The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-16
TROUBLES OF BROKAWS
MORE "ALIMONY EvfDnNCEv FREE
 sENTED TO c0UnT.
Wife Tells of Conduct Of Husband af
 New York Hotel-Many Cont ly TeIeErams Were

New rOrk HOtef--MoDy C0ss-
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 Sent.
 New York. Dec 1s.--Although Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw's ordeal on the witness stand was over when court adjourned yesterday there was little diminution of interest in today's ses- sion of the, trial of her suit for sep aration from her husband. W. Gould Brohaw. Mrs. Brokaw asks s2,5oo a month alimony.
 Principals and attorneys were on hand early in the Mineola court room where the trial is being held and there were protracted consultations as to today's course Of procedure, over which there remained some uncertain ty up to the time court convened.
 'Alimony evidence" was put on the records in the session today and Mrs. Brokaw was called to the stand by her counsel to supply it. She said that her husband had spent Sso.ooo during 1908 in defraying ner expenses other than cost of her living.
 It was indicated that the extent of MT. Brokaw's property holding would be thoroughly gone Into In Informing the court what MT. Brokaw might req sonably be asked to pay in the way of alimony. should his wife win her suit
 Before this Mrs. Brokaw's counsel got the court to direct that the de- fense produce numerous messages al- legged to contain reports of Mrs. Bro- kaw's conduct and sent by servants at Great Neck to MT. Brokaw and his secretary at High Point. N. c. Some days as many as fifteen telegrams passed, many of them containing l50 words or so. These messages were withheld for later reading. They are expected to produce the sensation of the trial.
 Mrs. Brokaw said that bills had been sent her for purchases made while she was living with her hus- band and that she had been threaten ed with suit on some of them.
 Attorney Baldwin then took Mrs. Brokaw back to elucidate some of the interesting points she previously had made in her favor. One of these had to do with the exciting time at the Savoy Hotel when. she testified, Mir. Brokaw threw things around the room one night when he came home para lyzed" from drink. as sne put it. The noise was so great that the hotel peo- pie came to the apartment to see what the commotion was about she said
 When he cautioned her at the din- ner table at High Point, N. C., not to be making eyes" at Jimmie" Mar tin. Mir. Brokaw gave the command in an undertone.
 Mrs, Brokaw told about a scrap book kept by herself and her nurse while the witness was III. Tn this book were placed all the telegrams sent to her by her husband She said that the nurse was the spirit of the book" The telegrams were Of an un- usual character. expressing love and devotion. and she liked 10 read them over.
 When Mir. Baldwin had finished the redirect examination Mir. Mcintyre began the re-cross examination.
 MT. Mcintyre. in little side re- good. kind husband. "the best that ever walked on Gods green earth" and said he had not been properly ap- preciated by Mrs Brokaw
 MT. Mcintyre wanted to know if MT. Brokaw had not paid for certain dresses made before the marriage. but when Mrs. Brokaw's attorney object ed. MT. Mcintyre said that he would get the desired testimony in later, as ne wanted to show Mir. Brokaw's lib- erality.
 "If were woman" said Mir. Mc. Intyre. and my husband spent s30, 00t year on me, would live with aim sag.Mr. BFokaws" Mfr. Mcfrtyre contfn ued. 'is as good and kind a. husband as the Lord ever created to walk On his green footstool." !"
 Counsel for Mrs. Brokaw caSsed Minns Lahte. maid formerly In his clients empty, to refute this conten .on.
 Do you remember" he asked, "on occasion on which Mir. and Mrs. Bro kaw and pr. Shipman came rom New York af af he ar@s-
 Mrs. Gilbert Is Mrs Brokaw's sister, and counsel explained that he alluded to an occasion when Mrs. B.okaw was alleged to have sought refuge from her husband with her sister-ln-law.
 Yes" said the maid. M. grokaw was drunk"
 No exclaimed MT. Mcintyre.
 Yes" said the maid stondly. "ex- cited. and what I said---"
 Cannot you describe his condition more accurately?"
 T know little English. replied the maid. who is a Finlander, but few words are enough to describe his ccn- dition.''
 The testimony reverted to dollars and cents again. with a view of estai, isA- ing Mir. Brokaw's ability o- inability to pay the alimony demanded. John H. Armstrong, an executor uf the will of the late W. " Brokaw, the 'eferd- ants father. testified snat the e1der Brokaw left s1.4sO.Oo0 to his son. rnucn of 1t in Standard oil stock. There was no testimony as to how much m, ney the father might have conveyed to the son during his life time.
 The treasurer of banking and brok- craze house swore that his firm holds securities for W. Gould Brokaw valued at S1244,O0O, but that there Is a dea.t column of sI.O30.000, which leaves Mr. Brokaw a present balance of oiiy $214,000, subject to market fiuctua- lions If was not offerad h eVidenca