East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-12-25
Brokaw Testifies That Such
Was Extent Of His Happi-
ness Since Marriage.
WILLING TO TAKE WIFE
TO HIS ARMS AGAIN
She Must Promise Not to Accuse Him
of Meeting Other Women and Not
to Call Him Names-Mrs. Brokaw's
Counsel Thinks This Move is a
Sympathy Bluff-One Week Of
Marital Felicity Was During His
Illness.

New York, Rec. 25.-One week of
happiness in two years of married life
was the best w. Gould Brokaw could
get out of his bargain, he testified III
court yesterday. And yet he is willing
to take his wife back. She. how
ever. seems to prefer separation and
100000 year alimony.
II bear absolutely no rancor to-
wards my wife" he volunteered in
his testimony, and if she will promise
TO be good, 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 calling me names. If she makes
that promise / will wish her a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year
Mrs. Brokaw was not present to
ear her husbands offer of reconcile
alton. \ severe cold kept her away
yesterday. But her counsel was dis
inclined to credit Brokaw's sincerity.
''If Brokaw means what he said"
commented Mr.. Baldwin to the court
there is no reason why they should
not he reconciled, but 7 believe it is
nothing more than wen planned
scheme to create favor for the de-
fcndant."
wife Kind when lie Was Ill.
AT the resumption of hearing Brok-
aw was asked to describe the single
week Of welded bliss he would allow.
He was sick at the time, and quarreis
and worry were NOT good for him, he
said. His physicians advised him not
10 see Mrs. Brokaw. but he insisted
and won.
Il could not seem to get Mrs. Bro
1 kaw off my mind" ne said, "and fin
ally the doctor said she could visit
me. l drove half way to meet her and
for week she was loving and affec-
Tomato"
BTokaws lawyers did not press him
for the quarrel that terminated his
one bright week Instead, Mr.. Nc
Intyre/ brought out details that Bro
| kaw never set his servants to spying
on his wife, or that he was jealous
/ OF her physician. He never suspected
he said, that Mrs. Brokaw would
elope with one of the doctors, whose
name has figured in the suit, because,
said Brokaw, the doctor was too eff
| Terminate.
He never heard his wife mention
the name of "Bunnie" Wells, whose
presence in house party at Great
| Neck, l.. l., precipitated the final es-
arrangement He only knew that a
man had slept in his private room
what man he could not find out.
II was deeply grieved," testified
Brokaw, ito learn that a man oc-
| cupied my room when there were
bachelor quarters upstairs. Nobody
except myself had ever slept in my
| bed before. l had given orders that
nobody should sleep in my privtee
room and Mrs. Brokaw knew of it,"
Door Was Always Locked.
/ Brokaw described how close his
/ room was to his wife's. and how he
demanded the name of the man who
{ occupied it, Brokaw then explained
why he twice broke down the door
of his wife's private room. Every
I time he tried to talk confidentally
with her, he said. either he found the
door Locked or there was maid in
/ the room. Once, he admitted. these
/ tactics drove him to evaporation and
/ the other time he feared his wife had
attempted suicide.
He denied that he ever spent sS0,-
/ 600 in one year on his wife. a better
estimate, he said. would he $4,000,
/ During their separation he directed
his lawyers to pay her $3.50 a week.
Never Was E,NtravaSant.
/ He denied that he ever spent $S5, 600
on jewels for her The most | ever
paid" he testified. twas 81 1,0OO for her
engagement ring"
Did you ever buy her any other
ljcwelry?"
! "YeS. n necklace of pearls and en-
eralds to replace one Of my mothers
/ that she had been wearing. When I
gave it to her. she said it was paste
and threw it in my face"
AS proof that Mrs Brokaw was
mistaken about the gems being paste.
her husband said, Mrs. Jimmy" Mar
tin afterwards offered to buy the
necklace.
"Mrs Martin" he commented, with
an air Of finality. does not wear
paste"
! Colrt adjourned until Monday.