The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-10

\AS pad9ubin VIII open IN T6DQttdA anu
viii at least occupy the remainder of
the day
Last evening Mrs. w. c. Payne,
znotF-or of the defendant, Mrs. Griffin,
examined by Judge Young. said her
daughter visited her at MarshalItown.
Ia, soon aft ar the marriage, and again
when the little boy was two months
old, and again when sale lad was about
. years old, and on other occasions. In
March last she came without the boy.
The witness also visited with Mr. and
Mrs Griffin there on several occasions.
During those visits witness was in
the company OF her daughter most of
The time.
Did you ever see her drink anything
at those tin1es?" asked counsel.
Only when I gave her a little toddy
once or twjce."
DID YOU ever see her smoking CT
taking morphine.
Never in the world"
Relative TO the conversation witness
had With Mrs Carr at Fort Douglas,
witness said that Mrs, Carr told her
shat she (Mrs. CARR had told Mr. Crit
lin that she 1laa never seen Mrs. Griffin
use morphine or smoke. and that she
thought Mr. and Mrs. Griffin were the
happieSt couple in the world.
Under crogS-eXamination the witness
denied that during one of Mrs. tGriffin's
visits to her she had a falling OUT with
her daughter which caused the latter
to 80 away and stay with parties
named Williams. Witness explained
this by saying that Mrs Griffin and the
boy Harvey, who was sick. had stayed
with her for about six months Mr.
Griffin and a nephew of Mr.. Griffin'S
came also. and witness was not very
we'll and was worn out with the work
incidental TO so many visitors being in
the house, and on that account Mrs.
Griffin went over to the Williams to
stag.
MRS. ELLEN J. YOUNG.
Mr.. Zane read the dispositions of FL
len ]. Young. widow of Lorenzo D.
Young. Witness said she had lived for
20 wears about J2e feet south of Mrs.
Grihin.s house. and was on friendly
terms with Mrs, Griffin and saw her
on an average of twice a day for tire
last six or sever years, and during All
this time had never seen her drunk or
under the influence of liquor. She
Thought Mr.. and Mrs. Griffin were the
finest neighhors she ever had. Witness
had never seen Mrs, Griffin drink
whisky, wine, beer. cider or other in
toXicants. Never saw Gler take opium
or any drug. Mrs. Griffin always treated
Mr. Griffin we'll. SIZE treated, him like
a gentleman. and he treated her like
a lady Never knew. of them quarrel
ing.
Witness saw Mrs. Griffin ON the
morning on which she returned from
staying with her husband at II East
Third South street. Mrs. Griffin looked
tired. Was not drunk CIR under the in
ffuence OF liquor, ana did not appear as
If she had been drinking. Did not smell
OF liquor
GRIFFIN AND MISS BERGMAN.
Lena Campbell, in reply to Judge
Young, said she lived at 713 First
street, this city; has lived there for
L years. Had seen Miss Berkman
who lived On First street for about
four weeks. Mrs Schadel lived there
also. Neither of the women appeared
to have husbands. Saw Mr.. Griffin at
the Berkman house quite frequently at
all times Of the day. He came there
sometimes in the evening He oeea-
sionally came on horseback. Saw
other men come there as well as Mr.
Griffin, but who they were witness did
not know.
What was their business?" asked
counsel
They told me they had workshops
down town. l think they said they were
hair dressers or something of that
kind"
The question and answer were OBJ
iected TO. but on Mr.. Young stating
that he expected to prove Miss Berk-
man vas woman Of i'll fame, they
were allowed to stand
MRS. MARY LOOFBOUROW.
Mrs. Mary Loofbourow lived on First
street. saw Miss Berknan. who lived
across the street, from where witness
resided. Saw Griffin go into and come
out of the house occupied by Miss
Berknan nearly every day while Miss
Berhman lived there. lie walked into
the house without knocking. and
seemed TO be at home
Mary e. Young. daughter of the Wit
ness, Ellen j. Young, deposed that she
helped MIS-. Griffin with her Homework
occasionally. Witness resided with her
mother quite close to Mrs. Griffin's
house, and was there two or three times
q day, and frequently slept there. Had
never seen Mrs. Griffin drunk in sny
degree; never saw her drunk, and
never saw her take morphine or mar
cotics. Would have known it il she
had been drunk at any time Never
saU any trouble between Mr.. and Mrs
Griffin. Saw Mrs. Griffin on the morn
ing that she returned from II East
Third South street. She was not drunk
and there was nc indications of drink
about her. She looked tired.
THE HARMON BLOCK INCIDENT
The dispositions Of Mrs. Martha j
Thurston Of Minneapolis was submitted
without reading, it having been taken
before Judge HiIes His honor was ac-
quatnted with its purport.
Ths nGint in ii WAS that the deQQna77t
had seen Miss Berlman Sitting on Mr..
Griffia's knee when the former wore
only some light wrapper and the latter
was partly un6ressed. Griffin and Miss
Berhnan occupied adjoining rooms and
Mrs. ThuTston deposed thar at various
times they had high jinks" in their
apartments.
The dispositions of Mrs. Minnie
KlEmmp were read. She deposed that
she lived in the Harmon block; was
employed by the landlady as a cham
bern1aid. Knew Mr.. Griffin; saw him
in the Harmon block where he rooued.
Cora T.. Berhman had rooms in the
Harmon block she had rooms Nos.
BIS and ZIG. and Mr.. Griffin had room
S14. There was q door between 3l4 and
3I5 and another between 315 and 316
The doors were not kept locked when
witness was there. Mr.. Griffin ate in
room S15 once that deponent saw. Mrs.
Erickson was there, too. Witness at
tended to those rooms only when Miss
BerEman asked her, and she received
extra pay for it. The door 60 room 315
GO the 1la19 mad plain glass in 1t wish a.
thin curtain which could easily he seen
through. Witness saw Mr. Griffin and
Miss Berkman in room ga Miss Rerk-
man was sitting on Mr. Griffin's lap
with her arms around his neck. At
various times witness had seen Mr.
Griffin carrying water and wiping
dishes for Miss Berkman