The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-11
KATHERINE GOUlO
ON WITNESS STAND
Apparently Unconscious of the
Presence of Her Husband
in Courtroom.
WANTS MORE MONEY
AND LEGAL SEPARATION
Cannot Remember About Big
Debts: Nearly Loses Temper,
but Still Smiles.

NEW YORK, June lot was r
smaller and sEghter Katherine Clemens
Gould who took the stand today in
her suit for q separation from her hus-
band. Howard Gould. than the public
membered. and her loss ine weight
was becoming.
She seemed nervous at times, under
the strain of cross examination, and
when the questions led her TO the early
davs of her married life she showed
visible emotion. but so far As the pres"
encc of her husband was concerned, sho
seemed not 10 know he was in the same
room.
The long DELAYED hearing before Jus
iicc Bowling is The elimination OF n
case that began in MAY, 1867. and has
been marked in its continuance by
MANY sensational accusations Of mis-,
conduct and attempted subornatlon OF
witnesses.
Wife's Allegations.
Mrs. Gould alleges that her husband
deserted her without Just cause on July
Is. 1906. Howard Gould answers that
his Justification was the habits OF the
made her an allowance of $50. 900 d
wear, but that she is cXtravagant, IN
temperate and has been guilty of mis-
conduct.
The wife denies the charges and asks
for an allowance of 100000 year.
During the wears that YOU were
living at Castle Gould, asked Gar
ence Shearn. Mrs. Gould's counsel
chow large IN establishment did you
have!'
"F'rom fifteen to eighteen servants
in tho house. from ten TO twelve around
tbe estate and eighteen or twenty gar
dcners, - answered Mrs. Gould,
In answer to questions. she ratified
off the amounts her husband had al
lowed her month bT month. They aver
AGED about $4,000. She kept two bank
accounts-one Mrs. Howard Could ae-
count, and one Catherine Gould ac-
count
.'sIn the eight wears of the Howard
(;orld account | find. > said Delaney
Nicoll counsel for the husband that
il totals $7I5.9s0 is that correct"
81 think so.
"Mr. Gould SAYS that in all those
years he paid YOU 81 5000.
''Gave Him Credit for More. -
81 gave him credit for more" was
the imperturbabl comment.
Mr. NicoIl tried to bring out dis
crepancies in various statements OF eX.
penditures. He rceled off long list OF
figures and dates, Mrs. Gould listening
patiently. At the end she said:
'sWhat are you talking about 80
Counsel caught his breath and tined
another avenue of attack.
Ibid voH know that al the time OF
the separa tiou there were bills for Sll2,-
nm StopIin0 AGAINST Won -
IL haven I the slightest idea.
Mrs. Gould varied her answers when
asked if her expenditures at Castle
Gould included any liquors.
'SYcs,' she said. everything. /
bought the apples, onions, potatoes, vim.
egar. sugar salt -four, horse feed and
chicken feed. | Travelled all over the
country selecting materials
Memory Seems Erratic.
She told with evident relish of the
magnificent yacht Niagara, with its
crew of eighty men. its Salon with seats
for sixty guests and decorations that in
one room alone cost $4,000.
More recent events. touched on later
in the day. she could not recall, She
could recall seeing Dustin FarDum, the
actor, whose name figured in an allida
Wit introduced as evidence in 1908 or
1909. but she was positive she had not
seen him within u month Details of
money in her own name and bow she
came To own farm in Virginia were
hard TO elicit and the witness began To
show signs OF being tired and even of
some temper. The day closed with her
still on the stand and smiling swcctIv
rs court adj iOuIned