The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-12-18
When Witness Gilbert swore
That He Heard the Bad Ian
guage, She Admitted the
Fact by Nodding Her Head.
PLAINTIFF RESTS AND
DEFENSE HAS INNING
Husband Who Is Trying to
Avoid Paying 100000 a
Year in AIimony Satisfied
With Showing in His Behalf,
HOW COUPLE DISAGREED

New York, Dec. 17.-Mrs. Mary
Blair BrOkaw, the plaintiff, rested
her case today for her suit for sepa-
ration with ahmony of 100000 a year
from her husband, W. Gould BrOkaw,
and the defense opened.
Prospects tor a reconciliation bright
ened for a moment today when AttOr-
ney Mcintyre rendered Mrs. Brokaw an
I invitations To the next years cakeWalk
at High Point, n c., the Br0kaw
southern country place. BrOkaW smiled
and his wife hid her face I'm her furs.
But I'm the recess Brokaw defined his
| position as one of frank hostility.
Mrs. Br0kaw," he said, "has rejected
I my advances often enough. L am going
to fight this suit to a finish, and I am
[ wei satisfied with its advance"
/ Mrs. IT. BfamweI Gilbert, BTokaW's
sister, testified I'm bis behalf that he
and his wife were ga sweet tender
/ solicitous and loving couple" Mrs.
Gilbert testified that Brokaw was not a
drinking man. Bagley. one Of Brokaw's
grOoms, testified to- the same effect.
Acknowledged the Adjective.
/ Mr. Gilbert had an amusing passage
7 at arms with his sister-in-laW over "a
/ point in her earlier testimony. Mrs.
/ Brokaw had refused to admit her use
Of a profane adjective as applied 10
/ servent's berth. in which she said her
/ husband made her sleep when crossing
( the Atlantic, unless Mr.. Gilbert would
/ swear she used it,
Coming around the ships deck. Z
met the plaintiff face TO face. I lifted
( my hat and she exclaimed. III be d.
/ if I occupy that berth testified Gilbert.
/ AS he repeated the debatabie adjective
| Mr. Gilbert looked al the plaintiff. She
: nodded her head and smiled So did
/ Justice Putnam as she made good her
( word.
/ Sister Ready to Testify.
! Members Of Mrs. Mary Blair Bro
/ kaW's family came to her aid today i'm
her legal contest for a separation from
her husband, W. Gould BTOkRW, and
distressing occurrences in the unhappy
married life of the couple were detailed
on the stand by witnesses for the plain
tiff.
Miss EIodie Blair. whose brilliant
I eyes are every bit as captivating as
those of her sister, and whose wit is
declared to be as scintillating, came
into court with Mrs. BTOkaW today and
participated i'm the preliminary confer
enCes of the attorneys on the petition
eT's side
Her story was intended to supple
ment that which J. Billiard Blair, the
brother of the plaintiff. told yesterday,
when he described hystericaI nantes
tatiCns on his sisters part after she
had been warned by Mr.. BrOkaw at the
table to cease looking at a certain man.
and other disturbing happenings due to
diSagTeements between husband and
wife.
All the witnesses with knowledge of
the matter were asked by Mr. Bald
win Mrs. BrOkaw's lawyer. what they
know of the BrokaW's style of living
and of Mr. Brskaw's income, presum-
ably with a view to showing that the
defendant is able to pay the substantial
alimOny which his wife demands.
General surprise was caused when At
t0ruey Baldwin, after concluding his
examination of T Pvi17r7 blair, am
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