The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-13
JOHN W. rouxG's xEu MlRRIaoE
Brigham's Apo.tate son and Libby Garfield
and Clara stenhousc.

SALT LAKE CRY. July 30-Amost cvcry
ono has heard Of John ". Young. Brgham's
HpOstatc' son. rs he is termed among tho
G'ntllcs. because he virtually renounccd the
Ip'irlne ~ polygamy several years ago; g"hn
W. Is inc Youngest chilli 81 NE prophets l'gni
wiic, and Is the smartrst. and has seen moro of
Inc outside world than any other Of Brighams
children. He is shrcwd man of business. a
rnlirond magnet in q small way. and has boon
"a very frcqu.n Mt operator in Wall street. His
contact with the Gcntrs in his long and fire.
tended 10 increase his Faith in Mormonisn. and
i has long been we'll known that he remained
~ the church only for The .cmolumcnt- which
MS fathers position afforded him. Or course,
these privileges, including the handling VI
church tithing were very convenient. bu. other
Wise he had no belief in the doctrines of this
gigantic religious fraud
Like the majority Of prominent Mormons,
John W. embraced polvganv. but for several
years ne has been nonognmist His first wife
WAS from Philadelphia, and IT was while on
visit 10 her relatives that h" met the woman for
whom ne discarded both ilrst and second wives.
II" was a handsome. attractive man. and she a
dashing young widow. and i seems II was a dcs.
prratr cHsc Of love Mt first sight She knew very
we'll about his matrimonial entanglemo nts jas his
first wife was her own cousin; but that did not
prevent her ACCOMPANYING him to Utah under
promise to marry him after their arrival II he
would discard his other wives, which was ac-
cordingy done.
This young woman. Libby Garfield. M she
i lamiliarly termed exercised 50 potent an in
tiucn"c over John ". ~ to induce him to marry
her IN an Eastern church according e. the Epis-
cupH rites. after he had obtained Mormon Iii
yOrccs and II Is said that he solrmnly promised
h"r never To- marry again during her lifetime.
But she had no scrupcs in influencing him to
desert the others Tor her and now she in turn
mas been set aside Tor "a iarer and more youth
ful rOnsOrt
Despite his vows to remain always true 10 her.
John W. has taken another wife. and under
circumstances which make the relations of the
Young family u little moro mixed up than they
wrr" before. iumor has il that johnny was
compelled to again " live his religion IN order
r. satisfy ihos" COOL saints who were in doubt
n regard 10 his pcty and who do not want an
apusthie rs second head Of TIA" Church but
ihos" who are better informed do not hesitate
To- say that tho charms of the new bride have
oVcrthrown his allegiance to the rather pdSSJe
Libby Garfield. Robert Lytton SAYS that" Jay
youth loves gay YOUTH [, rtniniy our cNpc-
rienrc shows that the house uf Young the older
II grows, loves younger brides. and the rising
generation are not behind their elders IN this
Joseph A.. the oldest son Of Brigham who
dicda year or two since. left several widows.
although. Ike John. he had boon practically a
lived only with his fourth and favoritc wife.
cara Stcnhouse daughter OF Mrs. Stcnhou-".
VINO ~ occurring against MOrmOnism. Clara Is
theonly member of her family that still clings
To- this religion. and she Is 50 bgOtcd and ianat-
ical that for "A long time after her parents apoS-
tatizcd She refused To- oven speak To- them. and
treated them with the utmost contempt. She
was married TO Joseph A. when only II child.
ana II sim youthful and very attractive. POSSESSES
lng u great deal of ncr mothers wcll-knOwn
Fr, nch flesse and -uavity of manner.
som" time ago II was rumorcd that Johnny
evinccd an ardent desire To- follow the spiritual
WdfhlhE al lHkl ng his dead bruth"r widow
t. wifr; hut Libby created such a Juror that
the idea was instantly abandoned. and nobody
imagined that Johnny would have tie t'mcrity
ever To- breach the subject again. When Joseph
\. died, brigham assumed the manag"m nj Of
his Affairs transferred all the property to hlm-
self. and has dulcd out very mcagrr support
10 the widows. who have shown signs of open
rebellion. In order to propltilte Clara. and
have ono moro on his hands the old
ny. and II j. principally through his in
-truw,niality that i has finally taken place.
Brigham also had another and a very power
In ~" chains of poyEnmy. The monogamic
cuur~" lost HIM tho confidence Of a great many
good saints. and reflected upon the prophets
government IN not being able To control thos. IT
hiS own household. and his return tn the fold
only shows that his heart was right all tho
time but he had been bed astray temporarily
hy on" Of the daughters Of Babylon. This II
sanity reasoning and Johnny will profit 10y i
among the saints. full swing Of the tthing eX-
chcpucr. and young bride into the bargain.