Evening star., 1909-06-25
MRS. GOULD W|NSS SUIT
Granted Separation, With
$4,000 a Year AIimony.
AGAIN ON STAND TODAY
Never Was Intoxicated in Her Life
She Declares.
HER FRIENDSHIP FOR ACTOR
Meetings With Dustin Farnum
Merely to Talk Over Stage
Affairs.
AGAIN ON STAND TODAY
HER FRIENDSHIP FOR ACTOR

NEW YORK, June 25.-Justice bowling
has just granted Mrs Gould a separation,
with alimony of $4,000 a year
NEW YORK, June 25-katherine Glenn
mons Gould. who is suing Howard Gould
for a separation and alimony of $3.50 900
a year, experienced another long ordeal
on the wieness stand today while under
cross-examination by her husband S
counsel. Mrs. Gould In her direct testi-
mony made a general denial of all the
allegations of intoxication and improper
conduct of which she has been accused
by the witnesses for the defense. She
explained her friendliness with Dustin
Farnum. the actor. in that she simply de-
sired to solicit his aid in some of her
plans to return to the stage after she
and Mr.. Gould had separated, in July.
1905.
The large number of checks for IRE
freshments' which were furnished Mrs.
Gould at the st. Regis Hotel in the fall
of 1905, when she lived there, and as the
defense contended frequently had Mr..
Farnum as her guest, are likely to be a
subject of inquiry by Mr.. Nicoll. the de-
fendant's counsel, on cross examination.
The trial is expected to be completed
today.
Mrs. Gould was recalled to the stand
at the opening of the court. Mr.. Nicoll
started the crosS-examination by asking
Mrs. Gould IL 1t were true, as she had
testified. that she had never been in
toxicated or under the influence of liquor
in her life.
THAT is absolutely correct" Mrs. Gould
said, positively.
May Have Forgotten Something.
Mr.. Nicoll referred to the affidavits
made by Mrs. Gould and Dustin Far
mum, the actor, in Mrs. Goulds previous
alimony suit.
You both swore in those affidayits that
1t was the whole story of your ac-
quaintance and relationship, did you
not?' asked Mr.. Nicoll, reading such a
statement at the conclusion of the af-
fidavits.
Yes. but I may have forgotten some-
thing" replied Mrs. Gould.
Mr.. Nicoll called attention to the fact
that the meetings in Washington, at the
14th street ferry in this city, at the Ath-
letic Club on Travers Island, and in
Brooklyn. when Farnum was playing
there, to which Mrs. Gould had testified,
were all omitted from the affidavits.
You forgot all these things when you
made the former affidavit, or did you in
tentionally wish to deceive the court?''
asked Mr.. Nicoll.
Mrs. Gould said that she had not re-
made the affidavit.
Counsel for both sides agreed that Mrs.
Gould and Mr.. Farnum had met nineteen
times in all, of which Mrs. Gould said
eighteen were by appointment.
Talked "Stage" for Ten Hours.
The witness said she had met Farnum
to talk business On all but the occasion
in Hartford, when they met by acci-
dent.
Now. you say you were thinking of
returning to the stage?' asked Mr..
| Nicoll.
Yes. very seriously replied Mrs.
Gould.
| Did you consult any of the leading
manag gers in New York about it? asked
Mr.: Nicoll,
NO." said the witness.
Mrs. Gould said she had talk with
Farnum about his going into the high
| class drama and playing heavier
roles" She considered that cowboy char
| acters were absurd.
Mr. Nicoll wanted to know il Mrs.
Gould had talked to Farnum for ten
hours about her theatrical ventures on
the occasion of the automobile trip on
Long Island when the car broke down.
Mrs. Gould said that was the principal
topic OF their conversation.
Didn't you ever exhaust that subject
and talk about something else?" asked
Mr.. Goulds counsel
No. it is inexhaustible. said Mrs.
Gould.
Hotel Carroll. in Lynchburg, Va, in the
fall of 1906, to apologize to him because
she had invited him and his manager to
Blue Gap farm. and had then notified
them not to come.
Did 1t take you two days and half to
apologize" asked Mr.. Nicoll.
The question was not allowed.
Admits Admiring Farnum.
You had considerable admiration for
Dustin Farnum. didn't you, Mrs. Gould?"
asked Mr.. Nicoll.
Yes. l admired him as a manly man,
| who was witty and entertaining at times"
| said Mrs. Gould.
The witness was sure she never had any
affection for the actor.
Mrs Gould said she had broached the
subject of a new theater in New York to
Mr. Farnum, and wanted to know If he
thought 1t would pay.
| Mr. Nicoll finished his cross-examina-
| ton. and Justice Dowli0g asked Mrs.
| Gould if any presents or letters had ever
! been exchanged between her and Farnum.
Mrs. Gould said there had been no pres
| ents and only few formal notes in re-
gard TO theatrical matters.
| Mrs. Gould appeared to be quite ner-
vous on the witness stand and fidgeted
/ about in her chair. She cried a little to
herself as she resumed her seat beside
! her lawyer, but soon regained her usual
composure.
| Mr. Shearn called a floor clerk. Janett
Sutherland of the Bellevue Stratford in
| Philadelphia, to refute the. testimony OF
1 the two girls who said they saw Farnum
coming from Mrs. Goulds rooms early
one morning in October, 1905. The wit
ness testified she was on the hall watch
al that time and did not see Farnum. The
defense. when recess was taken announc-
ed they had several witnesses to call in
surrebuttal.
Mrs. Gould on the Stand.
After this report closed yesterday aft
ernoon, Mr.. Shearn called Mrs. Howard
Gould to the stand.
Her face was a trhe pale. her hand
appeared to shake. occasionally. and once
II seemed as though her voice would
break. but her determination and will
power were plainly too strong TO permit
exhibitions of weakness.
| Mr.. Shearn led her through catalogue
of the witnesses addressed by Howard
Gould--footmen and maids. buffers and
clerks. coachmen and Srooms chauffeurs
and land agents. The story OF each she
denounced as false using the express
l. continued on Second PaseD