The Washington herald., 1907-05-22
TURN IN GOULD CASE
Commissioner Bingham Sees
Prosecutor Jerome.
WANTS DETECTIVES INDICTED
Millionaire Promises Charges of
Surdid Character Against Wife
George Dawson Says lie Does Not
Know the GouIds Nor Anything
About Their Marital Troubles.

New York May I.-DistrIct Attorney
Jerome and Police Commissioner Bingham
viii have conference to-day 10 deter,
mine whether the facts brought out %
support the charges that the detective
bureau has been used 90 hunt up stories
for Howard Gould against his wife war
rant presentation To the grand jury. Since
Mrs Gould has brought her long-eoH-
temnlsted suit against her husband foi
permanent separation. with $4,000 year
aIimony. and made references To the ac,
tivity of the detective bureau in cOnnec.
ton with Big Bill" Hswley. the notori-
ous ex-c1uvtct and crook, which SAVIOR of
conspiracy. the case may call for grand
jury inqu.siton.
10 is almost certain now that Capt Nc
Lsughun. the oId-tme head of the de-
tectlve bureau will not get d chance %
resign before charges are framed against
him. The Commissioner has made mp his
mind 20 head Off the resignation with
charges. SO that If Capt Mclaughlin per
sisted in his efforts TO wrissIe out ol the
department he would have To sacrifice his
pension of S2.5o1 a year.
Gould Promises sensations.
A friend of the Gould family speaking
of the defense 90 he made, said:
"NucH Of thar on which the defense is
10 be- based has long been in the posses
sion Of Mr.. Goulds lawyers. Some of it is
recent. All of il is highly spiced. and
there is deal that is easily within the
definition of the word sordid. It will deal
with events which occurred before Mr.
Gould departed from his wife's company
las. July. and with interesting and pic
tureeque family scenes. which it were best
not to make public At AN, save that in the
necessities of the case Nj Gould must
defend himself The names of several
men of prominence are likely TO be
brought into the case. although this viii
not be done if it is possible to avoid IT,"
Dawson Is Surprised.
Baltimore. May H.-Georee Dawson,
whose name has figured in stories of
investigations made by New York de-
tcctives iu connection with the domestic
affairs OF Howard Gould, was located
here tonight Dawson and his wife. who
was Mrs Harriet LansdaIe were found at
321 Gfrard avenue. They have several
children. Dawson is watehman. lie
was surprised to learn that his name had
been connected with the matter in any
way He said he did not know Mr.. or
Mrs. Gould, nor had he read anything
about their marital troubles. The mar
riage record book in the Office Of the
clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
shows that on November 3. 1852. George
Dawson. aged twenty-nino. was married
to Harriet Lansdale aged thirty-one by
Rev. Dr John Lauahan. at the Fayette
Street Methodist Episcopal Church
That Lieut.. Peabody. of the New York
detective force. was in this city March
last. and is presumed to have searched
the records Of the Court Of Common Pleas
for the names of Sam w, or George Daw-
son. was established to-day. Several per
sons about police headquarters remember
Peabody calling there with his wife. II,
remained only a short time, saving ht
was going 20 Washington. and had only
stopped over 90 shake hands with friends
he had made here during the great fire.