The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-24
GOULD SCANDAL
IS MADE PUBLIC

New York, May 22-There were develop
| ments of moment tonight in the investi-
cation recently begun by Commissioner
| Bingham to determine what part was
played by certain members of the police
department in the domestic troubles of
Mr. and Mrs Howard Gould. In papers
served few days ago upon counsel for
her husband indicating Mrs. GOuld'S DUR
pose TO institute suit for separate mainte-
nance, it was alleged that there had
been conspiracy against the plaintiff
IN which high Officers in the police de-
partment were involved.
Tonight Lieutenant William Frank NJ
Peabody, who, with Captain William F.
Mclaughlin, had been frequently men
in the police department and, according
to the latter, made a clean breast of
his connection with the Gould affair
According to this man, Peabody ad-
mitted that he had worked for several
weeks on the Gould case. not only in this
city, but in Washington and Baltimore,
and that he sent the telegram TO Ed
ward SholeS in this city on March % in
which o woman named Harriet LonsdaIe
was reported married to a man named
George Dawson.
Commissioner Bingham has sought to
determine the author of this mesSag e
which it has been intimated grew out
of search of marriage records through
which it was sought to establish that Mrs
Gould, while still Katherine ClemmOns,
had married one George Dawson
In his statement, as given out by the
police official, Peabody said he was called
into the private office of Inspector Nc
Laughlin early in March last, when Nc
Laughlin told him to bring in big Biz
HaWley. Peabody said he went out to
get Hawley, but learned Hawley was
out of town. Ten days later Hawley re-
turned and Peabody said he asked Nc
Laughlin if Hawley was then wanted
Peabody said Mclaughlin told him net
to bother about Hawley, but to locate
Edward Sholes.
Peabody later saw Sholes and told him
that Inspector Mclaughlin wished to see
him at police headquarters Subsequent
ly, Peabody said. Mclaughlin, Hawley
SholeS and he went down to Delaney
NicolPs office.
Peabody said he took three DAYS off and
on March %, under Instructions from Nc
Laughlin and Nicoll, and also under i'm
plicit directions from ShOles, with the
latter went to Washington and thence to
Baltimore.
While in Baltimore, Peabody said. he
searched the records of the bureau of vi
tai statistics for the record Sholes had
indicated to him. as nearly as Sholes could
recall the names. The search resulted in
Peabody sending to Sholes the following
telegram on March rs:
George Dawson and Harriet Lonsdale
May 5, 1sS3 Can this be her@'
The official who made public the adj
missions OF Peabody stated that the lat
ter said he had gone to Baltimore to find
"a murderer named Reagan, but also
to ascertain whether Katherine CIemmons
had been married in Baltimore many
years ago.
Peabody said he received a reply to his
from ShOies, who was in WASH
ington. In his telegram Peabody declared
SholeS said:
She has used many aliases
In a subsequent telegram Sholes asked
Peabody If he could locate Dawson. Pea
body said he remained in Washington
only a few hours after leaving Baltimore
and came back to New York CITY. Ar
irving there, he reported his findings to
and the latter told him 10 re- |
port to Mr.. Nicoll, which Peabody saws |
he did.
Edward Sholes is expected at police |
headquarters to meet Deputy Police Conn
missioner Hanson, who has charge of the |
inquiry under Commissioner Bingharn's ]
Tonight's statement by Mr.. Peabody. IL |
was later admitted, was obtained by Mr. |
Hanson.