Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1909-07-09
COURT ExONERATES
MRS. GOULD AS He
GRANTS DECISION
Justice Bowling Holds Thai
She Was More Sinned Against
Than Shining.

New York. June 29.-It is not be-
lieved that any appeaf will be taken
either by Mrs. Howard Gould or her
husband from the decision OF Justice
Downing yesterday, granting Mrs,
Could the separation from her husband
and $4,000 a year alimony.
Mrs. Gould. who has expressed her
qualification over the verdict. will go
10 her farm at Lynchburg, Va.
While II Is possible for either Mr.,
or Mrs. Gould TO bring an action for
divorce, counsel for Mrs. Gould re-
CARDS this as improbable. for the pres-
ent at least, after Justice DowlinE's
disposition OF the charges made by
Gould against his wife.
In the belief that the case Is ended
Shearn, counsel for Mrs. Gould. will
sail for Europe In a short time.
New York, June 29.-It was IN the
vindication of charges of intoxlcation
and her alleged relations with Dustin
Farnum, the actor, that Mrs. Howard
Gould yesterday scored most strongly,
when granted separation and $36. 900 a
year alimony, for, Notwithstanding the
long array OF witnesses for Gould, who
gave such testimony as to make Mrs.
Gould appear at times as defendant
rather than plaintiff, the court held
that the alleged ~intoxication might
nave Deen Que TO excitement.
AS to Dustin Farnum, II was held
that her association with him came
after Mr.. and Mrs. Gould separated.
and that the husband apparently made
no objection.
De Lancey Nicoll, for Gould, asked
for a 60-day stay of Judgment, and
Clarence J. Shearn, for the plaintiff,
was on his feet to object. He asked
for an immediate judgment. Justice
Bowling compromised by making the
stay 80 days.
shearn's Fec $4,000.
Shearn then asked for an extra al
lowance for counsel fees, and the court
gave him 81, 900. This, together with the
$40, 600 allowed recently and the original
allowance OF $4,000, will bring his fees
to ST., 600, with an additional sum OF
3 $500 for expenses.
Mrs. Gould's right In Howard
Gould's real property amounts to
8 5000, 900, Shearn said, and was un-
affected by the separation. His
client, he continued, was going to
Virginia for a long rest. e
Part of the courts decision follows:
To apply to the plaintiff In d case of
this kind nc more relief than simply
provision for keeping life and soul to-
gether would be obviously unfair, and
would be putting a premium upon de-
Sertlon or wives by their n
would be making Ii easier for them to
reduce their expenses by simply leav-
ing their wives and by paying no more
than was required for the actual neces-
stiles of life.
IF she (Mrs. Could should return TO
the stage, n l have no idea that she
has any idea OF doing IL. but IL she
should return to the stage, then a diff
ferent situation would exist. N de-
PENDANT may then be at liberty to take
steps to reduce this allowance"
Mrs. Gould last night issued the fol,
lowing statement:
II am the happiest woman living
tonight, because I have been so
completely indicated before all the
world of these horrible charges.
Not n little ang hot through
my heart at the smallness of the
allowance-only supreme JOY and
the deepest gratitude. / send a
thousand living thanks to all who
have helped me-"