Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-30
SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS.
Against Mrs. Or ilia In The Amended
Complaint-Olbrr Court
Matters

Proceedings In the much talked o.
ana somewhat notorious Griffi % d.
vorce case, were commenced before
Judge Hiles 10 the equity branch OF
the Third district court today. The
court room was crowded with witnesses
for either side, while men shd
women having no special interest
In the case wedged their way
through the crowd, In hopes
or IN expectation Of hearing something
OF . salacious oharacher, In order that
their morbid curiosity might DO fully
satisfied. Both sides are prepared for
stubborn fight. anu the prospects are
that the taking OF testimony alone Will
consume very nearly the whole OF two
weeks, 20 shy nothing OF the srgu-
menis OF counsel, which win In all
probability consums several days
more.
Judge LooibOurow, az counsel for
Gtitfin arose, after the case nad besu
called and asked leave OF this court TO
file an amended compliant, stsing at
the same time that Judge Cherry had
refused to hear the mott IN last m NTH.
The complaint, AS smenued ALLEGES
adultery on tho part Of Mrs. Grfll o
with one William r. Wore, at the City
OF Passdeus, California, b.tween the
first DAY OF December, 1893, and the
first of Mpy, 1894, aud with divers
other persons. Judge Loolbou'
row also asked leave to insert In
the amended complaint q further alle-
CATION that on or about the frat day
OF September. 1891, Mrs. Grlfil \ did
commit adultery with j. Il. Stshl at
her residence on Eleventh East.
judge ,LeGtand Young, counsel for
MR.. Or fin, said that many objec.
tons, legal and Otherwise, might be
raised, but he desired to waive them
all, he would deny the issue and asked
until tomorrow morning before II lug
= N answer, which the court granted I.
Attorney +. s. r chsrds then read
the pleadings ani was followed by Al.
totney J. Nj. q me, who read the an
swer and cross.complsint.
Mr.. Rlc ards thon read the depos d
tions OF Charles w. Anderson aui.
Mary Andersau oman aud wite)
which In effect alleged that
Mrs. Griffin drank whisky and that
hhe WAS an unkinu and overbearing
person. Anderson was foreman for
Griffin, both 10 Omaha and Salt Lake
City. His wife served the dritfius In
the capsci y OF cook aud deolaras shs
| saw Mrs. Griffin druuk number o.
| timeB.
The flrst witness called by the plain.
iifi was MrS. John T.. Stsbi, who RalJ
that 10 the fall of 1891 she was
houseKeeper for the CIR III 10. She
worked there for two weeks and iesti.
| fed that Mrs. or fiji u was drunk nearly
the whole Of that time. One morning,
the witness said, Mrs. Griffln ap
peareG at the breakfast table III u state
| OF inloxicAtlon. Had alto seen her In
the same condition In the stable
Court adjourned until O'Clock.
THIS AFTERNOONS SESSION.
Ga the reopsning OF court this after.
noon Mrs, SIahl was Recalled and ~
answer to Judge LDotbourow said sh
had seen Mrs. Griffin drink whist }
| out OF flask. She came to the board
Ing house two or three times a day anC
was sometimes so drunk that she coulC
wa' sO uIunk that sne had TO hole
herself up by catching hold OF the rail,
ing. She didn't talk much, but sale
hat one Of her relatives had died an,
left her millions OF dollsrs. Mrs
Grifiin, the witness said, was very
louJ aud "oOssy" when under the To-.
haence Of liquor. She often spoke o
ner husbanl aud his family As lie
ing ignorant and not "hi-n ton sd
like her people. Mrs. or. I'll hau tol,
her that abe took liquor TO cure heal