Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-07-20
RErR1BuT1vE JUSTICE.

james Griffin and Ellen Byrnes Arrafgned
on Compliant of Mrs. Sarah Griffin on
Charge of FOrnicdfi0n---A Counter
Charge of AssGuls and Battery.
For some time, Mrs. Sarah Griffin alleges
that she has been exceedingly suspicious of
the morals of her husband, James Griffin.
This state of affairs led to serious domestic in
felicities, often raising perfect tempest in the
circle of the family hearthstone. The matter
eliminated last Saturday night.
Mrs. Griffin. on that night, was determined
either to positively confirm her suspicious or
clearly vindicate the innocence OF her mascu-
line affinity, to whom she was unhappily
mated. Accordingly she set herself in watch.
She discovered her husband entering, as she
believed, in a peculiar manner, building on
Hennepin avenue. She quietly followed him
up the stairs. The upper stories of the build
ing were occupied as sleeping rooms. Into
one of these rooms Mr.. G.. entered. AZ
ter a few moments Mrs. Griffin called
upon a lady, Mrs. Smith, whom
she knew, and who lived in the
sam building, and asked her to kindly as
sist her. A chair was produced and placed at
the door through which Mr.. Griffin had gone
few moments previously. Mrs. Smith sat
in the chair while Mrs. Griffin climbed to the
back of the chair and looked through the
transom over the door. And then Mrs. Smith
perched herself upon the chair and took an
inspection of the interior of the room. What
was transporting at this critical moment with
in the four walls of the little bedroom, ac-
cording to the evidence giver upon the wit
ness stand by these two women in the mu-
nicipal court yesterday, was indeed all suf-
ficient to arouse the ire and indignation OF
filial wife, and to cause the deepest blush of
oh ma and coneferna fiOn l., mantle the face of
any virtuous woman.
Mrs. Smith then unsuccessfully attempted
to secure the door until policeman could be
called, but Mr.. Griffin came out, and per-
sonal tussle ensued between man and wife.
A policeman was summoned,
and the alteration, which
had by this time eliminated between the wO-
men, Mrs. Griffin and Mrs. Byrnes, was
ended.
Yesterday the whole business was ventilated
in detail in the police court. The evidence
adduced on the part of the State, substantiated
the above facts:
Griffin, being sworn in his defense, denied
the criminality above specified in toto. He
acknowledged being in the room, but claimed
to have gone there to meet male friend whose
name he refused to divulge to the Court.
At times, under a sharp cross examination by
the county attorney, he appeared badly con-
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time and events.
Mrs. Byrnes also was sworn in defense. She
stoutly denied criminality with Griffin. She
said she was widow. did cooking, washing,
and odd Jobs for livelihood. In answer to
the question for whom she was working on
the 10th. the day of the trouble, she declined
to answer The court ruled that it was in
order that she answer. She said first that it
was at the st. James, and finally acknowl
edged that it was at Madame Dunn's.
She said she was not at all surprised at being
called upon at night by Griffin, as her 'young
man" had told her he was coming there to
meet him.
Now, Griffin had sworn that the man he
went to this woman's bedroom to meet was
married man. Mrs. Byrnes said he was her
young man, and she positively knew him to
be unmarried.
The evidence was all taken yesterday after
noon and the ease will be summed up and
verdict rendered this morning at 8 o'clock.
As the parties were leaving the court room, as
a counter charge, a summons was sworn out
by Mrs. Byrnes and served upon Mrs. Griffin
to appear at O'Clock this morning and answer
to charge of committing an assault upon
the person of Mrs. Byvnes.