The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-15
NOW
IS SOLE RELIANCE
Other Charges of Mrs. Gould
Against Husband Are Not
Sustained.
DAY REPLETE WITH
NUMEROUS SENSATIONS
Complaining Wife Admits
Wearing $500 Gowns Only
One Time.

NEW YORK, June 14.-Abandon
ment will be the sole issue upon which
the suit for separation brought by Eath
crime Clemmons Gould against her hus
band, Howard Gould, will rest, was an.
nounced late today in the supreme court
by Justice Bowling, after counsel fo1
Mrs. Gould had rested the case for the
plaintiff. This sweeps away several
phases of the caSe-notably cruelty
and non-support. and is partial victory
for Howard Gould.
AS to the charge Of abandonment the
court held that this, too, might not
stand unless the plaintiff was able to
show that Howard Gould s stipulation
or reconciliation was unreasonable.
This phase Will be argued tomorrow.
Developments today were perhaps the
most interesting in the trial. George
Gould brother of the defendant tes-
tifed and Mrs. Gould was excused from
the stand after three days of searching
oss-eXamIDation.
Defense Asks Dismissal.
rested. Delaney Ncoll for the hus
band. made the usual motion 10 dismiss
the suit on the ground that the plaintiff
had failed to make ont case.
'There have been no evidences of
cruelty ne argued, cone of the al
legations is that the plaintiff was sur
rounded with spies. Nothing has been
adduced TO prove ii, -
Referring to the abandonment charge.
he said Howard Gould left his wife in
July, 1906, hut offered to return on
perfectly reasonable terms, among
other things. her sbstentlon from iutoxi.
eating liquors. Mrs. Could he con
tipued, refused.
During the argument Mrs. Gould be
came faint and left tho room. Her conn
sci, Clarence Shearn, argued against the
motion to dismiss.
1t IS cruelty he affirmed, ''for a
husband without justification 10 accuse
his wife OF being a bad character or
to entertain against her without cause
reflections against her honor
Phase of Case Dropped.
lnasmucb as the abandonment charge
only is TO be considered tomorrow
there will be no further mention Of
Buffalo Bill, Big Hawley. the for
gambler But ii still leaves open the
question of Mrs. Gould S indulgence in
intoxicapts
Whatever bearing the events of the
day will have on the ultimate deci-
sion In the case, honors were about
even In the verbal battle between the
cross examiner and Mrs Gould. Both
sprung surprises. The lawyers most
pertinent and apparently embarrassing
thrust was the exhibition Of faded
old-fashioned photograph of a young
woman sitting on a white horse, with
the white canvas of circus tent in
the background Mrs. Gould turned
dull red as il was shown, but she
would not Identify the photograph as
one of herself, nor would she swear
that il was not. She thought it was
"hardly fat enough for me-
This picture was introduced 70 show
if possible Mrs Gould IS former asso.
citation with Buffalo BiJl's show
Plaintiff Gets Even.
In retaliation for the picture Incl
dent, Mrs. Gould made one cutting re-
tort to her inquisitor, Mr.. Nicoli had
been asking the witness about the
she wore them and what became Of
them
"Tbey were given away Mrs
Gould testified
Zone Of them, she shot in, "was
given to your own sister, who Is on the
stage. | have aided many poor girls
TO get stage engagements by equippng
"Did it become hcrG'' was Mr.,
NicolI IS only rejoiuder-
Much of the day was taken up in
questioning Mrs. Gould concerning her
lavish expenditures. How many gowns
to wear day: how long it took to
dress and the declaration that il was
every bad taste TO wear a gown
Twice. were among the interesting fash
ion hints in the testimony.
The namo OF Dustin Farnum was
again brought in and George Gould told
Of how hc had instituted an investiga-
lion 70 ascertain the facts concerning
an alleged marriage Of the plaintiff
before she became his brother S wife,
Great Throng Present,
SO large crowd gathered at the
county court house today TO attend the
trial Of the suit for separation Of kath,
crime Clemmous Gould against Howard
Gould that special police measures, were
necessary 10 preserve order and the
great ma jority were disappointed. as
Justice 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 her George j.
Gould will he called TO testify ms to
the extent Of the fortune of Howard
| Gould Evidence along this line IS re-
garded as essential TO determine what
the amount of alimony, If any, shall be
granted to Mrs Gould,
Preliminary TO the reopcning Of the
trial today. counsel for NJ rs. Gould ap
piled TO Supreme Court Justice Giege
rich for a counsel fee Of 100000 and
1894 to cover the expenses of the case
TO date. Argument on the application
was set for tomorrow afternoon,
Under Hot Gross Fire.
Mrs. Gould showed few evidences Of
nervousness under the rapid fire Of
cross examination which Delaney
Nicoll, attorney for Mr., Gould. began
TO direct at her when she resumed the
stand at the opening of court. Qucs
toned in regard 10 her acquaintance
Confined on Page Three.