The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-07


When ! told her that l had been
Wheelwright's wife for twenty-five
years and had raised a family of eleven
children. she could not conceal her sur
prise. / left the Blackford home with
Miss Blackford's refusal 10 give up the
man who had divorced me.
Wishes to Stop Temple Work. =
4 have subsequently learned that
the two We're married in the Tenth
ward of salt Lake, by Elder Joseph
Christensen. / have also learned that
they intend going through the temple,
thing that was denied me a good wife
and churchwoman, for twenty-five
years of married life. But / can pre-
vent this, l believe, when the facts are
known to the church authorities.
My husband was never a regular
church goer and seldom attended sun
day school. Now that he has re-mar-
ried. however. he has become a good
church member and has. i understand.
paid up 5000 back tithing.
For the past ten years, my husband
has been Il spiritualist. There have
often been gatherings at our house at
his request and he would then go into
a trance, during which he was under
the control. or claimed to be under the
control. of an old Mexican guide.
Husband a Trance Medium.
More than one night he has led me
out of the house and up a Hill an
parcntly while in a trance TO hunt for
gold He claimed that the Mexican
guide whispered during the trance that
a party of immigrants had been stain
by lie Indians near the farm, ana that
their gold had been buried.
Mr.. Wheelwright often consulted
mediums At one OF these sittings
short time before the divorce, he
claimed that his grandfather appeared
and expressed his sorrow at the sale
of our ranch. In this deal I was mis-
led by my husband. The property was
in my name. He got me to sign papers
under pretenses that he and my son
would go into the contracting business.
He claimed he was to receive only
$4,000. Instead of that he received
800 and used the money in the inter
ests of the contracting firm which his
brother Thomas Wheelwright, ran
The property was sold to George
Walker of Ogden. 1t is situated at
Wilson, suburb of Ogden.
Brides Mother Talks.
MIS- Mary Blackboard, mother of Mrs.
Wheelwright. the second, when seen at
her home, 756 Hawthorn avenue, made
the following statement:
My daughter was assured by Mr.
Wheelwright that his divorced wife
had beer left in comfortable circum-
stances. He told US that the divorce
had been secured by perfectly legal
means and with her consent and L
know that he told the truth. He said
that if his former wife started to talk
he would make her pay for it. When
she called here, she was in a perfect
fury
My daughter. Louise, met Mr.
Wbeelwright at the home Of the latter's
brother. Thomas Wheelwright of Og-
Gen. She had become acquainted with
Thomas Wheelwright while he was in
England on a mission. The marriage
was talked over at the brothers home
H. ogden. Mr.. Wheelwright never
called here till after the divorce was
granted. He and my daughter intend
10 go through the temple and 1 guess
this woman. whom he divorced, will
not prevent them
The license under which Mr. Wheel
wright and Miss BlackfOrd were mar
ned was issued in ogden Nov. Is. IN
it the formers age is given as 43 years.
the latter's at 81 years. Mrs. Wheel
wright the first claims the man is As
Years old.
Mr.. Wheelwright and his bride are in
stalled in a new home which he has
built on Ounce street between TWEEN
ty-tifth and Twenty-siXth streets, Og-
cen.
The woman who seeks an annulment
OF the second marriage is living with
five small children at 215 North Third
West.
Remember the Christmas sale at St
Marks guild Dec. Il in the basement
of the church. Refreshments served.