Democratic messenger., 1909-06-19
COACHING WAYS
OF MRS. GOULD
Nearly Fell From Her Carriage,
Witness Declares.
SERvAMTSAPPEAR AGAINST HER

Seemingly Intoxicated Condition at
Castle oouId-one Says She swors
ct and Abused Thorn.
New York. June i7.-Howard
Gould did not 60 ON the stand to tes-
tify against his wife. Katherine Glenn
mons Gould. whose suit for separation
he is opposing. Instead there was Q
continuation of servants gossip. ac-
counts by menials OF their former mis-
tress' eccentricities. humiliating de-
tails. as sworn to on the stand. Of Mrs.
Gould's alleged fondness for alcoholic
beverages and her manner at such
times when what the witnesses said
was influence Of liquor brought from
her lips remarks that are Ill suited to
woman's tongue. All her former SER
wants. all Of whom have been called
at the instance OF her husband to sus-
tain. II possible. his contention that
living with his wife was impractical
BILE and decidedly unpleasant. hence
that the charge OF abandonment. the
mainstay OF Mrs. Gould's case. Is not
borne out.
What Katherine Clemmons Gould
heard was but q reiteration and In
some respects an amplification Of for
mer testimony. the basis of which was
that at various and divers times at
the vast Long Island show place. Cas-
tie Gould. she had, according to the
witnesses. been intoxicated, had
abused menials. given arbitrary and
unreasonable commands to the SER
wants and had used rather severe Ian
guage in alterations with her hus-
band
Servants Testify Against Her.
Coachman. gardener. chambermaid
and other servants went on the stand
and swore to the demeanor Of the wo-
man who used to give them orders. An
occasion when she would have fallen
from her carriage but for the protect
ing arm OF coachman, an attempt Of
hers to drive through q closed gate.
a time when footman saved her from
falling when intoxicated. as he testi-
fed. were among the things alleged as
Long Island rustic or former servant
went on and passed from the witness
stand. Mrs. Gould was greatly moved
as che heard these declarations. and
she has evinced her intention OF Tight
ing bitterly in rebuttal against them.
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
fiuence 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. were 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 At for managing q
household, II was q rather erratic ad-
ministration 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:
q 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 we're sworn to on the stand. Also,
there was an account by q former
steward of an exciting night when. he
said. she wanted the house locked. al.
though Howard Gould was out on the
front lawn. This. said the steward,
did not seem to appeal to Mrs. Gould
as an argument against closing the
front door. and she told him to 60
ahead and lock up. To appease her.
he testified. he shut the door but did
not lock II.
This was the night that Mrs. Gould
Is said to have called her husband
''little hound" term which she APP
piled to him. as testified. after he had
come to her room to see what the
matter was. confusion having been
spread through the great castle by
the ringing Of bells In Mrs. Gould's
room and the burglar alarm system.
York Man Was Poisoned.