New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-29
MR.. GOULD WILL NOT SUE
NOTORIETY REGRETTED.
Forced by Wife, Says Friend
Police and P0stoHce PassiUe.

N answer has been filed 70 the suit brought
49, Mrs Howard Gould against her husband 1t
IN be a week before it is. According to
.,oee friend Of MT. Gould, there will be no coun-
.or shit This friend said yesterday that all the
o,orietv which had attended the case had been
caused by the demand for alimony made by Mrs.
mid The sum asked according to the in
sornant. was S4,0OO.6e0. or an income of S120-
neo wear. Mr.. Gould laughed at this demand
md offered a sum much less
Then. IT was said by a friend of Mr..
Gould the case was made public. The police
10 then the postal authorities were dragged in.
,Trhsn the subiect was brought to the attention
# the Mulberry street officials they willing
en- take II I'd, as it hinged upon eX-Captain Nc
raughlin, who was then in disfavor with the
,owers Now that the object Of the police in
vestigation has been forced out of the depart
-oent a lackadaiscal feeling has permeated the
offices of those at headquarters who up TO the
time of McLaughlin's retirement were greatly
exercised that as alleged, any member of the
Police Department had used his office for his
own private gain
Commissioner Bingham when asked about the
could case yesterday afternoon said: we
not investigating the Gould case We are inves-
tigating the police. and we shall continue to in
vestigate along that line. I want to say that 1t
Is difficult fasten improper actions any
particular person. We cannot find any real
evidence against any one person
Then the investigation has brought out moth
fng?" he asked.
NO real evidence. No criminal evidence.
There was indiscreet and improper work. Some
of the policemen did not tell the truth, and
tbev will be dealt with later on"
Il is said that joy is unconfned at Police
Headquarters over the success in "bluffing"
I'D
States Attorney Stmson is investigating the
story that Mrs. Gould's mail was tempered with
he is keeping it to himself He refused to see
the newspaper men on the subject yesterday
and is lending an air of secrecy 10 the whole
matter. Chief Inspector Walter s. Meyer was
asked yesterday afternoon about the alleged
charges that members of the Postoffice Depart
ment had tempered with letters addressed TO
Mrs. Gould He said that all he knew of 1t
what he had read in the newspapers and that
Up late in the afternoon no charges had been
officially brought TO his notice.
Postmaster Wilcox when asked concerning
the case said that he had heard of no charges
being officially made and that he was positive
that no charges had been made to Mr.. Stimson
or any other official Of the department. He said
that all his knowledge OF the case came through
what he had read in the newspapers and that
the affair far he was concerned ended
there
II was learned yesterday that the particular
letter which Mrs. Gould alleged was tempered
with sent % her from Milton, Ill. last No
veHber. and that on its receipt she noticed that
ii had been locked at and that she had since
found out that the contents of the letter were
known 10 TWO different men.
The following letter was sent TO Mr.. stimson
By Nicoll. Anabls & Lindsay. attorneys for Mr..
Gould. yesterday:
We notice in the morning papers that c. ].
shearn. Of counsel for Mrs. Howard Gould, hiss
complained TO you that her mail has been
tampered with at some time during the last
year.
Mr. Gould desires to say that he joins Mrs.
Gould in 4 request for full and searching in
restigation TO be made of the charge. Mrs.
Gould makes the same allegation in the action
which she has brought against Mr.. Gould for
separation, and If il is relevant in that suit it
be tried out sooner y later.
While Mr.. Gould has no information upon the
Subject he desires TO say that he not only would
not authorize any tampering with Mrs. GOulds
mail but that he would not tolerate il if known.
and therefore, he hopes that the matter will be
thoroughly investigated by the proper author
tiles.