Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-09-01
THE GRIFFIN CASE.
Plaintiff Undertakes 10 Prove Adul.
terry On ths Part Of His Wife.
SENSATIONAL TESTIMONY GIVEN.
Arrangement OF Prison, rs Before Judg
Norr,iI--Distrlct Court
Notes.

Inc tnird day OF the Gfiuln uivorce
proceedings opened up this morning
by the calling Of Abe Wardup, O
young man residing In this city, but
formerly In the employ OF Mrs. 1rlfli a,
Pasadena, California.
Alter the NEWS report closed yes.
erday, five witnesses were examined
Homer Btull, driver OF n sprinkling
wsgon In the employ OF Griffin, SAID
ne saw Mrs. Griffin drunk near the
barn, early In the summer Of 1888; che
was 30 drunk thst she could not srticu-
late plainly.
James Kea,inp. the man who was
employed by Gi iii last spring to look
alter Harvey, sUd who got Into an
-ltercation with Mrs. Griffin at
the Unlversity, testified that on
the 4.h OF February of the
present year, he took Mrs. Grifii q
hume from IL east Third South street,
late at night. Councilman Newell
was with her and helped her 10 the
buggy. Mrs. Grifiin appeared to wit.
nets to be drunk. She .uId not sit
straight up In the buggy. Mrs. Griffin
told witness that Mr.. Griffin was along
with two prostitutes, and that he war
gong to turn over all bis business 10
her.
j. L.. F'enkeB, a druggist, said thai
Mrs. Gt fiji took an overdose OF Iauda.
lum Ia stay, 1895, and that he went
ut To i'r resid nee with n physician.
ME-. Gi fiji hsu putch ise 1 cigarettes at
his stU.., saying they were for the
hired man. She frequently came ~
anu got q drink OF whisky and gin.
ger, under the pretepes that she was
sick. The most sensational part OF
the testimony yet introduced Tor the
plaintiff was that ~ given by two
young men named Ell. M. East AM
Joseph AdamsoD. They said 10 effect
that upon more than one occasioD
they had seen Mrs. Grifiin in al
opium Joint on Plum alley. Both
told n similsr story and the defense
allied in any way to disconcert them
or shake their testim ny Ia the least.
Adsmson admitted having served two
tefms IN the county jail Tor Petit lar.
ceDy, while East confessed to being q
hypnolic subject an had slept o goou
zeal OF tue time OF late. Adsm.on
was closelei ia Judge Hiles Private
CHI ,m b, re- while East was testifying.
In answ.T 10 questions Of Judge
Looiborrow,, this morning, young
WnrIrrp said he went TO Los An ell
with Mis-. Or fin In 1893 anu 1894
Ii business was TO take care OF the
little boy, Harvey, ana otherwise
mEke himself generally usoiul. Mr..
6ntii q lived on Colorado street AID
HolIistop Avenue, IN Pasadena. TIE
witness said that ne night In Jan
uary, 1895, W. j. Vlre,-with whom
Mr. Or i'll 4 10 charge I'm the amenue1
complain, with having Committed
ADULT, ry--esme to the house about s
O'Clock in the EVENING and retired to
the sitting room with Mira CIR fin.
The witness then describsd what Ia,
saw, from underneath a table In the
dung rooln adjoining. Harvey was
with him.
on ciosi- Examination Wardrop ad.
United hAvins toll couple Of boys h.
was going 20 20; $500 from MIR. Or Ill .
tor testifying, bu. ne d dn't msa- l.
and only saiu IL 10 m ke the other fe-
VS. feel cheap. Attorney Zane got
he witness mixed up on how ne got to
California and how many roOms, ia.
ules, etc., there were IN the Colorado
street house. He caused consi cradle
laughter by frequently requesting Mr.,
u ,ue TO explain MS questions. Warl.
rOp was on tho stsnd nearly two
bonre.
Attorney Westervslt then read the
dep sitions OF Mrs. Ella Hearn Of Pas
aIenR, Csliiornis. In effect 1t alleged
that Mrs. Grlffiu abuse young Ward.
rop, ana that che ouce acc0mps MED
him to the marshaPs office 10 swear
out warrant.
Court here adjourned until 2 O'Clock.
This afternoon Dire. Penrose and
Hughes were called in behalf Of tine
pisinliti. II was for the intention Of
proving that aeh olism and the taking
OF opistse and narcotics ran together,
and the person VINO took one took the
other.
Y. uug Wardrop was then recalled
sDd Questioned about Mrs. Grin
smoking cigarestee, whom the plant IL,
J. III. Griffin WIS called He wac
testiiying when the NEWS report
CT sed. 1t Ia thought Ins casa for
Grf1in Will be concluded today.