The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-25
Never Did Any Of the Improper
Things Attributed to Her by
Husbands Witnesses.
ONLY MET FARNUM II
PERFECTLY PROPER y WAl
Day in Court Devoted to DeSig-
mating Her Former Servants
by "Short, Ugly Word.

C,emmons Gould was called back 20
the stand for q final ordeal today, TO
explain away, if possible, thc damag-
inp testimony given by the witnesses
for her husband in ber suit for sepa-
ration ard alimony Of S250,OQO wear.
It was a dav Of denials, beginning
with the reading of the deposition Of
Dustin Fsrnum, who denied all allega
;ions of improper conduct With Mrs.
Gould AMI ending with Mrs Gould :
repeatcd Gcni9ls Of practically every
thing in word or action attributed to
her bv the witnesses for the other side.
For two warm hours Mrs. Gould an
swered tho carefully framed questions
of her counsel. repudiating with mo-
notonous Fat denial all the testimony
charging her with excessive drinking.
profanity or other improprlety. thauf-
feurs. grooms, stahlemeu, shopkeepers,
leborers and other servants and en-
plovees were alike branded with the
short and ugly epithet, She never
drank 10 excess. never used profanc
language, never forgot her dignity as
mistress of Castle Gould and never
overstepped the bounds of propricty.
according 10 her statements.
Never, Never, Never.
She told her counsel she never tried
TO hitch ND a pair of mules, never or
deTed dishes and food thrown from her
ST Regis apartments, never referred to
Dustin FaTnum as 'my new beau,
never qusreled with her husband be-
fore company, never had = coachman s
arm about ber waist TO hold her GU
the carriage seat, never discharged an
employee IN anger, never became intoH-
seated aboard the Niagara, never con-
sumed two quarts Of cocktails IN two
davs-
Mrs. Gould explanation Of her
friendship with Dustin Faruum natural
" took mp much OF her time today.
Her testimony held close to the line
drawn in the deposition offered IN be-
half of Taruum who was una bic 20 ap.
pear, ii was announced, on account Of
illness.
whste7er intimacy there vas be.
tween her and the actor was accounted
for BIZ her desire TO have his advice
regarding her plans TO return to the
Her Happiness Gone.
Ny home had been broken up.
she said. ''all authority had been
taken from me. my happiness was gone
and ] wanted some occupation TO Iii
vert my mind. ] thought of returning
TO the stage and wanted 10 tall; the
matter over with Mr.. Fsrnpn, who. !
WAS convinced, would be able TO help
me-
She had not seen Farnum. she said
from 1904 until 1906. when she talked
with him about returning 20 tho stage.
Mrs. Gould said Farnum was never
in her paTlor at the st. Regis except
on the August afternoon In 1904. when
they luDchcd together with several
others present, aud on the occasion OF
the automobile accident on Long Isl.
and when they returned there to ar.
range for bail for the chauffeur She
never addressed Mr.. Fsrnum by any
erdearing names, she said, and never
permitted any improper familiarity,
Only once was the even ripple Of
the question and answer between Mr.
Sbearn aud Mrs. Gould disturbed,
The interruption was by Justice
Bowling who said that he wanted Ia
look late at Mrs. Gould s now famous
dinner checks al the st. Regis.
81 had nof intended TO mention
them declared Mr.. Shearn, nerturbeA
He promised Ia produce them for the
court s inspection, however.
II IS believed the case viii close to
morrow.
Taruum Deposes.
Mr.. Shearu, Mrs. Gould Is counsel, had
ono more deposition to read into tho
record today. that Of Dustin Farnum
whose name has been linked with Mrs
Gould throughout the trial by the de
Tense. Mr.. Shesrn said he had hoped
TO call the actor as n witness, but thst
he had learned FarnUm was III IN Maine
and could not be reached.
Mr.. Shearn started 10 read the deposi
tlnn Of Dustin Farnum AT the opening
of today's session. and Mr.. Nieoll
counsel for the defense, objected.
This witness is "A resident Of New
York state and has been in the corr
house since the trial began SAID Mr.
- Niroll
Mr., shearn said il was true that Far
nun had been here two weeks ago. RI
had telegraphed him 10 Bucksport, Me
aud received q message from Farnum
wife that he would not he able 70 COM
on TO testify on account Of his Physica
condition.
Justice Downing allowed the dep,osi
the privilege Of also calling the acto
on Monday, if lie could get him,
Farnum deposed that he first me
Mrs Gould six or seven years ago a
charitable benefit given by num-
Der Of New York society women.
Mrs Lounsberrv introduced him t
Mrs. Gould the witness dePosed
The Second Meeting.
The second time he met her was a
Castle Gould, when he went with Mis-
Mao Robson. the actress. and MI:
Gould drove them for two hours aoou
the estate; In August, l9o9; the aero
took luncheon at the st. Regis hote
with Mrs, Gould upon her invitation
the witness dcposed.
81 went then on matter of bus
ness. AS Mrs. Gould was thinking OF e
ing back on the stage and wished
talk it over with me- the witues
said
.FWe had lunch in the parlor Of Mr.
Gould s apartments and ] stayed abor
an hour and half MI sells wa
10 have been there, but nc came in JUS
MS I was leaving
Earuum told of meeting Mrs. Goul