The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-10-20
YOUNG'S WIFE LIBBY.
SHE NEVER BELIEVED IN NOR.
MONISM.
Renounctng Her Husband since HIS
Marriage With Tuella Cobb
History OF an Unhappy
wOman-.'My Husband
Sill Loves Me-"

Libby Young, the wife of John w
Young, third son of the Prophet. who
has recently appeared IN Salt Lake IN
company With Tuells Cobb, his --latest
vie, LETT this city this morning Tor FL,
mira, n. YORK, where she Will spend
the winter at watercure establlshment
She was accompanied to athe depo, by
her bother, Wesley Garfield, and his
wife. at whose house she has been stay
ing since she arrived here from Utah,
early in September. Mrs. Young has
persistently refused to talk to reporters
since she has been in this city, but
Just before her departure this morning
she relaxed the rule so lar as to admit
the correspondent Tor few minutes.
She WAS found seated in the pleasant
parlor of Wesley Candeids house, in
Columbia avenue, and dressed in neat
travelling suit of gray. Her manner WAS
atfable, though she seemed much agltsted.
She half rose from her seat as the visitor
entered, extended soft white hand
which shook little, and sank back with
faint smile upon her still handsome
but careworn face. She is petite in fig
ure her eyes are black, and her hair Is
OF the same color. When glrl she must
have been beautiful, but now there are
dark blue circles about the eyes, and
there is compression of the lips, pale
ness about the nOstrils, and a tremulous-
ness of the hands that are very painful
to see. This woman is consumed by Il
fire Of jealousy unspeakable or IS dying
of remorse and shame In her youth
and lovliness she compelled John w
Young to scard two former wives to Sc
cure her, and for ten years she ruled in
his household, bore ham several children
and WAS the darling of his heart Now,
as her beauty begins to fade, and when
she is about to become q mother for the
fourth time, she finds herself supplanted
by chit OF girl with a pretty lace,
while hers is hsggsrd.
The reporter felt some embarrass ment
in beginning q conversation with this
unhappy woman. He said: MADAM, |
understand that you deny the truth OF
the reports that YOU husband has mar.
ried Tuella Cobb. | saw Il statement in
the Philadelphia Times that you said he
had not and could not msrry her, and
that your coming East had nothing to
do with your family trouble, but WAS &C
cording to your usual custom IN the
alp"
The reported conversation with me
was false in every respect, SAID the LADY,
with flash of anger In her handsome
eyes. Il have never sad word TO q
reporter since have been here; no; q
single word. knew that my husband
was going to marry Tuells Cobb, and
therefore l left him and came home to
my parents, and | will never live with
him again-never, neverI She spoke
vehemer tly, although she was almost sob
bing. After moment she said, and
there was something OIL pride in her face,
"But don't you imagine that he married
that girl for love? No, my husband
loves me. 1t was ambition and in full
titlment of promise made TO his father
on his deathbed. His father wished John
to succeed - his place in the church,
and that he might do so made him prom
ise TO become q polygamlst. HIS mar
rage to Miss Cobb WAS his first step in
execution of the promise and, as he
thought. toward his fathers seat. But
he has been disappointed. He WAS not
chosen to succeed his father, and now he
bitterly regrets the step he has taken,
and almost every day receive letters
snd kilograms from him begging me to
return. treat them with contempt. l
will never go back to him. | will be
the wife no man who would give me
UP and break his VOWS TO me for the sake
OF power" She said this with flashing
eyes and qdivering lips.
\ momeut after Yards she was almost
weeping, MS she lid: IL may go back TO
Utah in the spring, If | live, and get my
two children who are there. Then |
shall return here AMI devote the rest OF
my life to the education of my children.
| never believed IN polygamy or Nor
monism, but l loved John Young msdly
l thing polygamy too horrible TO think
OF, and l made John torswear it before l
would marry him."