The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-21
Husband of Former Kath-
crime ClemmonS Declines
to Be Questioned.
WIFE DISAPPOINTED
BY HIS REFUSAL
Plaintiff in Divorce Case Loses
Chance to Ask Embarrass-
ing Questions.

NEW YORK. June H.-Sidestepping
the hot fire Of questions prepared at the
direction of his wife, Howard Gould.
multiminionaire and sportsman. lodged
the ordeal of facing opposing counsel
today, and when court opened, his at
torneys announced that it had been de-
cided not to put him on the stand in
his wife's suit
This change Of plans is supposed to
have fonwoed the receipt of information
by his counsel regarding the line OF
questions that had been formulated.
Mrs. Gould is known to have taken
notes from time to time during the trial
and she herself wrote many questions.
bearing on the intimate private affairs
OF their married life. which were design
ed TO embarrass the millionaire and
more than play even for the severe
cross-fire which she underwent
Comes as Surprise.
The announcement OF Gould's new
plan came as a great surprise TO the
spectators as well as 10 the counsel for
Mrs. Gould.
Mrs. Gould clearly was disappointed
and showed plainly that she had been
deprived of an experience anticipated
with intense interest If not with pleas
ure.
Shearn. OF counsel for Mrs. Gould. that
the defense rested, but Shearn was not
ready to proceed as he had expected
that Goulds testimony would hold the
attention Of the court until Wednesday
At least.
Il and my associates have decided
that the testimony already in the record
is 50 complete that We de m It unnec-
eessary TO take up the time of the court
further, saldF FNicou
Receivers From Shock.
When Mrs. GouId's counsel recovered
from the shock Of Howard Gould's side
stepping her performanee, Shearn be-
gan the rebuttal by reading an affidavit
made BY Mrs. Alice Stiekney BanIlhead,
wife Of Lieut.. Henry NJ Bankhsad, L
S. A, OF Fort Mcpherson. Atlanta, Ca
Mrs. Bankhead formerly was the
2ard OF John J. Long. United states
consul general at Cairo, Egypt, and was
living there when Mr.. and Mrs. Gould
visited Egypt in 1902.
She stated that she had seen Mrs.
Could every day during her stay and
had attended a dinner given bv the
Goulds 10 Prince Mohammed Ali, broth
CT OF the Khedive Of Egypt. She said
she had been on the yacht Niagara. Al
q dinner and that she had never seen
MS. Gould Under the influence Of liquor
Behaved Like a Lady"
Mrs, Gould always conducted her
self as lady" said Mrs. Bankhead.
She said that she had visited the
Goulds many times. including a stay
with them at the Waldorf-Astoria for
several days in 1903: for ten DAYS at
Castle Gould in May. 1905. and at the
St Regis Hotel in June Of 1905 She
also said that she had visited them in
Chicago, and asserted that on no occa-
sion did she ever see Mrs. Gould af-
fected by liquod.
.She never drank more than a lady
should-one cocktail before luncheon
and dinner, and wine Al dinner" assert
ed Mrs Bankhead
The witness stated that she named
her daughter Katherine after Mrs
Gould.
On cross-examination, in the taking of
the deposition. Mrs Bankhead said that
she had never heard Mrs. Gould spea K
Of Dustin Farnum but once, and ven
tured the opinion tina. IL was a shame
that their names hEd been linked to-
gether as they knew each other only
slightly.
Mrs. Bankhead. in reply to questions.
said that Mrs. Gould had never told her
OF any Of the experiences with FarnIrn.
which have been referred 10 in the trial
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