The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-12-10
BRIDE WARNED To
KISS CAUTIOUSLY
Brokaw Divorce Case Furnishes
Some Mere Sensations for
Society Circles.
INSANE AND UNREASONABLE
JEALOUSY Is ALLEGATION
Young Millionaire Was a "HOly
Terror if All Bride Says
Is True.

NEW YORK, Dee. 9,1Gould Bro
kaw S telegraphic admonlshmcnt TO his
wife 10 be careful whom she kissed
crimsoned her cheek and brought tears
10 her eyes today as it was read IN
the supreme court AT Mineola, IL. |. Yet
this telegram was introduced by her
counsel with others, in an attempt to
show the young milIionairc's insane
jealousy and unreasonablcncss as jusli-
flying The separation for which Mrs.
Brokaw is suing, with 100000 year
alimony.
The telegram referred TO was miro
duced in an interruption Of Mrs. Bro
kaw's direct examination. II was from
Brokaw at High Point, n. c., to his
wife at their place at Great Neck. L.. l.,
and reads as follows
Text Of Message.
"You know what I told you about
kissing the doctor. When he attempts
10 kiss you again tell him what you
have promised your husband. Ion know
if he kisses you [ should not want TO
kiss you again.
Mrs Brokaw hung her head as tho
message was read and blushcd furious
ly BY agreement the name OF the doc
tor was not read in court.
Previously in her testimony, Mrs.
Brokaw had told Of luncheon at tho
Hotel st. Regis, at which a DIR. Chap
man was guest and where her hus-
band, she testified, had interrupted and
made a scene, accusing her of wanting
to elopc with the doctor. The doctor
on that occasion, she said had threat
ened to have Brokaw arrested for us
ing unbccoming language.
Enivening Testimony.
Incidents of the honeymoon trip
through France, as related by tbe
plaintiff, otherwise enlivened today S
proceedings Smashing doors to get In
to her room, excessive drinking and Il
cheerful invitation of his to come and
look at a new gun and some cartridges
| have tor you" were only few Of
the alleged occurrences. she testified,
that made her life miserable. At Tours
she was forced to leave him, she said,
because he insisted in driving her in in
automobile when she insisted he was
in no condition to do so.
kilograms and letters between bus
band and wife were introduced by Mrs.
Brokaw' g counsel Ii is estimated that
tho entire bundle as exhibited repre-
SpOlCl dpOUC TlN,OUN III ltlCSidPn Ipl!as
The defendant g lawyer volunteered
the explanation that Mr., Brokaw sent
some time twenty to thirty messages
day and that his wife replied with
200 and 300word messages, which she
marked "collect"
Details of Testimony.
Some Of tho testimony concerning the
trip IN Franco follows:
"At Tours, after hc had taken SIX
or possibly more drinks, and after |
pleaded with him not TO act so, he
abused me frightfullv," testified Mrs.
Brokaw. ''Hc called me worse names
than ever before and told me TO get out
of the car, as IL belonged TO him. |
went to my room. He came up and
forced me to go down into the dining
room. a physician sat nearby. Then
he leaued over and said in voice
heard hy several others: want you
10 stop looking at that man.
''When | begged him not to make a
scene over nothing and when ne con-
Linucd I went to my room. ! became
very i'll. ! locked my door and refused
TO let him into NV room. Then he
broke in the door. He said he was boss
there; that | would return TO Paris
early IN the morning with him, regard
less OF my illness. y
Other narratives along this line were
told by the witness, eliminating. she
said, in his departing and leaving her
without funds. with the remark that
she could 90 back to America "any
way she could. y
They subsequently met in Paris, how
ever,