The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-24
MRS. GOULD AGAIN
The Plaintiff in the Suit for Di-
vOrce Is Recalled
To Rebut Testimony Offered by
Her Husband.
DUSTIN FARNUM ILL
Deposition of the Actor Is Of
fered in Court.
May Robson Adds Endorsement
of Plaintiffs Character.

New York. June 24.-Mrs Kathe-
r1ne Clemmons Gould was again a
witness today in her suit for separa-
ton from her husband, Howard
Gould. 1t was expected that Mrs.
Gould's testimony in rebuttal would
occupy most of today's session, and
That the defense would then call sew
eral witnesses in surrebutta1, which
would continue the trial over till to-
morrow before it was completed. Mr..
Shearn, Mrs. Gould's counsel, had one
more deposition to read into the rec
ord today. that of Dustin Farnum,
whose name had been linked with
Mrs.. Gould throughout the trial by
the defense. Mr.. Shearn said he had
hoped to call the actor as witness,
but that he had learned Farnum was
i'll in Maine and could not be reached.
Mr.. Nicoll the defendants counsel,
said he should subject Mrs. Gould to
lengthy examination on rebuttaI in
regard to the many incidents which
have been referred to by Mr.. Gould's
witnesses. Thirty-nine witnesses
We're examined yesterday and it was
after IL o'clock last night when
court adjourned.
The statement yesterday by one of
>. 3.
Sells on the witness stand, that Mrs.
Gould had talked to her about re-
turning to the stage and playing in
the company with Dustin Farnum, did
not appear to disconcert the plaintiff
or her lawyers, as Mr.. Shearn said to-
day that such testimony on the rec
ord would afford Mrs. Gould an op-
portunity to explain today the reasons
for her friendliness with the actor in
the fall of 1906.
Father Cherry Testifies.
Rev. Patrick ]. Cherry, who was the
priest of the Catholic church in Port
Washington from 1901 to 1908, tes-
titled late yesterday that Mrs. Gould
frequently called on him at the rec
tory in regard to works of charity in
the community. He was well ac-
quainted with her, he said, and never
liquor of heard her use indelicate
language.
Louis Moratellf. chef employed
by the Goulds testified that he had
never seen Mrs. Gould intoxicated nor
heard her swear at the servants.
MoratelH described the alleged al
tercation between Malloy, the former
manager of the Castle Gould estates,
and himself. Mrs. Gould was present,
he said.
Did Mrs. Gould stamp her foot and
swear at Malloy?'' asked Mr.. Shearn.
mo. she did not
Did she call Malloy a puppy"
mo"
| On cross examination the witness
said he had y sometimes served Mrs.
Gould with cocktail before luncheon
and dinner, but never more than two.
She drank a little wine occasionally
with her dinner, the witness said.
Mary Conlin, a maid to Mrs. Elijah
Sells, Mrs. Goulds cousin by marriage
and one of her guests on the motor
trip to Philadelphia, swore that none
of the party wore dust coats. Wit
nesses for Mr.. Gould had previously
testified that mans linen dust coat
had been found in Mrs. Gould's room
at the Bellevue -Stratford.
May Robson Called
With the exception of Mrs. Sells,
who testified, and the deposition of
read at night, the testimony for the
! most part was that of servants and
employees of various shops.
|, Miss Sells narrative bore out that
of her mother, favoring Mrs. Gould,
as to her association with Dustin Far
at all times. After this deposition
came a corroborative deposition from
May Robson, the actress. In the es-
sentials it agreed with Miss Sells
story. The actress was not sure about
the number of nights she had slept in
Mrs. Gould's room, but she was posi-
tive that she had used one of the twin
beds in Mrs. Gould's bedroom. Her
characterization of Mrs. Gould agrees
with that of Miss Sells.
Have you ever observed any i'm
proper relations between Mr.. Farnum
and Mrs. Gould?" the actress was
asked.
NO"
did you ever see Mr. Farnum en-