The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-16
Ann Eliza Arraigns Brigham Young Of
MeanneSs, Cruelty and FalsehoOd.
TIE PROPHETS CoURTsHIP.
How He Won His Nineteenth Wife and
How He Has Prosecuted Her.


me one OF his wives" The arst and only happiness
have ever known in my life has como to mo since
severed all relations with him socalcd religion
scarcely think II necessary TO rerue the charge OF
lying about him, many OF my statements have
been supported by hundreds OF competent and vera
cious Witnesses both In and out oil the courts.
His record speaks for itself and tells In tones OF thun
der OF the hundreds Of brutal and cold booded MUIR
ders no responsible for aud the living deaths Of
moro than twenty thousand helpless, heart crushed
women. l married In my nineteenth year to
James L Dee, an Engishman and a brute, vino, when
angry resorted to blows and violence Of almost every
description toward me- Ny womanhood and pride re-
VOTED such treatment and the end OF two years
returned to my fathers homo with two little sons.
Mr. Dee did not s'run away and leave me-" On the
contrary, took the step of leaving quite unknown to
him. when could longer bear his cruelty to myself
and children. He made several efforts 10 induce mo
to return to him, but did not leave until all hope
OF happiness gone and l could not be per-
suaded to 60 back My parents were only too
glad to have at home again. and they wore not as
Brigham says s'too poor to take care OF me, as all
who knew them can testify. Since that time they
have suffered greatly, financially, through Brighams
vlllany. he helped me to procure legal divorce
from my husband, though he has since denied that
had one; however, bis denial does not change the
fact There is but one item OF truth in his story.
We did live my father's farm at Cottonwood, and
after interval Of two years, during which time
got my divorce, Brigham came down there to hold
meeting His eyes were fixed upon during thu
whole OF the forenoon service. At the close he
10 me. complimentng me upon the return OF my
youthful looks, which be repeated several times during
the day, and he bitterly disappointed Mr.. Benbow's
family with whom he to dined, by saying he
preferred to go home with me.
DID OWN ASKING.
II Is among many absolute falSehoodS to
parents asked him TO marry mo. Whilo walking TO
our house he asked me II had received any offers OF
marriage since / left my husband replied that
had He then wished TO know Il there were any |
cared accept. said, "No, SIR" He then advised
me not to marry again for love, but to marry some
elderly, experienced brother to whom could look Tor
good counsel and eternal salvation. l THANKED him,
supposng the advice was only prompted by the IN.
terest our beloved Prophet had in flock. At
the close OF the afternoon meeting he called my father
aside, and detained some twelve carriage loads OF
people, who had accompanied MIN, for about two
hours private conversation We we're quito curious TO
what he could have 10 say that occupied much
time, and without the slightest Suspicion
as TO the nature his revelation until father home
and told Us. mover amazed and shocked in my
llc told father he must be mistaken; that thought
Brother Young was talking IN behalf OF a Mormon
banker who had seemed TO have warnings 10 add
another TO his numerous family and that he had mis-
understood tho DRIFT Of his words But father said
knew he was not in error; that Brigham talked too
plain 10 DO misunderstood. When realized that this
was SO my heart hled with grief and horror. l
should have felt no worse my own father had pro-
posed marriage TO had only feeling OF rever-
and toward Brigham as our Prophet and the
mouthpiecc OF God had always been taught SO
regard HIM, and could look upon him in no other
way. knew there WAS no escape Tor me- for what ne
willed must DO done. feared TO incur his wrath as
we'll as that OF the Almighty, for had been taught
from my birth that none could DO saved etcrnally
cept those who accepted ana submitted TO polygamy
Brigham for my parents repeatedly and paid
the most datterng attentions told them TO use all
their influence in nis behalf that should be well pro-
vidcd for here and be queen in heaven. He asked
Tor numerous interviews with me, aud feared TO
fuse him. What could do where should look Tor
aid in this awful emergency There was nope, Tor
he had Lord his sde he was all.powcrtul and
was helpless. must srccumb, and alter one year of
agony and tears yielded to my fate. He knew well
that was wretched, but that was of little conse-
quence TO him. NO amount OF suffering ever touches
his innuman heart have seen that in many cases
besides my own ! was married 70 HIM IN
1868, after living at home three years, and
no shadows cast before gave me any conception Of
the m sery that be crowded into the five years
of my married life with him. My greatest was
10 Prophet, whom had believed nialiibe, lie
and dclraud me poor, and BY the WICK Of his
ligon A lifelong belief was slipping from my grasp
with nothing better to take its place. My doubts and
l thought they were wicked. had no one 10 advise
or aid me any way, and had 10 solve the problem
alone.
A wirE's ESCAPE.
Near the close OF those years Of awful darkness
came the conviction that Mormonlsm was ali wrong
and wicked, and the resolution TO escape from II
ut all hazards. did 1t, and shall never cease to
thank God Tor my dcverance. s'Tnat white cot
tage down tho corner" OF which Brigham speaks,
live In IT. and to those VINO ccnsure mo Tor leaving 1t
wish late than the inconvcncnce oil living IN
II. My mother occupied II with me- NE sue always
lived with me after was married TO Young. She Is
with now in Iockport, and prepared TO speak Tor
herself TO whether turned her out OF doors or not
A WITNESS.
bob Houghton,o as they are pleased to call him,
was introduced to mo BY Brgham's own daughter, at
whose house he lived, ana whose husband baptized
him into the Church long before ever saw him. He
lived with them three years, and II seems very
strange that they should hnrbor so bad character Tor
such length Of time never had the slightest init
! nation that the man was not all right until some
stranger told tho father Of young lady friend Of
mine not to let his daughter drive out
with HIM any moro II no valued her
reputation never spoke to him but once
after that and then told HIM no not call
house again because Of wha, had heard. lie very
angry indeed, and when left my home and went to
portunty for revenge and sold himself 10 Brigham 10
swear against me- Ny hwyers asccrtaned that be
really was oaa man; whose oath wou,d nol oe &c,
called their Office saying that the Danites took him
out hill one night and told him they would XII
him no did not do IL that ho never wanted to harm
me- and If would pay him he would leave the Terri
tory and not appear against me- We utterly refused
10 accede his demands. II IS we'll known fact In
! Utah that Brigham Young can get any mum.
| Der OF men TO swear 10 anything he may
dictate nc says | cheated him. 1 did so to the
enormous extent OF about $50 year In dry goods
from the cooperative store. and bread salt pork and
dried peaches enough to keep life In us THIS Is the
deectabIc food upon which all MS family were kept
except his favorite WIFE, Amelia up to the time OF my
leaving Anything further than this they earned oi
themselves by sewing, keeping boarders. drying
peach to sell or raising poultry have seen one o.
his aitniu wives carrying little basket OF eggs
around the ncignborhood trying to sell them. And
this the wife OF man who has deposit OIL
$7,O00O COO in tho Bank Of England and whose wealth
IN Utah immense as to be aldost Impossible u
estimate IL. When brought my suit IL was estimated
| shat his income $40 900 per month think this
case Is precedent IN the history oil civilization
BEiGHAM's FALsEIIooDs.
III am so weak, silly vain Is 1t not singuIai
that OF his pretended ability and divine calling
should have been so easily inveisled into making
"Iooli OF himscifS He asserts tnat was uniaithiuI
and so but not IN the manner no suggests. IL
| be faithful TO truth aud womanhood must be un
Ia thful to Brigham and lalsehood. That iran away
with Boston fellow'i is also false. remained at
Walker House IRON july 1878, until the next Novom
Der when left GU Thanksgiving right 10 East
lecture. was accompanied by Mrs Sarah A. Cooke
n estimable LADY, about sixty years OF agc, who
with mo constantly, as ! was entirely inexpori
enccd TO the outside world. Brigham calls my lee
lures '.school girl compositions" Whatever thel