Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-06-16
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Attorney Terry Says Colonel Doherty
Had Better Not Push the Old Man
Ton Far.

Attorney Terry Says Colonel Doherty
Had Better Not Push the Old Man
Too Far.
Speaking of the question of veracity be-
tween George A. briggs, Attorney Terry
and Colonel Doherty, the New Haven
Register says:
When asked how he felt to be called a
"liar" by a fellow Waterburian, Attorney
Terry smiled broadly and in his dry way
asked if he appeared very much disturbed.
Assured that he was not, he went on and
| said:
This charge of Colonel Doherty's is
nothing to me. I have been called a liar
before when there was perhaps more
ground for the accusation being made than
there is in this case, but l will say this,
the colonel had better not push the old
man so far that he stirs up his temper, for
if he does I will produce some documents
| in support of my statements that he can't
disprove. l did not ask to 60 on the wit
ne IS stand in that case SO as to perjure
| myself, and / was very loath to take the
| stand anyway. If it had been on my
shoulders the fault of bringing charges
which could not be substantiated, would
| have shouldered the blame and said moth
ing. But when it came to blaming my
client that was different. In order to
prove good faith something had to be done,
and after a conference with several of my
legal friends whose opinions are worthy of
weighty consideration, 1 asked to be al
lowed to testify and did what 1 considered
was my duty to my client. Colonel
Doherty did not make any great haste to
appear and refute the statements. He
knew of this Friday.
That evening l understand he sent his
wife to see briggs and ask him to go down
and see him at his house. briggs refused
to 60 and told Mrs Doherty that if her hus-
band wanted to discuss the matter with
him he must come where he was. He told
Mrs Doherty enough about the statements
to give her husband an idea of them, but
he did not call on briggs that night but
took train for Boston. You probably
won't hear any more from me about this
matter unless the colonel arouses my
temper"
Colonel Burpee when seen this after
noon said he did not know of anything to
say further than that the case now rested
and that it was question simply of
veracity between Colonel Doherty on one
side and Messrs Terry and briggs on the
other. 1t was hard to believe that a man
whom he considered his best friend for
years had been his worst enemy. He tried,
he said, every means in his power to have
Colonel Doherty come on the stand and
refute the story affirm it. He had the
colonel notified twice that the time was 10
o'clock in the morning. He sent messages
and even friends to see Colonel Doherty 10
request him to be present at the hearing,
Messrs Terry and briggs reatfirm their story
and say that Detective Egan can corrobo-
rate it. He has not seen Colonel Doherty
and he believes the latter has had time,
since his return. to make an explanation if
he desired to do so. In conclusion, Colonel
Burpee said The matter is ended so far
as this divorce suit is concerned. am
now in the hands of friends and can
say no more"
Colonel Doherty was seen by DEMoCRAT
reporter this afternoon relative to the
trouble. He said he had nothing to say
on the subject, His attorney, Judge Cole,
whose story was printed in last nights
paper, has said all that was necessary.