New-York tribune., 1907-11-25
LIGHT ON GOULD SUIT.
WHAT MISS MAR SAID.
Her Story of Colonel Cody's Rela-
tiorss 5cith katherine ClemmORS.

The testimony which was taken last week from
Miss Helen Mar, the witness in the suit being
brought by Mrs. Howard Gould Katherine Glenn
Inons) against her husband for separation, will
probably be filed IN the Supreme Court tomorrow
morning. The testimony was taken before David
Mcclure who was appointed referee after a vain
attempt on the part of the plaintiff TO have it
stricken out of the suit Miss Mar is exceedingly
vroth over fact that the evidence will be made
public. inasmuch when she testified she believed
that It would be kept secret. Miss Mar who is
staying at the Continental Hotel, Jersey City was
seen last night and told of the evidence that she
had given in the before Mr.. Mcclure. In
her testimony Miss Mar said that she had known
Mrs. Gould for long time-iong before she met
Mr.. Gould-and that she asked what she knew
Of the relations that existed between Miss Glenn
mons, now Mrs Gould and Colonel William F.
Cody C'Bunalo BiT').
She said that she was able tell Of several in
stances Of improper conduct between the two-once
when she walked into room of a house on Forrest
avenue, Chicago al the time of the worlds fair,
when Buffalo Bill was there, and once in room
in the Hoffman House in this city. At the time of
the Chicago incident according to Miss Mar, when
she saw Miss CIemmons later in the day the latter
greatly frightened, because she said that
Colonel Cody was i'll and he had said that she had
poisoned him. Miss Clemmons at that time. accord
ing Miss Mar, worried for fear that Colonel
Cody would be so angry that he would not give
her money for her theatrical enterprises Miss
Clemmons at this time was not feeling well dis
posed toward Colonel Cody because, she told Miss
Mar, he had made more than 100000 on his show
and that hardly able TO get household
expenses from him
Miss Mar, according to her deposition came 10
this city with Miss Clemmons at the close Of the
Chicago fair, and went 10 live at the HOFFMAN
House with her. At this time Colonel Cody oc-
cupied a room across the hallway she said While
they living there, according to MISS MAJ,
Colonel Cody quarrelled with Miss Clemmons ana
left her. Miss Clemmons was then in danger OF
being forced TO leave the hotel. and said that II
she had to DO s. she would sit on a trunk in front
Of the hotel and tell the reporters all about her
troubles.
Colonel Cody came back in a few weeks, accord
ing 10 Miss Mar. and told them they should go
10 Europe which they did. On the steamer, Miss
Mar said was Big Bill Hawley. whose name
came up in the case at the time Mrs. Gould
brought her suit for separation. Mrs Gould at
that time alleged that her husband had employed
Hawley TO trump up evidence against her, and
several police officials drawn into the case.
Yawlev afterward brought suit against Mr.. Gould
for $4,000 for breach of contract.
Haviey and a friend of his. according to Miss
Mar, were kind to them their trip. and on their
arrived in London drove them TO a hotel and left
them. The returned later in the evening and
took the two women out TO dinner and again
brought them the hotel Miss Mar testified that
she knows Of no other time when Hawey saw Miss
Clemnons, as she says he became involved in q
fight and had TO cross the Channel to Paris
Colonel Cody. Miss Mars story goes. had agreed
10 send Miss Clemmons money each week but for
three weeks she received word from him. The
third week a letter arrived. but IL contained no
money. 1t angry letter, in which Colonel
Cody said he had heard of some of her actions and
was through with her forever" Miss Mar, ac-
cordng TO her testimony. however. obtained en-
ployment on a London newspaper and managed to
make enough to support both herself and Miss
Clemmons. It shortly after this time, Miss
Mar saws that Miss Cemmons met Howard Gould.
Mr.. Gould and Miss Cemmons were married at
the Holland House October y. 1888, by the Rev.
DR. Wilton Merle Smith. member of the Gould
family being present. 1t said at one time
that Colonel Cody intended to Howard Gould
for s25.o90 which he claimed to have lost while
backing Miss Clemmons before she became Mrs
Gould, but nothing came Of the
Mr.. Shearn. counsel for Mrs. Gould.
examined me on my relations with Steele Mac
Kaye. whose name has been mentioned with
mine" said Miss Mar and the bright spot
in this unfortunate business is that I able
to testify once for all my yeneration for that
brilliant I explained that always
the best OF friends and that relationship ended
there When he taken i'll in Chicago and
benefit taken up in his behalf / went West
with him. all of his relations were in the East
and he had 10 to look for him. He died
out there and ] brought his body back Chicago
That all there to it