The sun., 1909-06-17
LIFE At BLUE GAP FARM
GOULD CARPENTER SAYS HE
FOUND 1T TOO ALCOHOLIC,

Tells or Mrs. Gould Failing on a Chair
When She Got Too Abusive He Quit
Work, Ho says-Shearn Asks for
Moro Money-Nisht Sessions Maybe.
The defence in Katherine GLENN ons
Goulds suit for separation from Howar
Gould, which Is on trial before Supreme
Court Justice Dowling. put forward
yesterday squad OF former servants
to testify as to things Mrs. Gould did when
they thought she was more or less intoxi-
Gated. The testimony was not impressive
until the last witness Of the day. telling
about Mrs. Gould's conduct ut the Blue
Gap farm in Virginia in November, 1905,
declared that she drank herself sick and
fell of chair.
Mrs. Gould charges that this resultsd
from some one drugging her coffee. and the
witness stoutly denied that he had any,
thing to do with II or ever heard that
any one was charged with the act until
year or 80 later. when Mrs. Gould put in
her answer.
Counsel for both sides joined yesterday
In a move to expedite the trial by holding
oaiy ocooioho AS SOON as UuStlC9
Bowling took the bench in tn, foren oon
Mr.. Nicoll and Mr.. Shearn consulted with
him for few moments. and at the clos,
OF the afternoon session hs called thsn
up. Later they announced that to-day
the court will be in session until o'clock
and tomorrow until 9. Unless unusual
progress is made on these two days night
sessions will be held next week.
Following the session yesterday Mr..
Shearn argued his application before
Supreme Court Justice Gieg erich in Speech
Term. Part l., for $50. 600 additional coun-
sci fee and about $4,000 for dsbursem ,nts
that he has been compelled to make
already. He declared that he had already
spent 5000 on the case out OF his own
pocket, and that the plaintiff was 80 poor
that she was unable to supply herself
with the stenographers' minutes OF the
preceding days session, which are in the
hands Of the defence. He Is to call fifty
or more witnesses for Mrs. Gould, and he
can't look to Mrs. Gould for financial help
because she has all she can do to scrap,
along with the $2s. 900 almony shs is now
getting. The Court allowed Mr.. Shearn
5000 counsel fee at the time Mrs Gould's
alimony was fixed.
Mr.. Shearn said that Mrs. Gould was
putting up with the simplest kind OF
quarters at the Hotel Belmont. two rooms
and bath, and that she had TO pay $500
q week for her living expenses. Her
taxicab hire was $50 a month alone.
Justice Giegerich expressed some aston
ishment at this figure.
Ne
Gould had already testified that she is
the sole owner Of Blue Gap Farm. "a better
estate than you or | win ever have he
said. The Court will take briefs on the
motion to-day and decide it shortly.
THE oBsERvANr CARPENTER TALKS.
Robert Trotter. the star witness for
the defence thus far and the man who
has supplied Mr. Gould with a good deal
Of his ammunition in the shape OF tele-
grams sent by Mrs Gould to Dustin Far
mum and Others was on the stand most
OF the afternoon. He is now living in
Scranton. Pa. but was employed at
Castle Gould from June to September,
1905. and then went down to Blue Gap
Farm to remain until the latter part Of
November. when Mrs. Gould discharged
him.
Trotter said he was head carpenter
At Castle Gould aud saw Mrs. Gould fire.
quently. The first incident that was
impressed on his mind was when Mrs.
Sands went out to the clstle to visit Mrs
Gould.
Mrs. Gould was upstairs and sent for
me to come up to Mrs. Sands's room to
81 akz1 haI le,k a.
key said Trotter. Il tried all the keys
Ihad, but none Of them would fit. and then
Mrs. Gould said:
Smash the damned thing"
Did you smash it, asked Mr.. Nicoll.
No. l unscrewed the hinge, and
got the. door open that way. | an posi-
tive that Mrs. Gould was under tho in
huenee Of liquor on that occasion.
Another time when l saw her drunk
was when she rang the bell for the ser
wants. | went upstairs and saw her
talking to her French maid. | heard
her say:
You must wash that floor. I'm Mrs.
Howard Gould. Damn you. you wash
that floor
just then the French maid walked past
me and said, Isn't this just HORRIBLE
Trotter said that on another occasion
he and his men were repairing the SER
wants quarters and Mrs. Gould came out
and showed that she had been drinking.
He said she had flushed countenanoe.
dishevelled hair and a staggering walk
and talked in loud tone Of voice.
Once Mrs. Gould came downstairs |
where I and two other men we're working |
on a door, said Trotter. when Mrs. |
Gould saw the men she said:
Damn you, you've been working on
that door four days now and haven't got |
it done yet
Trotter said he had just put the men to
work on the door that morning.
Another time when was out in the |
stables putting up a harness rack" he
said, Mrs. Gould came out with her
coachman. footman and a groom. She |
ordered all the horses taken out Of the
stables and their blankets taken on. |
Then she compelled the men to run the
horses up and down the yard. There
were twelve horses in all. She wanted |
10 eee IL thev were In condition. I'm sure !