The Washington times., 1909-12-25

ened to use, any weapon of any kind
upon her.
After recess Brokaw was questioned
by Mcintyre with regard to what prop-
erty he owns and what his income is
Brokaw characterized his property as
'delapidated," old 'fnexpens i've and
mot worth much OF very cheap." He
testified his income varies between $40 -
COO and $4,000. based on changes in val
ues OF securities he holds.
When asked to describe the proper+v
IN North Carolina known as Fair View
Brokaw got about as far au-av frC,''
Splenior az he could I'm giving the
description He said the farm bo,,gce
were old or ''remodeled. " He told y-bst
the farm in High Point consists of ana
Saio ne raised perhaps leo to 5o0
pheasants- The sO-called $50. 600 race
track BrOkaw explained was a ,,-I1
track used to exercise his poIo nonios
Brokaw said he paid $40 0OO for Inc
yacht, the Sabarita, but viii sell Il for
about halft that amount. He cot an Of
fer OF 5000 to sell II for Junk ,, ae 10
did not care to use n AND n,,e ~
Government tonnage on II. He said he
bought the Valhalla for 500 O00 b,,t
never brought 1t to this country becarss
OF the tonnage tax, and viii sell it now
at a loss.
Brokaw said he has mortgage Of
$500 on the Great Neck place. He
paid $4,000 for the place, and he owns
other property in Great Neci, that bc
paid 10000 for. on this ne has a mort
gage Of 10000. This latter Droperfv &c
the only realty that would weld him
any income, and that only in the case Of
the tenants paying their rent. a thing
they have not done, he said.
Mrs. Brokaw had said her husband
spent almost $4,000 on her the first wear
OF their married life. Yesterday Brokaw
estimated he had spent perhaps s7.0no
or $1,000 on his wife The witness de-
MED, item by item, paying the prices
his wife said he paid for furs, boots.
hunting suits. and so forth The en-
Eagement ring cost him $3.50 He said
he offered his wife n beautiful neck
lace Of emeralds and pearls, and that
she tossed them to the floor, axclaim-
ing: They are PASTE
Willing To Sell.
Brokaw said his High Point property.
including Fair View, is assessed at
$4,000. and he'll SCI II if anybody be-
lieves It TO be worth a cent more The
witness studied bills presented to him
by Mcintyre for Identification, through
a lorgnette or SpectaCiss that appear
like a lorgnette, He said he dropped
wanted to do an automobile business.
The comment made by BrOkaw when
he was replying 70 questions put TO him
by Mcintyre concerning the things his
wife bought in 1907-l90S was amusing,
but all Of it was stricken from the
minutes. Once he added in replying to
a question;
IF did I'd be eating at a free lunch
counter" And again he added. I'D be
walking on my uppers" He almost
whispered the information that his
brokers have him credited with only
S212 COO" The brokers books show Ec
owes them $780, 900. His credit with
them, Of course. exceeds that indebted
ness. Brokaw hurried through the de
malls Of the prices his wife said he paid
for various articles of feminine wearing
apparel
Getting back to the necklace. Rro<avy
said he paid $3.50 for It in Venice lie
said Mrs Jimmy Martin wanted it,
and she wouldn't wear anything that
looked like paste
The witness didn't know the first
thing about a bin for $1,000 paid to a
Dr. Graham in London. He said his
wife explained DR.. Craigin's bill for her
operation for appendicitis was $3.50. I
but that the doctor said the bill was
only $1,000.
a couple Of pairs Of khaki riding