The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-07-07
ANOTHER MORMON HORROR.
Painful Circumstances Developed at ID
vorce Case Now Pending in Utah.
From the Salt Lake Tribune.

Painful Circumstances Developed at a Di-
vorce Case Now Pending in Utah.
From the Salt Lake Tribune.
A few days since the substance of the
complaintin the case of Raleigh vs.. Raleigh,
was published and yesterday Tribune re-
porter had the privilege of short talk with
the petitioner in the suit, Mrs. Elizabeth
Raleigh. The latter is an intelligent, fine
looking lady, whose hair Is but just tinged
with gray, the combined result of years of
life and Mormon welded bliss.
Mrs Raleigh's story is like that Of a
great many of the women who have mar
ried into the church. She first went into
Mr. Raleigh's family as nurse to his
former wife, who was on bed Of sickness
from which she never rose. She declined
to accept the proposals of marriage when
first made, but in obedience to the man
date of Heber G. Kimball, then one of
President Young's counselors, and to whom
disobedience was worse than contempt of
court, she at length acceded. Her honey
but she took upon herself the care of her
husbands children by his first wife, and
was mother to them duri.g many years
that followed. She was allowed to work
all she pleased, and sometimes more, from
the beginning, and, as stated in the COM
plant, aided IL every way to build up the
fortune of her lord and master. AS spec
linen of what was expected of her, one in
stance may be related alone, Shortly after
their marriage one of the cows died down
in the pasture lot in the edge Of the town,
it was supposed from having been poisoned.
She was sent with a Danish boy to skin the
body, which they did, and Mrs. Raleigh
carried the hide to the house over her
shoulders, her husband, meantime. stand
ing by with linen buster on and walking
cane in his hand, experimenting the work.
In course of time new wives were added
to the household, the number eventually
reaching eight, and at one period six OF
and eating together in one small room,
which served as kitchen, dining room,
sitting room, and parlor. Each had q
separate sleeping apartment. They were
all expected to earn living, and if they
wanted nything special in the way Of cloth
ing, etc, they bought it themselves from
money made at washing or otherwise. The
head Of the household bought his supplies
by the quantity, and kept them under lock
and key, dealing them out with sparing
hand. He was suspicious always that his
wives were trying to rob him, and on one
occasion, when he thought he missed a
dress pattern off bolt of common heavy
goods, he searched the apartments of his
wives, examined the bedticks, looking in
small drawers that would not have contain
ed the bulk of this dress, and, when urged
sarcasticaly by the plaintiff, even peering
into pair of stockings which were hung
up in the room. The plaintiff says the
finest dress he gave her after their marriage
was one Of common material which would
cost probably about bit q yard now.
One Of his FINELY brought suit for di-
| yorce against him, which was settled by
compromise, and the result Of the present
leigh succeeds.
As an evidence Of the love felt for him