New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-04

SAID Mas Mclean has no love Tor you ana meyer had
world might think; he then asked what would take
for loss and the suerngs had gone through By
this act OF Miss McLeen."
OF his lending money to her brother, and upon
one occasion had requested it. He lent the brothsr
$50 when Mrs. Mclean died. and Rebecca had scoided
him for letting the brother have 30 much.
AT this point adjournment was taken I'LL O'CLOCK
to-day.
THE HABITS OF Mr.. BRINKERHOFF.
TESTIMONY OF HIS FORMER wIsE-coMSG HoNE
DRUNK LATE. AND GETTING UP EARLY FOB
LIQUOR
The trial of the issues of fact in the suit
brought in the Supreme Court by Cornelius Brinkerhof
against Sarah s. Perry formerly his wife, TO have
tain deed executed by him to her declared trust deed
for the delivery him of the property conveyed by
the deed and for accounting, was ended yester-
day, and the jury ordered to bring sealed verdict
The value Of the property conveyed by Mr. BrnkerhoR
to the defendant is about 100000 The first witness
Mrs. Eleanor c. speer. sister OF Mr.. Brinkerhon
She testified that she had had conversations with him In
which he had given her to understand that he had
decided his property to his wife In trust and not abso
lutey. This wnesss husband testified to the same ef-
feet.
Sarah Perry, the defendant tie frat witness Ia
her own behalf At the time that the deed In question
was executed she and her husband were living with h"t
parents On one occasion she went to her motherl
habits were bad lie was deeply in debt Her mother
inaw said that Mr. Brinkerho ought to put his prop
erty in the hands of the Mr. sBnkerhoh AFTER
ward told the witnesses father that no dd not know 10
whom ne indebted, ana that his properly ought 10
be turned over TO bis wife The witnesses father tod Mr.
Brnkerhof that he OR. Perry would take care
OF his daughter and her children. and that
he (Mr. Brinkerho) ought to be careful what he did
about his property. Mr. Brnkerhof Insisted that ~
youd turn it over 10 his wife. He spoke with the WI"
ness on the subject several times before the dee" was
executed attorney who drew the deco reao IL o'o'
to Mr. Brinkerhon. who knew Its contents Inc VIII.
neess father told Mr. Brinkerhof that when the deed
was once executed the matter could not be unoohe'
The latter replied that he wanted his wife 10 haVo
his property He wanted her 10 have IL 30
that il would on her death 20 to her children Inc WI"
meas said that Mr. BrinkerhOf was not drunk wneh 10
signed the deed After 1t was executed no 1911 ne' io
time and she remained with her father Later he prom
sed 10 REFORM and she to New-York to i've WIN
him They lived together until Mr.. Brnkernon icu
into bad habits again, when she let nun. a. xx On.
The wtne, a. reHsserted that Mr. Brnkerhon Knew tle
contents OF the , desa T nine ." one side and told
that the deed absolute one ana ina ~ sr W. 80
house Mr. Brinkerhor told the lawyer hat D. wanted
his wife to have the property He ad nSe .s.d az ~
animation the witness that she could nos
swear that Mr. Brinkerhof after the execution oi w"
deed had received from her more than sio sss nsi,
however paid many hts debts She said that ne was
drunk almost all the time. He cane nome
late and rot up early 10 liquor She denied tha sue
gave liquor to her husband on the morning o. ss h
when he deed was executed She also dcnicd tnat yer
father mad sent her 70 get bottle OF sometnms
her husband" Her father was temperate man hs
never drank She protested tnat she had not maries
he aintif oil account Of his money but on account Oh
her love for him. .-... ,.,d
Edgar b. wakeman, the attorney who drew tne nren'
ssd that Mr. Brinkerho not drunk when
I'd Hs would not have taken the acknowledgment %
drIukep man. He felt that lie Informed hr
Blinkrrho of the contents or the deco he even go
10 persuade him execute IT, rs he feared that rVu
hle mi ght afterward come of IT, -, -. /.
Elizabeth ). DAVIS. for the plaintiff, testlnea tnal
PENDANT Lately had been coldness bet eeh 1as
The once told the witness that MI brnAefhou
Rod stoned over an his property TO her when ne was
drunk On one occasion, when the defendant was CON-
Mo nine OF the grear number of bills FOR rum which sns
I'd ~ nav for Mr. RrinkerhO, she declared that she u
not love him when she married Linn, that sue tnen @
tnorn like posening him than ike living with hn' ant
that shs Intended to him. Tie Defendant was re-
called and denied that she hal ever let use
tae plaintiff Lad expressed herse " I"' eneSS