New-York tribune., 1909-12-14
MRS. BR0KAW FIRM
HOLDS COUNSEL OFF.
Mr.. Mcintyre Bafed IN Day
of Verbal Fencing.

MineOid. Long island, Dec. l8-Ahothei
days fencing was INDUCED in to-day In the
Supreme Court by Mrs. W. Gould Broknw
and John r. Mcintyre. Of counsel for Mr.
Broksw. and al adjournment the balance
vas stili In favor Of Mrs. Brokav. as the
rigid cross-Guestionins which Mr.. Mcintyre
put her through did not in the least shake
her former testimony or the statements IN
her complaint.
Mr.. Mcintyre tried 20 show that Mrs
Broksw drank cocktails. hut she denied
this vigorously. although she said that her
husband at times gave her port when she
was tired and in need OF stimulant.
Statements were issued to-day by counsel
for both sides. The first was by Mr. Mcln-
tyre. on behalf Of Mr.. Brokaw, and was as
follows:
The newspapers to-day state that Mrs.
Brokaw's brother attempted TO commit an
assault upon me yesterday. No such thing
occurred ] want 10 add that ] have been
grossly misrepresented by Mrs Brokaw and
members OF her family. The charges made
have no foundation IN fact; they We're made
20 injure me in the public eye and TO force
large money settlement Proposition upon
proposition has been made TO me by the
plaintiffs side 20 abandon this case II /
would pay a large sum Of money. ! have
TefuSe0 on edcn OCCASION. j Att Nd1f " % III
stituted for only one pu-pose-nsmely. 90
obtain money. have fully determined not
10 he menaced. have never lifted my hand
against my wife. nor did l abuse her, which
will he shown by a number OF witnesses"
Arthur Baldwin, for the plaintiff. said in
reply: The statement made by the &C.
fendant William Gould Broksw. 70 the
effect that the plaintiffs side has made
overtures for a discOntinuance upon pay
ment Of a sum OF money is q deliberate
falsehood. The suit Is brought BY Mrs.
Brokaw not for an absolute divorce. but
for q decree enabling her 20 live apart from
Nj. Brokaw and 20 be separately main
tanned by him. The statement OF Mr.. Bro
kaw is in line with the evident policy of
the defence 10 make its case on unsuo-
stantiaI declarations, made without the re-
sponsibilty OF an OATH"
GINGER ALE IN DISGUISE.
The matter Of the ginger ale in the cham
pagne bottles was brought up by Mr.. Nc
Intyre, who sought 10 show that MIR. Bro
ksw had IL fixed that way so that his wife
would not have 20 drink wines. When the
glasses were changed" said Mrs. BrokaW,
and later told him that took only three
or four sips he called me liar and said
knew they were changed all the time. II
was on New Years Day OF 1903 that Mr..
Broksw came 20 my room ana, showing ne
a shotgun, said he would blow out what
few brains did have"
When Mrs. Brokaw testified that her hus-
band had said not 20 talk 20 that man"
meaning Mr.. Martin. during a formal din
ner. Mr.. Mcintyre tried 10 show. by using
the counsel table. that she could not have
heard that far without the other guests
also hearing. but he did not shake the tes-
tirnony OF Mrs. Brokaw. When asked why
shs did NOT tell some one when her husband
had threatened 70 blow her head of, she
replied that her pride prevented her from
so doing.
AT this stage Of the proceedings NJ. Bro
kaw leaned forward and said something 70
NJ. Mcintyre. who impatiently told him %
wait.
After the incident OF the gun I drove
nine miles 10 High Point in one hour" said
Mrs. Brokav AIr. MCINTYRE tried 10 show
/ that she could not have done this over the
poor Southern roads but she replied that
she had a good horse. Mr.. McIntyre tried
10 show that she had a. one time gone 10
her room because her husband had contra
dirted her about her shooting a woodchuck
but this she denied.
Nrs Brokaw referred 20 the time when
she said she found her husband In e para
lived and intoxicated condition outside her
/ door when he wrote her a note saying that
T ho was dying. and on being asked by Mr..
1 Mcintyre II she knew much about intoxica-
/ ton she replied that she should. az she had
/ had enough experience during the last two
years.
Mrs. Brohaw emphstically denied that
4 she mad ever said anything 10 her husband
about his relations with other women, and
( further said that she had never made any
comments on that subject She said she
i had never made the statement that she was
going 10 try 70 have her husband declared
insane and incompetent 10 manage ms
estate
When syked II the poison that she had
taken az High Point was taken in mistake.
she replied that II was not. that she saw
the bottle marked poison and would have
swallowed 1t # her husband had not pre-
vented her from 80 doing. Mr.. Mcintyre.
upon an objection by Mr.. Baldwin. said he
wanted 20 prove that MrE. Brokaw only
wanted 40 make a bluf az taking her life.
as II she had really wished 10 Kill herself
F she would have taken more poison.
Mrs Brokaw said that before they went
90 Europe In lsoe she had been al a sana-
torium In Manhattan for two weeks and
that her husband had only come twice 10
see her. MI. Mcintyre tried 70 show that
the doctor had said that II would not be
good for Mrs. Brokaw 10 see her husband
more than that
Mrs BT0kaw said that she was operated
on in June. 1eS for appendicitis and that
her husband had accused her OF looking
too much at Dr.. Pew, who performed the
operation When they were in France Mr.
I Brokaw always carried whiskey from one
place 10 another with him. according 20