The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-13
ALWAYS HUNTING FOR THE STEWARD
The Case viii Never Be Compromised and
Ann Eliza Gan Never Return to
the Apostolic Embrace.
THE NEW UTAH THAT Is TO BE.
'sIf the Rest Of the World Desires to Con.
vert the Morm0ns Better Examples
Of Its Goodness Must BE
Sent to Salt lake,

wife OF Brigham Young, for divorce, has called the
attention Of the people of this country the con-
dition OF Utah and the mode Of Mormon LIE.
Heretofore the greater portion OF the inhabitants
of the Eastern States regarded the customs OF
that portion Of our countrymen as unworthy of
even casual study. The strange legal and social
questions which are likely to arise out Of ths suit
have awakened great general interest In the
Mormon problem. 1t remains to be seen whether
the courts OF the United States take cogniz
Of marriages contracted according to the Mormon
iaith. Admitting that this woman is the wife Of
Brigham Young, the Court takes official cognizance
OF polygamy, which II has heretofore avoided
doing. VIII it do soY Is the question
nppermost in many persons minds the
querists themselves probably caring very little
about the Mormon problem in eny other way than
% 1t affords them food for thought. To place
Ann Eliza WeDb-Young as the law of the land
places her would be to deny that she is any mans
wife, and to leave her as an only resource "a suit
Tor seduction. The legal rulings IN this case will,
without doubt have effect upon the faith, and
as such, win be watched accordingly.
Mr.. John W. Young, q son Of Brigham Young,
arrived In the metropolis on Monday, and took
rooms at the st. Nicholas Hotel. A representative
Of the HERALD called at the hotel yesterday and
sent up his card He was kept waiting
only very few moments, at the end Of
Young's room on the fourth floor. Upon the
door being opened he saw q pleasant looking, well
built gentleman OF about so years Of age reclining
In large arm chair. Mr.. Young wore black
velvet jacket, faced with light blue silk, and ap-
peared thoroughly comfortable. He welcomed the
HERALD man cheeriy and expressed his Willingness
TO answer any questions which might be askedlOr the
sake Of gaining Information regarding the Mormon
faith, mode Of life or the present suit now pending.
he deprecated very strongly any desire on the part
or the newspapers to make sensational interview
out Of his conversations and was gratiGed he said
TO be informed that the HERALD desired to give his
language just as he should utter it. Mr.. Young Is
Q man OF medium height, rather stoutly built, with
3 forid complexion, light hazel eyes and dark
brown hair. A heavy mustache covers his mouth.
THE HAPPY STATE OF woMANKIND.
After considerable conversation regarding the
commerce and trade opened up to the inhabitants
Of Utah by the railroad facilities which the Terri
tory now possessed and the great contrast between
the trip across the Plains to-day and twenty years
ago, when nearly three months OF tiresome travel
,ay between Salt Lake and the Missouri River,
the interview continued substantially as gwen
below
"Do you find The condition Of women in polygamy
an unhappy one 2" asked the HERALD man.
"On the contiary,1 replied Ny. Young, II have
tented. or course, all women are naturally more
or less jealous. II they were not governed by pure
religious motives there is little doubt but that
their condition would be one Of constant veXa-
ton. As 1t is, they have feelings regarding the
question Of pOlygamy which appeal to tie
highest sentiments OF human nature and which
DO not call forth base sentiments OF jealousy. Our
men and women are as chaste anu virtuous as any
other class or sect Of religious people. More than
this we do not claim. Sprung as we have from
race Of hard working people, we are not disposed
TO be arrogant. The women conscientlousy sane
ton the Mormon faith because they believe that
PoLYGAMY is RIGHT,
and will venture to assert that one hundred Nor
mon families taken at random win be found to
contain fewer seeds OF discord than the same
number OF families selected from out OF any Eastern
city's population. Family trouble exists more or
less everywhere"
"Mrs. Ann Eliza Webb Young stated to a repre-
sentative Of the HERALD in Salt Lake City that her
brother had had some business relations with
President Young, and that she was rather forced
into marriage by these circumstances. Is this the
actual state OF the case ~ queried the questoner.
''To begin with, her brothers are both gentlemen
of the highes: integrity. They would not, If they
could. coerce her into any marriage relation. Re-
gardlng the statement that one Of her brothers
had business relations with my father, do not
hesitate to stamp the whole story as false"
AN UNPRoFITABLE CONTRACT
"Did he hascj any business relations with any
one, or had his finances become impaired or CON-
plicatedf" asked the HERALD man, in the hope that
all equivocation might be avoided.
ELIZA webb has by her reference to the fact
rendered your question a fair one, but I would
much rather not have anything to say on this sub
ject. The true fact Is that Brigham Young was
not interested at all In the financial embarrass-
ment which overlook one OF the brothers. II
was merely q question OF dollars and cents between
her brother and another man. This man was
W. Il. Hooper, now our representative in Congress.
The former had obtained contract for furnishing
telegraph poles, and bought more by several thou.
sands than he could pay for. That is all there ia
about 1t. would not have said ny,hing about it
only for the reason that there would have been a
shadow OF mystery in my silence"
WE WERE CHILDREN TOGETHER.
'You knew Eliza Webb before her marriage with
your father, did you notr asked the HERALD rep
resent ative.
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