The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-12-29
OKAWCONFUSED
Admits He Got Wife'S Maid
to Spy Upon Her.
ALSO THREATENED DIVORCE.
Millionaire Reconsiders His Offer
For a Reconciliation - Made
Affidavit That e,He Has
$4,000 a Year.

Mineola, n. Y, Dec. 2S.-W. Gould
Brokaw became confused and proved
bad witness for himself when he
was cross examined in court here In
his wife's separation suit. Arthur j.
Baldwin, Mrs. Brokaw's lawyer, ham
died the millionaire without gloves
and trapped him into making impor-
tant admissions.
The lawyer made much Of the means
by which Brokaw kept track of his
wifes actions while he was in North
Carolina and she was at Great Neck,
and he forced Brokaw to confess that
the system of espionage originated
with Miss See, Mrs. Brokaw's former
maid.
Miss Sec phoned to DIR. Heinckle,
and then l later learned what was
going on" lie replied guilelessly.
$50 complete was the system that
you knew what she did twelve hours
after, didn't you?'
Yes"
Miss See is the maid who Wood. the
/ butler, testified, was discharged by
Mrs. Brokaw after being whipped.
Brokaw seemed greatly surprised
when Baldwin asked if he ever en-
ployed detectives to follow Mrs. Bro
kaw. Pressed to answer, he said he
didn't remember.
He was compelled to admit that fol-
lowing a quarrel with his wife at the
Hotel Manhattan he declared at con-
ference, II want divorce" AT that
time Mr.. Baldwin had declared that
Mrs. Brokaw didn't want divorce.
Mr.. Brokaw said that he had chang
ed his mind about wanting to take his
wife back.
Although no longer ago than last
Friday he was ready to begin over
lures for reconciliation, he declared
that he no longer loved the plaintiff
and that he would never agree to max
| ing up. He had been quite willing to
settle the quarrel in good faith, but
something he heard the other day had
caused him to reconsider. He didn't
explain what it was that he had heard.
Mr.. Brokaw denied that he had ever
accused his wife of flirting with DR..
| Chapman, Jimmy Martin, Dr. Pou or
any other man. Mr.. Brokaw wanted
| to know If this was not the real cause
OF the many quarrels between the Bro
kaws, and Brokaw declared it was
| not.
Switching suddenly to another line,
Lawyer Baldwin, shouting fiercely and
shaking his index finger, wanted to
know if Brokaw had not been fond of
his wife.
"Yes, was" declared Brokaw.
did you say you were ready for
a reconciliation"
only what l said in court here"
Tell us what you said in court
about taking your wife back"
II said that if Mrs. Brokaw would
! try to be different and if l could be-
lieve her under those circumstances
might take her back-that is, under
certain conditions, but l did not re-
view the conditions"
do you or do you not want your
wife to come to you nowT'
Under certain conditions 1 found
out the other night-no, l do not"
stumbled the witness.
you don't want her back everP'
mot since what 1 found out the
other night Mop
when this trial began, did you love
Mrs. Brokaw"
II had a feeling for her."
Mr.. Baldwin forced Brokaw to ad-
NIT that when Justice Jaycox had fix
ed temporary alimony he Brokaw)
made afidavit that his income was
$4,000 year. Brokaw explained that
he had made such an affidavit, but did
not know the state Of his financial af-
fairs. Since then he had learned that
his income was only about $4,000 a
year.