The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-14
DENIES THE ACCUSATION.

/ DENIES THE ACCUSATION.
| MT, Richards then read the portion of
I Mrs. Thurstons deposition in which it
was stated that Mrs. Thurston had seen
| MIR. Griffin in one of the rooms in the
Harmon block holding Miss Berknan
on his lap. when the latter was dressed
in her night robe. Counsel also read the
| portion of the dispositions in which it
was stated that Miss Rerkman used to
go to Mrs. Thurston's room dressed only
in her night robe The witness then
most positively denied that she had
then or at any other time sat upon
| Griffin's lap She also denied that she
| had gone to Mrs. Thurston's room
dressed in a night gown or that she had
/ ever told Mrs. Thurston that Griffin got
/ hold of her and threw her on the bed.
/ Witness said she went to Mrs. Thurs
tons room in a Hight mother hubbard
gown, but never in an any more I'M
dressed condition. (The mother hub
bard was put in evidence and handed to
| the judge for inspection.) It was not
! true, witnes said, that Mr.. Griffin and
fthe witnes were ever alone together at
any time in the Harmon block. Witness
said it was impossible to see through
the glass door and the siIkoline curtain
Unto or out of the room in which Mrs.
| ThurSton 6epoSed she had seen Mr..
| Griffin holding Miss Berkmau on his
lap. Witness when asked if Mrs Thurs
ton was unfriendly to her said she did
rot know that she was.
| Mr.. Richards then asked witness if
Minnie Klummps dispositions, which
stated that Mrs. Klummp had seen the
witness sitting ON Grifffns lap were
true and the witness absolutely and
positively denied that such a thing had
ever taken place. Once Mr.. trim
! showed the witness some picture books
he had bought for Harvey and while
he was so doing the witness stood by
his side. This incident occurred a lit
tie before Christmas and witness
| thought it accounted for Minnie
Klummp thinking witness was sitting
| on Griff1ns knee as Minnie came to
the door at the time, but turned and
! went out quickly Witness explained
the circumstance of GTiffin's linen be-
ing marked B by stating that while
she was in the hospital Mrs, Erickson
had sent Griffins linen by mistake to
the laundry along with that of wit
ness.
Referring to the time that Mrs
Griffin went to the house, II East Third
South street, witness said when she
| went to the door she was clad III the
mother hubbard wrapper. Captain ES
lnger came with Mrs. Griffin. He
/ Knocked at the door and asked if Mr..
Griffin was there. Witness at first
said Griffin was not there. because he
had told her to say that and the doctor
had left strict orders that no one was
to see him. When Captain ESlinger
said he knew Griffin was there witness
admitted he was. Mrs. Griffin then
came in and called witness a great
many bad names. Witness denied that
she ever had any criminal relations
with Griffin. When witness met Crit
fin she was engaged to be married to
Mrs. SchadeYs brother and was so now
and expected to marry him. The en-
gagement was not contaminated be-
cause of witness i'll health.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Cross examined by Mr.. Zane witness
said that during all of November 1885,
and prior thereto, she was very sick
with severe pains from female weak
ness, SO much so that hypodermic in
jectionS were necessary to allay the
pain. She was very sick on Nov. "a.
Were you taking dancing lessons in
! November, 1852"
mo. I was not"
Are you sure of that"
wen, I would not be quite sure.
took dancing lessons before November. 4"
What kind of dancing was it?'
Fancy dancing"
Was it stage dancing, with high
kicking?"
Yes"
Kicking a tambourine held in the
air?"
yes. but I didn't kick tambour-
inc"
Witness, asked if she took dancing
lessons on Nov. II. II, Is, IS. 10, %, "a.
26, %, 80 and Dec / and 2, said she
could only remember taking q, dancing
lesson on Nov. "a.
That was the day you were SO very,
very ill?" asked Mr.. Zane.
Yes"
Witness said she did not tell any
one in the presence of Mrs. Sawyer
that she was going to the hospital and
that if she was in a. delicate condition
Griffin was responsible for it.
Witness took the rooms on First
street early in July Griffin did not
come there nett 7er the first nor sec
ond day after witness moved in but he
may have been there on the third day
after. Witness did not remember how
much Griffin was to pay for his room
On First street, and did not remember
him bringing a lunch there the day
they moved in.
Did you ever ride Mr. Grif1n's
horse?"
Never in Salt Lake, [ did once il
Pasadena"
IF Griffin said you never rode that
horse at any time he was mistaken"
Objected to and objection sustained
Did you have g servant when you
lived on First street,"
Yes"
Did Griffin engage her?"
No
WHO did?''
Mrs. Schadel, [ think"
Did You go out with SIR. Griffin at
adj when YOU were Ewing on First
stree. ?"
No"
Didn't you go to the lake with him ~
yes, once"
when in the Harmon block did you
go to the lake with him."
Yes, once