The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-15
DENIES. TROUBLE
WITH HUSBAND
Mrs. Goud Hires Thief
Catchersto investigate
the Mystery.

NEW YORK. Jly 15.-Mrs. Frank J.
Gould. at her hom in Greenwich, Conn,
says that for thepast two months she
has been so annoAG by detectives and
BY reports Of strage pursuers on her
trail, that she has IN one occasion her
self employed detectives 10 help solve
the mystery OF IN unwarrante1 sur
She said she had Fpent $1,000 for such
service and that re step was taken
without the knowledge Of Mr.. Gould.
Everybody tells ne I am being fol-
lowed by detectives she declared ''All
my friends warn me and my servants
repeatedly inform rns that strange Tnea
are on my trail Onl1 the other day my
maid came running 70 tell me I was be-
Ing pursued BY a manor a bicycle"
Not only old Mrs Guild spend money
70 have herself guaT1ed against her
watchers. but she also employed deIec-
tves 70 perform the SINE office for a
friend OF She family, vho was also be-
ing annoyed IN the sane way.
For Last Two Months.
'It IS all so battling. 70 mysterious
she asserted, ''for 1 c,nnot imagine
what reason anyone wtuId have for
watching me IN this persistent manner.
No matter where I go there is certain
10 be some dark shadow lrlzing about.
50 my friends tell me, and they insist
have been subject 70 this close espiOn-
age for at least two months"
Mrs. Gould had been out for a drive
and a swim and declared he did not
feel very well
7 have not Oeen well for snrne time. o"
she said. Mr.. Gould thinks IL is be-
cause I overdO at tennis and winning.
He say do not take .proper care OF
myself You see. he thinks am very
young and childish. and that : am per
haps too frivolous"
80 H.
thought her husband rather indined 10
Jealousy occasionally, Mrs Gould never
thelCss maintained that there was nc
serious trouble whatever between her
self and Mr.. Gould
We had q misunderstanding two
months ago, she confessed, and 4 looks
I 70 others. perhaps. as II we are Lot as
/ friendly as formerly. But this Is not 50.
/ True, Mr.. Gould Is IN New York most
! Of the time. nut / am IL constant CON-
/ municatiOn With him and he comes 4
! see me here
Not Like Mrs. Howard Gould.
Il presume the reason so much is SAID
/ by my friends about this surveillance
! am under Is that Mrs Howard Goult
| was placed under similar espionage My
/ friends insist I am being watched e.
/ she was But, OF course, ] would neTel
/ believe that"
Returning TO the subject OF the detec
]
raveI the mystery Mrs. Gould said IN,
/ thought she had been dealt with IN
l fairly.
/ I don't believe these men were per
/ fectIy square with me. I had reason u
/ believe they were untruthful IN their re
ports. And they were supposed 70 %
] government experts. too They would
I not even undertake the work unless
! advanced a thousand dollars. They de
1 clared they would require al least Ter
/ days before they could make a sausfac
| tory report. and that they would neeC
/ six men working on the case every day
/ I lost faith IN them and called the nat
| ter on after brief trial 1 don't be
/ heve their reports were true
| Mrs Gould seemed relieved at The
I thought OF going abroad She said SIT
I would start just as soon as arrange
( meuts could be made
! And whoever has thought there was
] an estranEement between Mr. Gould and
myself Will be convinced surely 70 TIT
| contrary when We sail