The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-15


rebuttaI.
The afternoon and evening sessions
were devoted to arguments by coun-
sci.
MISS BERKMAN AGAIN.
Miss Berkman, recalled for further
crOsS-GxarnnatiOn by Mr.. Zane. said
she never drove up CITY Creek with
Mr.. Griffin but once. Mrs. Sehadel and
another IA Nv we're with them. Griffin
and witness did not go away from the
others They sat on the bank of the
creek.
You said you were engaged Ito some
one?"
eyes: since 1896"
you said in your direct examination
that voU were enga ged when YOU met
Griffin in California in 1882"
No; did not"
1T you did, you were Mistaken
yes
What is the name OF the man?"
Nelson A. Smith.
And you became engaged to him in
1862
at was when came from California
in the summer OF 1S95.''
"Why did you say it was in 1882"
Il forgot"
"Do YOU know man named Hun
sacker2"
Yes"
NNN4t SO0 SNNA tAiSSSS0 " NAA4Al
NO
Are YOU sure of that?"
Yes"
Shown a letter. witness said she rec
ogniZed the writing as Miss Hegnault's 8.
Did YOU call Mr.. Griffin 'Dop?'
I generally called him 'Podge, but
The others called him Pop"
The letter shown to the witness was
the one written by Miss Hesnault TO
Mrs. Perkins and when Mr.. Zane read
st TO the witness she disclaimed al
knowledge of any OF the incidents men
TONED therein.
Were you ever On the otage?"
Yes, VIII 7 was quite q young
girl"
What pla : did you appear in?"
81 don't remember"
Witness said when she left here in
February. 1897. she went TO Leadyille
and thence to Omaha. with Mrs. Erick-
son. Saw Griffin and Joe Richards in
Denver in July last: returned to Salt
Lake last August. Was staying with
a family named Tracy. Had been to
Wasateh; stayed there with Mrs. Tracy
for about Il week. Griffin called on
them at the cottage at Wasatch. Wit
ness did not know if Griffin stayed all
night or not. Had seem Griffin ait Mrs.
Tracy's since returning from Wasatch-
Witness was paying her own expenses:
paid her board at TTacy's- Griffin did
mot rent the cottage at Wasatch.
HERE TO CLEAR HER CHARAC-
TER.
Redirect examination by MIR. Rich
ards.
why are you here and Why are You
paying your own eXpenses?H
ON account of this case and TO pro
tect my name as far az possible
Did YOU see Griffin alone at Wa
satch?''
were 9regent
Witness said she had only enc inter
view with Griffin at Denver and that
was in the presence OF Mr. Joe Rich
ards When she went to the lake With
tyr5fin when she lived on First street.
Mrs. Schadel was With her. Griffin did
not go with them, they met him there
The other time she Went 30 the lake
and saw Griffin, Mrs. Thurston was
with her.
MR.. GRIFFIN RECALLED.
The plaintiff, J. II. Griffin, recalled
denied that he had ever told Mrs. Grif-
fin that the furniture in the rooms al
II East Third South street belonged to
him. and as a matter OF fact ii did not.
He had no knowledge Of his linen be-
sng rlarlled with the letter B. Regard
ing the glass door of the room in The
Harmon block which Mrs. Thurston
said she saw through, witness. said the
door was substantially in the same
condition when Mrs. ThurSton made her
deposittons as it was when he ggved
there. There was q curtain on the Win
dow which could net be seen through
Witness then detailed in about the
same fashion as he did in his direct
examination his meeting with Miss
Berkman in California and reiterated
his denial of ever having been Grim
inaIIy intimate with her. He said Miss
Berkmans reputation was good.
KEyTTNG ON MISS BERKMAN's
REPUTATION.
James Keyting, recalled, said he saw
Miss Berkman on an average of two
or three times week while she was
in Salt Lake. Her reputation for
chastity was good, both here and in St
Paul
Under cross-examination witness ad-
nitted that he had told Mrs Griffin
that he did not know Miss Berkman
That was not true. but he simply said
that because he dido't want TO talk *
Mrs. Griffin about it.
SUR REBUTTAL.
The plaintiff rested and in sur rebut-
tai Mrs. Sawyer was recalled by the
defeEse. She testified in reply to Judge
Young that Miss BerkInan said at the
she was in q delicate condition Mr.
Griffin was responsible for it. MIS-
Klummp ana another lady were pres
ent at the time.
Cross examined witness thought the
conversation took place il December
last year, after Christmas. 1t was IL
room 3l6 Harmon block,
ADMITTED SHE WAS A HIGH
KICKER
R. L. Landrum said that he was {
master of dancing. Knew Miss Berk-
man.
Did you give her private dancins
lessons. and # so. on what dates2''
Objected to as not rebuttal.
Mr.. Zane urged that it was proper
examination because ii was intended Il
show that While Miss Berknan claimed
to be exceedingly sick she was takins
the most violent dancing exercise and
practicing high kicking
Judge Eiles-She has admitted thai
she took dancing lessons when she was
suffering pain, and that she was a high
kicker. ] don't see that there is any
thing to rehut-
The witness was then excused.
DR.. Payne, father of Mrs Griffin
testified that he was a physician Of A
years standing; that it was iinprob-