The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-11

The Griffin divorce case IS nearing
ermination. Yesterday afternoon the
defendant rested and the plaintiff
opened in rebuttal Several witnesses
were examined in rebuttaI. and some
dispositions read. when further hearing
was postponed until Monday morning.
The testimony will probably be all in
by noon on Monday, and the arguments
will probably occupy at least one day.
Yesterday morning the reading OF the
deposition of Mrs KIun1n1p was fin
lShed, and then the attorneys for Mrs
Griffin offered in evidence number
of letters The first was from Griffin
20 Miss BeTknan, and read as follows:
ITO Ny Dear Dotts from Her Cousin.
May your cheeks soon bloom again
as the roses I send you. Your affec-
tionate POP.
Salt Lake City. Dec. Is. 1886"
From Mrs Griffin to her husband,
dated May Z 1880. couched in affection
ate terms, and showing that the writer
had strong love for her husband and
great respect for his family, going to
disprove Grihin's statement that his
wife had treated him and his relatives
with. the utmost contempt.
From Griffin to his wife, in 1890. re-
ciproeaung the sentiments of Mrs Crit
lin.
From Griffin to his wife in 1898, re-
ferring &c the boy, Harvey. in loving
terms, and breathing love and affec-
ton for Mrs. Griffin.
From Griffin to his wife, dated Butte,
Mon, Oct. II. 1895. in endearing terms.
From Griffin TO his wife. dated Aug.
p, 1885, when she vas at Brighton, re
GREETING the illness of the child and
stating that be had sent a bottle Of
whisky, a bottle of wine and medi-
cine.
Griffin TO his wife dated July 90. 1885,
advising Mrs. Griffin to take big drink
of brandt at bed time, as it would
make her sleep
DID THE BABY EVER COME?
Letter from Miss winifred Hesnault.
2 woman who Toomed in the Harmon
block. to Mrs. Perkins dated from No.
Y, The Buckingham, St. Paul, Mimi,
Feb. Is. 1887, was ruled out. but put on
the records as being offered, because it
had not been proved that the letter was
in the handwriting of Miss Hesnault
The letter referred TO Miss Berkman
IN very uncomplimentary terms, the
part bearing on this case reading as
follows:
Now, my dear friend, I am going to
ask you some questions. I confess I
was stupid enough not to suspect it at
the time. but was not her story to me
about Pop kicking her out Gas she ex-
pressed il al the time I Lefty all a put
up Job TO get me away from them, and
N fact away from Salt Lake. [ be
heTed her at the time, as l could not
see her object in Icing TO NE. I re-
pedtedly asked her and Pom If they
we're perfectly willing that I should re-
main there. They always assured me
that they we're, as they could not live
there il I was not with them. and be-
lieTed them, of course, but so many
things that ! have heard since I left,
has made me see through it all 4
friend OF mine here, whom She CORE
spends with. told me she heard Doll
was in the hosDital Ill with typhoid
pneumonia. / told her | would have to
hear IL from another source before /
would believe Il. as she IS such a con
firyned liar. No one believes every
thing she says or writes, but overlook
1t on account of her i'll health.
The letter then refers to an operation
and the writer cautions Miss HesnauIt
to say nothing about it
Continuing. she says:
When l think of how she hood
winkea that poor. trusting man 6Grif-
I'm alias Pop. who did everything for
her that p man could do for a woman,
l feel so indignant and angry can
scarcely contain myself, and [ wonder
now how I ever did when I realized she
had turned Pop against me. If he only
knew it, / was the best friend he had
in that whole crowd
Il wonder il the baby 90 ever came
she had led him to eNpect?"
L w Steele, examined by judge
Young. said he sold a Shetland pony.
Midget, 20 Mr.. Griffin in September.
1891.
This was to s0auw THAT Griffin did NO.
have e Shetland pony in 1890. when
iarrell said one Nas in the stable at
the time he Eestiied that Mrs. Griffin
mad criminal relations with John Stahl
in the stable.
Mrs. Lena Campbell. recalled. teStf-
fed that Griffin WeTt to the Berkman
house on First street the first day that
the woman moved into the mouse.
a. E. RALEIGH.
A. e. Raleigh testified ta.st he knew
Mrs. Erickson when she was living in
tne Harmon block With Miss Berk
man.
What vas the reputation OF Miss
Berhman for chastity" asked counsel
Bad"
On cross examination. witness said
ne had been arrested three times for
fighting, but each time was acquitted.
Never was arrested for any either Of
fense.
Are YOU related to Mrs. Erickson 90
No
as Mrs. Erickson related to you?"
L don't know
'You don't know?"
no; [ don't"
rs she not your fathers daughter.
and has she not been known as such %
Yes
Yet you say you don't know if she
IS related TO you. Do you mean
5aaat9"
Yes; I do"
Asked by Mr.. Richards to name some
people who had told him chat Miss
Berl0nan's reputation rzas bad. the WIFI
ness mentioned ice L. O'Brien. Pail
Raleigh. Alice Raleigh. Mrs. Jennie
E,ldridge, witness wife, and said he
had heard others say So but couIdaa't
remember their names. Hadn't talked
With Mrs. Griffin or any Of her attpr-
Ireys IN regard to his testimony until
this morning, when he spoke to Mr..
Zane and Judge Young. Had not been
promised anything for testifying and
expected nothing but mis- witness fees
Accounts of the settlement made be-
tween Mount and Griffin when they
dissolved partnership some seven
years ago We're put IN evidence as
showing in some degree the amount
which Griffin might be worth now.
Mrs Griffin took the stand again and
testified dfat Mr.. Griffin only had one
Shetland PONY and that was bought
from q man named Steele. Who was on
the witness stand earlier in the day
A LITTLE ROMANTIC.
CToss-e1anired by Judge Loofbourow
the witness said that she and Mr.. Grif-
fin had heen acquainted for three
months prior to their MARRIAGE TlleV