Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-05-06
MRS. GRIFFIN'S SIDE.
She Makes Reply 10 her Husbands
Suit for Divorce.
DENIES ALL HIS ALLEGATIONS,
And Makes Some Herself of a spicy
Character - An Interesting
Gross Complaint.

II. Grimm, In the suit fluI by him In
the laird district court, in which the
street sprinkliDg contractor asked for
divorce, making certain grave chargee
against her, which have been pub
lished. The answer WAS filed today.
Mrs. GniliD denies in detail the
allegations msde by her husband
that che has becsme addicted to habit
ual or ANY dru ukenness, or has bsen
guilty OF cruel treatment Of the plain
tia to the extent Of causing him bodily
injury OF great mental distress or to
any extent; that she has been
habitusl or any user OF morphine or
opium or OF whieky, or OF brandy, or
any other intoxicating liquors; that
che has acquired the habit OF using tc-
bacco; that she Ia strong or mascu.
line woman physically, or that abe Ia
Of o violent or nngOvernable temper;
but she admits that she used to be
strong, but that her health has become
much broken through the wear, sriei
and trouble brought upon her by
plaintiffs course OF lie. She
further denies Mr.. Grflin's asser-
tions about her alleged bad temper, etc,
or that her manner towards him has
been been habitually or at all unkind,
but Gays that che has tried 10 help and
assist him Ia every way that she
could. She states that when she saw
him employing dishonest and disrepu.
table men she has tried TO induce linn
to discharge them; and when the
be- hgf
that he intended to use methods in his
business that were dishonest she has
begged and implored him by every
means in her power not TO do so, and
not to bring himself into danger and
nublic disgrace. She further says that
she fears that plaintiff has lost his
feelings OF affection for her, az his
course of life SET ms to show,anc that no
doubt his associations with the people
that he has been associsting with Tor
almost the last year has caused him to
find that his marital relations, and iu
fact every kind OF moral restraint, was
burdensome, oppressive and unen-
durable.
Regarding the husbands charge
that about the month OF May, 1896,
the defendant in a at Of passion or
dependency or desperation, drank q
large quantity OF laudsnum with In
teItion as svOwed by her at the time,
to commit suicide, she makes a GENIAL
OF this but alleges that one evening
about May, 1895. she did drink dose
Of laudanum, under the following
circumstances: That during the
winter OF 1896 and 1896. plaintiff had
become suuusnly cross and ugly to
her, and later in the spring, to lady
H.. xtt. tts... NJ hnr In.
plaintiff grossly maligned her; that he
had come to her, the defendant,
with charges that che was q
drunkard, and that she had been
drunk for weeks. He stated to her
thai he had been gosslping with ser
wants in regard to her habiss OF drink
Ing, and he said that he was going to
write to her father, whom she honored
and loved, that she was urunkard,
and that he in fact did write to her
father that she was q cigarette fienu
and a confirmed liar. That he, her
busbonu, on one occasion, wholly and
Without provOcation, addressed her In
opprobrious terms, and that he grossly
insulted lady VINO WAS Visiting her,
aud that the lady in consequence left
the house; tina. on the evening
OF a certain day her husband came
home at about half-psst five O'Clock In
tho afternoon; that she had been sick
all day with mental worry, and that
she had been suffering physically
from sickness with nausea, ana she
begged him, the said plaintiff, to stay
home that evening with her; that she
was unable to eat anything in the
evening, and lady VINO was a
nsixh bor was present in the house,
and this lady spoke to him, the
defendant's husband, and tried to
inuuoe him to act kindly towards his
wife: but he rudely rebufied her. and
said that he WAS going away that even.
ing; and Mrs. Griffin, who was sick,
and almost distracted by ner husband
course OF conduct toward her, and by
the mental anguish that she mad But-
fered from her husbands course, in u
moment OF despair, while the lady just
mentioned was present, and In her
husbands presence, drank come lauda.
mum from bottle that was in the
house, saying that she might as well
be dead rs to live under such circum-
stances. She avere that she has AWAY
deeply regretted the occurrence, and
TINT 1t would not have taken place
had she not been much reduced by
mental and physical suffering.
The document contains further
denialB that she Intentionally or other
wise administered TO her child any
sort OF drug for the purpose of making
him sick, or OF thus threatening
the plaintiff into compliance
Of any demand OF hers, or
that for any reason the plaintiff hss
been afraid to remain or TO live al home
also makes dentists OF nil other dsmag-
Ing allegations made by Mr.. Grifii a.
She asks that his suit be uiemi4sed,
and she be awarded the child anu
temporary aiimony.
THE CROSS COMPLAINT.
Then comes Mrs. GRIN % cross
complaint, asking for a divorce, ana
making sumo sensational statements.
She tells of their marriage IN 1883, or
the birth OF their Guild, ami says Hhe
has always conduclei herself ~ an
Hfiectionate anu devoted WIG during
IN, IT marriage life. but that the plain
I Il has engulliy OF cruel aud inhu
man treatment OF her; That on the
l0,h day OF June, 1885, wholly with.
out excuse or Justification, he deserted
her.
Mre. Griffin further alloSes that
On or q bout the 2lsE day Of july, 1885
and at other times, ne cSmmlIted
adultery with one Cora Il. Birkman,
living openly with her at
places nameG; that once when Miss
Blrkman was III be sent ros "a to hor,
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