Letter from Joseph Edward Taylor, 13 December 1889
Salt Lake City,
Pres't Wilford Woodruff
Dear Brother:
At a meeting of the High Council held in this
city, Nov. 20th, it was voted unanimously that the
following case be submitted to you.
Please find enclosed a letter from Bp. E. Holman to
the High Council, which explains itself
Brother Joseph Shaw appeared before the Council Nov.
20th, in answer to a summons, to show cause why the
action of the Bishops Court should not be sustained
and he be cut off from the Church. He affirmed
the correctness of the Bishops report and made further
explanations, as follows:
That his wife whom he married about twelve
years ago was some eight years his senior in age; (he
being now in his fortieth.) that she was the mother
of three daughters by a former marriage, who were
now all married and had children of their own; that
he had no children by his wife; that Sister Hazeldine,
now twenty six years old, was an intimate friend of the
[fam]ily; that four years ago he made overtures of
[marr]iage to her; that his wife was ^both^ agreeable and
