The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-18

OF the brokerage arm Of which the
witness was a member. The witness
SAID he was under no financial oblfga-
lions to Mr.. Gould.
init between Ceunseis
In endeavoring to get several let
ters in evidence which Mr.. Shearn
commended would impeach the CREDIBLE
lily of the witness. Chapman, and
which Justice Bowling would not allow
admitted. tilt occurred between OPP
posing consul. which called forth Sc
we're rebuke OF Mr.. Nicholl by Justice
Bowling who requested Mr.. Nicholl To
apologize.
This Is only case of blackmaii
tactics practiced from start to finish
In this suit" shouted Mr.. Nfcholl. the
defendants counsel. to Mr.. Shearn. as
he was pressing the admission of the
letters. Mr.. Shearn promptly demand
ed an apology.
II don't intend to apologize for any
such remarks" said Mr.. NichoIl.
Justice Bowling sternly said that Mr..
Nichon owed an apology to the court.
and Mr. Shearn. for making such
charge. Mr.. Nichoils spologized to the
court and said he meant no reflection
on Mr.. Shearn personally, but he be-
lteved 1t had been the attitude OF
others on the opposite side to exort
money from his client. This closed
the incident.
Counsel for Mr. Gould read into the
record the dispositions of q bell boy.
James Clark, employed at the Hotel
Carroll. In Lynchburg. Va, where Dus-
tin FarnHm. the actor. was stopping In
November 1908 when Mrs. Gould ar
rived and stayed two or three days at
the Hotel on her way to Blue Gap farm
according to the deposition. The bell
boy said he saw Mrs. Gould sitting In
the RECEPTION room waiting for Mr..
Farnum on November 49, and after
Mr.. Farnum came. they went mp TO
Mrs. Gould's rooms. On two occasions
that day. he was called to Mrs. Goulds
rooms, the bell boy said, and each time
saw Mrs. Gould and Mr.. Farnum alone
in the room. They were in the outside
room. which was really a bed room
with bed In 1t. but which Mrs. Could
used as reception room. according to
the witness. Mrs. Gould talked with
him each time, with the door partly
closed, he said. He did not see them
together In the public dining room. or
about the hotel at any time. the wit
ness deposed. Mr.. Farnum changed
his room and obtained one on the moor
above, directly over Mrs. Gouid's rooms,
according to the witness.
Mrs. Gould's counsel read into the
record the cross examination OF the
bell boy, James Clark. in which he
told of coming to New York. and see
ing Mr.. Watson. of counsel for the de-
PENDANT and talking over the testimony
which he was to give. The boy said
he went to various places of amuse-
ment and had a good time while in
New York. on the expense money al
lowed him by Mr.. Watson. He said
he had not received, or been promised
any money for testffying, except his
expenses and pay for his loss of time
In his position.
The bell boy described Actor Farnum
as "a tall fellow. with massive shoul-
ders and bushy hair which stuck out
from under his hat" He was booked
to play in Lynchburg on November 10,
the bell boy said. |
Had Supper In Room.
Mr.. watson, of counsel for the de- |
Tense, read the deposition of a waiter
at the Carroll Hotel, who told of serv-
ing supper for Mrs. Gould and Far
mum in her rooms at the hotel on No
Gould as a stout lady, with light hair, |
and of middle age. The waiter said |
that Mrs. Gould instructed him to SET |
the table with a chair al the end and
the other chair on the sfde near the
first chair.
The boy said he left Farnum and
Mrs. Gould in the room after he had
cleared away the dishes. The follow
ing morning the witness was called to
Mrs. Gould's rooms and she ordered
breakfast for two. She stood In the
doorway and read the bill of fare, and
he could not see, but a small part of
the room. He noticed that a door
leading into another room of her suite
was closed. He served supper for them
in her rooms that >aiSht again. She
left some time during the night, the
witness testified. for, he said, he went |
to the head waiter the next morning
and asked II he should go up to room
IA (Mrs. Gould's room) and the head
waiter said mo, they have gone"