Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-29
SAYS MRS. GOULD
ASKED $4,ooo,ooo
Friend of Howard Gould Declares Thai
Was the Figure Named to
Settle the Divorce.

NEW YORK. May 29.-Howard Gould has
broken the silence he had maintained since
the attack made upon him nearly two weeks
ago by his wife formerly Katherine Glenn
mons. the actress, who. in her suit Tor i'm
tied divorce. accused him among othef
things of having hired agents to intercept
her mail.
Through an intimate friend Mr.. Gould
announced yesterday that his wife had de-
manded S4O00,0OO to settle hef su'.
Through this friend Mr.. Gould also saio
that he had refused the offer to settle anu
Furthermore would entertain no offer from
his wife or her counsel, Clarence j. Shearh'
to make a money settlement.
In reply to the move of Mrs. Houlo =
attorney IN bringing the stolen letter charge
to the attention of the United States dis
trict attorney. Mr.. Gould, through his at
torney, De Lancey Nicoll, announced yes
terday that he welcomed post office inves-
tigation. In a letter written at the instance
of Mr.. Gould by Mr.. Nicoll TO United States
District Attorney Henry l.. Stimson, MI
Gould saws he joins with Mrs. Gould in
request for a full and searching inVestlga-
ton.
Husbands Action a Surprise.
This action of the Howard Gould forces
came as a surprise to the other side Mrs.
Gould had expected that her husband
would not be willing to combat the cam
paign she has been waging until COM
PEELED to do so in court.
Howard Gould and his most intimate
friend H. H. Knowles. called yesterday
afternoon at the office of De Lancey Nicoll,
and there a conference was held when
lasted an hour or more. The various
stories which have been published since
no I
mons in the suit on May Il Were gone
over by the three men, and the future
campaign was agreed upon. Mr. Gould
decided that he would in the future have
to disregard his own feelings in the mat
ter and meet his wife on her own ground.
AS Mr.. Gould and Mr.. Knowles left the
office of De Lancey Nicoll Mr. Gould was
approached by Times reporter and asked
for a statement of his side OF the case
Mr.. Gould seemed worried.
Really, you will have to excuse me
from discussing this matter" he said. Il
would advise you to see my attorney, Mr..
Nicoll. If there is anything of impor-
lance to tell, he is the man who Will talk
for me in this case
Mr. Gould then FASTENED away to his
own office, accompanied by Mr.. Knowles
An Interesting Letter.
A little later Mr.. Nicoll announced that
the following letter had been sent to the
United States district attorney:
NEW YORK, May IS. 1907.
Hon. Henry l.. Stimson, United States
District Attorney, New York N. Y:
Dear Sir-We notice in the morning
papers that Mr.. c. j. Shearn of counsel for
Mrs. Howard Gould has complained to you
that her mail has been tempered with at
some time during the past year.
Mr.. Gould desires us to say that he joins
with Mrs. Gould in a request for a full
and searching investigation to be made of
the charge. Mrs. Gould makes the same
allegation in the action which she has
brought against Mr.. Gould for separation
and if it is relevant in that suit it must
be tried out sooner later.
While Mr.. Gould has no information