, 1877-10-13
THE PROPHETS SON.
Sketch OF John W. Young and His TwG
Wives i,y Ex-Distrlct.Attorney dcorEe G
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Hates.
nyfrnit Free I'rtss,
IL the year 1873. the writer Of this article, be-
inr then Federal official, wns inspired and i'll
.luccd by leading officer In the Mormon Charcl.
10 publish letter over Ills signature. nnnounc-
,ng to the country 81 that polygamy was then on
the decline: and, Us evidence of that fact, that
John ". Young, the Prince Royal, Dr!ehatn's
pet sol, had obtained q dtyorrc from his first
wife, Clara, had pcnstored of No 2, aud, was
living In lnonogamy With his accomplished, cdu-
Gated, and beautiful Libby Canacld. al phtlalcl.
phta." John W. Young at that period speut
most Of his time y, New York aud Fhiladelphla,
prises; was q number of thy boards Of
Trade 1n those cities: d gny, dashlng, sc.l-
tccl, handsome fellow, and was extremely
anxious TINT AIl his Uentlo frieuds should re-
gard hin, rs the husband Of ono wife, who hail
In his cal!ow youth been lnyelclcd Into polygamy
by his fathers teachings anl Mormon sMrfounh-
ines. Not only was John Ucnti1c husband,
hut, II public scandal ec trlic, he was II Eay
Lo.hnrto nbout torn, who male lave. Gentt'r
fushton, tu divers beautiful actresses, J1t4ftA
uppn the sta1e, but WITCHES mare tempting than
those ot Macbeth In the grcen.roo!n. And SO oil
his boon companions regarded brigham YounE's
.lahhng l,str.at-'aw as = Through GENTLE, 10
far as marriage was concerned, and Johnny
"laughcd and lie qun!fci Ills E0hlcts three" Tho
Mormon priests and apostles got tu tlatc John
hcartliy.-dcnou!,ccl him for turning h!s buck ou
poIyCauy, chilled hun apostute,, and with wise
Would @ como 10 grief" Hut Josu lrest.
cd aud dashed away. spent mints Of
money on Libby Caaffcla. who. ia taste,
dress, education, court!!ness. graee, and
lal,d. liz made love On the sly tp the falrtrs,
nylnphe, anu witches Of the theatrr. and
wus In a!l respects good fellow. clevcr Ecutlr'
man, and man about town. ilts wife ',is o'.iv
py ia tho conscious conviction that btse bad at
last conquered poIyEamy, had lassoct! this
Mormon HoRteo. and that. however much he
might trifc and il!rt With ths gi,ls. ste alone !
tl,a;'changes all things Changer man more than
all othrr tl.lngs." SAYS P!nckney; and 80 Il WA
Wit. john ". Young. Ills railway enterprises
all failed. llo WIS loo lavihh u his patrtfnony,
bankruptcy, nn1 50 ho turned hls back OF. thu
| world, wcilt ut,ue moro to "lloly MOlter Nor.
| MIN Church" for power aul consolation,
and brigham Young last year made him
opposition OF the sor.non people, who Ell snasse
| hatcd antl iespLacd him hccausu be had lnade
l,olyKun,ya hy-w0rtl atisl septoacl with the
fashionable world. IInt John, Ike a!l apostates
lis recoayersion. so The first thing lie did WI. Il
endeavur to rnarsy Cara 6tcnhuusc, hts brother
Juseph's third aud youngest widow; anh 81
| eager were they ~ tuah iuso each others artnt
spITit Of Lilly Canlleid, md ss scattcreu then
1I.a nf samI i,Sfo1e a Itnh southwestern, Ru
.Iohn. like o,I brigham, when Ills )irari was sc
on new wife ectrfmtucd 10 70 ulIpasl, aul 81
- s.at ~ II, Via r. tn. watrr.tmrs 1t Ennira' n
=" asi M soourr had ehe cure tLau hu TOOL
fmsiin cnnb. a beautiful Young airl OF i;
rcMrs' Of hl,te blood, rMl cl,,sltlotl IA mcr,
rat"" n,.S i,sr t,fs .s,}seaJnic Wife IN lie Te,n
~" IN drt1.pc. nf liz iuwA Of In. Unitel statos
~ - Isua ,1 Nauti.r ~ e $3.50 "f ii. nvn w[s