The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-06-27
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of Messrs. lie Grand Young, John NJ
Zane and Oscar W. Nozzle
To begin with, Judge Hiles set the
trial OF the case on its merits for Aug
ust 30. and by this early setting all
parties were practically content to
leave the case in statu quo as regards
all the issues except the alimonv. and
Judge Hiles, after hsaring the evidence
took that and the amount of attorney
fees under Amusement, promising q de-
cision "a an early date, and by consent
OF both sides the order restra ming
Mr.. Griffin from interfering with his
wife's possession of the boy was so
modified that Mr.. Griffin is allowed to
see his son two days a week.
MRS. GRIFFIN TESTIFIES.
Mrs. Minnie P. Griffin. the defend
ant. was the first witness called, and
in reply to Mr.. Zane she said she had
net received any money from her hus-
band since March ! last. and that her
father. DR.. Payne. had been contrib
uting TO her support She had no
money and was in great need and had
had to run bills to enable her TO get
along and keep things in shape around
the residence. She also needed money
TO get uD her side of the case. partic-
ularly TO get witnesses from California,
Minnesota, Arizona, Montana, Mexico
and Illinois: also about 80 witnesses in
Salt Lake county would be required to
present her case properly. Her nus
band. she said. mad real estate on Saun-
ders street. Omaha. worth $1,000, and
on Twenty-fourth and Douglas streets
worth $500. lie also had 40 acres of
land near Great Falls. Mon. valued at
$4,000, all. as far as she knew. unin-
numbered. He also had mining prop
erty in Utah. the value of which me
witness did not know. He owned q
- idence, Eleventh Eas. and Ninth
South streets, and a ranch at Big Cot
tonwocd the latter worth about $500
The street sprinkling plant owned
sind operated by Mr.. Griffin, witness
said. he had told her Was worth $4,000
and he also told her that his contract
with the city 90 sprinkle the streets
was worth at least $1,000 net year
Witness had no knowledge of what
the expense Of operating her husbands
various business ventures was, but she
presumed it WAS large.
COULDN'T LIVE ON $50 A MONTH.
Cross-examined by Judge Loofbou-
row, the witness said her husband gave
her money last March 10 so home to
Iowa with. From June. 1896, TO March,
1897, he gave her $50 a month. She
told him she could not live on that
amount She still resided in the house
on Eleventh East street and needed a
man to look after the grounds, the
animals. and so forth.
What attention does the place
need?" queried Judge LOofbeurow.
IF you'll come down I'll show You"
said Mrs. Griffin.
But I'm noG going down. and I
want you to tell me-" continued the
lawyer, and Mrs. Griffin went on to
explain that the grass and the lawn
needed attention, the weeds were over
running the place and there were a
great many things around the house
which required care.
Questioned as to the witnesses she
needed at the trial, she said some
would have TO be here in person while |
the dispositions Of others would serve. /
One witness, Miss Foote, was in Cali |
fornia and others we're in Michigan, |
Arizona and other states. 1t cost $3.50 /
TO get Mrs. Thurston here from Mime !
apolis and this sum witness father |
had paid.
Dispositions by DR. Payne, father of /
Mrs. Griffin, were read by Mr. Moyle, /
in which the doctor deposed that Grit /
fin had told him that the sprinkling /
contract with the city amounted to I
$4,000 or $4,000 and that he could |
net easily $1,000 a year out of ii. DR.. /
Payne was in Salt Lake five years ago. /
His profession was making him s., 900 !
a month. he deposed.
MR.. GRIFFIN'S VERSION.
Mr.. Griffin then took the stand and
testified in reply TO Judge Loofbourow /
that he had never made any such |
statement as was attributed to him by