Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-22
THE LATHROP CASE.
Some Sensational Testimony Filed
With Clerk Marsh Yesterday.

The first Of series of sensational
surprises in the Lathrop- Lathrop case
has taken place. 1t was filed yester-
day afternoon with Clerk Marsh of the
superior court and is Mr. Lathrop's an
swer to his wife's amended complaint
in her suit for support Several para
graphs are admitted in the complaint
and many of them are denied.
This new paper says that in August
last Mrs Lathrop set out to procure
false. testimony against her husband,
In order to show that he had been
squandering his money upon other wo-
men. The instruments with which she
sought to procure this evidence were
her local lawyers at the time, Durant,
Lowe and Rogers.
In July Mrs Lathrop according to
the answer, informed her attorneys
that her husband was a man very diff
cult for a moral woman to live with
on respectable terms, and her attorneys
believed her. But subsequently they
found they had been deceived and it
was because of this they set out to
build up evidence with Mrs Lathrop's
consent. Certain detectives were ac-
cordingly engaged in New York, and
for some time they followed Mr. Lat
throp all over Waterbury. Late in ALI
gust they reported failure to obtain any
evidence of the kind desired, and con-
sultation was held between them and
the lawyers, and then, according to the
answer the plaintiff engaged certain
woman said to be we'll known in Wa
terbury to act i'll concert with the Ge-
tectives. She was to lay traps for the
defendant, Lathrop, and thereby in
veigle him into laying foundation
upon which to build up evidence
IA gainst himself to be used in the suit.
For three weeks, says the answer,
the defendant was subjected to the
Establishments of this woman detective,
but they all failed and she so reported.
She then stated, however, that for q
sufficient sum she would testify as re-
CURED of her, and this offer was taken
under considerati ton. The result was
that on September 13 the woman de-
tective, Mrs LHthrop and her attorneys
met In the office of one OF the latter,
and there the woman presented state
ment of certain things and actions to
which she said she would testify for Il
sufficient sum. And the plaintiff, =
says the answer just fled promised
to give the woman 500 and other val
liable gifts If she would so testify.
And thereupon the PLAINTIFFS lawyers
desired SAID WOuldl 10 let HGT pEeIGllI-
ed confession be taken down in writ
ing and to sign the same; and in order
to protect erself from any charge
which her husband might bring against
her, the plaintiff and her lawyers there
upon promised said woman that they
would cause her husband to be arrest
ed and confined in New Haven jail I'M
til this action should be finished. or
that they would otherwise prevent him
from making any complaint
During said negotiations and ar
rangements with said detectives and
said lewd woman the plaintiff paid to
them from time to time more than
$500 for the purpose of inducing them
| to do the acts and make the statements
and Representations hereinbefore SET
| forth.
by means of the preparations,
agreements. statements and .represen-
tations hereinbefore set forth. the plain
| tiff and her lawyers intended to falsely
represent the character and conduct OF
the defendant and or his relations to