Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-28
BROKAWS LETTER
TOLD WIFE OF
DEATH WARNING
Also Declared He Realized She
Loved Another and Knew
His Name.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2S.-With the re-
sumption today of the hearing in the
euit for separation and ahmony brought
BY Mary Blair Brokaw against w.
Gould Brokaw. which is being tried at
Mineola, L. l., there was promise OF the
Introduction of more letters ana DIS
patches from the defendant.
In the first installment of this cor
r~sspondence r~eproaches, threats, accu-
cations and expressions of affection
were euriously intermingled. The de-
PENDANT also was notieeably worried by
the production OF Geographic messages,
which he was Obliged to acknowledge
showed that he had permitted his serv-
ants to keep Mrs. Brokaw under espion-
age. He explains these. however, by
declaring that this entire procedure in
this particular was inspired by his So
lieitude for his wife's health.
In one letter Brokaw warned his wife
that two palmists had predicted that
Sbe would be killed in an automobile
accident within two weeks after the
date Of the letter.
MIR. Brokaw also wrote: Il know
that YOU are in love with another man,
ard /. know his name. If we don't see
zach other again be careful what you
w.. as ] have always loved you
Both of these statements caused a
stir when read by Mr.. Baldwin, counsel
for Mrs. Brokaw.
Mrs. Brokaw seemed 10 enjoy her
husbands discontinue as he aeknowl-
edged the authorship Of the letters.
The first read:
my Darling-I am writing you
this letter, hoping you may profit
by it, my dear, and not look at it
In the wrong light and be angry
again.
We'll, the whole thing is just
this, my dear; / would never want
to leave my home. but lately you
have made my life very unhappy,
carrying on a filtration right be
fore my eyes. Now. whether you
are in earnest or not, | don't know.
IF you are not, l certainly think
you are doing a wrong thing, as it
only drives me away from my home
and it will certainly kill my love
for you, and, in my opinion, | think
that is what you are looking for. l
cannot think that you are the same
little darling l married less than a
tdH oHOF ~ AiASiJ ~
my hfe very unhappy.
We'll, my darling, if you would
only act like you did once more in
the log cabin / would treat you the
same way, and unless you can [
don't hin I will come home, so you
can let me know over the phone. l
don't think l will go on the yacht,
as Mr.. Gould annot go and it would
be very lonesome for me. l am
most blue tonight in this lonely
place. ] don't know a soul here.
Good night, darling. with a thou
sand kisses. Your loving husband,
BILLY"
Then the second letter, sent from At
iantic City, appeared. 1t was as fol-
lows:
II had my hand read today by
two palmists. Both told me you
would be killed in an automobile
inside of two weeks. / have had
several dreams lately that o went
motoring with several people. or
course, 1 have given up all claim 10
ask you TO do anything, as it is i'm
possible. Our lawyers will settle
the whole affair. 1 am going to
leave everything in their hands. l
know that you are in love with an
other men and I know his name. II
we don't see each other again be
careful what you do, as 1 have al
ways loved you"
Mr.. Brokaw was asked about GER
tain persons with whom he did not al
low his wife to associate. He added
some new names-those of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jules yatable. the latter being MISS
Elsie Stokes before her marriage.
Among others previously mentioned
are Mrs. Winthrop Sands, daughter-in-
law OF Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt; Miss
Nan Dennison. Mrs. Helen Kelly Gould,
Bunny Wells. a Mr.. Thomas, a Mr..
Thompson and a mar known as cap
tain or commodore In addition to
these Mr.. Brokaw wrote several other
names on q slip of paper so that they
might not become public