be wished to renounce and that to which he would swear allegiance these questions over he was tested in the ed edmunds munds law and declared his willingness to obey the law in future then he be was asked if he be thought it was right tor for a man to have more than one his reply being that he did not know court what position do you hold in the church AI A I 1 am an elder Q what are your duties A I 1 do not mot understand you ado you teach or preach ano ano I 1 I 1 do not shave not done io so but of course I 1 believe th in the church Q ha da you yeu believe in the reve revelation latiin regarding polygamy A rye ryes regarding Q and to in obeying counsel A yes yea I 1 might Q qi well if there should come tomorrow morrow a revelation commanding you to fo go into polygamy what would you do A I 1 cannot say what I 1 would d do I 1 expect to obey this law I 1 have h bad no practice in poly polygamy amy I 1 do not know what I 1 might think Q then you do not mean to say nay what you intend to do for the future A I 1 cannot say what I 1 may think to morrow I 1 will obey the law curt court I 1 think this another case like the others the law has nothing to do with your past last or the present it rep re P lates who wholly 17 to the future e and as you do not know what you bod will think in the future this case may go agthe as the others have gone whereupon the applicant and his bis witnesses left the court room amid the sneering smiles of the half witted edles who haunt that place it was apparent that the applicant did not lot understand the ways of 9 addge judge who poses as a cross who puts in the mouth of applicants for words they did not utter atter and words designed to convey a mea meaning they did not intend it is hardly becoming the dignity of the court to permit its am cers and jurors and othe others 0 o cachinnate their delight at the of one who desired citizenship b amr who because of insufficient knowledge I 1 of 1 if the language makes re replies lies that are n not always to ane point it it does not net give an exalted idea of the dignity of a court |
