Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-06-15
ANOTHER CHAPTER.
Colonel D..herty Arrives too Late to Give
His Evidence in the briggs Case-Meets
and Shakes Hands With Colonel Bur

Colonel D.herty Arrives too Late to Give
| His Evidence in the briggs Case-Meets
and Shakes Hands With Colonel Bur.
| pee.
| The arguments in the briggs VS. Drugs
divorce suit were concluded before Judge
Parke yesterday afternoon and the famous
case now awaits a decision
Attorney Bronson this morning would
answer no questions relative to the case
further than he said the report that start
lirg testimony will be developed in the
cross suit, was all nonsense.
| When Attorney Cole was asked about
| the cross suit for divorce by Mrs briggs he
said: Providing the decision is adverse to
| introduces evidence on the ground of
cruelty, then Colonel Doherty's testimony
will be admissible. In several of the states
of the union it has been held that a petit
| ton for divorce on the ground of adultery,
without any evidence to support the claim
and not brought in good faith, is evidence
of cruelty; and in this case should that is
sue even be tried, the object of Mr. Terry's
and Mr. briggs testimony, as effecting
Colonel Doherty, would be to show that
they brought the petition in good faith
acting under information upon which they
thought they could rely. 1t then follows
that when this evidence should be offered
to vindicate their conduct in bringing the
petition without proper evidence. the col
onel will have the chance to contra
dict it. What this evidence had to do to
sustain the allegations in petition for
adultery is certainly mystery to counsel
representing Colonel Doherty. Nor could
the colonel believe that such testimony
had been offered until he saw the steno-
grapher's minutes of the trial"
Colonel Doherty has been in New York
with his wife awaiting the arrival of his
mother-in-law. Mrs Buel, from the south.
He intended to be present yesterday morn
ing to take the witness stand and contra
dict the testimony of Messrs Terry and
briggs. To that effect he sent telegram
to Attorney Cole asking him to meet him
in New Haven. Judge Cole said he did
not receive that telegram and added II
left on the 8:25 train yesterday morning.
l did not know, Neither did Colonel Do
herty, that the hour specified for the lat
ter to take the stand was 10 o'clock. He
did not arrive in New Haven until half
past eleven. l had gone on to Bridge
port from Waterbury and when arrived
In New Haven found that it was too late
for the colonel to testify. Then followed
what you probably know. Colonel Doherty
and Colonel Burpee met as friendly
as ever and shook hands. I tried
hard to have the case reopened in the af-
ternoon SO that Colonel Doherty could
contradict the testimony of the other two.
Attorney Terry argued against it and
Judge Parke refused to allow it. So there
the case stands at present"
When Judge Cole was asked if it were
true that Colonel Doherty and Colonel
Burpee were as good friends as ever, he
said he did not say so, but would say no
more.
Mr. Terry when asked if there was any
specified time as to when the evidence
should all be in said that there was no
specified hour but Thursday morning was
named. He had nothing further to say,
as he was now done with the case.
Colonel Doherty and Col Burree are alb
sent from the city.