The sun., 1903-07-02
sues BROKAW NOW FOR LIBEL.
MRS. POELLON WANTS $3.50, 600
on THIS COUNT ALSO.
He Was quoted as saying That She Tried
to Blackmaii Him and That His Let
tiers 10 Her Have Beeu AHered--Ris
Lawyers say sshc Knew lie Couldn't wed

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Lawyers Say sssc Knew He Couldn't Wed
w. Gould Brokav, who has been sued
by Mrs. Kathryn Poillon of 200 West Eighty
sixth street for brelca OF promise Of marri-
age, the damages being put at $3.50 900,
was reported 70 have said yesterday that
the suit was an outrageous attempt to
blackmail him by woman whom he had
befriended. He was quoted also as deny
ing that he ever asked her to be his wife
or that he had ever promised to marry her.
Mr.. Brokaw was reported to have said that
he never gave her an engagement ring
and to have made this statement: i''-.
Il met the woman several years ago
and assisted her In several ways. Not long
ago she asked me to get her employment
somewhere, as she had become so reduced,
financially, that she was obliged to 60 to
work. I found employment for her in a
shop, but she declined it, saying that the
work was too hard. Later she made a
demand on me for $4,000. under threat Of
publishing letters which she said I had
written to her.
Il refused to accede to her demand, and
I suppose this suit is the result. I see she
alleges that wrote to her something like
$50 letters and that some Of them begin:
My dear Wife-to-be' may have written
a dozen letters to her. but none of them
began in the way she states, and ifwife-
to-be is in any OF them now, it was written
by some other hand than mine. shall,
OF course, fight this suit to the highest
court in the State il necessary"
H.. DAsn ~
she promptly proceeded to call Mr.. Erokaw
names, said that she never made demand
on him for money and never received a
cent from him. She said that she had a
sufficient income from her fathers estate
to keep her in comfort She admitted
that her sister, who lives with her, was once
employed in a shop in Twenty-third street
Brokaw had nothing to do with her sister
getting the job. AS for herself, she never
worked anywhere.
Will, Mrs Polon was expressing her
opinion of Mr., Brokaw her lawyer was draw
| ing up the papers in another suit against
Brokaw. this time for libel. The dana ges
| asked for in this suit are also S25O,000 The
lawyer would like TO find Mr. Brukaw that
| he may serve the new complaint on him.
About three weeks ago, Howe Il Hum
mel. acting for Mr.. Brokaw. asked w. J.
| Kinsley, the handwriting expert. TO exam
inc three or four letters. The day after
Mrs. Poillon made similar request of Mr.
Kinsley. The expert suggested that he
examine the letters in the pre- sence Of the
! lawyers on both sides.
This suggestion was accepted and Kinsley
went to Howe & Hummel's offico for that
purpose Brokaw was there. as was Mrs
Poillon's lawyer. The lawyers examined
the letters and then told tho expert that
Mrs. lion refused to let him see them. Mr.
Kinsley has had nothing to do with the
case since.
Tho: woman's lawyer said yesterday
that his client, suspecting that Brokaw
had retained Kinsley, consulted the ex-
pert for the sole purpose of confirming her
suspioions She did 50 by 'cbnsenti1g to
an examination Of the letters Having
accomplished what she desired, she re-
fused TO let the expert get anywhere near
them.
Mrs. Poillon said yesterday that she
took all Brokaw's letters out OF her strong
box yesterday morning, counted them and
found that she had just 294.
Benjamin Steinhardt of Howe Il Hummel
said yesterday afternoon: This woman
is after money and she won't get a cent
She'll get all the law she wants before
we're through. She can have no stand
ing in court anyway, because she knew
that Brokaw's wife had divorced him. on
the statutory grounds and that the court
forbade Brokaw to marry again
Mr.. Brokaw's divorce was granted in
one of the New England States on the
ground Of extreme cruelty. .-.