The Republican journal., 1881-04-28
Misery in Mormondom.

iuLlGAMoCS WIVES TolLING LIKE SERBS WITH
OFT HOPE. DUPhn WOMAN TELLS TIE STORY
OF HER WRONGS.
Caroline owens the second wife of John y
Miles the Mormon. in whose favor an action for
| h.gamy appealed from the supreme court of Utah
was recently decided by the Supreme court of the
| nlted States, Is now employed in the census Of
| ice She has told. IN an interesting interview,
the story OF her wrongs She states that Miles
and herself were brought up together in England
with the expectation that they would be married
Before this marriage, Miles, who had returned to
England from tab, told her that he going to
| tab again and invited her to go with him, prom
| lslng to marry her at salt Lake Git. She asked
HIM whether 1t was true. reported that po
lygamv existed in tab. Il e said that a few Old
men were allowed more than one wife but
that Young men like himself had but one Ar
nved IN nted States. and before their mar
ragr, he told her that one Emily Spencer had
expressed affection for him before he returned to
! England. and was DESTROYS of being his wife He
told Caroline that he had no Intention of marrying
Emily Spencer, In Salt Lake City Caroline STAYED
until her marriage il the home Of Delegate George
Z Cannon, in that house in which he keeps one
wife. Il has another in which he keeps three
wives. hen the day Of The wedding arrived
Caroline taken to the Endowment house at 10
IN the morning. At 3 in the afternoon she had
passed through all the mysteries Of that house and
| hat been welded to John d Miles II can never
| tell the horrors Of the next few hours she said
| with flashing eyes. Before that dav was over my
! love had turned to burning hatred When we
started to 90 home, Miles told Inc that he had in
Tlted Emily Spencer TO our wedding reception /
| said II She came TO the house | should leave He
| replied he was now master went to my room
and dressed for the reception, which took place at
tdnuons other house where he kept his three
| wives When ! went down there was a crowd
| there, among the rest plain looking girl in cal
leo dress, to whom ! was introduced. 1t was En-
| lily Spencer. did not speak to her After a while
| thew wanted o 3sE ed m IN
| lly Spencer sat on piano stool told her to get
| mp Miles came forward and said Sit still Emily
| Spencer, my wife ! felt as though | had been
| shot said. Your wife then what am 2 He
| SAID \ on are both my wives All at once nv
shame flashed over Here WIS dishonorcd the
| polygamous wife of a Mormon. ran out of the
| house, bent only on escape did not think where
| could not do IT, though, for Miles and Young
Cannon, son Of the delegate, ran after me, caught
me and dragged me back We had been intend
ing to stay in that house all night but | stole
away and returned to the other house where |
had been living the three weeks since my arrival
from England. | noticed there was no key in the
lock but shot little bolt and piled up chairs
against the door | cried myself to sleep The next
thing | knew, | don't know what time it was
Miles stood in the room and was locking the door
On the inside. screamed because Mrs Cannon
and Miles stepmother had been living in the house
with Inc. Miles said | need not take on for
Brother Cannon had anticipated that would make
trouble, and had had the house cleared Of every
one else. | found that it was so.
DO you mean TO say that Cannon. who has oc
cupled seat IN the Congress of the United States
Tor years. deliberately assisted in the preparation
OF an outrage upon duped and defenceless wo
man :! asked the interviewer
Il have told you the facts she said and
thousand angry devils danced in the woman's fu-
nous eyes. miles said" she continued. that |
might as well submit: there was no law here to
control the saints: there was no power on earth
that would save me" She told me the rest of