Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-01
WAS MONEY SQUANDERED?
CHARGE THAT HOWARD GOULD
WILL MAKE AGAINST WIFE.
Had Mania for Jewels, 1t Is Alleged,
and Annoyed Her Husband by
Their Display.

NEW YORK. June 1.-Two of the coun-
ter charges contained in Howard Gould's
reply to Mrs. Goulds bill Of complaint
| which was served on his counsel, De Ian
cey Nlcoll. a fortnight ago, were made
known yesterday on authority of Mr.. Gould
One of these counter charges to which
Mr.. Gould has devoted much space in the
reply to his wifes allegations Is that she
was Unfortunately eXtravagant. The second
is that Mrs. Goulds temper was a source
or constant annoyance to Mr.. Gould, and
that, In many instances. it placed him in
embarrassing positions with his friends
Mr.. Gould will allege that his wife had
| mania for diamonds and other costly jewels,
and was accustomed to purchase large
numbers of gems, any, in fact, which
caught her eye. The bills for these pur-
chases always were sent to Mr.. Gould.
Sometimes he paid them without remon-
STRANGE, he says. But there were other
times, he admits, when he demonstrated
with his wife, and told her that, in spite of
his great wealth, he could not afford to
grat1fy her taste for such quantities of ex
pensive jewels. Hundreds of diamonds,
pearls, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and
other gems which were paid for by How
ard Gould are now in the possession of
Mrs. Gould, and it is said by her friends
that she has one of the finest individual
collections in this country.
Objected to Her Display of Jewels.
Mr.. Gould also says that his wife's dis
play of jewels in public was a source of
annoyance to him. His tastes, according
to the assertion of his friends, do not run
to a great display of jewels His wifes
does, and she gratifed those tastes without
reserve, say the friends Of Mr.. Gould
Mr.. Gould will tell of many suits which
were brought against his wife for bills
Some of these were for dresses, others for
jewels. 1t will be remembered that Mrs.
Goulds defense to those various suits was
always that she had been imposed upon
by the tradesmen, and the prices charged
her were too high. In nearly every in
stance the courts decided against Mrs.
Gould, and her husband had to pay the
bills.
An itemized account of his wife's bills
Will be submitted by Mr.. Gould to the
court when the case is called. These bills
are now in the possession of De Lancey
Nicoll. Mr.. Gould, it is said, has kept a
record of his wife's expenses for two or
three years.
Did Not Like Sailors Whiskers.
In citing instances of what Mr.. Gould
terms his wife's temper and generally I'M
lovable habits he will tell in his reply of
one instance which occurred on board his
yacht the Niagara, in 1904, while on
cruise In the Mediterranean. An intimate
| the talking for him since the present con-
troversy started, said yesterday that this in
stance had to do with the dismissal of
boatswain on the Niagara.
Mrs. Gould objected to the whiskers Of
this boatswain on the Niagara" said the
friend of Mr. Gould 1T was only an in
stance Of her eccentricity. One day while
Mr.. Gould ashore Mrs. Gould told the
boatswain that she seriously objected to
his beard. The color, she said, annoyed
her. The boa tswain's beard was red and
| bushy. He was very proud of it. Naturally
| he was grievously offended at the uncom-
| plimentary comments of Mrs. Gould.
"He lost heart one day when Mrs. Gould
| ordered him to shave off the offending
| whiskers. AS Mr.. Gould was not around
the boatswain had no one to whom he could
appeal from the order. He went ashore
| and had the beard shaved off. When he
| returned and reported to Mrs Gould she
| was in no pleasanter frame of mind than
before. She told the boatswain that the
shave had not improved his appearance at
| all.
| when Mr. Gould returned to the yacht
| she demanded that the boatswain be dis
her that the man had been engaged on a
years contract. Mrs Gould insisted that
| he be dismissed, and finally Mr.. Gould
| yielded to her wishes, paying the boatswain
| all the money that his contract called for.
"There were many other instances Of her
| cruises on the Niagara. 1t is probable that
Mr. Gould will tell this story in court when
! he takes the stand
| According to a dispatch from DesMoines,
served in the Gould case. The dispatch
says that Harry Veatch, who was formerly
Mrs. Goulds secretary, has been sub
poenaed to appear as q witness for Mr..
Could Veatch was on board the Niagara
when the boatswain episode occurred.