New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-09
". GOULD BROKAN SUED
FOR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE
Papers Name Three C0respon-
dents and AIIege Friendships
with Other Women.
SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
Daughter OF James Blair Won
Action for Separation in
1910-Court Allowed
$4,000 a Year.

Nnroola. Long Island. Aug S-The do
NEST, troubles Of ": Gould Brokaw and
his vile Mary Blair Brokaw are TO ne
aired soon in open coyrt for the second
tine in three years. In 1910 Mary Blair
DrCksw sued for separation: this time she
asks fo- an absolute divorce
Three correspondents are named-Estelie
Perry, who. the complaint sUeze- was
with Brokaw on the yacht Sybarita IN
New York waters between July 10 and
i,s. 1875 Nine. Susan Setty. who is alleged
10 have been with Brokaw on the Kaiser
Wilhelm II between April 6 and 10. ls9
and Mabel Weeks, who in september 1905.
is said TO have been In Brokaw's company
AZ the Hotel Carlton. in Stamford. Conn.
j. Is further alleged that other women
we're with him az various places at other
times.
TIE story became public to-day when a
notice FOR service by publication IN two
Nassau County papers and signed by Su-
prsns Court Justice James Van Sick.en
was fled in the County Clerks office here.
Attached TO the notice OF publication was
the complaint OF Mrs Brokaw, signed be-
fore she went TO Europe In MAY.
II was announced on May is that Brokaw
hsd been served with papers in the suit
8, tie New York Athletic Club. but this
he as well as his counsel, Eugene Il
Bushe. denied Mrs. Brokaw's attorney
Arthur Baldwin. was equally emphatic
IN his assertion that Mr.. Brokaw had been
served. Mr.. Baldwin. however, eventually
secured the order 10 serve by publication,
a.. was done In the separation case two
ears ago.
Attached TO the papers in the present
action was the affidavit Of Howard A
Fuckinger, dated May Is, IN which ne
stated that lie and another employe Of
tho Baldwin flee stood outside the resi-
dercc OF .,lrs. II Bramhal Gilbert
Brokaw sister, At No. 20 West 9Th
street for two days. and that he had
finally seen a "a Xicab drive up and man
wearing a long brown coat get out The
man answered exactly the description as
well ar the photograph which he had OF
Brokaw. He asked MIN II he was W.
Could Brokaw and the man had replied
that ne was not. Flucknger said he felt
SO positive in his Identification, however.
that he had served him at that time. but
the papers had been thrown In the street
with the words II am not Brokaw l
am his brother" A second time the papers
were thrown into the street after being
served, FlucHnger asserted. Tnereupoh'
ne said. he walked eway.
Tre case, If not contested, Will be tried
az one OF the special terms OF the SUI
RENE Court IN Nassau County. There is
10 chance OF It's being reached before late
N October.
Since the courts granted Mrs. Brokaw
a separation, eighteen months ago she has
been staying most Of the time at the home
of her father, a. Chittenango, y. Y. Ths
court allowed her $4,000 a year The
hearings in the action for separation
showed that the life OF the couple from
the time Of their marriage. on September
8. 1907. had not been happy. Many
charges Of III treatment we're made, and
scenes we're alleged 20 have occurred at
Great Neck, I'm Manhattan and IN the
South. Mrs Brokaw declared that all su-
thority had been taken from her by her
husband and that she and her personal
servant we're driven from Great Neck be-
cause he closed down the sources OF sup
ply. Charges OF too free use OF liquors
we're made.
James Blair, the father Of Mrs. Brokaw,
declared his belief that the differences
were due 10 the intense Jealousy Of the
millionaire husband.
Brokaw's first wife. who was Miss
Lsonce Coudert. obtained divorce from
hin in Rhode Island. Some time later
Katherine Poillon sued him on charge
of breach Of promise, asking $4,000
damages. she alleged she had been cast
or after Brokaw had promised 70 marry
her. The suit was settled out OF court
the woman accepting $4,000, It is said