The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-16
ADDICTED TO
NTOXICANTS
Mrs. Gould Liked Her
To-day.
EVIDENCE AGAINST HER
Some Disgraceful Scenes at Castle
Gould Related.
Employees ON the Gould Estate Tell OF
the Quantity OF Intoxicapfs Cons
sumed BY Woman and
Her Habits.

flushing with shame, sobbing or clinch-
Ing her hands in evaporation. Kath-
crime Clemmons Gould sat through q
trying ordeal today, at the continue
ton of her suit for separation against
Howard Gould. third son of the late
Jay Gould.
It was day of testimony for the
defense. during which Mr.. Gould's att
torney sought TO bring out through
witnesses. that Mrs. Gould's habits
were such that her husband was JUS
titled in leaving her. In the event of
proving this, the defense hopes to un-
dermtne the charge of abandonment.
the only phase of the PLAINTIFF case
which has wfthstood the attacks of OPP
posing counsel, Justice Bowling having
ruled out the charges OF cruelty and
non-support yesterday. Howard Gould
himself may take the stand tomorrow.
Mrs. Gould having naiveiy told yes
terday what is required of woman OF
fashion in the matter OF dress at Palm
Beach and elsewhere. witnesses for
the defense recited today the indulg-
ence OF the same woman Of fashion In
the matter OF alcoholic stmulants and
told further, while the heavily yelled
Mrs. Gould buried her burning face In
her hands, of certain remarks and con-
versations not exactly in keeping with
$500 gowns and the palatial Castle
1Ou&u Oh LoAB AoA8h4s
It was during this testimony concern
ing some of the alleged violent and
profane language, some of 1t as reiat-
ed, too strong to be printed with pro-
priety. that Mrs. Gould wept most. Yet
she recovered herself quickly and at
times coached her lawyer. refreshing
his mind on certain incidents with sug-
gestions and reminders. Specific state
ments that Mrs. Gould had been intox-
icated on various occasions that she
called Howard Gould you little hound"
one night that once she was apparent
ly 50 under the influence of liquor as
to stagger against the bannister at
Castle Gould, that her maid brought IL
quors to her room, including some-
were among the statements brought
out by employees OF the Gould estate.
i Mrs. Goa1ld's lawyer. Clarence T.
4 shearn. who had objected strenuously
at first to the trend OK the testimony,
but was overruied. Injected into the
case the rather novel argument that
admitting even that his client had been
Intoxicated this should have strength
ened rather than have weaked the ties
between wife and husband.
"It has been held" he said. "that II
a husband drank, he needed the love
and companionship of his wife more
than III he was sober. isn't this equal
IY true IN Jn6 Case Oh IHC WlACE
As opposing this view, Delaney nj.
coll. for the defense. argued that Mrs
Gould's alleged excesses had rendered
her UNIT for her household duties and
this certainly Justified the husbands
actions and attitude.
Whether or not 1T for managing a
household. II was q rather erratic adj
ministration that Mrs Gould conducted
at Castle Gould. according to most OF
the testimony today. Verbal clashes
with the manager of the great estate,
heated arguments at the hen coop with
carpenters, one Of whom testified that
she could not walk straight" at the
time; a period when she remained In
her room for two weeks, consuming du-
ring that time seven bottles of brandy
with other liquors-these incidents and
others were sworn to on the stand.
An Exciting Night.
Also, there was an account by for
mer steward of an exciting night when.
ne said. she wanted the house
locked, although Howard Gould was
out on the front lawn. This, said the
steward, did not seem to appeal to Mrs.
Gould as an argument against closing
the front door. and she told him to go
ahead and lock up. To appease her,
he testified. he shut the door. but diS
not lock II.
This was the night that Mrs. Gould
IL said to have called her husband Tit
tie hound" a term which she applied
10 him, as testified. after he had come
to her room to see what the matter
vas. confusion having been spread
through the castle by the ringing OF
bells in Mrs Gould's room by the bur
Kiar alarm system.
While most of today's testimony was
against Mrs. Gould. one witness late
this afternoon spoke in her favor. He
il Charles II. Danis, of Glencove. L. l..
an ice manufacturer, who formerly was
engaged in the business OF sinking ar
tesian wells. He testified that in 1902
ana 1908 he did considerable work on
the Gould estate. and saw Mrs. Gould
frequently. He had never seen her In.
toxicated, he said, but at times he
knew she had been drinking because
he could Smell her breath"
On cross examination, he reiterated
his abatement that in all the times he
had been on the Gould estate he had
never seen Mrs. Gould intoxicated.
The carpenter, who told OF the alieg-
ed dispute at the chicken COOP, was
the last witness OF the day. He is Will
liam H. Cooks. Of Port Washington, L
I. He testified that on two occasions
he had seen Mrs. Gould under the In
fiuence of liquor. After his testimony
was concluded. adjournment was taken
until tomorrow.
The argument on ll6 Oh
Mr.. Shearn for further allowance of
$40, 900 counsel fee for his services as
counsel for Mrs. Gould. that was to
have been argued this afternoon, was
postponed until tomorrow. Mr.. Shearn
has already received counsel fee Of
IS, 900.
Before the resumption of the case
today a letter from Mrs Charlotte
Nieoil Weston, a sister of Delaney
NIcoll, Mr.. Gould's attorney, was given
out denying that Mrs. Could had given
her a dress Mrs. Weston said she had
never seen Mrs. Gould. When the
letter was shown to Mrs. Gould. she
said:
VI did not give the gown to her
personally, but she was one of the
actresses VINO received a box Of gowns
that ] sent to one of the theatres"
Maurice MallOy Testihes.
Maurice Malloy, superintendent OF
the Castle Gould estate. was the flrst
witness today. called In the interest
OF Mrs. Gould. Mr.. Shearn for Mrs.
Gould objected TO some OF the ques-
lions asked him by Mr., Watson as
the counsel for Mr., Gould, but Justice
Bowling ruled that II was proper to
have the habits OF the plaintiff. Mrs.
could, proved Malloy said he was