The Detroit times., 1909-06-16
SAY MRS. GOULD
WAS INTOXICATED
Employe Says She Was Unsteady on
Feet-0ther Servant Says Mrs.
Gould Intoxicated.

NEW YORK, June 16.-Further tes-
ard Gould that his wife was an habit
ual user OF intoxicants TO excess was
introduced today when the trial OF
Mrs. Gould's suit for legal separation
on the grounds Of desertion was re-
sumed before Justice Bowling.
The trial was late In starting and
there was whispered conference be-
tween the attorneys and the justice
regarding the testimony prior to the
witnesses being sworn.
| Harry Turner, who stated that he
was employed In the greenhouse at
Castle Gould since 1906, swore that
he saw Mrs. Gould under the infiu-
ence OF liquor in the latter part OF
July or in August, 1906" He declared
that she asked him a question and was
so unsteady on her feet that she
swayed and had to hold onto a wall
for support
He also related another alleged IN
stance which happened on Nov. 6 OF
that year. Mrs. Gould, he testified,
summoned all OF the servants To the
estate Offices and half dozen times
informed them that II am Mrs. How
ard Gould" He characterized her ap-
pearance as unsteady" and insisted
that her face was flushed"
Cross-examined by Shearin. the wit
ness stated that these were the only
two occasions when he had ever seen
Mrs Gould appear to be intoxicated.
Never Saw Her Drink.
Turner testified that he had never
seen Mrs. Gould take a drink and In
formed Shearn that she was driven
TO the estate office in her carriage.
which remained outside while she was
there. She first talked to Malloy and
then to the other servants. She had
told Malloy that-he was discharged
and called him some names"
Shearn asked him II Mrs. Gould had
not complained to him and TO tho
other servants that they were refusing
10 obey or refusing TO treat her as she
should be treated and he admitted she
said something like this. He stated
he has no contract with Howard Gould.
being employed from month TO month
at 500 a month and board.
William Wysong who was employ
cd at Castle Gould in 1903, testified
that Mrs. Gould. while apparently UNI
der the influence OF liquor, called VIM
+. Murphy a bad name" At the time
of the alleged occurrence Wysons
was inside OF a steam roller and heard
the remark through the curtain.
Under cross-examinatinn he ad-
mltted he was $50 feet away from Mrs.
Could atthe time and did not see ner
face. recognizing the voice. Wyson
denied that he had anything to DO
with getting affidavits in the case AMI
claimed not TO know that his brother
ever did so.
Augustus Wright. who said that ne
was "the Clark" at the estate or HOW
ard Gould, employed by Malloy, swore
that ne saw Mrs. Gould intoxicated III
the storehouse at the estate. she was
angry because he had failed TO SEND
stores to the house. He also testineo
regarding the meeting OF the servants
in the Offices OF the estate. declaring
that Mrs Gould aroused us all and
told us to get out"
Diary Helps Memory.
Cross.examined- declared his
memory was helped by his diary
and said Malloy also kept diary but
he did not know IL the other servants
who have testified have ones.
Regarding the memorable meeting
with the servants, the witness alleged
Mrs. Gould talked for 20 minutes, keep
ing her balance by clinging to the win
dow casing. Like those who had pre-
coded him, this witness had also new
er seen Mrs Gould take drink.
Next followed Reinhold Carlson,
who from October. 1904. until August,
1905. was head coachman at Castle
Gould. He related three specific In.
stances when he alleged Mrs. Gould
was intoxicated.
On the first he took her driving In
a skeleton brake and noticed her face
was flushed and she did not sit
straight" He declared he was afraid
she would fall out OF the rig.
couple of weeks later, he swore,
Mrs. Gould came TO the stables and
gave him orders. she smelled strong
~ of liquor he declared.
On a third occasion, while driving.
Mrs Gould, the witness alleged, saw
n pair OF mules hitched to tree. She
cot out to try and hitch them to the
wagon" he swore, but finally gave 1t
I'M and tied them-te- the tree.-She
also smelled strongly-ef-ie -"
Mrs. Howard Gould, who Is
suing her husband, the New