Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-08
ANOTHER MORMON HORROR.

green and pizens of all kinds.
ANOTHER MORMON RORROR.
Painful circumstances Deyeloped at
a divorce Cnse Now Pending In
| From the Salt Lake Tribune.
A few days since the substance of
the complaint in the case of Raleigh
vs.. Raleigh. was published. and yester-
day Tribune reporter had the priyi-
lege Of short talk with the petitioner
III the suit, Mrs. Elizabeth Raleigh. The
latter IS ar intelligent, ine-looking lady,
whoes hair is but just tinged with gray.
the combined result Of wears of life
and Mormon welded bliss.
Ms. Raleigh's story is like that of n
great many of the women who have
married into the church. She first
went into Mr.. Raleighs family as a
nurse to his former wife. who was on a
bed of sickness from which she never
rose. She declined To accept the pro-
| poSals of marriage when first made.
but III obedience to the mandate of
Herbert {. kimball, then one OF Pres
ldent Young counselors, and to whom
dlSobedlence was worse than contempt
OF court, she at length acceded. Her
honeymoon WAS not particularly
bright one. hut she took upon herself
the care of her husbands children by
his first wife, and was moth
er 70 them during many years
that followed. She was allowed
to work all she pleased, and sometimes
more, from the beginning, and rs was
stated IN the complaint aided in every
way TO build up the fortune OF her lord
and master. As an instance Of what
was expected of her, one instance may
I've related. Shortly adet they were
married one of the COWS died. down in
pasture lot in the edge of the town, it
was supposed to in some way become
poisoned. She was sent with n Danish
boy TO skin the body, which they did.
ana Mrs. Raleigh carried the hide to
the house over her shoulders, her hus-
band, meantime, standing by with
linen duster on and ~ walking-cane in
his hand, experimenting the work.
In the course Of time new wives were
added to the household. the number
eventually reaching eight, and at one
period SIX of them occupying one
house, and eating together in small
room, which served as kitchen, dining
room, sittlng-room and parlor. Each
had separate sleeping room. They
were all expected To earn living, and
If they wanted anything special in the
way of clothing, etc, they bought it
themselves from money made at wash
ing or otherwise The head of the
household bought his supplies by the
quantity, and kept them under lock
and key, dealing them out with n spar
ing hand. He was always suspicious
that his wives were trying to rob him,
and on one occasion, when he Thought
he missed 4 dress pattern of bolt Of
common heavy goods, he searched the
apartments of his wives, examining the
bedticks, looking i'll small drawers hat
would not contain the bulk of the dress
and, when urged 10y the plaintiff, even
peerlng into Il pair of stockings hung
up i'll the room. The plaintiff says the
best dress he ever gave her after their
marriage was one of common material
which would probably cost about bit
yard now.
One of his wives finally brought
suit for divorce against him. which was
settled by compromise, and the result
Of the present suit viii be watched with
interest by some of the others, who will
follow suit if Mrs. Rlleigh succeeds.
As an evidence of the love felt for
him by his children, it is said that
when he had been absent in England
on II mission and was returning, they
saw him, and one Of the boys exclaim-
ed, "There comes that old scoundrel."
whereupon they all FASTENED to CON
ceal themselves He WAS called by
some less tender and respectful names
ut other times. and all III all his life as
a husband and father seems not TO
have been happy one Judging by the
respect inspired in his family.
Subsequent to the separation from
her husband, Mrs. Raleigh was ques-
toned as 10 the illicit distillery whicn
he is said to have run in the cellar Of
his house in this city ut one time, but
of this matter she professed to be in
ignorance. The story goes that one of
the men in charge being drinking with
some companions and not liking the
quality Of the tanglefo0t offered him,
told the crowd that if they would come
to the cellar he would give them some
that was genuine, M he had helped to
make it himself. These are but the
merest scraps from the history of the
eminent Councilman, who Is so bright
and shining a%light in the circle Of Lat
ter-day Saints, and the trial promises
some exceedingly interesting develop
ments.