Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-20
.DURANT HAS HIS
 INNING IN COURT Evidence of Delkescamp Woman and Detective Murphy No Good
 Unless Coroborated LATHR0P FAy0RS ACCUSED His Testimony Brought a Surprise to the Prosecution in the
 Case.


 of Attorney Harold R. Durant was resumed before Judge Shumway to- day and a large crowd of spectators. Judge Shumway on opening court stated in regard to the testimony of Detective Murphy and Mrs Delkes- camp.
 T shall not find that the respon- dent has done anything wrong if this evidence is uncorroborated."
 During the morning session the contention of the prosecution that the Delkescamp woman had been hired by Durant was refuted by MT Lathrop himself. The latter testi- fled that Mrs Delkescamp had never made any improper proposals to him, but that he and Colonel Burpee had paid her money so as to use her tes- timony in the divorce case.
 John K. Beach, president of the New Haven county bar association, was the first witness. He testified as to a letter which he had handed to defendants counsel several days ago.
 Edward U. Lathrop of Waterbury was the next witness called. He met Mrs Delkescamp in 1904 in Exchange place in Waterbury, when she in quired about the renting of some property. On cross-examination, MT Lathrop admitted that he had met certain woman at the house of Mrs Leland. He said he had paid $60 to this woman to assist her in get ting divorce.
 While the majority of the lawyers in Waterbury hope that MT Durant will get out of this predicament with out a blemish. scarcely one of them would care to have himself quoted to that effect. It is the opinion of many of them that he will be vindicated. Attorney O'Neill, who is counsel now for Mrs Lathrop, a position held by Mir Durant when the case first start Durant was over-zealousness. He does not think the hearing will have any serious results for Mir Durant and he expects to see the evidence of thrown out. Delkescamp once or twice tried to obtain money from him for evidence he claimed to have had, but whether he had or not he did not get cent from Mir O'Neill.
 William H. Delehanty identified his notes of the Delkescamp evidence in the Lathrop divorce case. He tes- tified about taking the testimony as the committee of the superior court before whom the case was tried. Mir Judson asked him If he. had ever known of case where person whose character had been injured by testimony, if a witness had been in- vited to cross examine the one so in- turing a persons character. He ad- mitted that he never heard of such a procedure.
 Attorney U. c. Church was the next witness. He testified as to the letter written by Murphy under date of January 4, 1904, threatening him If he did not pay him $30 he owed him. Are you a warm friend of Col onel Burpee's?" asked Attorney Jud- son. "I am friend of his," was the reply. Did you understand that Mir Durant opposed Colonel Burpey might and main?" was asked. T did," was his reply. Recess was here taken.
 Mrs Elizabeth L. Lathrop is very Ill at her boarding place in New York. Her physician telegraphed her Attorney O'Neill. this after noon that she had to undergo an operation yesterday and that while she is as we'll as could be expected she should not be disturbed for a week or SO. Mir O'Neill says that de- spite her presence in court every day the past week or two Mrs Lathrop was a very sick woman. When the hearing of her divorce petition will be resumed he could not say.