Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-08-22
Mrs. Ann Eliza Webb Young.

A NEW YORK Herald correspondent
has had an interview with Mrs Ann Eli
"a Webb Young, Brighams seventeenth
wife, who is now seeking divorce and
alimony. The lady says that she was
| driven into marrying him; that she never
| loved him, and never said to him that she
| loved him; and that she looked upon him
as heartless despot. She continued:
From the very beginning of my married
association with Brigham Young his man
ner of providing for me was of the mean
est character. | had to come up, even
from the farm, four miles distant, to the
commissary of his family, and was glad
when | could get five pounds of sugar,
one quarter of a pound of tea, a bar OF
SOAP and pound of candles That |
| would get about once month. About a
year ago 1 complained to him that | had
not sugar enough, and he allowed me
what l required When l returned to the
city he furnished me house in a very or
dinary way, and continued to live in the
best manner could. But it was the same
stingy way. When beef was killed got
some fresh meat; but | was frequently
months without seeing it. Tired with this
manner of existence, / asken his permis-
sion to keep boarders with the view of aid
ing myself and procuring for one of my
sons musical instrument, as he was pas
sonately fond of music. The permission
was granted and I kept boarders from
last March. My house was small, and the
business was not very lucrative. conse.
quently went to him six weeks ago and
asked him to aid me-to give me some as
sistance to make life tolerable. He seem
ed angry, and complained that he had Sc
many expenses, and that he wanted me to
| NaIr hot laI
saved to buy an organ for my son and
keep myself and family with it. l got a
stove out of him, and that was all. Dur
ing the last year only obtained from him
Reporter-How does he get along with
his other wives?
Lady-He keeps them so under his
thumb that they dare not say anything.
To their particular friends they complain
They are very much tried with his
| course.
Reporter-What do they complain OF
chiefyP
Lady-They are mortified by his par.
tiality to Amelia, and his prodigal ex.
penditure of money to give her everything
She wants, while they live in very plain
way, and are forced to earn good deal
of their support,
Reporter-How has she obtained such
an influence over him9 1t certainly can.
not be her good looks, for she is not a
beauty.
Lady-Itpuzzlcs everybody. The other
wives think that he is afraid of her be-
cause she is such virago. She has
threatened to leave him hundreds of times,
/ suppose. 1t is said that she trots him
about everywhere that she pleases, and
when she gets into one of her tantrums,
she smashes furniture and everything
around. She is the only one in the family
that he breads.
Reporter-Why should he submit to
her 10 such an extent while he humbles
and neglects the othersP
Lady-He thinks, doubtless, II would
be a great scandal if she left him; be
sides, she is acquainted with great many
things that he would never want brought
before the public.
Reporter-Do any of the other wives
threaten to leave himY
LADY, think if the Court cOmpel'
him to support one, that the young wife
whom he married a few months before
me would also leave.
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