Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-31
THE GRIFFIN CASE.

ing Woman,
After the NEWS report cl sed yester.
dsy Mrs. Stsnl was cross-examiued by
Attorney Zsne.
Mr.. Eva Carr said she had been
emnloyei US domestic; had tesn Mrs.
Grif6 drunk number OF timep.
Mr.. Griffin was kiud man, but wac
aggravated by his wife.
Hannah Spence testified that che
saw Mrs. CIR fir with bottle to het
mouth once, tut didu't know whether
she drank anything or not. 1t was
whiskey buttie, the contents oil whicn
was USED for cooking purposes. That
was he only time she ever saw Mrs.
brifii n drink anything.
The second day OF the GIiffin divorce
case opened Up this morning with the
recalling. OF Mrs. Annie Spence by the
uefense to the stand.
In reply TO Attorney Zane's
questions todsy Mrs. speBce
. i'd that she had seen Mn. Or Tilt 90
ut to the cider Darrell, in the barn,
hIee, four and elk times day; al.
mitted having TOLD MI. Or flu Of 1t.
Mr.. g FL q mad asked her and she, o.
couise, had TO tell him. Had heard
Mrs. iii. flu say that her husband was
stupid auu = fool, and not ns bright n
he and her lsmily were. Had never
card Mr.. aud Mrs. Griffin quarrel
butsaw by their actioBs that they
were. Admitted having told Mfs.
q i'll n that II her mother had mao
Ike Mrs. Grin o said Mr.. Gr,fli was,
he (withtss's mother) wouii take
club u him.
~ had tr
thiuk that Sc had more sense than
Mr. Griffin. though wnether this WAS
really The case, witness WAS able
cay. Tue child Hsrvey did not al.
ways appear OF the breakfast table
breakfast with his father. Witness au-
mitteu having said that she thought
Mrs. Griffin loved her husband beI.ei
than he uii his wife.
Mis-. Anna Carlson was the next
witt ess called: She said that when
she was not out Tor summer outing,
Salt Lake City was her hUm'. She
went to wUik Tor Mrs. 81 III IL
November. 1894. Save for The time
tnat MIR. GiifIiu was In CsliiofBi, he
was slwsysa home. Hal seen Mira
Gtifiin drink liquor out OF Uo,.
Dib htpt
ON shelf. Witness couldn',
or brancy, but she thought II was on.
OF tue otoer; II was "Rind OF reddish"
She had smeiiso "strong stuff" about
Mre. Mp. Guffi :. Had seen Mre.
Grffi a e,aggsr AID one DAY she spilled
milK all over herself. When witness
asked her what was the matter, the
81 hs ~
meas. One Sunday Airs. Griffin drank
inter walls during the day, anu went 10
bed to sleep it off. Mrs. Gnffin was
continually flnliag iault wtn Mr..
Griffi -; II MIR. Griffin brought asy.
thing home sue would mud fault auu
say she didn't Tell him to bring this o.
that. One day he brought home somt
butchers and get ma. Mrs. Griffi
was never satisfied cit er with her
husband or with her hired help. She
saw Mrs. Gtifiln am Ike cigarettes IN
the dining I0vm. Sue told witness
shs was troubled wtti cA,arrh. AT an.
otner time che found her smoking IL
the parlor sni at that time she
excused herself by aging that II was
10 xiii the bugs Oh the flower plants.
Wit ess had bought IN rvhins pill.
or Mrs. Grifii u at Farlow's drug store,
three ami fur dozen at q time. She
told witness the doctor had ordersu
th,m. Witne 90 iUund "a number
OF things IN the garrett that looked
like oigsrs. What IL wHs witness
COULDN'T tell. One day she brought
ne down and opened 1t, wnen she
discovered 1t contained something 10.
ssmbiing power. MI. Grifii was h
nice kind man around Inc mouse ~
far a. che knew, always pleasant to
those hbnut him.
The witness was put TO severe
oross.exa Mination by Judge Young,
cut IN the main stuck TO her original
story.
Frederick 5ommerer, was called.
Said he went to work for the Grim n's
In June, 1889, and remained with
them for four years. H,s work con-
sisted OF taxing care OF the lawn anu
barn. Had seen Mrs. Griflin drunk
several times anu q number OF times
had seen her when he thought sh.
was drunk. Had bought whisky Tor
ner the FIRST lew years that he worked
there. The proportion OF the time he
bad observed Mrs. or hin under the
inhusDcs OF quVr, he uld not state.
She was drunk frequently and die.
agreeable when under the N dusnce
liquor and her face would b. redder.
She would also talk lots Of silly thing.
aud Boosting. Wuen drunk sba
would often refer TO her husband.
iamily and say they were all fsrmers,
but that her people were all smart.
Witness had heard Mrs. Gr,fiin
criticize her husbaud's busi ness
ability and was quite ssvsFs In her