The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-12-10
DIVORCE TRIAL
is SENSATIONAL

New York, Dec. 9.-W. Gould Bro
his wife TO be careful whom she kiss
ed, crimsoned her cheeks and brought
| tears to her eyes yesterday, as 1t
was read In the supreme court at
Mincola, l.. l. Yet this telegram was
introduced by her counsel with 9th
ers. IN an attempt to show the young
millicnaire's insane jealousy and IN
reasonableness as justifying the sep
aration for which MIS-. Brokaw is SUI
ing, with 100000 year alimony.
The telegram referred TO was intro
duced in an interruption of Mrs Bro
kaw's direct examination 1t was from
Brokaw at High Point n c.. TO his
wife al their place at Great Neck. L.
l., and read as follows.
You know what / told you about
kissing the doctor When he attempts
to KISS you again, tell him what you
have promised your husband. You
know il he kisses YOU l should not
want to kiss you again"
Mrs Brokaw hung her head aS the
message was read and blushed furi-
ously. By agreement the name Of the
doctor was not read In court.
Made Scene in Hotel.
Previously in her testimony Mrs.
Brokaw had told of luncheon at the
Hotel ST. Regis. at which a DR.. Chap
man was a guest and which her hus-
band, she testified had interrupted
and made scene, accusing her Of
wanting 10 elope with the doctor, The
doctor on that occasion had threat
ened TO have Brokaw arrested for u.s.
ing unbecoming language,
Incidents of the honeymoon trip
through France. as related by the
plaintiff, otherwise enlivened today's
proceedings. Smashing doors to get
into her room. excessive drinking and
a cheerful invitation of his 10 come
and look at a new gun and some cart
ridges | have for YOU" were only a
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 driv.
ing her in an automobile when she
insisted he was in no condition to
do so.
Letters and tetegrams between hus-
band and wife. were introduced by
Mrs BrokawS counsel. 1t is est!mat-
ed that the entire bundle. as eXhib-
tied, represented about $4,000 in tele.
graphic tolls The defendants lawyer
volunteered the explanation that Mr..
Brokaw sent home some times TWEEN.
~ TO thirty messages a day and that
his wife replied with 200 and 300word
messages, which she marked collect"
Abused Her in Tours.
Some OF the testimony concerning
the trip In France follows.
AT Tours after he had taken six or
possibly more drinks and after plead
ed with him not to act so, he abused
me frightfully," testified Mrs Bro
kaw. He called me worse names
than ever before and told me to get
out Of the car as 1t 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 leaned over and said in voice
heard by several diners, / want you
To stop looking at that man
when | begged him not TO make n
scene over nothing and when he con
tiuued | went to my room | became
very i'll ] locked my door and re-
fused TO let him into my room. Then
he broke in the door. He said he was
boss there, that l would return TO
Paris early in the morning with him
regardless of my Illness"
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 get back to America
ANY way she could"