Show MAKES PLEA Of POVERTY wl w Gould Brokaw Claims to toBe toBe Be a Poor Man When Ques Questioned Questioned in Court Regarding the Extent of His Wealth HAS NO KNOWLEDGE OF HIS ANNUAL EXPENSES According to Written State Statement Statement ment Submitted to Court De Defendant Defendant In Divorce Suit Has 1163 1 to His Credit FIGHT IS OVER ALIMONY New cw York Tork Jan am a poor poorman ni man Ut was the announcement made by W Gould Brokaw on the witness stand at Mineola today Mr assertion caused a gen general eral smile in the court room A mo moment moment ment previouslY he had testified that he was worth the amount given In the formal statement ot of his re resources resources sources submitted to the court which had bad been trying his suit for a separation The hearing today was for the purpose ot of receivIng this statement which court had ordered in view of Mrs Brokaw alimony mands d Only Remaining Question It is 15 generally believed that only the question of alimony remains a factor in the case on which Justice Putnam is expected to give his final nal decision after he has has examined the briefs ot of the attorneys to be submitted within the next two weeks After Attorney Baldwin for tor Mrs Broka had hod examined the statement today he objected to its admission The court to receive it however but gaVe the lawyer permission to m Mr Brokaw Mr Brokaw said that the mana manage meat mant ot his securitIes lay entirely with Mr Bache hIs financial agent He never inquired Into the transactions re required required an accounting or gave directions as to sales or purchases he declared Ho denied knowledge ot of what his an annual annual nual expenses were Would you say or he was asked I dont know replied the witness Asked what he was worth Mr Bra kaw replied The amount that statement says I Iam Iam am Th That t Js Yes Yos Then you are a poor man r rYes Yes I am n a poor man replied Mr M Brokaw and the audience laughed Court adjourned after the attorneys has been directed to submit briefs within a fortnight |