The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-06-19

and he found Mrs Gould IN the cellar
Of the house weeping.
Mr.. NicolI, the defendants counsel,
said today that there was a possibility
that he would reach his client during
the day and call Mr.. Gould to tIe
stand to testify in his own behalf.
Mr.. Shearn, the plaintiffs counsel.
promised a severe cross examination
of Mr.. Gould if this should happen.
HER PERSONAL VALET.
Harry J. Veitch, of Dss MOines.
Iowa, called to the stand by the de-
tense today, said he was employed as
a valet to Mrs. Gould from December,
1905, to September, 1906. and during
that time travelled with her to the
West Indies and Europe and attended
her at the st. Regis hotel in this city
and at Castle Gould.
Did you ever assist in preparing
her toilet?" asked Mr.. Nicoll.
~"Only on one occasion" answered
the witness.
Veitch testified he had seen Mrs.
Gould under the influence Of liquor
several times.
He said she drank a great deal on
the trip to the West Indies on the
yacht Niagara, mostly champagne and
Manhattan cocktails.
The witness described an incident
at Castle Gould in July or August,
1906, when he said Mrs. Gould drank
champagne cocktails all day and be-
came loud and boisterous and threat
ened to fire everybody on the place"
''She asked me to tie her slippers
and when l started to do it, she
kicked them of in the air." said the
former valet. ''She was staggering
about then, but ordered one or two
more cocktails" continued the wit
ness and later in the evening I pass
ed her room and the door was open
She was lying on the bed fully dress.
ed. sound asleep and snoring loudly"
Veitch said he was at Blue Cap
Farm in Virginia with Mrs Gould in
September, 1906, and saw her intoxi-
Gated there.
Mrs. Gould discharged you because
you had stolen some jewelry and sill
verware from her, didn't she?" asked
Mr.. Shearn.
Veitch denied that she discharged
him for that reason.
ORDERED DISHES BROKEN.
Veitch said Mrs Gould stood in the
door of her apartments at the St.
Regis watching I'm and expressed
| her approval when he threw the
table into the main corridor on the
| fifth floor where the rooms were 10
| ing a great racket. He could not re-
member that any one else saw him
do it. He merely did it because she
| ordered him, and stood to see that he
carried out her instructions literally,
/ Veitch said.
Mr.. Shearn referred to the day at
Castle Gould when Veitch testified
Mrs. Gould had been drinking all day
and the slipper episode occurred. In
answer to Mr.. Shearn's questions che
witness said Mrs. Gould was stagger-
| ing when she got into her carriage
which she had ordered from the
stables. She stopped to order another
champagne cocktail before getting
into the rig. he said Veitch said he
went in the house and got the cock
tail and brought it out to her. Mr.
Shearn was careful to ask the witness
the names of other servants who
were present on these occasions.
HENRY n. KNOWLES,
Henry H. Knowles, an assurance
agent, testified that he had known the
Goulds since 1904 and visited at Cas-
tie Gould and Blue Cap Farm and had
been guest on GouId's yacht. the
Niagara.
did you have occasion to observe
Mrs. GoUld'S conduct when she had
been drinking?" asked Mr. NicoIl
Yes. the first time was a dinner at
the ST. Regis in 1905" said Mr..
Knowles. Mrs. Gould drank a good
deal of wine IA | became vary dis
agreeable"
How did her moods change at
these times?" asked Mr. Nicoll
''She would change from a most
charming and agreeable woman to a
disagreeable woman, nagging and sar-
castle" said the witness.
He said Mr. Gould left the table at
one dinner on account of his wife's
talk and conduct At another dinner
at Castle Gould in July. 1906, the
witness said Mrs. Gould found fault
with the salad because the lettuce
was not properly headed and COM
planned to her husband because better
arrangements had not been made.
That's what you get from having
"a damn fool gardener Mrs. Gould
said to her husband, the witness tes-
titled.
USED STRONG LANGUAGE.
Referring to an automobile trip of
four days from Paris to Nice, when
the witness. Mr.. and Mrs. Gould and
Lord Roylston occupied one car. Mr..
Knowles said Mrs. Gould was con-
tinually Gagging at and complaining
to her husband about the arrange
ments and often used strong language
and was under the influence of liquor
most of the time of the trip. At Nice
the whole party went to a masked
ball in costume and Mrs. Gould Gre
ated a scene because the courier got
lost, the witness said.
On cross examination. Mr.. Shearn
took up the masked ball incident and
asked:
WAS not Mrs. Gould complaining