Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1881-07-07
ANOTHER MORMON HORROR.

Painful Circumstances Developed at Di-
vorce Case Now Pending in Utah.
From the Salt Lake Tribune. 5.. Il , ,..l.a.-.
few days since the substance of the
complaintin 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
foo1eidg ,a,.T .The. latter ig an intelligent, fine-
with gray, the combined result OF years Of
| life and Mormon welded bliss.
Mrs. Raleigh's story is like that of 8
great many Of the women who have mar
1ied 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 fouug'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 her
husbands children by his first wife, and
was mother to them durisg many years
that followed. She was allowed to work
all she pleased, and sometimes more, from
the beginning, and, assstated in the COM
plaint, aided IL every way to build up the
fortune of her lord and master. As a spec
iinen 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 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 duster on and walking
cane in his hand. experimenting the work.
| In course of time new wives were added
| to the household, the number eventunlIy
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 parlor. Each had q
separate sleeping apartment. They were
| all expectedto earn living, and ii they
wanted an ything special in the way of cloth
| ing, etc., they bought it themselves from
moneT 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 sPar1ns
hand. He was suspicious always that his
wives were trying to rob him, and on one
occasion, when he thought he missed
dress pattern off bolt of commen neaTy
goods, he searched the apartments OF bus
wives, examined the bedticks, looking in
small drawers that would not have contain
ed the bulk of tbs dress, and, when urged
bsil ii T Tstoekneg a6ek Hkc6 Ms
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 yard now.
One of his FINELY brought a suit for di-
vorce against him. which was settled by
| compromise, and the result of the present
suit will be watched with interest by some
! of the others, who will follow if Mrs. Ra-
leigh 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 a mission and
was returning, they saw him, and one OF
| the boys exclaimed There comes that old
scoundrel," whereupon they all fastened
to conceal themselves. He was called by
some less tender and respectful names at
other times, and all in all his life as hus-
band 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 questioned as
to the illicit distillery which he is said to
have run in the cellar of his house in this
city at one time, but of this matter she pro-
fessed to be i'll ignorance. The story goes
that one of the men IN charge being drink
ing with some companions and not liking
the quality of the tanglefoot offered him,
told the crowd that if they would come to
the cellar he would give them some that
was genuine, as he had helped to make it
himself These are but the merest scraps
from the history of the eminent council
man, who is SO bright and shining a light
in the circle of Latter day Saints, and the
trial promises some exceedingly interesting
developments.