The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-06-18
BROKER ADDS
TO EVIDENCE
Of SERVANTS
Melville E. Chapman SWearS
He Saw Mrs. Katherine Gould
Drunk Several Times.
NICOLL COMPELLED TO
MAKE AN APOLOGY
ATTORNEY FOR WIFE WILL GALL
A GREAT CLOUD OF WIT
NESSES IN REBUTTAL.

New York. June 1.-THE spotlight Of
the cross-eXaminer continued to oscillate
today in the trial of Mrs Howard
GogrIs suit for separation. from the es-
tate 40 Castle Gould to the St. Regis
hotel Co the farm at Blue Cap Va, to
the Niagara. the Gould yacht and back
fl New York again, but except for the
moments when it fingered on Dustin Far
num- ID never got very far away from
tho buffers KEYS to the wine cellar.
There was visible an attituC- on the
part of the defense, which in lis trial
Of many surprises has been CSriously
shifted over to what is virtually &c pros
a-uti01. 10 prove thai Mrs. Gould was
not only SO frequently under the influ-
euc- of intONlcants as to fail within the
rulings of Justice Bowling that she must
De proved an habitUal drunkard before
her husband can be justified for leaving
her, but to prove that when she had been
drinking her character underwent a
transformation for the worse.
Affable When Sober.
Dslaucey NtcoH. counsel for the hus-
hand. was willing enough TO adduce tes-
tim01y that the wife was affable when
herself If only he could bring her good
nature I'm contrast with testimony that
0dri TO show her violent. abusive, un-
certain I'm her motives. and confused in
her actions when she was alleged to have
been drinking.
There was NJ abatement of Mrs Gould's
0rd al. ard as the burden of reiteratiOn
E-ew heavier, she shrank visioly. and
look 0f main came into her eyes. as if,
though she might have read or seen such
things. fit was a new realization of them
for her 20 hear them applied directly to
herself. At other times she smiled broad-
r.. shook her head in amused denial, and
several times stared the witness out Of
c0untenance.
Broker on the Stand.
reSsiOn of f0Otmen, buffers, chauffeurs,
maids. walters and bell boys, on whose
testimony 1t is sought to prove Ars
Could an impossible wife. and that was
-h,n Mr.. Nicoll called Melville r. Chap
man. a broker. who was guest or the
Goulds on the Niagara during several
cruises in The year 1905. He had several
times seen Mrs. Could undeniablv drunk,
r' testified sud led by Mt Nicon, he
o. scrtbed several alleged outbreaks. with
EMPHASIS on the overbearing manner of
the wife and the efforts Of the husband
TO soothe and cOnciliate her.
NicolI ApoIogized.
Tu the effort to discredit this witness.
Nr. Sheam drew the ugly word black
mai" from Mr. NicOn. and became so
much agitated at ats 7~"lication to his
own conduct of the case that for some
moments ne was unable TO continue his
Nomination. The court ruled the
use 0f the word offensive, and Ny Nc
NiraU ap0lOgized for introducing it.
AS Gr. Shearn has announced that he
win caH fifty OF more witnesses to rebuff
rra testimony of the defense, il Is prob
ah.a that the case will continue for an
other week or ten davs. To shorten it as
much as possible. Justice bowling is
holding court until o'clock daily.
Night Watehman's Story.
Andrew Frederickson who was en-
T-GyaI as night Waterman at Castle
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was the first witness called today. He
testified hat ne saw Mrs. Gould under
The influence of liquor, in his opinion,
0n November Z, 1906.
"It was in the evening. and I was MAX
HE the rounds of the house" the witness
said OF noticed a fire In the kitchen
EaEl.n. near the gas house. and saw
woman coming from that direction, I
went Up To her and found il was Mrs.
Gould. She s9id something but did
00I understand DC. J went into the kitch-
en garden and found the straw afire in
r.ra. places. While J was putting out the
fire heard low cries I'm the kitchen and
went Boo and found NE. Gould there. She
asked me If Z was the man she met ]
told her ] was. and she wanted me 10
so and got the key 60 the electric alarm,
art 7 told her I could not. as ! had TO
watch the place. Her face flushed and
She talked ranidlV and appeared TO be
under the influence of intOXlcants.'
The witness said he met Mrs. Gould
again the same night and in his opinion
she was intoxicated then.
Drunk During Cruise.
Edward Bechtold who was in charge
- the wines and liquors aboard Mrs.
Elu.ls Yacht Niagara in December 1905, /
when the Goulds were cruising with a
party of friends. testified that he saw
Airs. Gould intoxicated several times dur
ing The cruise, and that at dinners she
drank more than anyone else. On one
occasion, after dinner at Kingston, |
h-r1t1.d said Mrs. Gould took hold of
'lalr TO steady herself and she had to
lake long breath before she could go
-a her SrateroOm.'
on 0ross-eXamination the witness said |
To- had made an affidavit for Mr.. Gould /
lawyers md had talked with them about
les-ifyinF
Now. YOU never heard Mrs. Gould
curse or swear on that trip, did you"
asked Mr. Shearn.
oh. yes, 7 did said the witness One
night 40 quarantine he said he heard her
swearing on another night when he was
IT ..e kitchen. the witness said, Mrs
could started 10 open the kitchen door, |
W-slaEluE it, the witness thought for her !
>.e-7ru1m door, which was a short dis |
She b'ushed and turned about and /
walked unsteadily toward her staterOOm |
- followed her. thinking she wanted 1
-Ia'uE. said the witness.
"'s. Gould frequently shook her head /
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