The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-03-31

giving the United States Court Jurls-
dlction, l saw another chance. |
wanted to see if women could do any,
thing to help themselves. So in Oc-
tober, 1874. 1 applied for temporary
ailmony. The case was argued before
Judge Mexican, who rendered judg-
ment In my favor. l was to receive
5000 per month, pending the litigation,
which would amount to $1,000 from
the time | entered the suit OF course
it's we'll known that Brigham had to
pay 50, 900 lawyers fees, and was i'm
prisoned one day for contempt of
court. And now look at this telegram,
which | received this very day from
my father
SALT LAKE CITY, March 2O.-S5OO
paid. Other not paid. Probably pay
on Monday. C.G. WEBB.
So continued the lady. with a
little light of triumph flashing from
he bloyn eyes. Il shall get the
$4,000, and $500 month as long as
the case is in litigation. 1t has been
said, and written about editorially at
length, that Judge Mexican granted
me divorce. and by that act
LOCALIZED poLIGAMY.
''This is all false. Judge Mexican
did not grant me a divorce. He said
it must be proved whether | was the
legal wife of Brigham Young before
he could grant divorce. So that
will be the next question argued. You
know Brigham claims that he has on
ly one legal wife-Mary Ann ANGEL
to whom he was married in 1897 in
Ohio. The other eighteen Of us, he
says, were married by religious cere-
mony only. If he proves this, then
he proves that he is a felon, for ac-
cording to law polysamist is a felon.
He'll do this ii he can, in order to
save his money; and he'll hurry up
the suit too, instead of delaying, as he
has been doing, for every months de-
lay costs him $500 any way In my tenn
porary alimony.'
Changing the subject the lady said
Since | commenced lecturing [
have received many letters from Nor
mon women congratulating me on
having gained my freedom. encourag
ing me TO go on in the warfare; and
when | was in Utah last fall many
Mormons invited me to their homes.
OF course there was great deal of
opposition on the part of the leading
in Salt Lake City Brigham Young sent
all his daughters to attend the lecture
and do all they could to break me
down. So lot of his
DAUGHTERS AND DAUGHTERS-IN-LA
enough to fill two rows of seats. seat
ed themselves close to the stage and
made faces at me during the whole
lecture Instead of embarrassing, it
rather strengthened me, though it
made me rather angry, for [ knew
from very many of the sesame women
how unhappy they were in their
homes | know all Brigham family,
aud had very many friends among
them, though of course there was
some envy, as there would naturally
be in such large household.
Brigham and the leading apostles
tell their people that [ am going
around talking against Mormon wo-
men. It's false. have nothing but
good words for my unfortunate sisters
Taught the doctrine of 'Polygamy and
celestial glory; no, polygamy and eter-
nal dlmnation. ruled over by brutal
husbands. all energy and ambition
crushed out of them, is it wonder
that they marry as they do, and then
remain IN bondage? They are as q
class as self-sacrifcing and as
PUREMINDED WOMEN
as live, bearing all their burdens and
suffering for the sake. as they think,
of the salvation of their souls. The
great majority of Mormons are sincere
in their belief. They are astonished
at my course, for they have been
taupht that IN onOStatize WAS not only
to lose ones soul. but to fail utterly
in all temporal affairs. They see that
| am not starving, and that | am we'll
received by the Gentiles; in fact, that
their prophets have been wrong as re
CARDS temporal success, and some are
beginning to question their infallibil-
ity as to spiritual matters.
My great aim now is to put the
facts so clearly before the people that
they shall see the great evils of polye-
amy as they are and demand adequate
laws against Mormonism."