New-York tribune., 1908-07-21
ARRESTS INGOULDCASE-
SUBORNATION CHARGED.
Three Persons accused in Diuorce
Suit against Frank j.

On = charge of suhornation of perjury. woman
Describing herself Mrs Julia Fleming 'wehn
fve years old seamsfress, OF the Linco,n ffo'er
Broadway and SD street, and Henry s. Mous'es'
syfrtv-oue wears old of Mousley & Hart, private
detectives at No IS Liberty street, were lodged la
Police Headquarters last night by DetecuNe
Raynes, OF the District Attorneys office The ar
rest at the instance of Assistant Distr'ot Az
torney Smyth after story that the two, together
with woman not under arrest but under surVei-
lance had attempted 20 bribe Mabel d. Maccaus-
ian young millner's apprentice, 10 give fase
testimony in the divorce case of Mrs. Helen keiis
Gould against Frank j. Gould. Detective Beery, OF
the District Attorneys office, has the unnamed
woman, who is said 10 be very III, under his eye
according TO information given Mr. Smyth.
The Information which the arrest was made
was given to SIR. Smyth by Cornelius J. Sullivan,
OF counsel Mr.. Gould, yesterday afternoon. ana
Mr. Snyth's investigation brought TO light for the
first time the name OF d mysterious alleged CO.
respondent, who. il is said, 10 have been
named by Mrs Gould. Mr.. Snyth gives the
name as Bessie Van Doran or Bessie De Voc, a
chorus girl, who il is said. formerly lived at the
Glenmere Apartment House, 18th street and Sew
enth
According the story given out last night oy
lr Smyth. Miss Maccauslan approached by
the unnamed woman, who is 81, and told that If
she would make affidavit that in March. 1905
she had seen through a keyhole in the Glenmore
Mr. Gould leave the apartments of the Van Doran
girl about IL O'Clock In the morning and return TO
the apartments OF the girl, she would receive
from &pu 10 <lsst MISS MacIdusiaN pecdflle
frightened and told friend Of the offer. He got
into communication with Mr.. Sullivan who brought
Miss MacCauslan to the District Attorneys Office
and had her relate her story.
With the assistance OF detectives, meeting
arranged for yesterday Miss MacCauslan was
taken according TO Mr.. Smyth. the apartments
OF the sick woman by Mousiey. the private de-
tective, and she met there Mrs Fleming After
a conference she signed prepared affidavit but
did not swear to it, She to receive 500 on
Afpr1SIe ley last
peared the street, Detectives Raynes and .Beery
placed Mousiey and the Fleming woman under ar
rest They were taken immediately TO Mr. Smyth's S
office where Moiisley searched, and il is said
the affidavit was found in his pocket. Added 10
the affidavit the jurat Of commissioner OF
deeds. signed if the affidavit had been sworn TO-
by Mousley commissioner of deeds Miss Mac
Carslan told Mr.. smyth she was positive this was
not OF the affidavit when she signed it, nor was
II placed there in her presence She said also that
she had been given understand that the SICK
woman would make a similar affidavit
NIousley, according TO Mr. Smyth, denied en-
.haticallv that he knew that the affidavit was
false. He said he had merely been asked to take
the acknowledgment, and had no part whatever IN
its preparation. Mr.. Snyth would not say whether
any information not had been secured from Mrs
Fleming.
IT was r1srnored early this morning that the name
of Mrs Ben Teal wife Of the well known fheat-
ricai and musical director, had been brought into
the Gould controversy. but when seen last night MI
Teal denied eEphaflcally tlat such Was liie S100'
lie said:
Neither Mrs. Teal myself know Mr. or Mrs
Gould personally or ever had any dealings with
them We are not interested in them I'm any man
r1er and the rumor that Mrs. Teal had anything to
90 with the occurrences OF yesterday is absolutely
untrue Our only connections in the matter gre"
out of the rental Of apartment to some OF those
whose names are linked in the matter. That Mrs.
Tears name has been dragged into this is most
unfortunate and we are both aggrieved that such
has been the case
II was said night that the arrests in
the case were made Mrs. Tears fats, but this
was denied by Mr.. Teal
i do not believe said Mr.. Snyth, that Mrs
c1oulds attorneys had any hand in this affair They
are men of great standing and integrity for
that The preparation of this sort OF evidence was,
j think undoubtedly left 10 the detectives, and
they unable real evidence, went after
rerjured testimony in effort to earn their pay
They alone in my opinion. responsible
AT the Hotel Lincoln last night il was said that
no Mrs Julia Fleming known there. Accord
tng TO Police Headquarters, the apartment where
the woman and Mousley were arrested is the Wy
oming at 55th street and Seventh avenue. The
address Of Miss MacCauslan is given at Headquar-
rers as No. 500 West nth street.
Mousley and Mrs. Fleming. together with the
unnamed woman. if she is well enough to appear,
will be arraigned before Magistrate Corrigan in
tie Tomhs police court this morning.