The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-17
THEY TELL ON Her
Mrs, Gould's Servants Continue
Their Tales.
Stories About the Drunkenness
of Their Mistress.
LISTENS ATTENTIVELY
Wife of Millionaire Takes Keen
Interest in Testimony.
Expected Much Evidence VIII
Be Heard in Rebuttal.

A4;-,o,,1, oF +ha servants and employees
-, +ta two Gould estates, Castle Goulo
at Port Washington, N " anu Diuo
Can. in Virginia, was continued touoS
at the trial of the suit of hatneriie
CIemmons Gould for a separation lroiii
her husband, Howard Gould, and all
mopy amounting to $25O.OOO a year.
The defense has called a small army
Of maids. stablemen, gardeners, CLERKS
carpenters and other employees tic teSll-
~ to the actions and conduct Oh MIS-.
Could in an effort to JUSTIFY MI Iouio
on leaving his wife on account OF her
alleged addiction to the use OF lntoAl-
cants.
The prospects of a large volume Oh
such testimony yet to be taken ana inc
announcement of Mr.. Shearn' MIS-.
Gould's lawyer, that he had some oo
witnesses TO call in rebuttal, led justice
bowling to order longer sessions OF the
trial from today, with the possibility
of night sessions next week. AS the
trial progresses, the crowds OF curious
people who storm the doors OF the courI
room increase. 90
Mrs Gould follows the testimony OF
her former servants with keen inter
est frequently making notes OF -wheIe
they say and coaching her lawyers Oh
cross
Saw Mrs. Gould Intoxicated.
Andrew Fredickson, who was employ
ed as night Waterman at Castle SIoulu
from September to December, 1906, was
the first witness called today. he res
titled that he saw Mrs Goulo uliuel
the influence of liquor in his opinion OH
November Z, 1906
making the rounds of the house, the
witness said Il noticed a fire in the
kitchen garden, near the gas house and
saw a woman coming from that dlrec-
ton. 1 went up to her and found II
was Mrs. Gould. She said something,
hut L did not understand it went
into the kitchen garden and found the
straw af1re in three places Wnlle
was putting out the fire ] heard low
cries in the kitchen and went in and
found Mrs Gould there. She asked me
If I was the man she met. told her
! was, and she wanted me to go ana
get the key to the electric alarm put
j told her could not as I had to watch
the place. Her face was flushed and
she talked rapidly and appeared to- be
under the influence of intoxicants.
The witness said he saw Mrs. Gould
again the same night and in his OPINION
she was intoxicated then.
Drunk During Yacht Cruise.
Edward Bechtold, who was in charge
of the wines and liquors aboard Mr..
Gould's yacht Niagara in December,
1905. when the Goulds were cruising
with a party of friends. testified that
lie saw Mrs. Gould intoxicated several
times during the cruise
It served Mrs. Gould with brandy ev-
cry night" the witness said, land at
the dinners aboard the yacht, she
drank more than any one else"
After a dinner at Kingston, at which
Mrs. Gould drank wine. the witness no.
ticed her as she was going to her
stateroom to retire
''She stopped in the music room and
took hold of a chair to steady herself,
the witness said, land she had to take
a long breath before she could go on.
on cross-examination the witness
said he had made an affidavit for Mr..
Gould's lawyers and had talked with
them about testifying.
Tilt Between Attorneys.
In endeavoring to get several letters
IN evidence in which Mr.. Shearn con-
tended would inpeach the credibility OF
Melville e. Chapman. who had testi-
fed in the case and which Justice
Bowling would not allow admitted q
tilt occurred between opposing counse
which called forth a severe rebuke OF
Mr.. Nicoll by Justice Bowling, who re-
uuested Mr.. Nicoll to apologize.
This is only case of matchmaking
tactics practiced from start to finish
in this suit" shouted Mr.. NicoH al
Mr.. Shearn, as he was pressing the
admission of the letters. Mr.. Shear
promptly demanded an apology
IT don't intend to apologize for any
such remarks" said Mr.. Nicoll
Justice Bowling sternly said that Mr.
Nicoll owed an apology to the cour
and Mr.. Shearn for making such E
charge Mr.. Nicou apologized to the
court and said he meant no reflection
on Mr.. Shearn personally. but he be
lieved 1t had been the attitude of 9th
ers on the opposite side to extort mon
ey from his client.
Story of a Bel Boy.
Counsel for Mr.. Gould read into the
record the dispositions of a bell boy
James Clark, employed in the Hote
Carroll in Lynchburg, Va, where
Dustin Farnum. an actor was stop
Could arrived and stayed two oil
three days at the hotel on her wa,
to Blue Gap farm, according to th'
deposition. The bell boy said he saw
Mrs. Gould sitting in the reception
room waiting for Mr.. Farnum oil
November 19, and after Mr.. Farnun
came they went to Mrs. Gould
rooms. On two occasions that day h
was called to Mrs. Gould's rooms, thu
bell boy said and each time saw Mrs
Gould and Mr.. Farnum alone in thu
room. They were in the OUTSIDE
room which was really a bedroom
with bed in it, but which Mrs
Gould used as a reception room. &C
cording to the witness. Mrs. GoulC
talked with him each time with thu
door partly closed, he said. He die
not see them together in the publ,
dining room or about the hotel at an,
time, the witness deposed. Mr.
Farnum changed his room and OBJ
tanned one on the floor above, direct
" over Mrs Gould's rooms, according
to the witness.
Carpenter Trotter's Story.
A carpenter. Herbert Trctter, wa
the last witness Wednesday, q "a /.