The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1909-06-18
Says MRS. COULD
DRANK TO EXCESS
Witnesses Declare She Was
Frequently intoxicated.
COCKTAILS SERVED IN ROOM

leqed Violent and Profane Language
She Used, Mrs. Gould Buried Her
Face In Her Hands and Wept.
New York. June 16.-Torn with an
ger and extreme humiliation, alter
nately flushing with shame, sobbing
Dr. clutching her hands in exaspera-
lion. Katherine Clemmons Gould sat
through a trying ordeal in the supreme
court at the continuation Of her suit
for separation against Howard Gould.
third son OF the late Jay Gould.
II was a day of testimony for the
defense. during which Mr.. Gould's at
torney sought to bring out through
witnesses who had been associated
with Mrs Gould. that her habits were
such that her husband was justified
In leaving her In the event OF prov
ing this the defense hopes to under
mine the charge Of abandonment, the
only phase of the plaintiffs case
which has withstood the attacks OF
opposing counsel Justice Bowling
having ruled out the charges Of cruelty
and nou-supp0rt.
Buried Her Face In Her Hands.
Witnesses for the defense recited
the indulgence of this woman of fash
ion in the matter Of alcoholic stimu-
lants. and told further. while the
heavily yelled Mrs Gould buried her
burning face in her hands Of certain
remarks and conversations not exactly
in keeping with $500 gowns and the
Ialatial Castle Gould on Long Island
It was during this testimony con-
corning some of the alleged violent
and profaue language some OF II as re-
lated too strong to be printed with
propriety. that Mrs Gould wept most.
Specific statements that Mrs. Gould
had been intoxicated on various occa-
sions. that she called Howard Gould
you little hound" one night that once
she was apparently so under the in
fuence of liquor as to stagger against
the banister at Castle Gould. that her
maid brought liquors to her room. in
Guiding some times two cocktails be-
fore breakfast. We're among the state
ments brought out as employees Of the
Gould estate related on the stand their
experiences with their former mis-
tress
Said She Couldn't Walk Straight.
Whether or not fit for managing a
household, il was a rather erratic ad-
minstration that Mrs. Gould conduct
ed at Castle Gould. according to most
of the testimony. Verbal clashes with
the manager of the great estate. heat
ed arguments at the hencoop with car
penters. one of whom testified that she
Couldn't walk straight" at the time;
a period when she remained in her
room for two weeks. consuming during
that time seven bottles of brandy with
other liQuOrs-these incidents and 9TH
ers were sworn 10 on the stand Also.
there was an account by a former
steward of an exciting night when he
said. she wanted the house locked. al
though Howard Gould was ont on the
front lawn This said the steward,
did not seem 10 appeal to Mrs Gould
as an argument against closing the
front door. and she told him to go
ahead and lock up. To appease her.
he testified. he shut the door but did
not lock e.
This was the night that Mrs Gould
IS said TO have called her husband
little hound. a term which she ap-
piled to him IS testified after he had
come 10 her room to see what the
matter was. confusion having been
spread through the great castle by
the ringing of bells in Mrs Goulds
room and the burglar alarm system.
Cost Of Society Woman's Gowns.
In answer TO questions regarding the /
cost of her various dresses. etc. Mrs. I
Gould while on the witness stand gave
the following estimates.
Dinner gowns. $500 to $500.
Morning gowns, 500 TO $3.50.
Day gowns worn shopping, etc., I
$500
Tea gowns. $500 to $500
Reception gowns. $500
For motoring and coaching and
'chting. the witness said. she requir-
-, 7articular gowns, but did not say
gu pch she paid for them.
10" ~ 1uld testified that her Co.'S
NJ. VIZ =" 70, her $4,000 to $4,000 a
year hro.,oA. -.
Additional iacts ,mination we're.
Mrs. GOuids cross-exa 80 80
Her allowance was SO, 4" llou'"'
Never wore same gown VIZ 0e
cause it would be very bad for
Changed her gown three to i've
times per day.
Time consumed in each change. tw6i
or three hours
Assistance of two maids required at !