, 1873-08-15
ANN ELIZA AGAIN.

Az the prolninaries Of tho divorce suit Of Ann
Eliza Young from the Prophet begin to develop
themselves, 1t ia appa1out TINT Ann Eliza is
very lokle woman, aud that tho sympathy which
she haa croatod in her effort to escape from po-
lygamy has bcon wasted upon very unworthy
object. It now appears from the statements OF
one Of hor own counsel, Judge Hagan, made to
which no give upon his authority, that tho Ill
vorce stlit WAS originally one Of tho phases in q
contest between Mormonlsm and Mokhodism.
Tie Rov. Mr. stratton, formerly Of Portland, Ore
la u Methodist minister in Salt Lake City. Ann
Eliza thinks great deal Of 6tratton, md. taking
advantage Of this fact AIr. stratton determined
to convert hor and pluck her like brand from
the burning. He commenced operations by urg-
lug hor to bring this suit, and, aftor long do
murring ho prevailed upon law firm in TINT
city to undortako tho case. Ann Eliza finally
conHontel to leave her fractional section OF A1r.
Young, and tho lawyers began in earnest. It
was necessary TINT tho suit should bo brought i'll
tho name OF hor next friaud, as tho law docs not
recognize tho right of tho wifo to s,1e hor hus-
band in olancory. Tho lawyers, therefore, sug-
geatcd that tho Roy. htr. stratton should put his
.1amo on tho bill, but, aftor getting Ann Eliza
into the scrape, ho hadn't pluck enough to help
her out. Accordingly, tho nnr1o OF Con.
Maxwell, who is in tho Lnnd of1lco.
WIS inserted. As Hoou Us this was
done, however. the lawyers lost track Of Ann
Eliza, nor did stratton drop iu, as was his wont,
to confer with them. Hor counsel tllon began
to look about thon1, and thoy found That Ann
Eliza, instead Of coming to them, WIS visiting tho
Roy. hrr. stratton, andnot only Ann Eliza but Ann
Ilizas father and mother, and Il. B. Clawaon,
who III married to two or tlareo OF Drigham's
daughters. and In, therefore, two or three sons-
in~law OF Aun Eliza. Tho lawyers bogau to
scent o compromise, but Ann Eliza donied
thero was anything Of tho kind going
on. The lawyers, howoyer, could not nn-
dorataud thia sudden intimacy Of Ann
Eliza, hor father and mother, Clawson, aud other
Mormons, it stratton WAS really trying to con-
wort l.or ovor TO Methodism. So the lawyers put
their hoatls together and determined to find out
what was in the wind. Ono day they mot her
and informed her TINT they thought they would
withdraw from tho case, naamuch na the retain
ing feo was a very aAadowy one, and It WAS a
groat vexation at best. This exactly suited Ann
Eliza, and away sllo wont to 500 atratton in tho
host OF spirits. Tho lawyera then knew that sho
had compromised with Brigham, and that night
informed hor and stratton that they had not
withdrawn from tho ault and didn't intend to.
Ann Elizns spirits fell forty dcgtcos At ouce, but
5tratton conBolod hor al bnst ho could, aud wont
to tho ]awyera. Meanwhile, tho lattor received
authentic Information thatsl.o had compromised
with tho Prophet through stratton for a5, 600
down mud $4,000 in ninety .laya. Maxwell was
worry blunt with Ntr. stratton, and aaid: "Bhe
can aottlo tho case, 10 far as alo is CONCERNED,
for two bits II Hllo wants to- but sl,o cunt aottlc
| It, Tor mo, Til DO id II sllo can. am purity
to tho auit and tho law makcs ior counsel par.
tics to 1t, and don't propose to go back On them.
There the mattor stands. Ann Eliza las conl.
pronsisod tho suit, md don't want to gol
| divorced, and tho lawyers haven't compromised
and arc going to divorce her any way, II they
can. Ann Eliza has made beautiful muldlo ot
| it. aud deseryos to lose the $4,000 Tor whiol