New-York tribune., 1912-12-28
BROKAWS ACCUSE EACH
OTHER IN DIVORCE SUIT
Wife Asks Court for S15.OOO
Counsel Fees; Her Husband
Wants AIimony Cut.
CORRESPONDENTS NAMED
Story by Head Steward OF the
Kaiser Wilhelm II Figures
in Affidavit by Lawyer
for Mrs. Brokaw.

Mrs. Mary Blair Brokaw applied to JUS
,ice Aspinan Of the supreme Court,
BROOKLYN. yesterday for $1,000 counsel
fees I'm her action for absolute divorce
against her husband William Gould Bro
kaw. Justice Putnam. OF the Supreme
Court granted TO Mrs ,}rokaw a separa-
ton at Mineola two and one-half years
ago. At that time her annual alimonY
was set OF $500 She began her acton
for divorce at Minoola last May. The
reason she gave in the papers filed Nester-
day for starting the divorce proceedings
was that. since she had obtained her de-
cree of separation. Mr. Brokaw had Kept
her constantly under the espionage o. de-
tcctives They followed her all about
this country and Europe. she said ana
had brought her 10 the verge OF nervous
prostration.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. BrOkaw presented
papers TO the court. In them they present
counter charges ana deny each other :
allegations This is the hrst that was
known Of Mr. Brokaw's charges
The first correspondent named by NfS.
Brokaw is Estelle Perry. with whom Sne
saws. her husband became undnly lhu-
mate while on his yacht. the Siodr-
rita. on a trip in July, 1908, from New
York CITY To New London. Conn. She
names as witnesses Walter Bitord' MI
Brokaw's secretary, and August Gisne''
his valet.
Cites Incident on Steamer
Mrs. Brokaw's next charge is that her
husband took Mabel Weeks 10 the Hotei
Carlton. Stamford Conn. in September
1905. They made the trip to Stamford III
an automobile. she charges. and were ac-
companied by another couple. The thlid
charge is based on an affidavit presented
by Arthur J. Baldwin. one OF her at'or-
news. In his affidavit Mr.. BALDWIN salu
he engaged passage TO Europe on the
Kaiser Wilhelm n I'm December. 1919
while ne was irving Mrs. Brokaws acton
for separation. and sailed after the trias
was over. on the steamer he met Conrad
Schultz, the head steward. who told MIN
OF an incident on board the boat the pre-
cedinc April. Three persons had taken
staterooms on the vessel One was DR.. {.
REM. who took stateroom No 10 The
room was shared by him with Dr. W.
Potter. Nile. SuSdHHe Stiig tOOh ~FN' 'N''
After the trip began Dr. Potter took NO
Jos and asked that no record Of his change
of staterooms be made Afterward Dr.
Potter and Mile. Setty frequently break
tasted together and often in negligee. on
his return 10 America Mr.. Baldwin looked
up the party at Washington. where they
booked passage. and found that Dr.. Pot
,ar u-aS NIr ProkoW
Mr.. Broksw charges that his wife was
intimate with Baron Alex Won Hook
wacher at Westbury, Long Island. IN
March and April. 1870 with Maurice Gray.
Al the Beau Riyage Palace Hotel, Ouchy,
Lausanne. Switzerland I'm MAY. 1910. and
with an unknown man at Camp Harding,
Colorado Springs. IN October. 1909. He
saws in his affidavits he has paid his wife
sn 90 since the separation, and that her
alimony is more than his income. which
he saws is only about $ll0n year. He
saws he has met with losses and that his
debts have accumulated. She is in bet
ter financial situation than he is. he de-
clares. lie also alleges that Mrs. BrOkaw
has not been a resident Of this state since
May 1910