The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-06-26
THE MORMON CASE.

DAY sAnsrs"-ALLEGED CRUELTY OF AN KN0LIsH
HUSBAND.
DUNE A-Iw ns maaer Of tie dprlioatisw ef Samael
wvts Of EWolamd for tie custody Of his three oki'dres-
As case the preliminary part of which has been already
reverted N the HkxAID of Saturday last, having been
cent by Judge Clerke before referee was resumed.
NJ vsrsscs in the first instance proceeded to Castle
.zu where Mr.. Charles Edwards, counsel for the ap
papans called Robert Murray witness, who deposed'-
i sn the Register Of tho ensgr~nt depot under the
Vsunnssicucvs Of Emigration; Is part Of the rsgula
uus 70 Keep register u all ensgrants Cbcok prcduced)
v b The register and is ke7k by me, in my own hand
wyiamg see there the names Of enigrants who camo
80 In xse ship Thornton On her hast voyage (ccunse
psiuts or Two men); Recognise these coming
ever INST ship, one Is James Thomas (he brother or
Ms Usrvs anl the person who made the return 70 the
Aabeas corpus und who is single msnh end y. Reese
tho is also single msn) the entry tho registry, IS -
leese runs Shus.-NEme Of passengers. j. Reese; whore
Gsn RDglEd number Of famy, three children; dessna
usn Utah cash mems none; general cemarxs no ccnec
sens in this county. As 70 Thomas-Nsme OF pessen
ser J. Thomas where from, Enghrd wife, destination,
tVsh; cash means, 90 so; connections in America.
Y1ess 81 can speak with ceftainty Is TO the
esndact of those emigrants who connected with
sDg TO the Norons have coue IN contact WE large
number Of thee consider the treatment ef'eheir chill
dron very brutal; have number OF the children
- and NO attention paid them whatever either before
srater death; saw beautiful child probably about
an day. and no person raid any attention scit whatever
t oaed the attention. Of the President OF the German
Sscieiy and request made TO Fave the child
aiken into ne sick room but attention paid to 1t,
until hadiso call on own men, and we removed 1t
ourselves the child died aa night on another OCCASION
Ast Christmas, ship arrived from Liverpool with Nor
mon emsrrants; cbile, who bad been a passen-
ger ameug them died at Castle Garden during
Ne middle of the dGy; after death, one of the
elders ofshe Mormons mounted box or chair and ad
dressed sle emgrants Thus-Broths-s and sisters, all
we say about is that shall have pig less TO
sed' have Frequently heard these expressly say
1hey had plurality Of women; they frequently tried to
Srav nae into dscuss on of the divine right of having
plurality Of women; have come across some who told
how many wives they had; one men told me he had
nineteen, and another'told me he had seven
Cross examned-Iheye been connected with the emf
grant establishment since its commencement lst August
last ships with Mormons arrived within that time;
ny attention has not been particularly called TO them
until the service of the writ in this the ships from
Liverpool had English Scotch and Danes, and there
very few but what spoke English
Bernard W. Cannon deposed-I am a sergeant in the
United States army, stationed on Governors lsand
have been among the Aormons at SAT- Lake City, Utah
Territory there for eight months; have had occa
sion during my being ere TO observe their conduct to-
wards children; have never seen anything wrong as to
the children within the territory but have seen very
bad conduct otherwise; for instance, have known
Brother be married 10 his sister; knew Brigham
Young to tain her afterwards his house and he said he
had married her himself and that the te had
Dr the brother and sister to become married butt would
ssme; the woman bad go SO far advanced IN pregnancy
by brother that Brigham Young sent her back TO him;
This sexton Of the Temple; have been intro
auced 70 Brigham Young and several Of his wives at
u
kad forty nine wives when there; they would
eeme TO him in the evening to his office and
stay with him. taking turn and turn about, and
s the general course throughout the Territory 70 have
plurality Of wives and connection is had with them, and
ese women had children most of this time have seen,
n the house of Mr.. Crosskne Half way Heuse, E. T.
City, this and his three wives; he had child by the
s WIFE and the other two wives used to take Of the
child while the other woman would take yoke Of oxen
and probably have cut load of wood in the mountains
and return with it; women do the work OF men, espe
iay the lower classes all seem 70 work for the elders
4 knov of /
enc of his wives; there is but little employment for chill
Aren they live very poorly wretched and the women live
dread to the chance Of leaving we brought away
slightly OF the women, and could have taken hundreds
we could have carried Them they very anxious to
ret away there may he Elk or seven wives; but the
youngest has TO wait on ahe others; have seen women
cutting wood and splitting II; We were by the hormons,
on that account cut of, as they expressed 1t;
Miehams daughter wished 10 leave, but was almost
impossible 70 leave for il you attempted you might
know that great many Of the women desired TO get
away heard Brigham Young cay in the pupA that the
hte President of the United States Gen. Taylor was God
"A SON Of b--h and he knew he was rotten in hell
saw great deal OF disunion; Iknew Mrs. Sweetlock,
who had been married in England and came amoRg the
Hormoua with her husband father and family; Sweetloek
rot married. to two other women aeer he got into Salt
Lake City, the women are not wen treated are generally
Aeprayed indeed harsy treated and oppressed by the
men are treated the menials Of che men; children
could get away they wished the doctrine is pluraA-
q Of wives have heard Brigham Young In the Taber
nacle say he would have his children marry one
another but the time was not come yet
Cross exaHined-l was there IN August, 1904, ana re-
nnained eight months.
William a. Caemmerer--I am examining physician
at Castle Garden and the Mormon emgrants have TO pass
nv examination observe their children TO be in dirty
and filthy and to remain whle in Castle Garden
establishment have told them TO wash the Children and
Shey have not So in fact though they may remain
Ave or days. they Leave the place in the same dirty
state they enter and do not clean on even spot; IN one
ease child died but the parents had left without SEEM
lne 10 about it, not seeming 70 care where or by
whom it was buried; in another case saw q Child wrap
ped up. and observed was about to de incurred for
is mother but she nowhere TO be found and finally
ehe child died. these Mormons give more trouble than
all the rest of the ernigrants.
Robert Murray again called-I have examined the re-
eister and find other j. Reese Thomas than the
two have spoken Of.
The examination was then adjourned TO the referees
o6ice.
Jryy 25-The examination was resumed this morning
before the referee at his Office. The first witness called
was Amelia Jervs who being sworn and examined by Mr.
Iatsom deposed:-My late residence in England
Hereordshre LEFT there on the LIST May last, Ia COM
papy with my three children and one else; my bro
Sher was not with me from Hereford went TO Ludlow
and there met my brother that is twenty six miles from
Hereford; he joined me in Ludlow and went TO Shrews
bury where took the next train TO Brkenhead and
nom there crossed over to Liverpool; when got to
shrewsbury sent Geographic message TO Liverpool TO
Mr. Reese to obtain lodgings for me and my children as
was stranger there; had known Mr.. Reese three
gour years: be had been In the habit OF visiting
house; my husband was friendly 10 him; he never com
planned Of his Reese's) visits to our house; Mr.
Jervis has lived between thirteen and fourteen years
with me- safely say he has not even supported him
self nor given me any assistance. O. If he ever gave
money Tor the support vi your say now
nmucbY a. He has given me money at different times;
sometimes few shillings, and sometimes only few cop
pers; he has provided provisions for myself and
@mily as is ordinarily done by other husbands. O. Give
me an account clothing and other things he has
provided you and the children and the history OF your
thirteen years marriagef A. | had been married but
three months when he commenced TO beat me; he was
constantly drunk was in business in small way; he
would home and strike me and abuse me- he struck
me three times but his abuse is countless when he beat
me nv father and brother lodged with US; they inter
Sered and he promised that he would not repeat IT. they
told him they would not have me abused; he never
bought hat bonnet shawl or dress; he never bought
me any article OF clothing during the time !
lived with him; after was married ! had 10 pay out
OF nv own earnings, debts that he had contracted
prior to his marriage; paid his tailors bill, eating
house bill and about thirteen shngs sterling for pub
Nc house bill the eating house bill was from one pound
N thirty shilngs: the aiors bill over e. there
were various other little things but don't remember the
particulars about four months after married the
claims began in, and IL took twelvemonth TO
make pay them; he has been drunk for week
nj a time and not sober day; he three-fourths o.
mis- time drunk: he was looked upon regular drunk
81 and was always and he