The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-18
DRUGGED, DRUNK,
PLEA Of MRS. GOULD.
Defense Will Introduce
About Sixty Witnesses
in Rebuttal.
DEFENSE MAY CLOSE
ITS CASE TONIGHT
Former Valet Tells of Seeing
Plaintiff Intoxicated-Row
at Party.

NEW YORK, June 1s.-When the suit
of Katherine Clemmons Gould for sep
aration and alimony from her husband.
Howard Gould. was called, before JUS
tice Bowling today, Indications were
that the trial win last at least two
weeks more.
Gould s attorneys have called nearly
all the witnesses they have to testify
that Mrs. Gould was an habitual drunk
ard anG Inundated her husband in the
points ~ issue in the case, according to
the ru .ings Of the court.
1t is expected that the defense will
put Gould himself on the stand before
the day is over and viii try to finish
its case tefore o'clock tonight. It IS
believed that Gould viii be subjected to
severe cross-examination by Clarence ].
SheaTn. Mrs. could's attorney. and the
millionaire witness may not be turned
over to his wifes attorney until Monday
morning.
Rebuttal Testimony.
Mrs Gould's attorneys have an
nounced that they viii call about sixty
witnesses in rebuttal. This will take
two more weeks. despite the fact that
night sessions of court beginning with
Monday night.
Whenever Gould's witnesses tegtified
TO what they termed Mrs. Gould s in
toxicatiOns on certain occasions, Shearn
has secured from the witnesses the
names of the other people who were
present on the occasion in question, and
secured an affirmative answer 20 the
question. And so these people would
know what happened on that occasion,
as we'll as your"
All these witnesses viii be called for
Mrs Gould. including maids, buffers,
and other servants.
"Drugged, Not Drunk"
II Is shearn's contention that on sew
erai of the occasions mentioned BY the
witnesses, Mrs. Gould had keen drUgged
shearn says she acted excited because
she was III.
The mention of a row az a party at
the home Of Mrs. George W. Kirkpat-
rick. at West Eighth street, at which
several women were crying and Mrs.
Could left swearing that she would new
er set foot IN the house again, created
no little amusement late yesterday arf
ternon. Sheara got the witness, Her
bert Schmidt. TO admit that Mrs. Gould
was ill before she started 10 the party.
Schmidt sound Mrs. Gould leaning
against a wall in the basement, she was
rot drunk, but H.
Valet Testifes.
Harry ] Veitch. Of Des Moines. iowa.
who was Mrs Gould's valet for ten
months, and was With her in the West
Indies, Europe, Lynchburg, Va. and at
Castle Gould, and the ST. Regis. was
the first witness today. He testified to
seeing Mrs Gould intoxicated on several
I5S7occasiOns. Once at the St. Regis. he
said. she few into a rage because the
waiter did 20. bring her dinner TO her
room on time, ordered her valet TO take
the dining table into the corridor, and
broke a number Of dishes.
on the West Indies trip. Veitch said
Mrs Gould drank mostly Manhattan
cocktails, but ne never saw her in
toXiCated on this trip. Witness said he
saw Mrs Gould drunk on three oc-
casions at Castle Gould once after
she had been drinking heavily, OF cham
pagne cocktails. she asked Veitch he
testified, to unite her shoes when she
kicked them off and staggered out OF
the carriage. On another time he testi-
ned she had told him 10 tell MdllOy to
mind his own bud-business, when
I Malloy had inquired concerning some
linen for the yacht Niagara
On denomination NeitCh said he
| had arrived here Wednesday in response
to telegram from Goulds private sec
retdTy, reading. Come at once"
DO YOU know a. A Sichel. Des
Moines newspaper correspondent? ?''
Sbearn asked the witness
yes "
Did you cause him to send me tele-
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