The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-09
MRS. LUCILLE YOUNG REID.


tedious, but nothing of Importance was
elected.
MRS. LUCILLE YOUNG REID.
Mrs. Lucille Young Reid, daughter of
Judge LIE Grand Young. testified that
she knew Mrs Griffin well; had often
been to her house. Witness lived with
! her father within a block of where
Mrs. Griffin lived. Saw Mrs. Griffin
nearly every day, at least on an aver
age of five days a week. Dined with
the Griffin family a good many times
and Mrs. Griffin frequently dined at
witness house. During witness asso-
citation with Mrs. Griffin had never
seen her under the influence of liquor,
or drunk. Saw her drink some wine
once at Pasadena, Cal, but never saw
her under the influence of wine. On
! that occasion a party went to the
winery and the man in charge gave
them a little wine to taste and Mrs.
Griffin drank half a small whisky glass
Of it. Mrs. Griffin always spoke kindly
| TO her husband.
No REORGANIZATION.
MRS. LIE GRAND YOUNG.
/ Mrs. LIE Grand Young, in reply to Mr..
Zane, testified that the previous witness
was her daughter Witness lived across
the lot from Mrs. Griffin's house. Had
known Mrs. Griffin for about five years.
Saw Mrs. Griffin almost daily and wit
ness and Mrs. Griffin very frequently
called on each other, lunched and dined
at each others house. Never at any
time saw Mrs. Griffin under the influ-
enee of liquor and never knew her to
drink intoxicants. Never saw her
when witness thought she had been
smoking. Witness thought Mrs. Griffin
was a very good wife.
No REORGANIZATION.
MRS. HENRY sADLER.
Mrs. Henry Sadler lived within a
block of Mrs. Griffin. Saw Mrs. Griffin
on an average of once or twice a week
for the last five years. They called
on each other socially very frequently.
! Never saw her Intoxicated or under
the influence OF liquor. On two occa-
sions at witness house Mrs. Griffin
drank whisky toddy. She was chilled
and very nervous and witness prepared
/ it for her. On one of those times Mrs.
Griffin had a severe cold. Those are
4 the only occasions on which witness
ever saw her drink.
Witness remembered the time when
Mrs. Griffin took laudanum. Mr.. Crit
fin asked witness that night to come
over and stay with his wife because
he had to go to an important meeting
of the city council and Mrs. Griffin
was moi feeling at all well. Witness
went and Mrs. Griffin was feeling very
miserable. She had received an anony-
nous letter warning her that her child
was going to be taken from her. Wit
ness said that it was too bad, but the
! father and mother. could not cut the
child in two, and the best thing they
could do was to make up their differ
ences. Griffin thereupon told witness
1t was none of her business and that
he did not send for her to consult her
about his affairs Mrs. Griffin said
there was another way out of it and
drank the laudanum. She said it was
no use sending for a DOCTOR that she
didn't want to recover and would take
no medicine. DR. Plummer was sent
for and Mr.. Franken came With him.
MIS-. Griffin was in a stupor and it re-
CURED all their efforts to save her Mr..
Griffin was in and out of the room and
the house and seemed very much dis
tressed. When Mrs. Griffin recovered
consciousness the first thing she did
was to ask for her child. Never heard
Mrs. Griffin speak i'll Of her husband
Cross-examined witness said. Mrs
Griffin told her of her domestic troubles
and said she would rather die than
nave the disgrace of a divorce.
Miss Minnie Sadler, daughter of the
previous witness, said she had known
Mrs Griffin since 1892. Saw her on an
a
Never saw Mrs. Griffin under the in
fuence of liquor or intoxicated. Saw
her drink the toddy on the two occa-
sions mentioned by the previous wit
ness.
No cross-eNamination
MRS. ISAAC JENNINGS.
Mrs Isaac Jennings lived in Salt
Lake IA years; has known Mrs. Griffin
Tor tnIee years. Saw her very fire.
quently, almost daily. Never knew her
TO be under the influence of drink. Saw
her refuse beer at the lake several
times Never saw her smoke; never
heard of such a thing until this case
Was begun. Mrs. Griffin always SPOKE
kindly of her husband.
WARDRoP AND THE $500.
james Sterling said he lived at BAG
East Fifth South. Knew THE witness
Abe Wardrop. Had a conversation
with Wardrcp about Aug. 10 last in re-
gard TO Wardrop testifyfng in the
Griffin case, and subsequently had two
otner talks with him on the same SUBJ
1ect. Wardrop told witness that he
would be all right after Aug 80; thai
ne was witness in the Griffin case;
that ne was to get $500 after the case
was over, and that he was promised q
steady job in Griff1n's Office. He told
witness. in speaking of Mrs Griffin
that one time when they were in Cali
fornia that Mrs. Griffin got ON flel
horse, but fell off, because she was tor
drunk to ride: that he picked her up
carried her into the house, laid her on
the bed and undressed her. (The hestf-
mOny regarding the horse incident was
objected to and stricken out.)
Did Wardrop beg you for Gods sake
not to say anything about his getting
$500 after the case was over?" asked
Mr. Zane.
yes. SIR
Did he say il you did he would have
TO leave town?"
Yes"
Did ne say he had been to see Grit.
fin about it?''
Yes
Did he ask you if Griffin might come
down and see your"
Yes: I told him he could not come;
that if he did he would be kicked out Of
the house"
did Wardrop say to you that if hi
had known what he subsequently, knew
ne would have gone on Mrs. Griffin's
side?"
yes"
Cross-examined by Mr.. Richards. wit
ness said he was the party who ha6
trouble with Wardrop about somt
chickens.
What was the trouble?"
He stole my chickens and sold them
that was all.''
How do you know he stole YOU
chfcl1ens?''
i brought him face to face with tht
man he sold them to-
4 Arthur Stewart. a. youth of IS. knew
Abe Wardrop. Heard Wardrop say h,
wouldn't have to do any work aftei