The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-02
MRS. BRoKAV' SSU|T
P RAG ICALLY WON
Conceded That She WIN Receive
Decree and Large
Alilnony.
MILLIONAIRE ON STAND
,---------------
Declares He Knows Nothing of
Money and Thinks He's
Poor Man.
MILLIONAIRE ON STAND
Especial 10 The -Dispa.tcil.l


NEW YORK. January 1.-The suit
brought by Mrs Mary Blair Brolsaw
against Billy" Could Brokaw for sep
aration and $4,000 alimony year came
to an end to-day at Mineola. when
Justice Putnam granted tho lawyers
file briefs. At the end of that period,
or perhaps couple of days later. the
justice Will render his decision.
IT seems almost certain that Mrs.
Brokaw will be given the separation
she asks for and alimony somewhere
in the neighborhood of $4,000 year.
She is now getting $4,000 q year as
Temporary allowance.
Mr.. Brokaw was called upon to-day
to render formal statement of just
how much he is worth and just what
his annual income is. He declared
that to the best of his knowledge and
belief--he has no taste for figures or
business-his various properties might
be valued at sL63s,iS9. The yearly
income from this, he stated. is SILL
111.25 out OF this, his paper declared.
he has to pay s24.405 for taxes, Inter-
est on mortgages, etc, and therefore
his net income Is about SA6,7Os25
Mr.. Brokaw was placed upon the
stand at the beginning of to-day's ses-
sion of court, and was asked about
his resources. He handed to Attorney
Baldwin, who represents his wife, a.
typewriter statement OF his affairs.
Mr.. Baldwin went at him vigorously.
disbelieving the statement.
Did you prepare that yourself? he
asked. He has an opinion that Mr..
Brolaw is worth three or four mil
lions of dollars and that his income
is away above 100000 year
NO, I didn't" Mr.. Brokaw respond
| cd,
Mr.. Bush, of my counsel, got up
| tho statement. l trust to him"
| Leaves Everything to Broker.
Mr. Brokaw said he left everything
to Mr. Bache, the broker. and did not
| receive even a yearly account of how
he stood with the brokerage house. He
/ was asked about his various bank &C
!, counts, and said he maintained &C
counts In the Windsor Trust Company,
j of this city, the Union Trust, of Wash
1 ington, and a. small balance In the To-
cal bank at High Point n. c. He had
no idea how he stood with any of
4 these institutions, he declared; he
4 never bothered about keeping track of
his accounts
He was Indifferent as to hundreds
of thousands as he sat upon the
i stand with a new mustard colored
suit, with light brown silk scarf and
handkerchief of tho same hue tucked
into his sleeve. A hundred questions
:, were asked of him as to how he drew
: his money, how he deposited it. and
> how much he spent each year. He re.
turned always tho Same answer: Il
really couldn't tell YOU
/, When Mr. Brokaw was asked what
t automobiles he owned he said he had
two in Europe. and added: "I'll lot
you have them, Mr.. Baldwin, for
S. 900"
lie also said he would sell his shoot.
!, ing preserve at High Point for 100000
The lawyer said he wasn't in the mar
) ket at the moment for real estate
propositions
3 Now, Mr.. Brolaw." the attorney
: demanded next, do you think for {
Y man of your means you have been liv'
ing eNtravagantly?"
II couldn't say" drawled the wit,
ness
: How much are you wortt7''
S THE statement shows that a mil
!, lion, hundred thousand or something
: or other"
t Well do you think you are poo
! MANI"
: yes. do" retorted the witness viii
smile.
Motion Refused.
y The wife's lawyer at this point mad
q motion to have the financial state
ment stricken out because Mr.. Rrokav
admitted his lawyers prepared it, am
he did not know himself If they wer
correct or not This motion was dc
MED
. Attorney Mcintyre. chief of counse
, for the millionaire, then asked forthirt,
days in which to prepare q brief. MI
Putnam said lie would rather both Mr.
t Mcintyre and Mr.. Baldwin would SUI
up their cases at once, and IS the JUS
tice intimately a decision might b
rendered upon the spot
! Mcintyre, however, said lie WASH
, ready to do this. aud after a length
argument the Justice agreed to re
ccivo briefs in two weeks and to dccid
!: the case then. He also took into con
sheraton u request for $1,000 counse
fec, which Mr. Baldwin asked for.
Mr. Brokaw, IL the wife Is granite
this. will have to foot the whole cos
Of the trial, which viii amount t
| "a ho,t $50 600