Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1878-11-13

she introduced to Miles, and told him
TO dance with her, but he did not
obey. There was no dancing. Miss
Owens then left the room, but when
she came back and sat in the dining
room door, she asked Miss Williams
If she had been introduced to .sthese
squaws across the ROOM" The Spen-
Ger girls and Mr.. Miles left tho houee
when we all did, An hour or tw o after
the fuss. / went two blocks with
them to Mr.. Cannon's other home.
I was introduced to Emily Spencer
Miles by Mr.. Miles. I think he said, |
"My wife, Mrs. Miles, Miss Conley."
He introduced Miss Julia Spencer to
us as "Miss Spencer" knew Emily
Spencer week before that. She was
the same lady he introduced to me as
his wife.
CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
The occasion of the trouble was be-
cause Mise Owens could not be the
frat wife. She said so. Mr.. Miles
was present, and Miles said so, too.
Miss Owens was very much excited.
They we're talking about buying a
piano. She stated that Miles had
bought Emily sewing-machine. He
said she did not know any thing ABOUT
ii. but she said she did. She said
she had been to see Mr.. Taylor. She
told him Miles had promised that she
should be the first wife before leaving
England. Miss Owens told me that,
according to arrangements, Miss EN-
lily Springer was to be the first her.
self the second, and Julia Spencer the
third. This was said to all the COM
pany. 1t had not taken place then,
but was to take place the Thursday
folio wing-I mean the marriage GER
emory of these three wives, This
conversation was had two weeks ago
tonight at my brothers house, aud
not at the reception. heard at the
reception that Julia Spencer had
backed out and that the other two
had been married. This was in the
presence of the defendant, and he did
not say anything to the contrary
about it. have stated that Miss
Emily had been married first, and
that Miss Owens was feeling badly.
l don't think anything further WI 8
said about marriage ceremony hav-
ing taken place. The conversation
about the marriage was not general
that evening, because there seemed
to be so much trouble about it in the
fore part of the evening, and cvcry.
body wanted to make the affair as
pleasant as possible. There were no
other persons present at the re-
ception besides Miss Emily Spen.
Ger and Miss Owens who were called
Miles, except the stepmother of
Mr.. Miles, who was called Sister
Miles.
Miss Owens was recalled. and testi-
fed as follows: visited the office of
John Taylor for the purpose Of hav-
ing this case settled.
@. What was it that you went to
have settled? A. We went there to
have settled whether Miss Spencer or
/ should be the first wife; 1 went to
satisfy myself about it; had heard
through the defendant that Emily
Spencer was to DO the first wife the
defendant went with me to Taylor's
office said I would 90 and hear his
final decision Miles said he was to
obey the Council the defendant said
he had been to see John Taylor be-
fore that interview; he reported to
me before this that John TAYLOR
said we must be married in the or.
der of our ages; Emily, being the
eldest, was to come first, and l next
he told me what Taylor said two
days before l went TO see Taylor
at his office; Emily and Julia Spen.
Ger and Miles went with me to
see TAYLOR. found there John Tay.
lor, Milford Woodruff and Joseph r.
Smith This was in the President's
Office. The defendent was presen,
during the conversation. The con.
versation l cannot fully remember
Taylor said he could not alter his for.
mer decision that Emily must be
Miles first wife, his second and Ju.
liza Spencer his third. He said W.
had the power to give Miles up o,
Miles had the power 10 give us up
l said much to Taylor. said l did
not consider it right for Emily Spcn.
Ger to be the defendants first wife
for had been engaged to him the
longest, having known him grea,
many years, and he had asked me t.
be his wife; because he said hi
would sooner give them up than lost
me, and that at all hazards should
be his first wife that he did not love
tnein as m.Uh ne tisOy ala h;.n and ht
did me.
| THE MEMORABLE RULE.
Taylor said that was not enough
we must stand upon the order of ags
because it was q rule of the churct
that could not be set aside in thi,
case. Julia Spencer said she wished
to do as the Lords servants told her
| We then came away. l talked with
him (Miles) after that, and he said
we must obey the Council. ! mex
saw Emily Spencer at Cannon's house
l went to Cannon's from Taylor's of
fee. l saw her the next day. She
went to Dora Woodruff's. talked
Of the order of marriages with him
and he said he must do as he was
told. He said he would give those
women up when l asked him to
Emily, the defendant, and I talked
the matter over between US. 1t wal
one evening, up stairs in Cannon's
house. Julia Spencer was also there
Emily said she would not give him
up if she had to wait ten years for
him. She said she could wait, and
she would do as the Lords servants
had decided; that she could wait
sometime or do as the Lords servants
had counseled. Joseph F. Smith had
counseled Miles to wait some time be.
fore getting married.
saw Emily Spencer nearly every
day until we went to the Endowment
House last Thursday. l saw Emily
Spencer in the drawing room. She
was putting on her dress. That was
about p. m. After my ceremony
was performed in the sealing room,
l went down stairs, and Miles came
down afterward, and we went to A.
NJ. CannoIrs house. The dress Emf
ly was putting on was her usual one.
1t was not like the dress in which the
the ceremony was performed. 1t was
not her wedding dress did not see
what dress she was taking off. The
defendant and went down to Can
mons and ] saw Emily about two
hours and half after that in Cam
mons front room. That was the
first / saw of her after leaving the
Endowment House. The defendant
was there. Emily was sitting on the
music-stool and l asked her to get
up and let me come and play. She
only smiled at me and never attemp-
ted to get up, She was not told not
to get up, not to mind "that woman"
by the defendant.
Prior to this took an oath to the
defendant that if Emily came to the
reception would insult her I would
slap her face before all the people,
and l did it. Miles said, Emily you
are my wife; don't you mind that
woman" asked him if she was his
wife, what was [? He told me that
l was his wife too. He told me he
was ashamed OF me after had slap
ped her face, and that he was going
to protect her. In the course Of the
evening they wanted that l should
play quadrille for them to dance.
but Miles wanted to dance with Emf.
ly Spencer, and refused to play. 1
found him another young lady part
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