The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-27
MRS. LATTlN'S LAWSUIT.
ANAGED COUPLE UNABLE TO LIVE ANY
LONGER ~ UEDLOCk.
OH Mr. In,in IN the stand in hi. Own DE.

nnh ffHhtlnH ~ tNNmtne the Lawyers.
ThcoGoo of Sol Il. Noble, In Long Island
CITY. Wills o'.uiicl yesterday Tor four hours by
the pni' ''- the divorce suit brought hv Mrs.
Hannah Latin against her husband. Henry
Latin thc'r counsel and newspaper reporters.
Oh Mr. lH0in. 10 i,ss rlous. wu- moro decorous
In his behavior thnn heretofore not thnt his in
clirution io "Shnr had lot him but becaus" he
wn- w1t .hcl $40 closely by thH referee and coun-
81 that d ".s almost hnpo-.il" Tor him ~ de-
clnim without ns'nn' interruption.
Tho COINS ~ courtesy that occasionally passed.
between The lawyer causol the Old man to
laugh with ma Internal rumlIinE ana u painful
oNcftiUn thif startled evrryi oily. Tor mt su ID in
siant. his Ifrfronrd about 10 be- shaken out "
HIM. H. WIS greatly aroused when his coun-
sci. CA judge John H. Rcid In reply toH re-
mark ~ Nr Brewer. Mrs Lattin's nwycr. tina,
certain blankets that tho plaintiff hnd carried
AWAY with hDr were old ones. suid On they
were we'll taken care ". | have used blankets
as Oh n- you nrc. and In much better condition"
The 81 PENDANT said ho had no idea whit the
land WIS WORTH II" was no Iu l.,c Of the value
of property Mr.. Brewer asked him If he had
bocn to- church on the preceding day. and the
old man snapped hi7 fingers IN his questiou"r's
fnce. on. ycs.' snid he. glory be to God.
But were y0u at church? Thats the question;
and dill your preacher tell You that you could
ltl rHtN y ul~'ll lut tiV you must Uc StNou
By tho grave of the Lord jesus Christi
llore judge Reid sraspcd his client by tho
nrm. and for % minute stopped him; but lac
launch a uut al.ain almost Immediately.
Don't you know" he exclaimed. TINT the
devil H. liar and the futler vt liars Didn't
you lonrn hint ut church oh ?"
"Oh said Judge Reid. sooihngly what Is
The USE - asking him that lie doesn't know
anything ahou, it. lie hasn't been ut church
since le WIS % hoy"
Atthi- sally the old man laughed So convul-
sivcly aud long that uhrut two minutes elapsed
before ne won't On to testify that his income CON
sisted merely Of the interest. at five per cont.
upon sllOo AMI what no could earn. He
owned the house he lived in. lie had drawn
about slu0 from the savings bank within tine
past four months and ho had no more money
saved. Glory
The Defendants counsel volunteered tho in
formation that the hundred dollars referred 90
had been drawn to pay him Judge Reid. his
fee. while his opponent admitted that h. WIS
working Il, Tor greenhacks but for glory Mrs
Latin having mo- money.
Tho drfoulani was not quite sure from what
bank D." had drawn thc money hat hr rather
thought IL WIS from the ponqunsuo Bank.
IL e. was asked u b." was licensed preacher
and the argument which eusuni between tho
lawyers ar t. whether such question was nd
misslne wiS, INTERRUPTED. "a somewhat siuEu-
lar way hy Mrs. Latin. " II YOU ask him about
that. said the old lady earnestly. HON got
mad. and then he'll como a ri Dry on YOU" The
question WIS not allowed
lie testified that hr had taken away shawl.
which formerly belonged To- his fret VIE from
the plaintiff. and given IL 10 hi- granddaughter.
He hal made tho shawl present t. Mr. Lat
tin. bu, after she had quilted his house and
gone 20 live with her dHughter-in-law Mrs
nonkln. ne had determined 10 r,ul'yiu 10.
70 his first wife that he Ind prs uied t. Mrs
Latin. These hc Also desired 90 give 10 his
n xNl tt..fI
kept. SAM hc, hut they wer" not there. Then
knew thM tAoy had hce,en tak"n 70 tho nous,
was n receiving shop. nothing tisH. and every
thing went therr. followed her and demanded
them, | said wanted them ilr niy grand
daughter. Saws she tn b" time enough Tor
her to have them when am done with them
them 70 mo 1mHde her give them up. and
gave them To my grnnddaughtcr. ca. glory"
He had paid he said. not less than % for shoes
Tor M VIII. during the four ycars - their mar
rcd lifc When She went away from him 10
ilye WIN her daushicr-in- llw shg had tax n
first wife with the exception Of two old ragged
dresses.
Did you no, 60 TO Mrs Conkln's house and
search II from top to bottom. irving to find those
clothes asked the counsel Tor the plaintiff.
snIlhes 2 man man irreG arr NE 4aT-9Rcr a9d pyy
not: and anybody that says did Lies square up
Being called by Judge Reid in rohuital. be- Do
nouncci the testimony If his -t'p-dnuEhtcr us
untrue, He WINS Cld enough To be- her grand
house l9r9l times, md abused him. and '!dl"d
HIM an Old lieT. Sine Ne, institution - TIE
offered g. drop II, and ly" with him again ior
10 IL .stnr u. AID giving her - ou a'eount.
he sad By mo Ernrr nl Good That H. In" COM
mcncrpent u N" t2j' It was also however.
the end. iYr hr paid her no NOR. heruu-e she
nid not c.inry WIN lhc re1ulremenls q the
lily. toSstiO az man ami wife Glory,
Mrs.. Ia,un. being r.. led totally denied Ne
intter portion oi her husbands testimony. tie
Lad pr. posed t. cnulrH misc. sh" said. saying
ho,w1ui rather sei'l', aul not 20 - law she
referred MIN 20 her lawyer hut said -he would
rather nick h"r head ngginat "a trn" and dush
MAY i hrtald h"r ~ -.n was Sex. nnI CAV
her - % tuy nc"e-sHgir- for him.
His WIGS tr-timl uY seemed T. excite Mr.
Latin. uili his l-sir, 10 eXamlu. Her WINS
and Tor tlo mira or fourth time SHOOK his fore
nnger rlo-e g. her counsel face; Now. Mr..
l-htiln, sA.l the lawyer hastily Keep stil. sir.
-, :, Why, he is keoping still" said Judge Reid.
"on ~. r plicd Mr. Brewer. "but cnn see
by hls ia.e that hos g,itinc ready 70 shout
Again the aILarcntly dangerously suppressed
milth shook Mr.; laltlns nGrd frame but a
minute aftcrwarl he was In q high state ~ cX-
cilemrni us wife SPOKE slishtingy Of n Ger,
The defendant shook his fist NJ her. and rN-
claimed That il was ono Of the best ana most ho-
GotninS az WIN u the range OF seNperi"n,'.
habit of wearing since YOU 'Nr been stuck up boy
yGIur ,awyer. ! guess Glory The neW i.w
lawyers and the referrc in Joint un1 vigorous
EFFORT t prevent Mr. Latin from bursting into
e1llOriatpn.
Mrs. Latin testified that her husband had put
away some 81 his nrst Wiics dresses SO that
she one plaintiff could not got them. Yes"
exclaimed the Old man. | put them away t.
prevent you from stealing them
Judge Reid with n Wow Of showing that Mrs
Latin WAS amply abl9 TO protect herself from
any attack made upon her by her husband, ex-
umned her rs 10 her weight and physical con-
ditiOn. She said that she weighed $50 pounds
seven years ago. but thought that she might
perhaps have lost something since. Assurtdly
she had. She ia now very slender Old woman
and seems TO be fully ne nged as her husband.
who II II.
=. In summing W, counsel for tho defence sad
mat much II the trouble had poem caused by
too much Observation-Disclosures. But little vio-
lence had been sworn to. 1t was alleged in the
complain that the doiondant mad once taken the
pahun ny III neck In connection with fresh
eggs Ia" had knocked her down In the matter
OF dom"slr difference u opinion: and he
hnd puligi ,her nos" with regard 10 milk ana
pouh7., ne had long axe. under great prOVOca-
non, threatened tu lake her by me snout'
anu ne had, Werrly fulfilled his Irumiso on
r0pelitlon Of her offence. Counsel asked thn !
Ieterer 70 considrrth a, among tho lSor cla-sos