The Cairo bulletin., 1907-05-22
MILLIONAIRE AssAILED Nv SUIT
FOR DIVORCE ON FOUR SEP.
ARATE CHARGES.
A SENSATIONAL STORY
OF Humiliation, Neglect, Police Perse'
cution and a Plot to Ruin Her
Cherished Name Told In
Bill Filed Monday

Gould in her Sult Tor separations
makes the astonishing allegations
( that because of his personal habits
4: hi IL an improper person g live win.
4 The complaint is highly sensational,
II charging Gould with consorting with
h numerous women.
Almost as astounding as the actual
4 beginning Of the already famous al
yoree case are today's developments
II the investigation into the use Of
;, headquarters detectives by Howard
. Gould against Mrs. Gould. Tomorrow
i morning District Attorney William
!. Travers Jerome vii consult Police
Commissioner General Theodore
Bingham. going over all the evidence
thus far adduced in the case. with the
. possible iesult that he may begin a
9 grand jury proceeding to see just
what there is to the conspiracy
I charged By Mrs Gould.
Mrs Goud's complaint against her
husband covers every one of the four
grounds on which il is possible to
secure 4 separation. Under the first
charge thai he is not a proper person
T. live with. II Is said that some eX-
ceedingly distressing facts will be
presented In the bill Of particulars or
at the time of he trial
II The second charge is tha- he aban-
doned her. Since last July Mrs Gould
has been living in the Hotel st Regis,
recognized for a time as the city
home OF the Goulds. and her husband
has not once visited her
Cut of the Funds.
Nonsupport is the third allegation.
4 In September of last year Gould il
alleged to have discontinued provid
ling Mrs. Gould with funds, and until
! very recently she is ssid not to have
4 received a single cent from him. Dur
/ ing the past few weeks, since the ex
posture OF the suit Of William G.
/ Woodward, otherwise known AZ Big /
/ Iawley. however. Gould. II is said |
4 by one of her friends, has begun once
more to pay her expenses In the st. |
! Regis
Under the fourth charge thai OF
cruel and inhuman treatment many |
specifications are made. one of which |
is that Gould at The. time of their
separation sent notices TO all Of the I
tradespeopIe with whom mis- wife had /
dealings ins yuctng them TO not give I
her any credit ii they hal any idea Of !
collecting their accounts from him
This wa at a time when he was try
ng TO force her TO accept his terms in 4
the financial feature of their separa
ton. and she charges that in this way |
he endeavoled 10 compel her % sub !
nit 10 his wishes.
Another Of the specifications is that /
he has Inundated her frequently by |
surrounding her with detectives, eaus /
Ing her mail to be opened and sub
iecting her to many similar annoy
Gnees.
She declares that she has frequent \
" been shamed and Inundated by he
open manner in which he has asso-
cisted with other women while she
was being neglected.
Police implicated.
While the complaint does not refer
10 the specifis incident. a friend of
Mrs. Gould stated today that when
the details are presented 20 the court
Mrs. Gould will state that one Of the
worst Of the many indignitles hespe1
upon her was the fact that while she
was living at he ST. Regis Hotel her
husband vas openly paying attentions
to another woman living In the same
hotel
She makes the direct accusation
that Gould. former Police Inspector
William Mclaughlin. and now in
charge OF The station on City Island.
aud big Hawiey" worked together
Tor her ruina on IN the public esteem.
she alleges that her husband hired
Us~iey aad Msl.aupghIiu for the pur-
pose Of getting persons who would be
willing 10 swear away her reputation
IrdeT this charge she viii be in
position TO present every bit Of evil
dence She has i'm her possession az 10 :
tho exact pari played by each Of the :
conspiia tors. and what directions II I
any. were given by Goulds lawyer .
De Lancey Nlcoll. and his agents
Her complaint lifts the veil from
tho suit of big HaWlet" against I,
Gould and Nicoll She alleges that
Hasley's suit j. not started IN good
faith. bat that her husband was work
lng with Hawley 60 destroy her 50
cislly. when she learned II what was
ranspirine. and Gould became too |,
fearful 10 carr his plans 10 finish
The Hswiey Suit.
she charges that b. then planned
To- make The best u The Information
IeWiey hal prepared with him. and
that 3d. finally decided TO lct Hawley <
bring bis action a. the So ct way ~ q
cci ine the things Hauiey and Could 0
had planned before the public This Z
vas done. she ssvs for the purpose i
If convincing the pabli- that a. q
fhoush Could had LEANED something >
terrible about hIs wife he Vas inO c
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