The Washington times., 1906-10-09
Accused Physician Con-
fdent He viii Be Ac-
quilted at Early Date.
DEFENSE LOSES A POINT
Jurors Selected Said to Be
Hostile to PriSOner-PrOS-
eCutOn Pleased.

tiOnaI developments were sprung By
both the prosecution and defense when
the taking Of evidence I'm the trial OF
DIT Frank Brouwer for the murder OF
his wife began Each side made the
claims that 1t has evidence at hand
which viii leave the opposition hope
lessly stranded,
one of the sensations which the
prosecution promises TO offer is proof
that the arsenic found in Mrs. BrOu-
wer's stomach could have reached there
from the fluid used in embalming the
body. Undertaken Westhall. who en-
balmed the body, has been relied upon
by the defense to offer such an eXplana-
ton. If he does Pros rcutor Brown
says he can upset the contention
Brouwer is considered TO have lost a
point in the selection of the last four
members OF the jury. BY the time
eight men had been selected both sides
had exhausted ana challenges or the
four talesmeu were put in the box 20
complete the list. These men come
from the remote corners Of the county,
where sentiment IS said to be against
Brouwer. Prosecutor Brown is known
TO De pleased with the jury.
wife's Relatives Plot.
Rrouwer expressed confidence that he
viii be set free before Sunday. He as
serted his prosecution has been en-
eineered by his wife's relatives He
never could agree with them. he assert
ed and they were made particularly an
CRY because his wife left no win where
by the little property she possessed
would haEs gone 10 them.
Various TepD1 lave been circulated
as 10 the lH-4 e. sefense Brouwer's at
torneys WI ~. one story was TO
the effect g. efforts would be made
to show = oman committed suicide,
but This q eInpty denied by Brouw-
er's IawH THAT the woman died nat
uralIy 80 81 be asserted By the
defense.
The pr6E y glass In the stomach,
as claimed 1y the prosecution. VIII be
easily accounted for. according 10
E~0UWer's supporters. After Mrs BTouw-
er's body was eyHumed 'he visccra were
placed IN glass jar The rim OF this
glass was splIutcred. 10 is asserted. when
the metal cap WIS being screwed on. the
glass failing .us-Ce the Jar. The defense
is understood 10 be prepared Ia offer
the splIntcraI glass jar i'm evidence in
support OF this contention
A Sordid Story.
The story OF the alleged murder and
the incidents leading up to it is one OF
a country physician marrying a Wom-
an with money and then, finding that
the woman he had wed refused to
open the purse strings. he sought TO
get rid Of her, II is charged.
Dr. BrOuwer lad been u carpenter
He studied at night and became
physician Il was on a visit to Lake
hurst, a place sixty-seven miles from
New York. that Dr. Brouwer met and
married Miss Carrie d. Hyer She was
a school teacher there. but her father
owned property in lakewood, which
me sold, and the money he obtained
from the sale he left to his children.
Mrs Brouwer owned the home in
which she and her husband lived I'm
Toms River. ana she also had other
property, as well as a good bank ac-
count Her life was insured in sew
eral companies, and the prosecution
will auege that one Of the motives for
killing her vas the desire Of the hus-
band u obtain the wife.s property.
Other Motives.
But there were other motives, the prose-
cuJiOu viii contend. DIT BTOuwer was
said TO be fond OF women. and for a long
time gossip associated his name with
several young women living near here.
Mrs. BrouWer consulted a lawyer in re-
gard TO obtaining a divorce. Brouwer,
il viii be asserted by the prosecution.
realized that If his wife sued him for
divorce his practice and social position
would be ruined
The doctor was a high liver. He want
ed L. sDCu money and have a good time
whsle the wife believed In holding on TO
the money. Such were the conditions in
the B-0uWer household when the wife
suddenly was taken IN a year ago last
September
From time TO time she seemed TO be
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