The sun., 1908-07-21
GOULD DIVORCE CASE ARRESTS
PRISONERS ACCUSED OF MANU-
FEATURING EVIDENCE.
Mrs. Hen Teai's Flat the Centre OF Dis
turbance-Woman Goes TO Frank j.
Gouid's Lawyers With story on which
Detective and Woman Are Locked UP.

Detective and Woman Are Lock Ell UP.
The domestic troubles of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank j. Gould got into the criminal courts
yesterday when a private detective and a
woman were taken to the District Attorney 8
office at 8 O'Clock last night on the charge
OF Offering money to young woman to
give false testimony against Frank j. Gould
in the action for divorce brought against
him by his wife, who was Helen Margaret
Kelly, a daughter of the late Edward Kelly.
The prisoners are Harry s. Mousley, a
detective Of 95 Liberty street. and Mrs.
Julia Fleming, who said she was a seam
stress living at the Hotel Lincoln. They
were arrested yesterday afternoon in the
apartments of Mrs. Ben Teal in the Wyo-
ming at Fifty-fifth street and Seventh
avenue. Mrs. Teal became very i'll at
once. If she is we'll enough she will be in
court this morning according to acting
District Attorney Smyth.
Mousley and Mrs. Fleming were arrested
on the statement of Mabel d. MacCauslan, a
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to take care of herself. She went to the
| District Attorneys Office yesterday after
noon with Cornelius j. Sullivan OF the firm
of Niooll, Anabe d Lindsay, counsel for
Frank Gould. She repeated to Mr.. Smyth
| a story which she had already taken to Mr.
Sullivan and which was in substance as
follows:
week or more ago a woman, not yet
under arrest came to her and made prop
osition to her to appear as a witness
against Frank Gould in the divorce pro-
ceedings brought q short time ago by his
wife, after there had been talk OF suit
for separation and then stories of recon-
oiliation, Mr.. Gould irtimating that there
was too much mother-in-law. Miss Mac
Causlan, who described herself as a millner's
apprentice, said that she was asked to
make an affidavit that in March last she
had seen MIR. Gould in the apartments of
Miss Van Doren. an actress known on
the stage as Bassis De Voc. in the Clan
more, at Fifty-fifth street and Seventh
avenue. The understanding was that she
was to make an affidavit that one morning
about IL O'Clock she looked throu ugh key
hole in the Van Doren or De Voc apart
ment and saw Mr.. Gould too much at home
there.
Miss MacCauslan said she was told that
II she made the affidavit she would get
between $500 and $1,000. After that, she
said she met Mrs. Fleming and Mousley.
She was told that other affidavits were
to be made against Mr.. Gould naming Miss
Van Doren, or Bessie De Voc. and that the
stronger the affidavits were the more
alimony Mrs. Gould would get.
Miss MacCauslan says she hadn't peeped
through a keyhole or seen any such thing.
She consulted a young man she knew and
he advised her not to attempt 10 enter
into the scheme. Then he trotted off to
Mr.. Gould's lawyers
Miss MacCauslan said that she had an
engagement for yesterday afternoon, when
she was to sign an affidavit con lining the
charges against Mr.. Gould After hearing
her story Mr.. Smith sent Detective Edward
Rayens OF the District Attorneys Office
with her. She took him to the Wyoming
apartments, and she went to the Teal apart
ments on the second floor Rayens waited
for almost an hour when he got a signal
that he was wanted in the Teal ap& rtments
When he got into the parlor he found
Mousley. Mrs Fleming and Mrs. Teal sitting
at table. He demanded from Mousley the
affidavit which Miss ALacCauslan had signed
Mousley said he wouldn't give it up Mrs.
Teal became hysterical and ran into another
room. She was very sick. she said, and
wanted doctor. Rayens told her she
would have to have the clerk get one for her.
Mrs. Fleming showed a disposition to go to
the aid of Mrs. Teal but Rayens didn't
approve of it and told her she would hav We to
stay in the parlor. Mousley kept his seat
at the table. When Rayens got chance
he telephoned to the District Attorneys
office for assistance and Lieut.. Peter Beery
went up.
Mrs. Teal took to her bed and it was
decided that she was too i'll TO be brought to
the District Attorneys Office. Mousley and
Mrs. Fleming were taken by Rayens to Mr.
Jeromcs Office. where they were questioned
by Mr. Smyth Mo,sley said he had done
nothing which private detective should
not do He said the case came to him in
the ordinary course OF business. Mrs.
Fleming would say nothing
Rayens said that after he had talked with
Mousley for a while the latter gave UP the
paper which Miss MacCauslan said she had |
signed. Miss MacCauslan said she had
But the jurat had been signed by Mousey
as n commissioner Of deeds. Mr.. Smyth |
said. According to Miss MacCauslan |
hIousley was known to her as Stanley. and |
he had promised to take her to dinner last |
night and give her 500 or $500 on account
for signing the so-called affidavit.
Mousley. who said he lived at III Sterling |
place. Brooklyn, and Mrs. Fleming were
taken TO Police Headquarters. Mousley
telephoned TO his partner Hart. and Mrs. |
Fleming telephoned to friends for bail. |
The District Attorney asked that no less !
than IS. 600 be taken In each case.
Ben Teal said last night that the arrests
had been made in his apartment. He didn't |
know much about it. he said, except that
It had something TO do with another case" |
He said that his wife didn't know anything
about it. He was sure that everything would |
come out all right.
Henry l.. Sprague, attorney for Mrs.
Gould in the divorce proceedings said that
he didn't know anything about the charges
against Mousley and Mrs. Fleming, nor
OF their arrest. At the District Attorneys
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