Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-02-25
THE CRIFFINS ARE
IN COURT AGAIN.
Former SprlnkIing Contractor Cited
to Show Cause Before Hi!c..
CASE REFERRED TO NORRELL
IN mn Answer To- ~. Former wife's
Anids,it. ste risads Poverty -. the
Reason tor Not psyinr tiimonJ.

J. ~. Grimm appeared before Judrc
Niles today under m order 10 show
why an Injunction should not be issued
against him. and why he should not be-
punished Tor contempt Of court In fall
inE 10 pay the $3.50 recently awarded
by the supreme court 10 his former
wife. Minnie T.. Grimm. The case. con.
trary % expectations. was not heard to-
day. bat wns referred 60 Judge NouciL
A. soou as the case WIS reached. A.
iornoy John NJ. Zane. who Appeared Tor
Mrs Gnnn. arose and said;
~ your honor please. I ask TO have
this matter referred a. some other
judge ~ the Third district court.
Judge iillcs-l refer Il then 70 Judge
Norreil.
Attorney r. s. Richards. appearing
Tor grifin. said
Il object 30 the matter being re-
ferrrd. Mr. Pane has advanced no
reasons and think he should b. re-
Judge Iiilcs-1 viii not hear any rea-
sons advanced IN any case Ia which
such motion D. made.
The matter came IN before Judge
Norrcll late this afternoon and was In
course " argument at press time.
Last Tuesday Mrs Grimm filed an ar
ndaNit settling forth that her former
husband had failed tp pay her tho al.
muny me- ordered by tho Supreme court
and alleging that grimm was about to
move his rpHnkling plant into Nevada
aud out ~ the Jurisdiction ~ this court.
She asked that @ wit 81 injunction h.
sue against Grimm. 10 prevent the con-
NHFFHINMHaaI fHM 10 H.
ishcd Tor contempt ~ court.
SAYS IIE HAS 40 MONEY.
Grimm nled an answer today. In
which be pleads poverty and says he
was nnly going 10 Nevada FOR ~ brief
period ana II was with the Intention ~
making some money 90 meet hia ohlirn.
lions. lie also sets nut that his sprink-
llnE contract with the city expired on
tho aiHt ~ December. ISIS. and that
since that he has had no employment
either Tor himself teams nr wagons.
and has had no Income whatever from
any source. Al the money he had. he
says. rlucc the ilrst u tho year il what
be- has been able tn borrow. lie has
tried 10 secure work for hls teams In
Salt Lake but without success. lie ala
Ert something Tor one or two teams to
dc nt MDrCur, hauling ore. but the sum
offered him would not. he says. BE- SUN.
HNNNNN W. NNNNA wv WNNNNHN NNN"NHHa ~ NANNH
uary b. was told he might b. able ~
get contract hauling ore from a sui
phnr mine. which lies thirty miles
north ~ the Suuthrfn Pacific itnllrund.
10 the railroad station, lie according
~ borrowed mnn"y enough 90 pay hiH
EXPENSE To- Humboldt ana return. lie
succeeded In making a contract with
the National sulphur Refining company
tn employ fifteen spans ~ hiF. horses.
Mccormick a 60. had mortgage upon
the horses. but the same was released,
without hesitation. Mullny q Ruth.
Grimm further says, lot him have siS
ore wagons. the understanding being
that the nrm should retain the title IN.
~ they had been paid Tor.
on Monday and Tuesday last the out
nt consisting ~ thirty " Unnn'H
horses. nftcrn reta ~ double harness
and tho HlX ore wagons procured frum
Mullny a Ruth started out hy rond lu
two sections. when the rratrnininR or
der was served upon him Tuesday evon-
ing tho nutnt had got out ~ hlH reach.
but Grimm HnYH be- VIII have them ~
turned. N the court o. ~ the opinion
That be- had no right a. send Thorn
away. Griffin says "a hns not been his
intention nt any time 90 remove his
rasldence from This city. no lntrudrd
10 40 a. Humboldt occasionally a. look
after matters thrrr and expected 90
have made money enough lu one year
a. pay Hll he debts. including the pnN-
msut ~ tho g. mo a. his former wife.
n has not brDn his intention. h. says.
90 b. guilty NJ contempt ~ court. and
adds " VIII De- utterly impossible Tor
him o. comply with tho courts order
until h. has earned money Al his
other creditors, he says. have been leni-
,ut with him and are rtill willing %
give him an opportunity 20 mako
money with which 10 pay their claims.
In conclusion Grinln says
IL o. my Intention o. pay this claim
~ $500 Just nH soon a. I can possibly
grt the money ana I ask tho court a.
be- permitted 10 devote my property and
effects 90 that end.
Further answering tho said order 30
show cause, and na advised hy my
council I respectfully submit TO the
ruurt whether tho court has the law
ful power tn restrain mo from psrHnuni-
ly departing from the States whether
thrfe ~ any law ur authority which
may deny ca me the right % puIFue my
legitimate business in nr out Of tho
state: aud " the court has such author
u.s. I submit that u ought not 10 be
exercised in this ease.
"tu this connection deny particular.
ly ana Hpcglcially that have nt this
ilmr any means or money with which
Judgment M favor M tho defendants
or that 7 am leaving the state with
any Intent ur expectation ~ cyadlug
now up eventually the payment OF the
same"