Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-15
MRS. BR0KAW ON STAND
CONTEST OVER HER HUSBANDS
FINANCIAL STANDING.
Defendants Counsel in Divorce Suit
Places Estate at 81 800, 900.
May Be Too Little.

| MINEOIAA, L. J., December 1J.-Mars
Blair Brokaw. who is suing her million
are husband ". Gould Brokaw. fol
separation and alimony, returned to the
witness stand this morning. while Mr.
Baldwin. her counsel. continued reading
from the volunlinous exhibits. namely
cipals shortly prior to the final clash
which shook Nirvana, the Brokaw place
at Great Neck, and caused its dismantling
| a year ago.
One OF the most important features OF
| the plaintiffs case will be the examina-
ton into Mr.. Brokaw's financial standing
with a view to arriving at a basis for
alimony.
1t is known that the defendants father,
the late W. G. Brokaw, was. together with
his mother the third largest stockholdel
In Standard Oil, and it is said that tine
defendant in this action received most OF
| this Stock as his Iortion of the inherit
ance.
Places Estate at 100000.
Counsel for the defendant places his
total wealth at 81 100000 Arthur ]. Bald
win, counsel for the plaintiff, challenged
this figure, which, he says, IS very much
too low.
Among the kilograms Mr.. Baldwin asked
counsel for the defense to produce when
he resumed the redirect examination at
the opening of the session today were
some giving instructions to the butler. the
caretaker. the chauffeur and other func-
tionaries at Nirvana, as we'll as to III. r.
Gilbert. his brother-in-law. The court
ruled that he had no authority to make
this demand. Counsel squabbled briefly
&f,o until Nr Dol uyiy, Ans
removed the complaints of Mr.. Bushe of
counsel for tine defense, tearing into frag-
ments message which it was urged that
he had no right to keep.
Seek to Prove Espionage.
The tenor of the messages desired br
counsel for the plaintiff was supposed
! to substantiate the charge of espionage
over the mistress of Nirvana. Eventu-
ally the inference that they were SO
damaging to the defense was combat
ed by Mr.. Mcintyre. who agreed. with
an air OF cheerfuiness, to produce the
kilograms specified.
| Mrs. Brokaw. when YOU speak Of
100000 the amount of money spent
on you during the first year of your
ma rriage to Mr.. Brokaw." began Mr.
Baldwin, aside from your living ex-
| penses. you assumed that bills for Your
gowns had all been paid. didn't you:'
| Yes I did: but / have since learned
that many of them had not been paid
answered Mrs. Brokaw.
The question of why the French maid
| Marie, was discharged in Paris then
| came up.
At a moment when Mr.. Brokaw was ou
Of the room the subject of doctors ant
nurses bills came up. and il developed
that DR.. REM, the nerve specialist. wht
hypnotized MI Brokaw daily. received ar
| emolument amounting to $1,000 month
Dr. Shipman was in receipt of 500 during
a like period and DR.. Pugh $500.
| Now wasn't your nurse the moving
spirit i'm this suit?' inquired Mr.. McIn.
| tyre when his turn came again. Mrs
| Brokaw admitted 1t was the nurses idea
She explained that she made a scrapbooh
| OF her husbands kilograms in order to
amuse herself when she was in the hos
pital, and her nurse. Miss Lee, helped
her.
| wasn't it to preserve the tender mes