Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-05-04
MRS E. U. LATHPOP
 TELLS HER STORY
GOES INTO DETAILS ABOUT HER
 FAMILY AFFAIRS.
Her Husband Offered Her $50 a Month if She Would Leave Him -She Spurned the Offer
 He Took the Furniture
He Took the Furniture.

she considered herself entitled to ali
 mony pending the trial of her d
 vorce suit and the other two suit
 for $60,0O0 for support. Notwith
 standing the report that she ha
 not yet procured 'her spring milli
 nery and gowns, she was in tn | pinnacle of style. She did not lool i like a sick woman or one who lla been under a doctors care for tn
 past year, and IS at present accord
 ing to her own testimony. The ia
 tigue and excitement of law suit
 and the witness stand does no
 seem to affect her.
 l She said that on November 26 1890, she became the wife of EdwiI U. Lathrop, and for years she wa! very happy with her husband. The,
 parted on June 24, 1903. Since theI
 she has lived almost constantly il
 New York with a Mrs Kimball who
 was a particular friend of her hus' band.
 Now" said Attorney O'Neill
 her counsel. tell us from your diary
 how you came to be parted from
 your husband, what he did and all about it." Then from lot of pa
 pers, Mrs Lathrop took up a book and opening it she began the story of her life, at least the most excit- ing part of it.
 "The first time my husband told me we should part was on June 5, 1903. This was in Maine. He stop ped over night, remarking that he had to go to Boston. He went away and I did not see him again until my return home on June 25. l got home two days before he did. On the 29th he again went away. He did not say where he was going nor where he had been, but learned all about him.. I did not tell him, though. On his return he was not very pleasant. I asked him why, and he said he was not feeling well. tried to engage him in converse tion, but it was useless. He was rubbing the cat and I said he paid more attention to the cat than he did to me.
 "The next day he did not speak to me at breakfast. I asked what was the matter and he said it was time for us to part. He had made up his mind on that, he said. He went down town then. was so astonished that about 3::30 that afternoon I telephoned for him to come up to the house and he came. l asked him what he meant and he said he had been preparing for to leave me for some time.
 Tn March of that year he asked me if I would like to live in and while I said I would, still told him that did not like to break up my home here, but to make him happy would do so.
 "0n June as he was leaving the house I asked him to take me with him, but he did not do so. He came back at 10 and said he was not well. While he was away somewhere. examined his bank account and found that one time while he was put of town he drew s100. another time s120, and still another time s739.
 "on June 10 he revived the sub- feet of separating and said he would give me $50 month and I could i've in the house. l told him that was not enough, and he said he would help me out anyway. My health had not been good for some lime previous and at this time was seriously i'll. l have been through .N. kA bout s1,000. am not able to work and I have no income, nor means.
 "on June a2 I heard things about ny husband and 1 engaged a law Ter. found that my husband was lot doing right and told him what l lis life was. told him he had 'uined my health and wrecked my | fife and that he would have to take are of me. and he said he was will | ng to pay me $50 a month. told | Jim that was not enough. and he aid I could stay in the house till July. asked him what he had | one with all the money found he Il lad taken out of the bank while he | ras away and he merely said he had pent it.
 "0n July 24 he came to the house Tith Attorney Carmody. Sheriff Gil- atte. his son. and some furniture -agons. and he stripped the house [ all Of the best things. was sick bed at the time and he came into " room with Sheriff Gillette and Dld me that he had come protected nd that l had threatened his life. fhiie the others were removing the lings. Sheriff Gillette stood guard Ter me in bed. My husband noti- ed all the store keepers here and here I was accustomed to buy in ev York against giving me credit. stayed In the house till September with maid. and some of the sighbOrs helped me, too. Then ent to New York. The maid had !,
 sue Mr Lathrop for her wages. Our household expenses were be- reen s3.60a and s4.OeO a year. c always bought me nice things. cer and more costly than I would !. Iy. He bought me a silk skirt for l5 and some jackets for s7 each. fur coat for sz0e. siIk pe,ticoafs T ld handkerehiefs- Ny dresses cost out ssee year Since ve have en parted have to depend upon . generosity of my friends. owe rs KimhaII s1.2e0. My board sts SIS a week. my maid sI a sek. my laundry about sf.z5 ali sek- I now owe for board. the sid and the laundry Ny doctor srEes ss a visit and have to ke a snail glass of sherry at esch saL A bottle costs s1.se and lasts a dsys I rsusub<r Nr Lzthrop ce paid sse Ter q suit for me Ia