Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-06-26
GRIFFIN''S TROUBLES.
Question Of AlimOny Nov Being
Considered.
FINAL HEARING In SEPTEMBER.
Both Parti,s on the Siand-6r fIin's
Estimate OF Receipts ard TX.
penses-O lher Court Notes.


The court room was crowded With
attorneys, witness and spectators.
Quite little time was speni
by the attorneys in discussing the
questions OF alimoDy, the custody
OF the child, etc. Attorney LIE Grand
Young said that to go Into tho whole
question would consume Mt leset three
days to hear. He thought, the quei-
tlon Of determining who should be
gwen the care OF the child would settle
tue whole controversy, but the ques-
iion had to be settled as his client was
without means. She was at home
alone, while Grill was "galivnnting"
around.
Attorney +. 5. Richards said that
he anu his associates were present IN
answer TO the order to show cause.
He was not willing that the custod y
of the child should be given Mira
Griffin until the final hearing was
mai. He would consent to n mguIfica-
ton 30 that encn Of the parents could
have the child, penuing the nearing !.
The court set the herring for the
9Th Of Septemb Der and decided to pro-
reed with the question OF aiimoDy.
The defendant, MRS. Or fin, was then
called to the sand and ssiu she hal
not received any money ir, m Grill
since thelst OF M iron.
Her father had contributed 10 her
support. The water-masier had shut
the water of o lew weeks ego. The
tax was later paid by her attorneys.
The bill for feeuipg the animals had
n hq
Some OF the witnesses she wanted pres
.nt at tue thai were III Cslilornis,
Minnepota, Arizons, Montana, Mex.
leo and Illinois. Tuero were about
thirty-five witnesses in Salt Lake
County. she had no meaps TO sub
tOna the witnesses. Had hired al.
iDrneys but had no means to pay toem.
Mr.. Gtitil n owned resiuence property
ia Omsla on Ssu Gers street, whicb
he hsd refused $1,000 ior. Au.iaer
piece OF property corner Of twenty
iourih anu ID ugiae streets he hsu psig
IS, 800 for. He also bs1 property 10
Great Falls, Montana, 40 acres o lana
valued at ten thousand dollars ana
unenoumbered. In Utah he owned
mining lioyerty the value OF which
che diun't KNOW, but Mr.. Griffin hat
told her II was quite valuable.
Mr.. Griffin owaeu home on Elev.
enth East ana Ninth South, aud
ranch In Big Cottonwood for watch he
paid Sl,3O0 two years ago. Tue
eprinkiing plant Griffin had told her
he wouldn't take less than 100000 Tor.
1t was rot eucumbered to her kuowl.
edge. Gi I'll had told her anu her
father that ais ntract with the city
was worth So, 900 clear. Witness hid
not know anything about his ex.
penses, but presumed they were large.
By Judge LoofboutOw-GTifiin gave
nor money TO 20 home to Iewa istt
March. From June, 1856. t, March,
1897, he gave her $50 month. She
had told HIM she coulI MT i've on that.
bhe still had the home on Eleventh
East. She needed some one to LOOK
after the place and hired man each
Sunday.
"What attention does the place
neeo?" enquired Judge Looibourow.
I'll you'ii come down I'll show you"
WAS the reply.
swell Pm not going to come down
and l want you to tell me-" continu ed
the attorney.
MIs. Griffin said that the grass ami
weeds needed pulling up and that
there was lots Of WORK for man to do
around the premises.
Counsel then asked the names OF
the Witnesses living in the east. Mrs.
Griffin declined to give them, but cJB-
sen!ed to at the suggestion OF her at
iorneys. One witness In California
was name1 Miss Foote. Other wit.
nesses were in Arizona, Michigan and
other ststes. Mrs. Grifiin wanteu
some OF them present at the trial in
person, but with others their depua!-
tions could be taken.
By Attorney Moyle--Had brought
Mrs. Thurston to her father and
mother from the East which cost her
$3.50 Tor Mrs. Thurston anu was paiu
by her father. She had been unable
10 obtain means TO properly prosecute
her case.
Her father Yves here five weeks. His
bnsin,ss was worth 81, 900 month.
The depositions OF DR.. w. q. Payne
Of Marshailtown, Iowa, iatner OF Mrs
Griffin, were then read by Mr.. Moyle,
but only thst portion referring to the
conversation between DR.. Payne anu
Gritiin. The latter Is alleged to have
said Inst his co ITact with The CITY was
worth from $40, 600 $4,000 and that
he coulu clear $4,000 year easily.
GElfin then tIOk the stand, uenied
hRvit g made the statement accredited
him by DR.. Payne. He never told
Mis-. Griffin what be expected TO mske
out OF hia contract with the city,
de was owner OF three pieces
OF real property in Omaha. 1t
WAS encountered ana had not
yielded enough TO pay the
expense OF caring for IL. Last
year the expenses were s85 "A month,
5000 or 500 for the year. rne Montana
property brought no Income. Had no
mining property ia Utan except
partial interest IN some claims. Moth.
ing but assessment work had been
done on any OF the property. His home
ON Eleventh East hsu yielded him no
benefit since his trouble began
with Mrs. Griiliu, prior to which
1t had been ueeu as a place to boar
his men. The ranch was used ior
feeding his animals. His source
revenue from the city was Sl,64S A
month. There were seven mon n,
curing the year that he Lost $500
month. The other five he made
sS,s5S. His profit Tor tue year would
avefage ny about 81 ,l00.
BY MIR. Zine--lne railroad peonIe
pay HIM $40 month. He uidn'
know how much heIeilz,l OUT u las
years fprinkiiug contact. II wa.
lerhsIs 81. 200. Hau fity.tnres horse
md tNenty.tlr.e man PAID tban,