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

Woods Cross. Lived with Mrs. Griffin
in June and July. 1895. for five weeks
Did general homework; stayed there
all the time. Never saw Mrs Griffin
Intoxicated and never saw her drink
She was kind and affectionate mother
Usually Mr. Griffin was surly and
cross
Cross examined. witness said she
didn't know whether or not Mr.. Gfif-
fin spent most Of his evenings at home.
She was in the kitchen most of the
time and saw very little of Mr. Griffin.
Could not remember any cross, surIy
thing MIR. Griffin had said to his wife.
but she insisted that he talked in
cross, pouty manner.
MRS. GANNETT.
Mrs. George G. Gannett resided at
Twelfth South and Ninth East streets
Had been in the city six years. Knew
Mrs. Griffin since 1856, and Mr. Griffin
since 1891; met the former at st. Paul
before her marriage and the latter at
his home here Visited them at their
home about twice a month in summer
and once in three months in winter,
and Mrs. Griffin visited at witness
house probably on an average of once
a month Dined at each others houses
frequently. During all their acquaint-
the influence of liquor, and never saw
her drink liquor of any kind. She was
most devoted to her child, and her
conduct to her husband was kind.
Never heard her speak of him in opprob-
ious terms, but always kindly After
Mrs. Griffin returned from Marshal
town both Mr.. and Mrs. Griffin sent for
witness. It was on Sunday. and in
her presence they had a long CONVEX
! sation about their domestic affairs. She
begged him to return and said she
would forget the past disa greeable
| things which had passed between them
and if he would give her two weeks
| trial. and if then she couldn't make
| him happy, she would agree to their
living apart. Griffin said very little.
! She did most of the talking. Witness
never saw Mrs. Griffin smoking cigar
cites, opium or anything else.
Cross examination developed moth
| ing new.
W. S. Naylor, replying to Mr.. Zane,
| said he was a letter carrier in the dis
trict in which the Griffins lived. De-
| livered and took letters from their
! house nearly every day since 1891.
! fin drunk or under the influence Of
/ liquor; never looked as if she had been
| drinking. She generally came TO the
| door to receive the mail Witness gen.
orally called from u noon to l:30 p. m.
Mrs. Lucy Cole. an old lady who
| lived next door to the Griff1ns, said
she had known Mrs. Griffin intimately
| for years and had never seen her I'M
der the influence of liquor.
| Witness remembered the night Mrs
Griffin spent on East Third South
street with her husband. Witness was
| present when Mrs Griffin returned
about or $50 the next morning. She
was not intoxicated or under the in
f1uence Of liquor at all when. she came
back or during the Afternoon of that
day.
John Cole. husband of the previous
! witness, and an old man with white
hair, said he lived SO or so yards from
the Griffin residence, next door; knew
Mr. and Mrs. Griffin, and for the last
few years saw Mrs Griffin almost
daily; never saw her drunk or under
the influence of liquor at all and never
saw her drink any intoxicating liquor.
Cross-examined. witness said ne was
IS years of age; frequently went
| around with Griffin's hired man when
he was spraying the trees, cutting hay
or working in the garden. just for a
walk. He worked around the house for
the Grifhns, looking after the horses,
cutting hindling. etc. Mrs. Griffin
might have drank whisky at times
when witness was not present.
MRS. SAMUEL J. PAUL.
Mrs. Samuel J. Paul had known Mrs,
Griffin for 20 years in Marshaltown, Ia,
and in Salt Lake; was very frequently
at the Griffin residence in Salt Lake
and was very intimate with Mrs Grit
fin; never knew her to drink, take
morphine or smoke. One morning last
February, the morning after Mrs.
Griffin had been with Griffin on East
Third South street, Mrs. Griffin called
on witness Witness was close to her,
put her arms about her and kissed her.
Mrs Griffin was not drunk and had no
signs of liquor about her
Samuel j. Paul had known Mrs.
Griffin since about 1890: saw her fire.
Quently at her own house and at the
house of the witness; during the last
six years had seen her probably on an
average of five or six times a month:
never saw her under the influence of
spurious liquors or drunk; never knew
her 10 use opium or to smoke She
spoke of her husband in kindly terms.
Under cross examination nothing
was elected except that witness didn't
know if Mrs. Griffin drank anything
when he wasn't there