Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-24

mo, she objected because Mr.. Smith
was drinking too much" replied the
witness.
when did Mrs. Gould first talk to
you about Dustin Farnum?" asked Mr..
Nicoll.
Il don't remember" said Mrs. Sells.
Didn't she tell you that she had
Farnum at dinner in her rooms at the
hotel st. Regis and at Castle Gould in
the fall of 1862" asked Mr.. Nicol
The witness could not recall that Mrs.
Gould had told her.
Did she say he was a fine actor"
continued Mr.. Nicoll.
why, she said he was a good actor
and had future" Mrs. Sells an
swered "She said if she returned to
the stage she would like to be associat-
ed with Farnum.'' the witness ADDED.
did Mrs. Gould say she intended to
return to the stage" asked Mr.. Nicoll.
NO" replied the witness.
Mrs. Sells maid was called as a wit
ness and contradicted the testimony OF
some of the servants at Castle Gould
who testified that Mrs. Gould was in
tOxicated on various occasions. The
maid was with Mrs. Gould's party at
the Marlborough lenheim at Atlantic
City when Mrs. Sells daughter was in
the party in 1906 The maid said that
May Robson. the actress. was with
Mrs. Gould at the hotel and spent the
night in her apartments. She saw no
man there, she said. This was when the
defence cOntended Dustin Farnum Wis
tied Mrs. Gould. The maid testified in
=.
at Lynchburg, Va, when the carpen-
ter, Trotter, testified he saw Mrs.
Gould lying on the floor OF the dining
room when Mrs. Gould fell from her
chair to the floor. just after she had
finished eating her supper. She had
only drank cup OF coffee at the meal.
The maid said she was frightened
and ran to Mrs Gould and tried to re-
vjve ner. Mrs. Gould's face was discoi-
ored and she was unconscious. She
moaned as if in pain when she regain
ed consciousness and the maid finally
got her to her room and put her to
bed. the witness said.
NJ. Shearn asked if Mrs. Gould had
said anything to them about the car
penter, Trotter, and what she be-
Iieved he had done. The maid said Mrs.
Gould did say something about Trot-
| ter but she was not allowed. on Mr.
Nicolrs objection. to say what it was
When TrOtter was on the witness
stand MIR. Shearn asked him if Mrs
Gould hadn't accused him of putting
poison in her coffee at Blue Gar farm
The maid testified that at the Belle
vue-Stratford in Philadelphia Mrs
Gould, May Robson. Mr.. Farnum and
Mrs Sells had party in Mrs. Could S
room one night and the following night
Farnum came up to the apartments
about II o'clock and took the ladies out
The witness was sure Miss Robson had
remained with Mrs. Gould over night
| on those two occasions. She had seer
her the next morning early, partially
dressed in Mrs. Gould's apartments.
| Justice Bowling announced that
court would sit from to II tonight.
| Rev. Patrick j. Cherry, who was tho
priest of the Catholic church in Por,
Washington from 1901 to 1908, testified
at the afternoon session that Mrs
Gould frequently called on him at the
rectory in regard to works of charity
in the community. He was we'll &C
quainte0 with her. he said, and never
lhad seen her under the influence of LID.
uor nor heard her use indicate Ian.
guage. The defence did not cross-exam
inc the priest.
Louis Moralli. a chef. who accom-
panied the Goulds on various trips OF
the yacht Niagara and acted for a time
as butler at Castle Gould, testified
that he bad never seen Mrs. Gould in
toxicated nor heard her swear at thu
| servants.