The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-12-21
BROKAW'S BUTLER TAKES TIE STAND Testimony In Divorce Case Is
 Against the Wife SHE SMOKED CIGARE TES The Butler Testifies Also That Mrs. Brokaw Drank cocktails-New
 Twist to Tales of Marital
 Occurrences.

New York. December a.-Cocktails and cigarettes, which have figured so prom inently in the suit for separation and alimony of s6O.OOo a year brought by Mrs. Mary Brokaw against her husband. w. Gould Brokaw, again assumed import ance today in the trial at Mineola, L. l.
 Sidney Woods. the Brokaw butler, tes- tihed for the defense today that he had served cocktails to Mrs. Brokaw in a tea cup, fin tumblers, in a shaker, when she was up and dressed and when she was in bed. He was positive that he had seen Mrs. Brokaw putting cigarettes and he swore that he had served her with them in her room.
 During the buffers testimony Mrs. Brokaw, who in her own testimony would only own up to an experience of four cocktails and an occasional cigarette, sat open-mouthed-
 T carried cocktail to Mrs. Brokaw in the sun parlor," continued the butler, and she mentioned to me that she had discharged her nurse, Miss Zee told her that Miss Zee had asked me for lima ment to apply to bruises which she said had been caused by kicks and lashings from a whip.
 Was the name of the person men, ione.7' asked counsel. who applied the whip or did the kicking?"
 Mrs. Brokaw knew who did it." re- piled the butler.
 Was anything said to indicate that she had knowledge of the cuts on Miss Zee's limbs?"
 Mrs. Brokaw was very cross and no- body asked her"
 Justice Gildersleeve, a friend of MT. Brokaw, testified that he had spent some time at High Point, N. C.. the Brokaws winter country home, an dhad always found the husband kind and affectionate toward his wife.
 w. Gould Brokaw was expected to have an opportunity today to tell in court the story of his marital troubles. It was said to be not process that he craves. but his counsel had indicated that it prob ably would be necessary for Mir Brokaw to take the stand to throw a new light on testimony given by Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw early in the trial.
 The trial which was resumed at Mineola has been brought up to point where tes- tinony of friends of the defendant gives a new twist to tales of various occur rences on the Brokaw estates. Quarrels which Mrs. Brokaw asserted were brought about by MT. Brokaw's unreason- able jealousy and i'll temper. have been asserted by guests of the Brokaws at High Point, N. C., and elsewhere to have been trivial for the most part, and as much the fault of Mrs Brokaw as of her husband. It is expected the trial will be concluded this week.
 Mrs. Brokaws constantly reiterated tales of trouble so annoyed Mrs. H. B. Gilbert, MT. Brokaw's sister, that MT. Gilbert forbade her coming to their home, Mrs. Gilbert testified today These troubles in their inception at least were largely imaginary, MT. Gilbert said.
 Asked if Mrs. Brokaw had not on one occasion asked his protection. MT. GIL bert did not remember, nor did he re- call Mrs. Brokaw sending her maid home for her personal belongings.
 MT. Brokaw was very excited" that night MT. Gilbert remembered. Mir. Brokaw might have been drinking, and certainly was very much fatigued The witness thought that MT. Brokaw might be aboring under what the cross-exam- finer finally defined for him, after a close analysis of his reviews, as trivial ex- hilaration.'
 Attorney Baldwin wanted to know If Mir, Brokaw had not made Mir Gilbert and his wife the medium through whichr to obtain information about Mrs. Brokaw. MT. Brokaw was "a highly solicitious man." Mir Gilbert admitted, and the wit ness would not state positively that Mir Brokaw had never wired the witness to find if Mrs. Brokaw had gone "to foun