Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-06-15
'.LATHROP STUBBORN
 AND 0'NE|LL ANGRY The We'll Known Case is Dragging Along Witness Lathrop Proved
 Hard Nut For O'Neill s5,000 SPENT, FOR WHAT? The Witness Could Not Tell Priv ate Lathrop Diary Given to
 Attorney Burpee.

Attorney John O'Neill lost his tenn
 per yesterday afternoon during the
 hearing of the Lathrop divorce. He was trying to get MT Lathrop to tell what he did with $5,000 some time during the year 1904, and the wit ness could not tell the first thing about 1t except that 1t went as ev- erybody's money goes, for clothing, household affairs, recreation and so on. This was far from satisfying MT ONeill and he exclaimed:
 Now, MT Lathrop. is it not a fact that you spent it taking these two strumpets around the country?" meaning the two alleged corespon- dents, Mrs Corey and Sadie Thorpe.
 Before the witness could answer the court told MT O'Neill that he should not have used that term in referring to the women because there was no evidence so far to show that they were anything of the kind. He also said that lawyer practicing as long as MT O'Neill has been should not forget the dignity of the court. The way the court spoke showed more than the words he used that he was rather aroused by the re- marks of MT O'Neill. However, after moment or two Mir O'Neill explaill- ed to the court that perhaps he was somewhat worked up by the attitude of the witness and his remarkable lack of memory about how this $5,-f 900 was expended. The examination then proceeded.
 MT Lathrop was on the stand the greater part of to-day again. He said that his first wife died in 1885 and soon after her death he lost a great deal of money in investments. He admitted that of late he has been losing more or less money in this way, how much he could not tell. As to what happened before parting from his wife he said everything in general but nothing in particular. It was nag, nag, nag right along, banging of doors and things and some times his wife would rush from the table and for days he would Lot Sse her again. His wife would say, Why did you do this?" and Why didn't you do that?" That was the kind of life they were leading for Ions time before they parted.
 In March, 1895, Mrs Lathrop and a party of friends went to Florida, Mir Lathrop remaining home. That trip cost him $200. He wrote her al- most every day and some days he wrote two or three letters. All of thoea Iatta-c xvara admitted ac ay{- dence. There were four punches of them or about 100 in all. Some of them contained nothing in particu- lar; only such matters as most affectionate husband would write his wife. There were others that teemed with endearing expressions, hopes and fears, and in one of them he hoped that she would not find Water bury too dull to live In after Florida. Meanwhile, he was doing the best he could tos enjoy himself at "25 John street." to quote the letters, sitting under a tree reading" You know, my dear" he wrote. T have plenty of time to think and do a good deal of thinking and hope you are enjoying yourself and when you please me just to please yourself l would do anything in the world for you. You are so good. SO kind. so gentle. it would be impossible to be unkind to you"
 Attorney O'Neill said he would not trust any of those letters in the hands of MT Lathrop. but he had full con- fidence in his counsel. A diary which Mir Lathrop kept for six months and which his wife kept afterwards fer ten years caused some contention al- so. Colonel Burpee wanted to look over this book and only with the greatest reluctance did Mir 0'Neill consent to leave 1t out of his hands. The bundles of letters and the diary are to be given back in Mir 0'Neill's at 10 o'clock tomorrow.
 When the case will close it is in- possible to say. Even the lawyers en- gagged do not know.