The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-25
NJ HAPPINESS IN
 HIS MARRIED LIFE 9rokaW Testifies to Marital Jars
 and liSCordS
WOULD TAKE WIFE BACK
Husband Declares That He Has No III Feeling Toward Wife and Is Willing to Effect Recon
 ciliation.

NtM IOihs OttEiilucI -t--1liC MECh pL happiness In two years of married life was the best W. Gould Brokaw could get out of his bargain he testified in court today. And yet he is willing to take his wife back. She however, seems to pre- fer separation and S6o0Oo year alimony
 T bear absolutely no rancor toward my wife he volunteered in his testimony today. and if she will promise to be good l will take her back in my arms. All want her to promise is that she will not accuse me of going with other women and that she will stop ealing me names If she makes that promise. I will wish her Merry Christmas and Happy New Year"
 Mrs. Brokaw was not preent to hear her husbands offer of reconciliation. A SC we're cold kept her housed today. but her counsel wss disinclined to credit MT. BrolIaw's sincerity.
 If MT. Brokaw meant what he says. commented MT. Baldwin to the court, there is no reason why they should not be reconciled, but l believe it is nothing more than Wel-panned scheme to ere dAt IdNOi iOl Nilt QtltDhdhb. AL tilN sumption of hearings today Brokaw was asked to describe the single week of welded bliss he would allow. He was sick at the time and quarrels and worry were not good for him, he said. His physicians advised him not to see Mrs. Brokaw but he insisted and won.
 T could not seem to get Mrs. Brokaw
  the doctors said she could visit me. drove half way to meet her, and for d week she was very loving and affection ate. Everything was lovely"
 Brokaw never heard his wife mention the name of "Bunnie' Wells, whose pres ence in house party at Great Neck. L. l. precipitated t,.e final arrangement. He only knew that a man had slept in his bed; what man he could not find out.
 Note of Reconciliation.
 The note of reconciliation was again struck in MT Brokaws testimony to- day.
 Asked by Mir. Mcintyre if he had any unkindly fealings toward his wife, Mir Brokaw said he had not, but that her accusations that he had on several oc- casons been in company with other wom- en had aggravated him greatly.
 Would you be willing to live with her again?'' he was asked.
 T would" replied MT. Brokaw. If [ could place any faith in her promises. "
 The defendant went on to say, however that he believed he lacked that faith now. Mrs. Brokaw had promised many times after their ouarrels, he said. never to aggravate him again. but she had al ways broken her promises.
 Mir. Brokaw came to the locked door feature of the case whenever I tried to say anything l presented to my wife I always found the door of her room locked on me and a nurse or maid with her. On one occasion l pushed in the door be- cause what I had to speak about was important"
 T never went into my wife's room to call her names" continued MT. Brokaw. .I often went in to live and kiss her. On the other hand, that may have bored her"
 MT. Brokaw said he pleaded with his physician at High Point to allow his wife to visit him. He had his way, all though the medical adviser told him that a quarrel would destroy all the good that a two months rest had brought about.
 Chauffeur Instructed.
 MT. Rrokaw acknowledged that he had instructed his chauffeur not to take Mrs Brokaw to the home of a certain woman he did not like. One day when he learned that his wife intended to call on the woman in question he sent his chauffeur a telegram saying Take Mrs. Brokaw for a drive in the Mercedes. Don't stop anywhere"
 Mir. Brokaw referred to another tele- gram which figured in the plaintiffs s ex- hibits It was to his manager, Henry, at Great Neck, and read:
 Wire if party remained in town all night
 Mr Brokaw said he wanted to know if Mrs Brokaw spent the night In the city against her doctors advice. Regarding these and other messa ges Mr Brokaw said: 'It Is not true that l sent those messages for the purpose or having my servants spying on my wife. was solicitious about her health and wanted to know how she was getting along"
 MT Brokaw said he ordered his house at Great Neck closed because he learned that a house party had been held there and that the guests in- | c1uaed four men, one of whom slept tn l Mir Brokaw's bed He considered that l the guest quarters should have been 1 good enough for the members of this I party.
 T was so provoked that my wife 1 should permit any of them. to occupy my bed that I ordered the house closed" said the witness. It was about this time that Mrs. I Brokaw took apartments in New York and MT. Brokaw instructed his coun- | sel to remit her $10G week. He denied that he ever intended to abandon" or "desert'' her, and likewise declared he had never menaced Mrs. Brokaw with weapon or threatened to take his | own life.
 Estimate of Expenses. Brokaw denied that he ever spent I s30.00O in one year on his wife. bet | ter estimate, he said, would be $S000 During their separation, he directed his 1 attorney to pay her 3150 week. lie 1 denied that he ever spent $35,0o0 in 1 jewels on her "The most I ever paid, he testified. was 5000 for her engage ment ring"
 Did you ever buy her any other | jewelry?"
 "Yes, q necklace of pearls of emer- | aids, to replace one of my mothers 1 that she had been wearing. When | gave it to her, she said 1t was paste, l and threw it in my face.' ] As proof tbat Mrs. Brokaw was mis- taken about the gems being paste, her l husband said. Mrs. Jimmie" Martin | afterward offered to buy the necklace.
 Mrs. Martin" he said, with an air I of finality. does not wear paste"