The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-06-14
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Mrs. Gould Under Fire
of Rapid Cross
Examination

New York, June 14-So large a
crowd gathered at the county court
house today to attend the trial OF the
suit for separation of Katherine Glenn
mons Gould against Howard Gould.
that special police measures were
necessary to preserve order. The great
majority were disappointed. as JUS
tice Bowling limited admission to the
seating capacity OF the court room.
The examination OF Mrs. Gould prob
| ably will take up the time OF the court
today. and following ner, George j.
Gould will be called to testify as to
the extent of the fortune of Howard
Gould, Evidence along this line Is
regarded as essential TO determine
what the amount of alimony, If any,
shall be granted to Mrs. Gould.
Preliminary to the re-opening Of the
trial today, counsel for Mrs. Gould ap-
piled 10 Supreme Court Justice Good
rich for additional counsel fee of S20,-
000 and S3.934 to cover the expenses
of the case to date. Argument on the
| application was set for tomorrow af-
| ternoon.
Mrs. Could showed few evidences OF
nervous tension under the rapid fire
of cross-cXamination which Delancey
N1coll attorney for Mr Gould. began
TO direct at her. when she resumed
the stand at the opening Of court.
Questioned in regard TO her acquaint-
ance and meetings with Dustin Farm
um, the actor, the witness testified
that she did not remember meeting
Farnum in August, 1906, when he din
ed with her at Castle Could and
meeting in Hartford, Conn. When they
dined together at a hotel in that city
Mr. Nicoll read from the deposition of
Elijah Sells, Mrs. Gould's cousin. in
which he stated the conditions upon
which Howard Gould offered a recon-
Citation with his wife. The conditions
were that Mrs. Gould was not to in
terfere vita the management Of Castle
Gould: she was to abstain from intoX-
icants. to refrain from humiliating Mr..
Gould before his friends, and she was
to agree to a regulation of her person
| finances. Mrs. Gould would not admit
the specifications of this agreement
when questioned about 1T. but said,
They had asked her TO sign paper
! to abstain from intoXicants."
Clarence ]. Shearn, Mrs Gould's
counsel, questioned her at length on
redirect examination. She said the
letters she had written to Mr. Malloy,
manager of Castle Gould, which were
read in evidence and were addressed
to him as MY dear Mr. Malloy" We're
addressed simply in terms of polite
ness and not in terms of endearment
Mr.. Shearn referred to the large
bills which Mrs Gould had charged
to her husbands account just prior
to and following their separation, in
July, 1906, and which were still un-
paid at various jewelry stores and mil.
llnery shops here and in Paris. He
could have paid them all. Mrs Gould
said that as far back as 1899. her hus
band promised to allow her $4,000 a
month. The witness said she had to
have at Castle Gould, morning, al
ternoon and evening gowns with shoes
and stockings that matched; tea
gowns, coaching gowns, shopping
gowns, which she used about the city.
and with most of these hats, shoes,
stockings and parasols to match.
Yachting costumes were distinctive
| from the others, and had to have their
expensive accessories, the witness
said. She was accustomed to change
her gowns five and six times 4 day
sometimes. She had to dress at least
three times day at Palm Beach and
more than that during her various
trips about Europe.
Regarding the cost of her various
dresses, etc. Mrs. Gould gave the fol-
. lowing estimates:
Dinner gowns. $500 to 5000.
Morning gowns, 500 to $3.50.
Day gowns (worn shopping. etc.),
$500
Tea gowns, $500 to $4O0
Reception gowns, $500
For motoring, coaching and yacht
ing the witness said She required par
: ticular gowns. but did not say how
much she paid for them.
Mrs. Gould testified that her cos
tuning cost her $4,000 to $4,000
year. She said that Palm Beach was
perhaps the most fashionable place in
the world. and that she dressed there
merely as other women did.
Mrs. Gould said she changed her
gowns at least three times day at
! Palm Beach and Ormond and wore her
handsomest gowns at rolling chair
time" and tea time" She never wore
4 the same gown twice, she said, and
gave most of them away when she re-
turned TO New York, where her social
position required an entirely different
outfit She said she only dressed at
Ormond and Palm Beach as women of
wealth and social distinction dressed.
and that she was indulging in the
] 'mIldest form OF dress as there were
other people there who dressed often
er and made more display.
What would happen If YOU Wore
one of these gowns twice?"> asked Mr..
Nicoll.
i "It would he considered very bad
form--very bad replied Mrs. Gould,
In New York, tho witness said, her
social position required her to change
iher entire costume at least three or
four times day.
How much time is consumed in
making these various changes?" asked
Mr.. Nicoll.
Two OF three hours for each one,
usually said the witness.
Mrs. Gould said woman in her sta
tion in New York required two maids