Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-06-22
ATLANTA PEOPLE
GIVE AFFIDAVITS
IN GOULD TRIAL
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average society lady drinks.

average society lady drinks.
ONLY DRANK COCKTAILS.
What did you observe she would drink
at lunch timer was a question asked by
Mrs. Gould's counsel.
Mrs. Gould would usually take cock
tail before luncheon, but the extent of
her drinking was not noticeable to me on
account of her conduct" the witness re-
piled.
She never saw Mrs. Gould drunk In the
evening and never saw her boisterous,
and never heard her swear or use improp-
er language The witness was with Mrs.
Gould in Chicago in 1907. and noticed
nothing improper I'm her conduct. Mrs.
Bankhead said her daughter. Katherine.
who was born August p. 1905. was named
after Mrs. Gould. The deponent said
Mrs. Gould was ''dignified. refined and
gentle. and always conducted herself in a
manner above reprOach."
MENTIONED DUSTIN FARNUM.
In the cross-examination on the depo-
sition Mrs. Bankhead would not swear
that she had never heard Mrs. Gould spo-
ken Of as a drinking woman"
She said that Mrs. Gould had never
spoken 10 her but once about Dustin Far
lum. the actor, and had then told her
hat their names were not linked to-
.,ether' in any improper way.
Mr. Shearn next read the deposition of
Lieutenant Bankhead. The witness said
that he was the son of Senator Bank
head. OF Alabama, and had entered the
army in 1895. The witness testified in re-
gard TO the various visits OF himself and
wife 20 the Gould estates and at hotels in
this city he had never seen Mrs. Gould
intoxicated or observed her conduct to be
indecorous or unladylike. Her conduct al
ways had been proper In every respect,
the witness deposed. and he had never
seen her drink more than any OF the
guests at dinners.
On cross-examination Mr.. Murphy said
he had never talked with Mrs. Gould
about the case. He admitted he had
made an affidavit in the case in 1908.
Did you talk with Flarreletty about
the case?" asked Mr.. Nicoll. Flarreletty
was formerly a superintendent OF the
Castle Gould estate. The witness said
he had not. He knew Flarreletty when he
was proprietor of a road house on the
Vanderbilt cup automobile course at the
time of the race in 1905. the witness said.
but he could not recollect the name Of
the place where it was located. He said
Flarreletty was no keeping a hotel in
this city.
SAW NOTHING BAD.
Michael ]. Duffy, who SAID ne was SUI
perintendent of buildings at Castle Gould
from August 1902 to May, 1904, and met
Mrs. Gould almost daily in his work.
testified that he never had seen her un-
der the influence of liquor, nor heard her
use abusive language. Mr.. Nicoll brought
out that Duffy was dropped from the en-
ployment of the Goulds.
According to letters introduced in evil
dence by Mr.. Nicoll. the witness had writ
ten Mr.. Gould's secretary in September,
1905, TO get permission to visit Castle
Gould. but was refused permission. Dur
ing the same month the witness made an
affidavit for Mrs. Gould. he testified.
Jacob Cooks, a resident of Port Wash
ington, who said he had done general
work around the place for Mrs. Gould at
Castle Gould from 1901 to 1906 and some
times met her to get orders, often as
three times aday, testified that during
this five year period he had never seen
Mrs. Gould intoxicatd or heard her use
abusive language.
WAS VERY COURTEOUS"
Eugene A. Pinckney, who had charge Of
installing the rustic work at Castle Gould
from June, 1901, TO September. 1902. tes-
tilted at the afternoon session that he
often met Mrs. Gould at the estate dur
ing that period. and never saw her when
her words or conduct suggested that she
had been drinking. she was always
very courteous and pleasant lady," said
the witness.
John w. Adams. who is in the plumbing
business in Lynchburg, Va, testified that
he saw Mrs. Gould at Blue Gap farm in
the fall of 1906.
Mr. Trotter, a carpenter, testified at a
previous session OF the trial that while
at the Gould farm he saw Mrs. Gould
and the witness Adams drinking together
IN the cellar. The witness said ne re-
membered that he and Trotter and Mrs.
Gould went into the cellar together. as
she had asked them to move some boards.
He said no one there at that time had
taken a drink of whisky. He had never
seen Mrs. Gould under the influence Of
liquor at Blue Gap farm.
WAS NEVER BOISTEROUS.
Henry Dubois. a builder, who worked
on the construction of the COW barns at
the Castle Gould estate from April.
1904 TO March. 1906. testified that h. saw
and talked with Mrs. Gould often about
the work. and never saw her when she
was boisterous or abusive. or acting as
IL she was under the influence of intoxi-
cants.
Thomas j. Joss. who was Mrs. Gould's
private secretary at Castle Gould and
at the st. Regis hotel, in 1904 and 1905.
said that Mrs. Gould dictated letters TO
him each day. and that he never saw
her intoxicated or heard her swear.
MANY OTHERS TESTIFY.
william Cullels sleWdfu Oh ehS OOulu
yacht in 1902, testified that Mrs. Gould
always conducted herself properly as far
as he observed her aboard the yacht.
Bridget NJ Kelley. a house maid at
Castle Gould from April, 1901, to June,
1902. said that she saw Mrs. Gould nearly
every day and never saw her intoxicated
or heard her use profane language.
Mr.. Shearn read from the deposition
OF a former head gardener at Castle
Gould from 1902 TO 1905, who had worked
under Mrs. Gould's supervision about
every day In the flower gardens and new
er observed her when she acted as II she
had been drinking.