The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-08

Griffin intoxicated once, and Mr.. Stanl
had told him he had seen iaer infoxi-
Gated on the salne occasion.
DR.. Payne sISa,.ed that he had visited
tlae drug store of Druenl & Franken
when he visited SAT- Lake in 1896. He
asked Mr. FTankeri if he mad sold Mrs
Griffin any liquor, and he told him iglat
he had ON two occasions when she had
come to. the store and complained of
severe pains IN the stomach. He had
given Mrs. Griffin morphine in q pre-
scriptlon given by a physician, but en-
ne cfhtr occasion.
Mr.. Griffin had told him taaG he had
seen Mrs. Griffin drunk once. This was
on an occasion when they we're enter
tanning friends at her home. Mr.. Griffin
said she was silly drunk. DR.. Payne
said qs had visited '.he parties present
on the occasion. and they did not verify
any such statements.
Continuing. the witness stated thalt
he had visited a family by the name OF
Anderson in Omaha. at which time
Mrs. Anderson told MIN that she had
never seen Mrs. Griffin intoxicated. but
that ffle had seen fler drink liquor.
Tue lady alse 'sold him that she had
heard Mrs. Griffin often speak of her
husband, and that 1T was always in
kindly way.
Mr. c. w Anderson, the husband of
the lad-' interviewed in Omaha. mad
told him That ne had seen Mrs Griffin
twice III Lie ccndEicn tllAt she fees the
effects of liquor. but had never seen her
Intoxicated.
the Witness stated that Mr.. Griffin
had asked him to take hds daughter
home With him upon his first visit to
Sat- Lake in 1896; also rhat de would
rather take rooms up town than stay
at home.
CROSS EXAMINATION
On Observation-Disclosures the witness
statss! that his daughter was SO years
of age She had visited him at his
home in Manhagean. Ia. in the spring
of this year. She mad came there upon
a telegram from him giving heF uie in
teilig3nte of che illness of fler mother.
Mrs. Griffin answered the telegram and
made no reference to Mr. Griffin in it.
The witness, continuing, stated ne
mad received listers IN 1896 from Mr..
Griffin, telling him TO come ION 10 Salt
Lake; that he had had domestic
troubles.
Witness received The first letter from
Mr.. Griffin about the latter cart of
May, ana tina. he replied &ha,. he had
made his arrangements to- come about
| the FIRST of juno. He also received "a
come on at once. He replied TO tina
telegram that IL anyone of the family
were sick he would come on at once,
bu,- if Nor he would remain un.il tae
TINA he had arranged to come.
! When Mr. Griffin asked him TO take
| her home with him, ne refused 70 dc e.,
on account of an epidemic OF typhoid
| and scarlet fever in his town.
! He did not consider Il safe 70 take
/ her and her Child on there under such
conditions. Mr. Griffin suggested tlla:-
/ she go on with him and that he would
I take the little boy on latter. Witness re-
! piled that Mrs. Griffin would never con-
sent to be parted from her child
CHARLES ROBBINS
! At The conclusion of the cross exami-
! nation OF d.. Payne, Charles Robbins
| was called to the stand and srlid he mad
| baan acquainted with Mr.. and Mrs
! Griffin since 1892.
He had lived next door to the Griffin
residence since some time IN 1885.
! Witness said ne was in the grocery
business, and that Mrs. Griffin came to
( his store quite ofl-en- He delivered gro
ceries to her place frequently, cad ne
| had never seen her under the influence
| of liquor, and had never fyaen her while
| smoking. Witness STATED that during
/ the time he had known the defendant
{ On cross denomination the witness
said he had had two disputes with Mr..
Griffin. but he entertained no enn1pey
against him.
MRS. PYLE'S DISPOSITIONS.
Attorney John NJ. Zane read the de
position of Mrs L. A. Pyle of St Paul,
! Mimi, in which the lady stated she had
| known the defendant. Mrs Minnie P
Griffin, for II years; fe!at she rad Wis
| tied her in April and May, 1896. ThaT
had bean together a great deal of the
| Tina. during her visit with her. that
they made nUTlher of Calls together,
and that Only once during her Say in
Salt Lake was Mrs. Griffin away from
the house without the witness going
along visa her. and en- that occasion
Mrs Griffin went for drive with her
| husband out to their ranch.
The witness declared that Mrs. Griffin
had kept her house in a neat condi-
ton, and had performed her household
duties WELL and that she did nov know
of Mrs Griffin drinking liquors of an y
kind; that she did NOS smoke cigarettes
nor usa n1orUElinc or opium.
Tie witness depUsed Ghat Mrs. Griffin
was always kind and attentive 20 her
son, ana mat during her visit Mr.. Crit
fin mad no. acted as he should towards
his wife
AT the conclusion Of tG1e reading of
the deposition the court took an adj
tournament Until this morning.
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