Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-03
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 The spleen which has for some time been existing between Judge l.. Y. Burpee and Attorney Bronson was given full play at yesterdays session of the superior court. The case of Judge Burpee against Fred B. Atwood was before Judge Case and the jury and Judge Burpee was under examination by Attorney Bronson. In this suit Judge Burpec seeks satis- faction for all the alleged annoyance and trouble he has been put to for some time by Mir Bronson, claiming that because Mir Bronson had spite against him was the reason he brought Atwood's suit. It will be remembered that at the last regular term of the superior court that suit was thrown out.
 Yesterday Mir Bronson gradually drew down to the incident of the fire which destroyed the original Platt building on the corner of Phoenix avenue and East Main street
 Judge Burpee said his safe was not destroyed in that fire but his papers were lost. Mir Bronson apparently could not understand how that could be- and Judge Burpee said that some days after the fire the safe was open ed and his papers were removed by William Mattison, who was in his of flee at that time: Henry Rowland and his stenographer, Miss Mary Me Carthy.
 He was asked if there were not some papers of interest to the city de- stroyed or lost at that time and wit ness said there might have been. At that time Judge Burpee was city at torney. The answer to the next ques- ton threw more light on the Judges alleged indebtedness to the city than has been thrown on 1t by any other means.
 Isn't it a fact he was asked, that you are short in your accounts to the city ?"
 T object" exclaimed Attorney Ely. counsel for Judge Burpee.
 Now said Judge Burpee, T would like to go into that question though it is irrelevant to this case"
 As MT Bronson insisted the court said:
 ''Go ahead then"
 'Well there is said to be a sh0rtage," answered Judge Burpee. ~
 ''How much, $l. 900 or $1OOOOT' sd
 Tt may be ~$1,OOO, but I don't think it can be S10,0OO.'
 ''HOw does that matter stand now between you and the city 7"
 ''ln process of settlement"
 How do you mean ?'
 T mean that it will not be settled until the city gives me the information that have been asking from 1t since last summer.'
 Tue court at this point said he thought the matter had gone far enough, but Judge Burpee seemed will ing to tell more and as MT Bronson did not object to his proceeding, he went on, and said that what became of the papers that were in bis safe he did not know, whether or no. they were removed to his new office.
 The case then took another turn.
 Did you ever say that we had never sued each other ?' asked Mir Bronson.
 T don't know," said Judge Rurpee. whether did or not. but I say now that sued you for T. H. Hayes, and you sued me in that famous case of George A. Driggs. That care was notdrioiisly tried and you were badly beaten. Chief Justice Parker who heard it, said you had not scintilla of evidence against me, and his de- cision is on file in the superior court in New Haven. That was the first suit you brought against me. Then you sued me for $15,0OO damages for alienating the affections of Mrs George A. Driggs and you did not dare bring that suit because you knew you would be beaten again. It was kept on the list until the court struck 1t off.''
 ''YOu had use for a good deal of mo- ney about that time, hadn't you !' g
 Here the court again interferretl with the remark that he thought it was time this wrangling should cease. Mir Bronson, however. insisted upon his question. claiming that witness de- layed settlement with the city and with the defendant because he did not have the money to pay over.
 The court overruled the question.
 The examination then took another track but before two questions were asked court adjourned to Tuesday morning.
 There were number of lawyers present during this examination and it was the opinion of most of then, that Attorney Bronson instead of help ing his case, hurt it considerably be- cause he showed the feeling complain ed of by Judge Burpee'rthad urnrans ed of by the plaintiff.