The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-12-23
BR|AKMEYER GIVES
HIS SIDE Of CASE
Defendant in Divorce Suit Saws
He Was Good 10 His
Wife.
CLAIMS SHE WAS Gold"
Told Him Not to "Slobbcr" Over
Her When He Tried to Kiss
Hcr-Cross Examination
to Take Place To-Day.

FORMER City Councilman John q. Brink
meyer testified yesterday afternoon in
Judge Ryan's division of the Circuit Court
in the trial Of the divorce suit OF his wife.
MIS-. Mo!lie Brinkneyer. The trial was
adjourned from last Friday.
B~rinkEeyer gave his occupation as man
ager Of property owned by himself. and
said that he was horn and raised IN ST.
Louis. and has lived here ffty-two years.
He was married In 1850 and obtained his
first piece of real estate in 1856 or 1857. He
said the property was given TO him and
Mrs Brinknacyer by her father.
Br!akneyer was engaged in tn. HI ard
ware business, and his fataher-in-law told
him that If he would move his store 70 =
lot he owned at North Market and Tween
ty-fifth streets that he might have tho lot
The deed was made out in his and his
Wife's name.
y little later he bought property at No.
$50 North Market street for a residence.
He next bought fats at No. 1884 North
Market street.
He said that his wife Kept seeking to
iniUce him to convey to Eer one-hsls Of
the lot her father had given to them.
He said that he ave her s.. in cash.
and made over TO her the residence at
No. $50 North Market street. the flats at
No. 25Si North Market street. and gave
her a decd Of trust for Selcrb amounting
IN all 10 about $45.cr.
His own holdings consist. he said n.
deeds OF trust FOR $500, SlOfso and &! co.
ninety-"Ight shares OF stock in the North
western Realty Company. $50 worth of
stock in the Anchor Real Estate Company
and a note of the Brinklncver Hardware
Company for $3.50. al together. about
He said that he treated his wife az a
husband should and took her and his
family travelling. and she and III. chill |
drCn went on trips by themselves. ami !
tie denied that lie called his wife bad
names. and said that she called him bad !
names.
He said lie may have uttered Il mild
curse occasionally in the house, bu. moth !
Ing more.
TOLD NOT To KISS HER. |
His wife was cold to him. he said, and |
when he would attempt to kiss her that |
she would turn away and tell him not
TO 'slobbcr" over her.
He said that she complained a good
deal about money matters, and fused
He stated that lie learned she had de-
~tcctiveJ to watch him.
He kept an account Of the family liv- |
ing expenses for the year 1895. and OK
hibiteri a memorandum. He spent that
year for living. S1.IIG.15. He sad this in
cluded two wedding gifts Of SO each to
his daughters.
His first Information OF the divorce suit |
was when he read of il in the papers in !
Hot SPRINGS, Ark, Shortly before depart
Ing for Hot Springs there was a general |
reconciiiatory meeting. accompanied bv a !
transfer OF property. he said. He went
ali OF the family when he departed. His |
cr6ss-ezamination will take place to-day.
When the court convened yesterday the |
examination Of Mrs. LYDIA Renecke
daughter of the Brirkmeyers. who testi,
fed previously. was taken UP. She said !
there was no cause for the divorce :uit
and for that reason she sided with her
father. She said that she had spoken 10
her mother only once since the suit was
filed.
Otto B~rinkneyer. brother ~ the de-
PENDANT. testified to having made Efforts
TO effect n reconciliation between his
brother and wife.
Doctor William Kuhlmey. q North 81.
Louis druggist testified to having sold
Mrs. B~rinkmeyer a certain drug In
cross-eXaTnination he said that the drug
might be used for legitimate purposes.