Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-12-23
THE oRlees DIVORCE cAsE.

Attorney Bronson Declares That Mrs
 DrIggs Almost BankruPted Her Hus-
 band.
 The hearing on the motion in tho Driggs divorce suit, in the superior court at New Haven yesterday, was the most spirited that has occurred in any court in months. At the opening Attorney Lynde Harrison, representing the defendent, stated to Judge Hall that council had agreed to have the motions heard in chambers. At torney Bronson instantly demurred to this mode of procedure, saying that they were satisfied to have the matter take the usual course. This angered Mir Harrison, who urged that Attorney Bronson's partner, Mir Terry, had agreed to having the motions hears in chambers. In reply MT Bronson said that what Mir Harrison had said was true, but that since that agreement was made. he and his partner had changed their minds. Lawyer Bronson was sus- tained.
 Another tilt occurred between counsel when MT Harrison asked for a more definite bill of specifications, as to streets and numbers or places where the offenses were committed.
 How can you allege streets and numbers when the words have none, retorted Mir Bronson. In regard to the specifications | about New York city I admit that they should be more definitely settled and | think that we will be able to show where offenses were committed there. MT Harrison: ''Your honor, we are en- titled to statement giving the dates and places of the alleged offenses in Waterbury and also in New York. Mir Bronson ad- mits that he can't give the dates of the | alleged acts in Waterbury. He cant bring such a charge without any evidence and then go around fishing for evidence, He had no right to institute the suit unless he had knowledge of the time and place where the offenses were committed. If the story is as it comes to me about the evi dence in this case we'll land one or more persons in state prison before we gel l through, for perjury"
 Judge Hall said he would give his deci | sion on the matter to the clerk. This settled the consideration of tho motion for an allowance to defend was 1T order. Judge Harrison said the defendant wanted $500 for that purpose. | Judge Hall asked him what was thu amount of the estate of the plaintiff anC Judge Harrison replied, saying that it wal between S50.000 and S100,000. That ii the broadest misstatement I ever heard il court, ," was the retort of Bronson. "My | client has two horses, two carts, two boy and small salary"
 | bAtAA yOuA HhNG S1ClOOO III III fathers estate, asked Judge Harrison "Yes," replied Bronson, he had tha amount, but he spent it all on this extrava gant woman."
 He's now living in house belongin to his wife, said Judge Harrison, ant using her furniture. This is the hous from which he kicked his wife out door without moments warning
 Judge Hall hadn't been saying much o anything up to date, but he broke in. H said he did not see as he could get an, definite understanding as to the estate o the plaintiff as the lawyers were badly a variance on the question. This seemed t compose the impetuosity of the lawyers and something of an effort was made t get at the extent of Driggs' estate. It wa learned that his sons had been bequeathe, a certain sum of money and that his salar as secretary of the American Pin Go wa S4, GOO.
 Judge Hall said he would hear counse on the allowance on the basis of tn plaintiffs salary. Bronson said that Mir Driggs had spent all her husbands salar since their marriage and that now he wa almost insolvent owing to the woman's e1 penditures. Judge Harrison still main tained that he had plenty of money.
 The spicy hearing was brought to a clos by Judge Hall saying he would also give t the clerk of the court a decision as to th amount the plaintiff should allow the dt fendant for the purposes of defense.