New-York tribune., 1875-03-04
ANY ELIZA YOUYGS DIVORCE SUIT

DEFENSE OF JUDGE MKEANs DECISION.
TO the EdttOr OF Ths Tribune.
SIR: Your issue of this date in commenting
upon the recent decision OF Judge Mexican OF Utah In
the case OF Ann Eliza Young contains statements
which do great injustice to woman VINO Is now oeo'o
the American public for their confidence and patronage
"a public speaker whos has received the universaA
and stroneest possible expressions OF approval OF the
non yormon population Of Utah, who are better con-
yerssnt with facts In her ease than tue writer I"
vour article to-day can well BE- VIII you aio" ooe
VINO has been several years and s now resaenI o
Utah and who easily substantlate what he saysoS
documentary evidence necessary to make few cor
rectIons
Won sav that "this woman having Q husband living"
married Brigham Young; that "she has forsaken her
husband and lived n leudness with another marriss
man. &C. This in part the answer Of Brigham Young
70 her complaint nhe suit. The fact Is, that previous
TO her marriage to Brigham she was divorced from her
arst husband as has been repeatedly shown from tho
record the Probate Court In salt Lake CITY WHOA
court them claimed and exercised jurisdiction IN dyorco
fha there might 90 no aEa1' pnana xii
passed at ass session or Congress-, made All sucn
acts OF the Prcaate Coars IN @ ecrsss of d,yoro
amOrg the Morn0ns at that time ~ can Also 90 easy
shown that Brigham Young himself aidea III ooia"inS
o charge her iu marrying Brigham Young who
had wife h,ins wsa acaacx &C. n this to be
thrown face OF this woman may not other
stat asat from earliest taught
poygamy the most sacred OF all marriage relations
- fhat was necessary In order 70 her eternal saliva
I,on: thai she 30 isolated as to be without any
means whatever OF better knowledge; that without
onnorturty OF knowing better she had been led To
gard the man who sought ber hand as sGbordinats
deIty ,nat father was polygsmist that evsa
her mother msed and infatuated like the rest, used all
ner grsat with her daughter 70 induce her to
form this relation and finally. that Brigham Young
haa succeeded getting her brother seriously lnyolvo4
In business and then threatened 70 crush MN II sue uo
not yeldi The writer OF this letter has as great an
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can possibly have, and the more be has for
seen is victims in all their degradation and wretehed-
ness but be believes that these poor creatures VINO
have been begued deuded, aud coerced deserve the
pify and synpathy OF mankind, while the monstrous
mpostors who are responsoe deserve the we R nc s
non Mormons, and the view also OF the imnehsa
audiences who have listed to Mrs YCungs story II ope
can Judge from their expressions OF sympathy ana IN
terest In Utah Mrs. Young has the enure confidence
and of that class OF people who hold III esfa e.
McKeans decision, thas Will stand or ia upon Ito nisr-
It's and leavet Tor the lawyers TO dis as & aaa ,n mo
people will mold just that tins victim OF Brlgham
Young's tyranny should receive some eompeusaoh "s
'H' '''D'' C. p. LTFoRD. Pastor NJ f. Church.
| Philadelphia, March :, 1915 P1oVo' u'@h'
| rThe writer Of this it will be seen, really denies
nothing which THE TRIBUNE has asserted hs
| does not think that this woman committe" A' 'u-
decency in leaving her own husband to ,,'o visa
| Brigham Young In adultery-and We a'' ii0 'h'hAs
| she ought to be paid tor it-and We oo "o' '"uss
Mexican, in giving her alimony' ieooshizeS inns
adulterous farce of marriage as "sai' iueso i'c.'
cannot be explained away oy a"y morp'1 seu''
| N..e,;.', or rersonal admiration of the thrifty
= liz. ~ bo nade merchandise OF her Mormonisn n
| and now seeks TO make merchandise OF her fecan.a
tion. III her advocatcs Story Is ttuo ie. nc, s -,
| H1aham Young for seduction, IL Is n hcuioas W
49,. ministers aud judges uphoiding her IN SUING los
| divorce a man TO whom sno was never IegauT so"A
Iled.--Lo-s