Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-11
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CASE CALLED
IN COURT
WIFE ALLEGES WEALTHY
HUSBAND LEFT HER
Defendant Comes Back With
Narrowing Story Of Wife's
Extravagance Beyond Even
His PrinceIy Income

Nv Morning Journal snecial leased Wire
New York. June 10-lt was SINAI
Ter and sightcr Katherine Clemons
Gould who took the stand today in her
suit for q separation from her husband
Howard Could, than the public rc-
membered and her loss In weight was
becoming She seemed nervous a.
Times. under the strain Of cross-ex-
animation, and when the questions led
her To the early days Of her married
Nle. sno showed visible emotion, but
SO rar as the presence OF her husband
was concerned she seemed not to
know he MAS In the same room.
The long delayed bearing before
Justice Bowling is the elimination OF
a ease that began IN May, 1907. and
has been marked IN its continuance
by many sensational accusations. Of
misconduct and attemted suborna
tion of Witnesses,
Mrs Gould alleges That her husband
deserted her without Just cause on
july 10. SOC Howard Gould am
swers that his Justification was the
habits of the plaintn that since he
left her he has made her an allow
nnce of $4,000 veNi but that she Is
exfravagant intemperate ana has been
guilty of misconduct. The wife de-
Mics the charges aud asks for an al
iowanco Of S120,0o0 year
IN answer to questions, she ratified
off the amounts her husband had al
A. has
averaged about $4,000 She kept
two bank accounts one, AS Mrs. How
ard Gould, and one Katherine Gould
account
In the eight years Of Howard
Could account / find. said Delaney
Nichon counsel for the husband,
,het it totsls &.7a.aso, = that corr
rect9"
= thlnk SO
oMr. could says that IN all those
years he paid YOU s77G,000."
= gave him credit for more was
the impertuahlo comment
Mr Nlcholl tried to bring out dis
crepnncios in various statements of
expenditures. He rcoled off Il long
list of figures and dates, Mrs Gould
listening patiently At the end she
said
What are YOU talking about
Counsel caught his breath and tried
another avenue OF attack
Did YOU know that at the time ~
the separation there were bills for
StI2,00o outstanding against YOU"
= haven't the slightest idea
She had the same answer for a long
nlc of questions as to accounts with
dressmakers. jewelers. and department
stores. running sometimes as high az
t2n.000
Mrs could varied her answers when
asked II her expenditures ut Castle
Gould included any liquors.
Yes" she said everything.
bought the apples. onions potatoes,
vinegar salt nour, horse feed and
chick feed travelled all over the
country selecting materials. and kept
regular office hours for long stretches
of lime. conferring with architects ana
builders" She told with evident rel
ish of the magnificent yacht Niagara.
with its crew OF eighty men, is saloon
with seats for sixty guests. and dee
orations that iu one room alone cost
$4,000.
More recent events touched on
later In tho day she could not reeaii
She could not recall seeing pustl"
Farnum. the actor, whose name ilg-
ured In an AFFIDAVIT introduced as eN-
idcncc m 1905. or 1903. but she was
positive she had not seen him within
ID month "Details OF money in her
own namc and how she came TO own
"a farm In Virginia were hand 10 elicit
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