The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-12-18
ONLY THREE WIVES LEFT.
A Mormon Deserted by Two Women
at the Depot.
The Tickle Creatures who Were Not
ssSeaied" According 10 Rites Of
the Church - The PftifuI
Story of Their Liege
Lord
New York Star, 5th.l

New York Star, 5th.l
When Conductor Cadwell's train of the
Hudson River Railroad rolled out of the
Grand Central Depot at :03 o'clock yester-
day forenoon it was minus IA passengers
which it would have carried had not circum-
stances prevented. The passengers who
were LETT behind were Elder Jayne, a
Mormon, and his five wives and eight
children, who had arrived in New York on
one of the steamers from Europe, and were
intending to take the train en- route for Salt
Lake City. The party came to the depot in
two carriages. They made a mistake and
went into the New Haven passenger rooms,
and the elder did not discover his error until
he applied for his tickets, when he was told
to go around the corner into the Hudson
River rooms. 1t was nearly an hour before
train time, and the Mormon family took
seats in the waiting room. The elder him
self was q man apparently about go years of
age. His hair was iron gray, and he wore a
full beard Of a color to match his hair. Two
of his wives were nearly of his age, another
was about "a, but the other two were about25
and 20 respectively The children we're four
boys and four girls, the oldest perhaps 10 and
the youngest three years of age.
While waiting for train time, the Elder
and two of the older women concluded that
they would go to q neighboring aurant
and get some lunch to take with them on
their journey. They were absent from the
passenger room about half an hour When
they returned they were surprised to find
that the two younger women had gone out,
leaving the eight children in charge of the
remaining elderly lady. They had left word
that they were going to neghborlng sta
tionery store to make some purchases and
that they would be back again in ample
time for the train.
As il yet lacked half an hour of train time,
he OF
Fifteen minutes elapsed and the old gentle
man began to fidget little. The clock
licked off ten minutes more, The elder be-
came alarmed. He went to the door, and
anxIously looked out to see if the missing
women were in sight. They were not to be
seen. He was advised to get his tickets and
have his baggage checked before it would be
too late.
I've sent my goods on as freight; all we
have with us is in satchels, which we carry
in our hands, and don't want checked" said
the venerable Mormon. Then get your
ticket, anyway" exclaimed the depot agent.
But the old gentleman was by this time too
much excited to listen to anybody. Drops
of psrspiration stood out upon his face,
which he frsntically mopped' with an inn
mense bandana pocket handkerchief.
"All aboardl" shouted Conductor Cad
well The bell rang, the whistle shriekeG,
and the train moved away. The Mormon,
with three of his wives and eight children
remained in the passenger room. Several
depot employees and other sympatbizing by.
ISLANDERS crowded about the elder and asked
him to tell them his sorrow. At first he was
so grleved or angry that he would not talk.
He went to the door and hailed the drivers
OF two carriages. AS he was getting his three
remaining wives and eight children into the
carriages, and giving the drivers directions to
take them to Williamsburg, a rail
road official managed to interview
him. The elder was confident that
his two younger wives had made up
their minds to 'leaye his bed and board. -
They Joined him two or three years before
he left England for America, and although
he considered them his wives, they had not
yet been formally sealed 20 him according
TO the rites of the Mormon church. They
had often expressed dissatisfaction with
Mormonism end threatened TO secede. He
did not believe in compelling them to 60 to
Utah with him against their will. If they
wanted to leave HIM, he said they were
welcome to go where they pleased. The
only thing he regretted was the fact that he
had paid their fares in the steamer from
Europe.
Having safely slowed his family in the
two carriages the elder slammed the doors aud
climbed upon one of the seats beside a
driver, and the vehicles were rapidly driven
DOWN Inlru avenue on their way 10 WASH
ington. 1t was said that one of the children
rsmaing with the elder belonged to one OF
the fugitive wives, and much surprise was
expressed at her lack of mothers instinct in
abandoning her child. Although the
Mormon family evidently belonged to the
poorer class, they were cleanly and re
specially dressed. The children, especially.
were neatly and prettily clad. The whole
family spoke with strong Lancashire dialect.
The elder said that he should remain in
Williamsburg a day or two, in order TO give
the fugitive wives an opportunity to return
TO him, and then he would depart for Utah
His three remaining wives seemed rather
pleased than otherwise at the secession of
their sisters 1t was reported last evening
that one of the fugitives returned to the
Grand Central Depot shortly after the elder
went away, and that she made inquiries as
to whether he had taken the train up the
river or gone TO Williamsburg. This would
seem TO indicate that she had repented and
wanted to get back to her liege lord. Per-
haps. however, she was the one who left q
child, and the child was the loadstone which
drew her hayward heart.