Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-07
BIG SCANDAL
I 0 ENL|VEN
GOULD CASE
Wife Of Millionaire
Makes Serious
Accusation
Divorce Suit Likely to
Furnish Numerous
Sensations
Spouse Charges That Millionaire
Abandoned Her for Immoral
Women-Hls Attorneys
Deny Allegations
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 6.-The case of
Mrs. Howard Gould, who instituted
band, Howard Gould, was given it's
first public airing in court today. The
occasion was the hearing of arguments
on motion of counsel for Mr.. Gould to
strike out certain allegations in Mrs.
Gould's complaint. Arguments Of con-
siderable length were made and at their
conclusion the attorneys were given
until Monday to file briefs in the case.
The grounds on which Mrs. Gould is
suing her husband, as shown by parts
of the complaint read by counsel for
Mrs. Gould, are:
First-Abandonment of Mrs. Gould by
her husband.
Second-The allegations that the hab-
it's and conduct of Mr.. Gould are such
that 1t was improper for his wife to
live with him.
Third-That since September last he
has neglected his wife and refused to
provide for her except that he paid for
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| time.
| Fourth-That Gould has treated his
wife with extreme cruelty, employed
spies to harass her, caused her mai
bag to be tampered with, maintained
I Illicit relations with women of ba6
character and employed an ex-convict
and several New York detectives to Sc
cure improper evidence against Mrs
Gould.
VIII Deny Allegations
| Delaney Nicol said that every al
| legation against Mr.. Gould will be de-
MED when the answer to the suit is
| filed. He maintained that the charges
to which he objected as scandalous and
irrelevant did not tend to support the
allegation of cruelty. He especially
objected to the charge that for three
years Gould had maintained Illicit re-
lations with women of bad character
and had conducted himself in this re-
spect in an open, notorious manner. He
declared that the charges were made
for the purpose of putting the defend
ant in an embarrassing position and
that in other cases where such allega-
tions have been introduced the court
has stricken them out.
1.-THE allegations are decidedly
sweeping" said he. 1.-THE plaintiff does
not make any specifications, men
actly what misconduct the defendant is
charged with. There is absolutely no
reason for such charges in the COM
plant for separation on the ground of
cruelty"
In reply to Mr.. Nicolrs argument
Clarence Shearn, counsel for Mrs.
Gould, said that If the defense would
ask for bill of particulars specific
charges would be made of so serious a
character that he would not presume
to mention them in court in the course
of his argument.
1--WE have tried to make this case
as little scandalous as possible" said
Mr. Shearn, land do not want to make
the complaint any more specific in open
court. But If the allegation that the
defendant for three years maintained
Illicit and immoral relations with
women of bad character and conducted
himself notoriously and openly in this
respect, is too general, we will make it
more specific. 1t is true that we do
not say whether the defendants actions
were adulterous or worse, but we will
be glad to submit full bill of particu-
lars If it Is asked for"
Mr.. Shearn argued that If the court
should strike out these allegations from
the complaint it would do the plaintiff
an irreparable injury by not allowing
her to prove them when the time
comes. On the other hand, if they were
permitted to remain the defendant still
would have the remedy left at the time
of the trial.