Show THE GRIFFIN CASE the husband on the stand all day A rehashing of a continuous family ROW A well regulated family salt lake sept 2 the feature of to daye proceedings in the griffin cage was the continuation of the examination ct J H griffin the by attorney Uie harde and a severe cross examina tion by zane in bis direct testimony yesterday afternoon griffin told of his early experiences of married life the first disagreement occurring within an hour or after the performance of ano marriage ceremony he also said that she soon took to drinking and three times during their wedded career ebe slapped him in the face once be pushed her down on the lounge and warned her never to be guilty of euch conduct again attorney richards asked mr griffin tah morning if he remembered a man and woman whose names were given but afterwards ordered stricter strict en out comics to bis house the said yes one evening they came to my and mrs griffin gave them a I 1 protested that it was not fair to the womans when griffin told me to mind my own busi ass they came out together in a alost d carriage and occupied a room together the woman was an intimate friend of griffin mrs griffin had beld witness that if be thought she was going to give up her gentleman friends because they were inai ried he wa a faal for thinking S ie aldaya boasted of having lots of sweethearts one of whom waa a doctor in omaha she would tell me that all of my sweethearts went luck on me but that all 0 hera stayed with her 1 I I 1 objected to her seeing any of her old time sweethearts ehe would tell me to mind my own beai nees when I 1 told mrs that I 1 had written to her father dr payne to come out here and what I 1 was going to tell him she said that dr payne would take a dab to me or anyone else who would say a word about her character witness knew john slant before he entered bie employ be came ont at bia invitation and took dinner with them sundays and week days he bad known of her buying stahl a hat ebirt collars cuffs and ties tobacco and cigars their friendship continued up until july 1893 demce then they bad not been on good term mrs griffin gave aa a reason for marrying me that it waa because of my money that she has no respect for a man who make money she gave me DO credit for making money under the circumstances aho said any fool could make money with the chances I 1 bad mr richards asked witness what mrs griffin meant by objected to and sustained witness said be was worth from to when he got married she once told a lady friend that I 1 walked down town as though I 1 owned half the town but she would soon take that out of me after our marriage vitnest Vit nesa eaid that he had been affected with catarrh for fifteen years and on the slightest cold bis would be affected when suffering eu mrs griffin would talk in a low tone ot voice and when he would ask her to talk a little louder she would scream mrs griffin always treated bis friends the very opposite of bers his friends he had to were never made welcome give up his frienda to oblige her she gave ae a reason that they were beneath her they were not society people and stylish enough at his request he sent a saddle horse to california which wae turned over to mr vore she told witness that she beell the boree for 1000 he sent the animal to the tally ho stables in angeles mrs griffin bad told witness what a nice gentleman mr vore was that he had bought her a dinner at los angeles and all it her was 3 up until a year ago mrs griffin visited his place of business two and three times a day and always interfered with bis affairs even to the countermanding of orders eiven bis men mrs griffin called him one time before their little a saloon bum and also said that a knight templar bad told her that his saloon bill at alone amounted to over I 1 a month mrs griffin took poison once because she want him to attend the city council the eight the bids for street pr inkling were opened she held a bottle up before witness put it to her lipe turned to him and said 1 I have drank enough laudanum jo kill half a dozen person mrs sadler took the bottle from her dr plummer and mr franken came down and attended her this act on the part of bis wire had caused him great distress at his request the daily capere suppressed eup pressed the matter he had upbraided her many times for drinking and emodine Em he lad known hie wife to visit the chinese store adjoining the st eimo three and four tims a week att he was first informed of hie drinking habits a year ngo last winter mr and stahl were the first to acquaint of the fact he brought her three or four bottles of wine from had never sent his wife a cask of wine her and notions caused him great and distress of mind but be continued to love her until dr payee arrived a year ago last june witness left his bia home the day alter bia arrival he tell the day or the hour when be ceased to love hia wife ilia affection tor her ha not ceased when he left home griffin snatched bis hat off bia bead before about twenty people baying he humiliated her she criticized him on the train to california she criticized hie brammar cr ammar manner of eat log and every act she objected to him eating with a knife did she object to your grammar asked attorney zane no ehe object to my grammar because I 1 have it with me was griffins reply witness said he did not remember of complaining ine of the room in the milard hotel in amaba because the grate smoked his ahouee in amaba was not near the stables mrs griffin bad told him he drive he did not remember her telling him lie was the best driver she ever saw he never prepared any whiskey for hie wife to drink because she always drank out of a bottle he had complained of the disparaging terms mrs griffin bad often spoke of bis family not because they were farmers hut on account of their ignorance his father visited them twice after their marriage I 1 his mother once As far as be knew mrs griffin treated them kindly attorney zano here handed witness a letter which be recognized as written in bit handwriting and which he received may jtb 1890 he objected to bia wife gavne a card party once because when he asked who was going to be present she told him it adi none of his business dont you know the lady ct the house always issues invitations asked attorney zane 1 I am not much posted on social rules answered griffin 1 thought not said mr zane his wife accused him of adulterous relations with mrs stahl and also said i was common talk bogli here and in amaba dd ehe not tell you that she dian didn t believe you guilty asked attorney zane she was griffins reply continuing the witness said habad roomed with a mrs in the the sanitarium building and at no 11 east third south street at the latter place miss berkman was cue of the ladies who rented the rooms was eick from the time he went there until be was taken to tho hospital witness denied having told ahe landlady of the harmon block that she bed better be out of the way his trial came on denied having told miss berkman that shed better know nothing griffin was here shown another letter and after bome hesitation acknowledged he was the author the letter is written from the ettelt supervisors department it is not dated but is written on a wednesday some time in 1893 it is addressed to mrs griffin in california and starts out with the endearing terms dear ones the portion of the letter ahe detente wilt make use of reade as fol lovre the council allowed noy bill fur last night but I 1 cannot get the money for some little time bakin is in city and loofborow is mayor eo there will be no veto continuing griffin said that firs met mrs berkman in california in 1805 admitted having taken her out tice horseback in angeles griffin was detill on the egand when court adjourned at 2 CALLED griffin was put on the egand again this afternoon and questioned about bis connection with miss berkman lie J admitted that she sometimes called him paddie and sometimes pop and that he referred to her occasionally colue Po lUe and do |