The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-01

wife in the person Of Miss Wilma Brown
Oh hanab: Utah. a cousin 10 the second
wlte Both these girls are granddaugh,
ters, of Brigham Young, Robinson Tor.
merly kept the two illegal wives al
JuareZ, Mexico, but has recently re.
moved them elsewhere
Apostle Matthias +, Cowley married
Miss Nora Taylor, daughter of L. l..
Taylor of Juarez. Mexico, where she
stu resides, This is supposed to be
'owley s last poIygamous wife but how
many he has all told the Lord only
knows-thc people don t. There IS one
chlld by this unlawful unon. Cowley
i has performed the polygamous ceremony
Tor scores of other Mormon elders since
the manifesto. and is probably one of
the most persistent criminals in the
whole hierarchical lot. aside from 10.
seph F. Smith
Elder Abel Hardy. late of Pachoco,
Mexico, but now residing at Salina,
Utah. took as his second wife Miss
Cynthia Porter, daughter of Warner
Porter of Pacheco, They were married
illegally in 1904, and it is asserted that
Anthony w WINS
Elder George Mcclellan of Juarez,
MNI!eXic9, IN 1901 took as second wife
Miss Nellie Allen, daughter of John
Allen of the same place. The first
wlfec was bitterly opposed to the un-
lawful proceeding, but it was consum-
mated at midnight of one night with
much has the crime preyed upon her
mind that she is now n broken woman.
Elder Anson 3. Call. counselor to
Bishop Allen D. Thurber of DubIan,
Mex, since the manifesto has taken two
piural ,wives-third and fourth. The
| hrsC OF these was n Miss Pratt, who
died shortly. after the unlawful mar
| gTn al 4 -
fourth IN AID was Miss Dobeg, the lat
ter having been taken In 1906.
Elder John Stohl Of Morelos, Mex, in
1908 married as his second wife a Miss
James Of Pacheco.
Bishop James Wrathall of Grants.
VILE, Utah, polygamously married Char
lotte Rowherry since the manifesto
They now live together at Grantsville
and there are several children.
Elder James Skousen of Juarez Mex,
has since the manifesto taken Emma
Mortensen as second wife. The
young lady was of Diaz
Elder John Bloomfield. late of JuareZ,
Mex, but now of Fort Wingate, Y. NJ,
took plural wife In 1898. She was
Miss Bailey Of Juarez.
Elder Daniel 3. Jones is resident
OF Murray. Utah. In the year 1903 he
was missionary for the Young Men S
Mormon church In Juarez, Mex While
there on that mission he married as
plural wife Miss Rhoda Merrill of Juar-
cZ. The woman now lives in Waterloo,
Salt Lake City, and has family OF
children by him. Previous to her mar
rage to Jones she was engaged to a
single young man, but the Melchisedek
multlmatrlmonialists persuaded her that
her salvation could he attained only
through unlawful wedlock in the polyg.
amouS state.
Elder Francis Hickman, late of Pro-
vo. Utah, married as his first wife Miss
Hattie Douglas, In Mexico, in the year
1904, he married as second wife Miss
Chloe Palmer, Both taught school at
CastledaIe, Utah, during the last school
year
Elder Heber Johnson, late of Provo,
but now living at Juarez. Mex. mar.
ried as his first wife Miss Minerley
Of Provo. The girl's mother residing
also IN the same house with the young
couple, Elder johnson celestialiZed her
by marriage as n second wife in the
year 1908 and then moved to Mexico
among congenial polygamous company,
Elder Henry E. Bowman, president
Of the Union Mercantile company of
Dublan. Mex, In 1904 took unto him
self second wife in the person of
Miss Walser of Juarez-a transaction
which he later described as mere
matter of business.
Elder Israel Bennion is bishop of Yer.
non, Utah. In the year 1897 he mar
ried Miss Pehrson. who has several
children by him, the eldest being about
- years of age.
Bishop Joseph c. Bentley of Juarez.
Mex, in 1901 married as a plural wife
Miss Maud Taylor, daughter of z. l..
Taylor and sister Of the supposed
last plural wife of Apostle Matthias f,
Cowley.
Elder George NJ. Haws of Juarez.
Mex, in 1901 married as his third
wife Miss Eta Wall a daughter of
f. G. Wall, merchant of Juarez
Elder Edward Payne Of Dublan. Mex
leo; married Miss Lucy Farr as his sec
he married as his third wife Miss Ro.
sclla Tenny. daughter of Ammon Ten
ny Of Dublan. Payne s first wife was
Miss Emma Bean of Provo.
Elder David Black Of Pacheco, Mex |
leo, was married in 1907 TO Miss
Kartchener as his second wife. she be
ing :, IS sister @;,t to \ his first wife,
Mexico, took as second wife (at |
.luarez) Miss Ellen Lunt, daughter of |
Bishop Lunt, who recently died at |
Pacheco. The marriage occurred about |
eight years ago. The woman has four
children by Guyman, but be has re-
Gently deserted her and left the family
IN destitute circumstances The girl
married him very much against her will.
but he deceived her into thinking that
il was the wish Of her parents and the
leading elders in Mexico, She even
changed her mind in the midst of the
first ceremony, but Guyman labored
with her until they were finally mar.
ried the next day by the late Presi-
dent A. f. Mcdonald at Juarez.
Elder Amos Cox. now living at Juarez,
Mexico, was married TO his plural wife
IN 1896, The woman s maiden name is
unknown to The Tribune at this time,
but she is living openly with her polvga-
nous husband and their four children,
The eldest of whom is about thirteen
years of age,
Elder Morley Black of Pacheco, Mex
co, married Miss Rachael Lunt of the
same place in 1902 rs his second wife.
President Walter C. Lyman of the
San Juan stake of Zion took for his
second wife, IN the spring of 1905, Miss
Lucy Halls, a daughter of Elder Will
lam Halls. his first counselor They
we're married in .Mancos. Colorado, by
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