The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-07-07
ANOTHER MORMON HORROR.

Painful circumstances Developed at q Di-
vorce Case Now Pending in Utah.
From the Salt Lake Tribune
A few days since the substance Of the
complaint in 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 a 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
moon was not particularly bright one,
but she took upon herself the care of hel
husbands children by his first wife, and
was a mother to them during 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
iAnen of what was expected of her, one in
stance may be related alone, Shortly after
heir 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 Danish boy to skin the
body, which they did, and Mrs. Raleigh
carried the hide to the house over bel
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
them occupying one house. and working
and eating together in one small room,
which served as kitchen, dining room,
sitting-room, and par]or. Each had q
separate sleeping apartment. They were
all expected to earn living, and if they
wanted anything 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
and key, dealing them out with spar1n{
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wives were trying to rob him, and on ont
occasion, when he thought he missed I
dress pattern of bolt of common heav,
goods, he searched the apartments of his
wives, examined the bedticks, looking i,
small drawers that would not have contain
@, The bulk of this dress, and, when urge
sarcasticaly by the plaintiff, even perrin
nto pair Of stockings which were hum
up in the room. The plaintiff says tn
finest dress he gave her after their marriag
was one of common material which woul'
cost probably about bit yard DOW.
One Of his finely brought a suit for di
vorce against him, which was settled b.
compromise, and the result of the presen
suit will be watched with interest by som
of the others. who will follow if Mrs. Ra
leigh succeeds. 49,.
As an evidence of the love felt for hin
i by his children, it is said that when he hal
been absent in England on o mission on
! was returning, they saw him, and one o
the boys exclaimed There comes that oil
scoundrel," whereupon they all hastene
to conceal themselves. He was called b
some less tender and respectful names q
other times, and all in all his lite as hus
band md father seems not to have been