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Show Avows Plural Marriage. Do not be misled bv the "ring" organ's malicious sub-headings, wilfully wil-fully interpolated into President i "i oung's answer to the complaint of Ann Eliza. Here arc specimens; ."Denies his marriage with Ann 'Eliza," "Says he has but one wiie." Thuse who wero impressed that the above assertions were true should read the following p.issagc from the answer and judge as to whether he denies Wis marriage with Ann Eliza, or says that he h;is but one wife: But defendant (LSrig'nam Young) says that he and the said complainant (Ann Eliza) were, on the tith day of April, ISoS, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint--, and that it was a doctrine and belief of said Church that members thereof might rightfully enter into plural or celestial marriages. And defendant admits tlr.it on the Gthdnyof April, 1S08, at Salt Lake City, Utah Territory, in accordance with, and pursuant to the said doctrine, doc-trine, custom and belief of the said i Church, a ceremony was performed to unite the plaiulitl and defendant in what is known as such plural or celestial marriage; tho said first wife (Mary Ann Angell) of this defendant being then livini; and undivorced, as plaintiff (Ann Eliza J then and there-well there-well knew. |
