The San Francisco call., 1907-06-07
SENSATIONAL CHARGES
MADE AGAINST COULD
Wife States That He Left
Her. for Other
Women
CASE IN OPEN COURT
Attorney Offers to Prove
Allegations When
Time Comes

NEW YORK, June 6.-The case of
Mrs. Howard Gould. who instituted suit
for separation from her husband. was
given its first public airing in court
today. The occasion was the hearing
of arguments on motion of counsel
for Gould to strike out certain allega-
tions in Mrs. Goulds complaint Argu-
ments of considerable length were
made and at their conclusion the at
torneyS 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 allegation that the habits and con-
duct of Gould were such that it was
improper for his wife to live with him;
third, that since September last he has
neglected his wife and has refused to
provide for her except to pay her hotel
bills since that time. and, fourth. that
Gould has treated his wife with ex-
treme cruelty, has employed spies to
harass her, has opened her mail, has
maintained illicit relations with women
of bad character, and has employed an
ex-congict and several New York de-
tectives to procure improper evidence
against Mrs. Gould.
Delaney Nicoll, attorney. for Gould,
said that every allegation against his
client would be denied in the answer
to the suit. Nicofl 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 four years Gould had main
tanned Illicit relations with women of
bad character and had conducted him.
self In this respect in an open and
notorious manner. Nicoll declared
that the charges were made for the
purpose of putting the defendant in an
embarrassing position and that in other
cases where such allegations have been
introduced the court has stricken them
out.
he allegations are decidedly sweep
ing" said he THE plaintiff does not
make any specifications, mention any
specific cases or even tell exactly what
misconduct the defendant ais charged
with. There is absolutely no reason
for such charges in the complaint fol-
separation on the ground of cruelty.
In replying to Nicolls argument
| Clarence Shearn, counsel for Mrs
| Gould, said that if the defense would
ask for a bill of particulars specific
! charges would be made of so serious Q
character that Nicoll would not pre-
sumo to mention them in court In tnt
| course of argument.
''I do not want to make the complaint
any more specific in open court" said
! Shearn, but if the allegation that the
! defendant for four years maintained
/ Illicit and immoral relations witt
women of bad character and conducted
himself notoriously and openly in this
respect is too general. we will make il
more specific. We will be glad to sub
nit full bill of particulars if it is
asked for
! Shearn argued that if the court
should strike out these allegations from
| the complaint 1t would do the plain
tiff an irreparable injury by not allow
ing her to prove them when the time
| comes