New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-22
Mr.. GOULD WILL FIGHT.
Friends Intimate Startling Counter
Charges in WHe's Suit.

...t...t,,- ,,,- f,ter7e ~ Howard Gould indicated
yesterday that he preparing 10 hsl 10 me
bitter end the suit Of his vile lor =" separation
and that the evidence he had would cause as much
~, q sensation, ss that which she was said TO have
=, ,., ,,-,,-s The suit promises 10 be one of the
most interesting Of kird tried in the courts Of
Wis state for many years.
+, te- oa,,Dlafnt which has been served De-
- Nicou counsel for Mr.. Could the former
49,. ,a.l,es three broad charges She accuses
a. could with not being a safe or proper person
e her 70 live with, she charges him with cruel
"a inbun,an treatment. and, thirdly. charges him
+tb employing big" Hawley and others to trump
,, evidence to the dctrment of her character
Mrs Gould does go into particulars on the
various charges. bot Is prepared to do should it
no necessary She alleges that her husband hui
INFLATED her by his association with other women
ore II them ii is said. was staying at the Hotel
e. Regis at the same time Mrs. Gould was there
NJ names are mentioned in the complaint but NAV
he revealed later if the counsel for the plaintiff
deems it for the best interests of her case
Mrs. Gould alleges that her husband had her
Swallowed fy detectives for long time AS soon
rs they separated. she says. Mr.. Gould told the
tradespeople with whom she had dealt that he
would no longer be responsible for her bills She
deposes that Mr. Gould has not furnished any
money FOR her support since last September
i was asserted Yesterday that Mrs. Gould charges
that the suit brought against Mr. Gould by big"
Hsvey for $4,000 for alleged services in looking
up the past If Mrs Gould was not begun In good
faith Size believes that soon as it was known
that she was aware of the activities of Hawley
the suit WAS brought TO get the impression before
the public that Mr. Gould had discovered some
startling information regarding the previous
Of his wife
friend OF Mr. Gould quoted saying yes
terday In the defence that win be presented by
Mr. Gould this city will have laid bare one of the
most interesting situations ever brought out in a
divorce court Much of that on which the defence
IS 10 he based has long been in the possession Of
Mr.. Gould's lawyers IT viii deal with events thai
occurred before Mr.. Gould parted from his wife
July and with interesting and picturesque fam
fly scenes which ii were best not TO have made
public at all. except that Mr. Gould must defend
himself. The whole life of Katherine Clemmons
has gone with fine tooth comb. and il
there is anything the investigators have missed it
Is not worth knowing about Mr.. Gould avoided
litigation long he could Now there will he
no quarter"
No papers in the suit have been fled in Manhat-
ian. and IT suggested yesterday that nasmuch
as Castle Gould, the mansion over the building Of
which husband and wife had many differences,
Is considered the legal residence Mrs. Gould the
suit may he brought in Nassau County. The trial
Of the action cannot possibly come before next fall
and may be delayed even later some of the col
lateral points at issue Clarence ]. Shearn. counsel
for Mrs Gould and Mr.. Nicoll. for Mr.. Gould. still
maintain their silence regarding the case.
The appearance of Police Commissioner Bingham
before the grand jury yesterday afternoon caused
tire report that he had been called in connection
with the investigation of the alleged activities OF
city detectives in collecting information about Mrs
Gould for her husband 1t later found out,
however, that he asking for policemen.
The Commissioner did have talk with District
Attorney Jerome the subject When the Com
missioner had gone Mr. Jerome said he could not
talk about the present. except 10 say there
was vast difference between police force that
collect evidence O X
mail and police force which collects evidence TO
BE used to collect blackma'' Mr.. Nicoll also had
talk with Mr.. Jerome.
The investigation by Commissioner Bingham is
siill He has received reply TO the written
questions sent to Captain Mclaughlin, who is sick
Deputy Commissioner Hanson received word from
Baltimore last nigh: that agent there had found
g telegram that Lieutenant Peabody is alleged TO
have sent to ShoIes, the Snowman. when he, Pea
bedv as alleged, was in Baltimore working on thu
Gould case Mr. Hanson seemed 70 consider the
information of much Importance as bearing on the
denial Of Peabody that he had been in Baltimore
hat and