The Grange advance., 1874-09-02
BRIGHAM YOUNG,S DIVORCE
SUIT.

brlgnan 1Oung, the ApOSIle OF UOu,
and Vicegerent Of Jesus Christ upon
earth, has applied to the Third District
Court of Utah for q divorce from the
said Brigham, Apostle, &c.
In her complaint she states that she
was married to Brig. on the 9Th day Of
April, 1858, and for about year there
after he lived and co-habited with her
but after that he treated her with neg
lect, unkindness, and cruelty, and finally
absolutely deserted her. She asks for
the neat little sum of $4,000 to pay
her lawyers in this suit, which amount
she thinks would be about the right
and fair thing for the legal gentlemen.
She further asks for little alimony
from the Apostle and Vicegerent, and
thinks about 81, 900 per month would
furnish her q comfortable living, and at
the same time relieve her aching and
bruised heart, with which the Apostle.
&C., has so cruelty tampered. Mrs.
Young the nineteenth, is certainly quite
liberal with the Apostles money, both
in the amount she would have him
pay her attorneys and herself
Brigham, however, in his sworn an
~swer. denies that he ever married the
beautiful Ann Eliza, either on the 9th
day Of April or at any other time, and
denies that she ever was his wife. He
then alleges that on the 10th day Of
April, 1863, Ann Eliza married one
James Dee, who is still living, and that
she is still the wife Of said James Dee,
and that she never was divorced from
him. He further says that on the 10th
day of July, 1884, he being then an un-
married man, was lawfully married to
Mary Ann Angel, at Kirkland, Ohio,
and that she is still living and is his
lawful wife, all Of which facts Ann Eli
"a knew on the 5th day Of April. A. D.
1868.
He further says that on the 9th of April,
1868. himself and Ann Eliza were members
Of the ''Church of Jesus Christ OF Latter
Day Saints" and that it was doctrine and
belief that members thereof might nghtfully
enter into "plurA or CELESTIAL marriages,
and admits that, in accordance with such
doctrine of the church, ceremony was
performed, at the time stated, to uuite them
in what is known IS such "plural or
CELESTIAL marriage; that she was then in
formed by him, and well knew, that by
reason. of said marriage in this. manner she
could not have. and need not expect, his
society or personal attention, as in the Ordi-
nary relation between husband and wife
denies any neglect or unkindness, but that
she voluntarily left and deserted his house
denies that $2O, 900, or any sum whatever,
would be reasonable or proper fee for
COUNSEL, or that 81 600, or any sum exceed
ino 500 per month, would be reasonable
allowance for the plaintiff and her children
that to the best Of his knowledge and
information all his property does not
exceed in value the sum Of $600, 900, and
that his income does not exceed 5000 per
month; tl,at he has 9 large family, now
consisting Of sixty-three pers ms, all Of
whom are dependent upon him for support,
and prays that her Till be dismissed.
t., This shows that the Apostle Of God
and vicegerent Of Jesus Christ upon
earth is willing to resort to any legal
artifce, trick, or technicality to save
his money. He knows very well that tlh'
Ann Eliza supposed that she vas legal
u divorced from her former husband.
He supposed 90 himself, Or il he did