U.S. Marshal Heyward called at the office this afternoon to subpoena Pres[iden]t J[o]s[eph]. F Smith. M[atthias] F Cowley. John Henry Smith John W Taylor. Geo[rge] Teasdale & others as Witnesses to got to Washington D.C. to appear before the committee of the Senate on Privileges & Elections in the Reed Smoot case He did not find any of the brethren. Pres[iden]t Smith called on me to go to Logan [Utah] to Richmond [Utah] tonight. to notify Bro[ther] M[arriner] W[ood]. Merrill & 3 of his sons Alma, Tho[ma]s H. & Cha[rle]s E Merrill that their names are on the list. The Marshal served subpoenas on Elder F[rancis] M. Lyman--John Henry Smith & Andrew Jensen ... whilst I stopped at Sister Merrills. Wife of Apostle Merrill--the Marshal had called on & served the other 2 brethren before Charles got there. I did all I could Under the circumstances but felt grieved I did not see those brethren first.
[Source: L. John Nuttall, Diary]
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