Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-25
Man Named by Howard Gould as
Correspondent in Famous Lit
CATION Has Forwarded Deposi-
tons to New York.
IT is NOT BELIEVED
MRS. GOULD INTENDS
TO RETURN TO STAGE
She Will Make Capital of State
ment That it Had Been Suggest
ed She Be Farnum's Leading
Lady.

NEW YORK. June 24-AIrs. Katherine
Clemmons Gould was again a witness to-
day In her SUIT for a separation from
Howard Gould.
II was expected that Mrs. Gould's testi-
mony In rebuttal would occupy most Of
today's session and that the defense would
then call several witnesses IN sub-rebut-
tai, which would continue the trial over
until tomorrow. Mr.. Shearn. Mrs.
GouId's counsel had one more deposition
70 read into the record today, that OF
Dustin Farnum. whose name has been
linked with Mr. Gould throughout the
trial Mr.. shearn said he had hoped to
call the actor as a witness, but that he
had learned Farnum was I'll In Maine and
could not be reached
The statement yesterday by one OF Mrs.
GouId's personal friends, Mrs. Sells, on
the witness stand that Mrs. Gould had
talked 70 her about returning 20 the stage
and playing with Dustin Farnum. did not
appear 70 disconcert the plaintiff or her
lawyers, as Mr. shearn said today that
such testimony on the record would az
ford Mrs Gould an opportunity 70 explain
today the reasons for her friendiness
with the actor In the fall OF 1905.
FARNUM TELLS HIS STORY.
Mr.. shsarn. Mrs. GouId's counsel. start
ed 10 read the deposition OF Dustin Far
mum ar the opening OF today's session and
Afr. NicolI. counsel for the defense. OBJ
5ected-
This witness Is a resident OF New York
state and has peen In the court house
since the trial began" said Mr.. Nicon.
Mr Shearn said IL was true that Far
IA
had telegraphed him TO Bucksport, Maine,
and received a message from Farnum's
wife that he would not be able TO come
on 10 testify on account OF his physical
condition.
Justice Bowling allowed the deposition
TO be read. and Mr. Shearn asked the
privilege OF also calling the actor on
Monday. II ne could get him. Farnum de-
posed that he first met Mrs Gould six or
seven years aao at a charitable benefit
given By number OF New York society
women. Mrs Lounsbury introduced him
TO Mrs Gould. the witness deposed-
WENT WITH NAY ROBSON.
The second time he met her was at
Castle Gould when he went with Miss
Nav Robson. the actress. and Mrs Gould
drove them for two hours about the es-
tate. In August, 1906. the actor took lun-
eheon at the ST. Regis hotel with Mrs.
Gould upon her invitation. the witness
deposed-
Il went then on a matter OF business,
as Mrs Gould was then thinking Of going
back on the stage. and wished TO talk IL
over with me-" the witness said. We
had luncheon in the parlor Of Mrs.
Gould's apartments and ! stayed about an
hour and a half Mr.. Sells was to have
been there. but he came in just as
was leaving"
Farnum told OF meeting Mrs. Gould in
Hartford. Conn. when he was touring
the New England cities IN The Virgin
ian" Mrs Gould and Miss Sells and an
other young woman and the actor had
supper at Mrs. Gould's hotel after the
play.
HAD MANY DINNERS.
II remained about an hour and then re-
turned TO my hotel" the witness deposed.
The next day / invited Mrs. Gould to
lunch with me at my hotel" The deposit
ton covered the week Farnum was play
ing in Brooklyn, in the fall of 1906. one
night Mrs Gould came to the theatre
with a friend. and Farnum accompanied
them 10 New York. and they had a dinner
at a cafe. Farnum went directly to his
hotel. he said
On another occasion Farnum, Mrs.
Gould and his manager rode over. from
Brooklyn 10 New York in Mrs. Goulds
automobile. They talked bout Mrs.
Gould's ambitions TO return TO the stage
most OF the way. They left the manager
at his hotel and Mr.. Farnum continued
70 the St Regis and had a bite TO eat in
the restaurant with Mrs. Gould.
Did you 90 up to Mrs. Gould's apart
ments afterwardsT' was a question asked.
HAD sUPPERs. TOO.
mo. sir: bade goodnight downstairs.
and returned 20 my hotel" was the an
swer.
Farnum described his meeting with Mrs.
Gould at the Bellevue-Stratford, Phila-
delphia, where he had supper in her
apartments Miss Sells and another young
woman were present at the time, and they
all went 10 Atlantic City afterward. where
Mr.. Farnum was 10 play. A dinner was
given at Atlantic City in Mrs. Gould's
parlor at the hotel and Farnum. Miss
Robson. Mrs Gould and the two youns
women were present. Miss Robson enter
tanned them most Of the evening with
funny stories. the witness said. He re-
manned 8 little while after the young
women retired with Mrs. Gould and Miss
Robson. and the maid. and then retired
20 his own looms He was not alone with
Mrs Gould at any time on that occa-
sion.
The witness denosed that he met Mrs.
Gould and Miss Sells in Washington one
an oyster house He left them at their
hotel, afterwards.
WAITER WAS PRESENT.
Farnum described his meeting with
Mrs. Gould in Lynchburg. Va. at the Ho-
tel Carroll. when he was playing the
southern cities. He received an invita-
ton from Mrs Gould TO Blue Gap farm
and received word that Mrs Gould was
81 and did not go. He heard at the Car
roll hotel that Mrs. Gould was there. I'll.
and he went 10 her door and knocked.
and asked II he could do anything for her.
she looked very III. as though she had
been poisoned" said the witness. she
said there was nothing he could do. so he
left That night he took dinner with
Mrs. Gould In her parlor. The waiter
WIS there all the time. the witness said.
DENIES IMPROPER CONDUCT.
Farnum did not breakfast in Mrs.
Gould's rooms the next morning. ne said.