The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-29
GOULD DENIES ONE CHARGE
ORDERED NO ONE no TAMPER
WITH WIFE'S LETTERS.

he n settlement OF $4,000, 900 His
Counsel says He Will Fight h Case.
The investigation by Commissioner Bing-
ham and Deputy Hanson into the Gould case
ia practically closed. and there is no likeli-
hood hat the matter will ever be taken up
by District Attorney Jerome. Commits
sioner Bingham said yesterday that neither
he nor Mr.. Hanson has discovered any
evidence Of criminal action on the part OF
those members Of the Police Department
who are known to have been mixed up in
the matter. but he did say hat certain
policemen we're guilty Of improper and In
discreet conduct. Had Mclaughlin re-
NAMED in the department he would GER
toinly nave been brought up on charges az
a result Of his connection with the Goulds.
II was said at Headquarters yesterday.
while Lieut.. Frank Peabody is booked for
the trial room In the near future.
While the Commissioners are certain that
Peabody knew all along he was working
on a personal oase. they are inclined to for
give him for that. 1t was pointed out that
he couldn't have wormed out OF it very well
unless he threw his boss down. even
though he knew that the rules of the depart
nent we're being violated. But there is
little hope Of Peabody escaping punish
neut. His offence can be punished by dis
missal. and 1t is likely that infview Of the dis
closures made the detective will be broke
Commissioner Bingham intends to make an
example Of him so other members OF the
Detective Bureau won't take 1t upon them
selves to do private sleuthing in the future.
We ave not been able to get any EVIL
dence against any one concerned In the
Gould case said Commissioner Bingham
yesterday, sand I am a little bit discour-
seed. Nc evidence of q criminal nature has
heen adduced, but some OF these policemen
concerned have not told the truth, and
hat matter will be looked into later on.
Cept. M~cLsughlin's connection with the
matter is at an end and 1t isn't. The in
vestigation has not been completed, and
the final result will depend upon develop
ments that may come as we 60 along.
Commissioner Hanson has done nothing
in the Gould matter in two days, but he Is
busy investigating another scandal in the
Detective Bureau. 1t was said that it has
nothing TO do with q divorce case, but may
show how easily detectives can recover
stolen property when the victims consent
10 make no official complaint and do not
insist upon an arrest.
De Lancey Eioon, Howard Gould'e at
.orney, yesterday made public the follow
ipe letter his firm sent 10 Henry l.. Stimson,
United States District Attorney:
W notice In the morning papers that
counsel for Mrs. Howard Gould has COM
planned TO you that her mail has been tam
pered With ct come time during the past
"NIr. Gould desires US to say that he
joins Mrs. Gould in a request for q full
and searching investigation to be made
Of the charge. Mrs. Gould makes the same
= tIA aNNi1n ruht0h ahA han
brought against Mr.. Gould for separation.
and q it is relevant in that suit 1t must be
tried out sooner or later.
while MIR. Gould has no information
upon the subject. he desires to say that
he not only would not authorize any tam
he would not tolerate III il known. and
therefore he hopes that the matter will be
thoroughly investigated by the proper
authorities
While Mrs. Gould's attorney has scid
hat complaint was made to United States
by the Post ofice authorities yesterday
that any investigation was under way.
Postmaster WILCOX declared yesterday
nat the matter had not yet been brought
10 his attention by the proper persons, and
is what he has read in the newspapers.
When approached by reporters yesterday
,Ir. Stimson refused absolutely to say
whether or not he had ordered an inveet-
cation, and he wouldn't even admit that
,Irs. Gould's attorney had presented a
Wilcox and Chief Post ofice Inspector
Mayer said they would investigate the
matter as soon as the charge is made, but
they cannot act on their own initiative from
the reports in the newspapers.
II became known yesterday that Mrs.
Could has complained that a letter ad-
dressed to her from Milton. Ill, was stolen
from the mail. It was addressed to her
IT the st. Regis Hotel, this city. but she
,annot say at what point between New
York and Milton 1t was taken. She charges
that two detectives in her husbands employ
got possession OF the contents OF the let
tsr. which was mailed to her some time
last November. She has not revealed the
nature Of the letter nor has she said how
the detectives she says were in her hus-
lands employ conveyed to her that they
sid, however. that Mrs. Gould is positive
the two detectives either saw the letter
"r had it's contents revealed to them.
While Howard Gould's answer to his
wlfe's suit for separation has not yet been
lied. it. became known Yesterday that it will
contain a general denial of all her allega-
toms. An intimate friend Of Mr.. Gould said
that there will he no mention in it of a
100000 proposition for a settlement.
Many persons concerned in this case
helleve that Mr.. Gould, tired of the notoriety
this suit has stirred up, may agree TO a
f4.Noo,Qm settlement said Mr.. Gould's
friend yesterday, "but there is not the
slightest chance Of il. While Mr.. Gould is
heartily sick and tired Of the whole bust
ness, you can say positively that he has no
intention Of agreeing to a settlement and
he purposes 10 fight this matter to the end.
He has refrained from discussing the case
~ the newspapers and he is not taking it
upon himself to attack his wife publicly.
There will be no settlement whatever.
either for &.000,000 or so many cents under
4 reconsideration, and the matter will be
left 10 the courts. MIR. Gould will heed no
overtures."