The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-05-18

The answer of ]. H. Griffin to the cross
complaint of his wife for divorce was
yesterday filed in the Third district court.
The answer is a general and specific de-
NAL of all the material allegations made
by Mrs. Griffin. 1t is denied that Mrs.
Griffin has always conducted herself as
an affectionate and devoted wife or has
tried to be a help to her husband 1t
! is denied that Griffin treated her cruelty
or accused her without reason. of being
a drunkard. addicted to morphine or of
being a Derjured liar. and denies that on
any occasion he called her a street walker
and denies that he deserted her or their
child.
Replying to Mrs. Griffin's allegations to
the effect that her husband committed
adultery with one Cora E. Berkman, Mr..
Griffin denies point blank that he ever
had any improper relations with Miss
Berkman denies that he furnished a
room for her at II East Third South
street, and lived there with her: he also
denies that he sent Miss Berknan flowers
when she sick in the hospital and
denies having sent her such an effusion
in the form of a billet douX as set out
in the cross-comDlaint.
THE ROOM ON THIRD SOUTH.
Regarding the visit made by Mrs.
Griffin TO the room at II East Third South
street on the night she found her husband
there. the answer says that the defendant
at that time was occupying a room in the
Sanitarium building but was taken Sc
riously sick and having no one TO wait
on him IN that room he ives removed to
IL East Third South street. where he
could receive attention and all the time he
was there. he was very III and under the
care OF physicians. While he was there
and too i'll to rise from his bed Mrs.
Griffin came. accompanied by a police
man. and threatened to have him ar
rested. She stayed there all that night.
not for the purpose of caring for him, he
says, but simply to annoy and harass
him while he was i'll and for the purpose
of ranSacking the rooms and his pockets.
which she did ransack for the purpose. if
possible, of obtaining evidence against
him.
1t is further alleged that Mrs. Griffin
while at the room at II East Third South
street sent out for liquor and drank until
she became intoxicated and Went home
in the morning in a state of maudlin
drunkenness.
NOT PROFLIGATES.
1t IS then denied that any persons at
II East Third South street We're profit
gate prostitutes or women of shameless
appearance. and denied that Griffin is not
a proper person to have the custody of
the child. and it is also denied that he
employed any agent to strike or knock
down Mrs; Griffin or instructed said agent
to nl-treat her in any way or in retain
ing the custody of their child.
NOT VERY WEALTHY.
He denies that his real estate is worth
$4,000 or any sum greater than $1,000:
denies that his sDrinkling plant is worth
more than 5000. and. says his annual
income does not exceed $1,000. and he
further says that at the time of his mar
riage he was worth between $4,000 and
$50. 600. but owing to the depreciation in
property and the recklessness and eX-
travagance of Mrs. Griffin his property
does not now exceed $4,000 in value
Wherefore he DrayS that Mrs Griffin-s
cross-comDlaint be dismissed and that he
have such relief as may be equitable and
Just