Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-08
J. n. GrifFin's Deal With Miss Cora
E. Berkman.
ZANE'S CROSS-ExAMINATI0N.
Hearing Develop. the Fact THAT the
sprinisiins Contractor Did biusi.
mes win - Co-tscspondenL


him: also why he should not be pun
ishcd for oontemp, In failing to pay his
former wife. Minnie y. Grimm, the sum
Of t2.5o0. - ailmony. awarded her by
the supreme court.
Mrs. Grimm appeared In court ana
was represented by John NJ. Zane and
oscar w. Moyle. II. $. Richards and
f.oofbourow a. I.oofbourow appeared In
behalf OF Mr. Grimm.
Mr.. Richards said the answer Of Grif-
nn'H was not as fully set out IA II
would have bccg had he known before
hand the other side wanted a change OF
venue. lie had supposed the matter
would be heard by Judge liilcs, who
was familiar with the case from It's In
cipiency 10 the present time. Mr.. Rich
ards then read the affidavit Of Mrs.
Griffin. setting forth that Mr.. Grimm
was about to move his HprinklinR plant
into Nevada and out Of the Jurisdiction
OF the court, tho order OF citation ana
Grifiin'a answer.
60 his wifc's cross-complaint and at the
trial admitted that he was possessed of
property In this city. Omaha, Great
Falls and elsewhere. The decree OF
Judge lilies provided that Griffin
should give his wife the homestead ON
Eleventh East. without any provision
when he should turn u over 10 her. An
appeal was taken and the Supreme
court held that oriiin had been guilty
OF misconduct with the correspondent.
Miss Cora y. Herkman; awarding Mrs.
Grimm the custody Of the boy Harvey
2.Ge0 nlimony ana fi.foo towards the
maintenance of the child, Mrs. uriiin
had not received any money ana IN"
defendant was about 10 move Into Ne
vada. hence the proceedings
Mr.. Richards said Grimm had made
cvory effort 20 pay Mrs. Griiiin the
money. He found he had 20 do some
thing. Fifty horses were on his hands
eating their heads on" Tho court
could not make the defendant do an
lmpossibllity. To Keep Grimm here.
when h. had work In Nevada. meant
the sacrifice ~ everything h. had. He
thought hla client was entitled TO a
Dismissal upon the answer.
Mr. Zane said he had Witnesses and
intended to put In their testimony
BORROWED PROM FRIENDS.
Griffin was then called to the witness
stand ana In answer TO Mr. lurhatdA
said M. contract with the city for
npfinkiing expired December aiHt, 1898.
Had received no money from any
source since then. except what he had
been abb. TO borrow from friends who
were able and willing TO loan. Tried 70
got work for his teams In Utah but had
failed. Went 60 Humboldt. Nevada.
last month. and made contract with
n company there to haul ORES, etc.
Had submitted "a bid to supply the city
with Hprinkllng carts. Ills overdtaft
with Mccormick at the present time
amounted 10 $500. II was his purpose
10 pay niimony aH soon as possible. II
the city accepted his bid he would DO
able 60 pay on most OF his obligations.
\ number ~ kilograms and papers
We're here introduced aa evidence tend
| ing 10 show the negotiations that had
been going on between Grliiin and the
sulphur company IN Humboldt, with
respect 10 the employing OF urlilln's
teams aud carts.
Under REORGANIZATION by Mr..
Zane. Grimm said he had received n.io0
IN December from the city on account
/ OF his HprinkllnE contract. Had received
similar amount each preceding
month Tor two years. city was not In
| dcbtrd 10 him at tho present TING, ~
l far a. he knew. For several months he
| assigned the fi.t0o 10 Mccormick A Co.
l 10 apply on mortgage. The sum now
l due him from the city amounted o.
/ about $4,000 or 1900. which had not
/ been assigned 10 anyone. neither had
/ no made an effort 10 assign u. IL was
stili his. Had disposed ~
some O the property an, and
the moriganee had taken pos
ber amount and had forgotten the val.
! no OF the property. Decided portion ot
Z omaha property 10 John stnhl, his for
I mer foreman. II was the man he had
I accused Of misconduct with Mrs, Grlf-
l Nm. The decd was In Mrs. Stahl'H name.
sthhi had gone 70 Nevada 90 work tot
] him with his teams. Since the trial ~
| Inc divorce case had lived In Salt Lake
/ city, In tayo or three different places,
I Had roomed IN the Eagle block Did
] not remember when. Witness
was hero asked u Miss Cora
same building. This was objected 10
bv Nr. Richards a. irrelevant ana In
! comprtent, Nr Zane said he wanted
10 md out II Grimm had been living
with Mrs. Berkham ana whether or not
he had spent any money ON her The
court sustained the objection, con
tlnuing wltnes said he had lived with
| the gtahra on Second South street Had
forgotten the amount OF Indebtedness
/ tn John RtRhi. Possibly 5000, Omaha
Loan aud Trust company hnd taken
the other Piece Of Omaha property, No
! proceedings IN foreclosure had been
taken.
SOLD 1T TO MISS BERKMAN.
Witness further stated that he sold
I the other piece OF Omaha property "a
Miaa Berllmhn for $1,000 and had given
her "a deed Co the same. DID not know
whore Miss Berkmnn had received the
$1,000. Ito did not glvc II 20 her, II
was a vacant lot he sold TO MISS herk-
. man. His Indebtedness In Stnhl IVES on
note four or I'VE years old, The note
~ -, II. Mounts for $500 he had
transferred Ia an Omaha attorney
named rrltchard. lie had understood
ls not cnllectnble, Hts property In
great Falls no had sold To j. =. Frank
en- Tor 1900. His ranch property he
| mprtgaged 10 Judge LoOihonrow,
Couldn't remember the date when tbs
murtgnge transfers and sales occurft..
II was since the divorce action COM
menced, but before the decision OF the
runrome court Witness further adj
mitted mortgaglnE some cattle on his
farm for 500 90 Mr., Lee, a blacksmith
on State stiset. The cattle belonged 10
him ana was not the property OF his
boy Harvey. lie was owing Lee for
work performed, The mortgage "a
Mccormick ala not include his riding
horse That animal he sold reccnr.
20 the salt Lake Saddlery company f0i
about $50 Since tho trial OF his divorce
sun he had not given money 10 Aliss
berkman, lie had probably loaned her
little. What II he hadf Possibly he
paid fow ~ her bills at different
Times, " he had she always paid him