The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1909-06-18
More Witnesses Tell of Mrs.
GOuld'S Conduct.
WHILE ON YACHTING TRIP
Man in Charge Of "Wet Goods" Says
She Drank More Than Any One
Else on Board-HoteI BeIlboy De.
poses That Dustin Farnum, the
Actor, Visited Plaintiff in Her
Room at lynchburg Va.

New York, June 1S.-The taking of
testimony of the servants and en-
ployes on the two Gould estates, Cas-
tie Gould at Port Washington, N. Y,
and Blue Gap, in Virginia, was con
tinued at the trial of the suit of Kath-
crime Clemmons Gould for a separa-
tion from Howard Gould and alimony
amounting to $250000 a year The
defense has called a small army of
maids, stablemen, gardeners, clerks.
carpenters and other employees to tes-
tify to the actions and conduct of Mrs.
Gould in an effort to justify Mr.
Gould In leaving his wife on account
of her alleged addiction to the use of
intoxicants. rendering her unfit for
household and family duties, accord
ing to the husbands contention.
Andrew Frederickson, who was en-
ployed as night watchman at Castle
Gould from September to December,
1906, testified that he saw Mrs. Gould
under the influence of liquor, in his
opiuiou, Oh NOV. &, 1JUb.
''It was In the evening and was
making the rounds of the house." the
witness said. Il noticed a fire in the
kitchen garden near the gashouse and
saw woman coming from that direc-
tion. | went up to her and found it
was Mrs. Gould. She said oomething,
but I did not understand 1T. / went
into the kitchen garden and found the
straw aflre in three places. While
was putting out the fire | heard low
cries in the kitchen and went In and
found Mrs. Gould there. She asked
me IL | was the man she met told
her | was and she wanted me to go
and get the key to the electric alarm,
but l told her I could not; as | had
to watch the place. Her face was
flushed and she talked rapidly and ap-
peared to be under the influence of
some intoxicants."
"Drank More Than Any One Else"
Edward Bechetold, who was in
charge of the wines and liquors
aboard Mr.. Goulds yacht Niagara in
D~SoAioOis iVOJt WDhA LliG 0OulQS
were cruising with party of friends,
testified that he saw Mrs. Gould in
toxicated several times during the
cruise.
II served Mrs. Gould with brandy
every night" the witness said, "and
at the dinners aboard the yacht she
drank more than any one else"
1rf1 II
had been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gould on the yacht Niagara on several
trips In 1906, testified that Mrs. Gould
was frequently under the influence of
intoxicants and very loud and abusive
in her language to the servants at
those times. He said that during a
cruise to the West Indies he remem.
bered several occasions when Mrs.
Gould had been drinking, became dis
satisfied with everything and every
body and would become greatly ex-
cited and say that she intended to run
the boat and that no one should take
orders from anyone but herself. The
witness described two such outbursts,
one in Santiago harbor and the other
In Havana harbor.
Counsel for Mr.. Gould read into the
record the deposition of a bellboy,
James Clark, employed at the Hotel
Carroll, in Lynchburg, Va. where
Dustin Farnum, the actor, was stop
ping in November, 1906, when Mrs.
Gould arrived and stayed two or three
days at the hotel on her way to Blue
Gap farm, according to the deposition.
The bellboy> said he saw Mrs. Gould
sitting in the reception room waiting
for Mr.. Farnum on Nov. 10 and after
Mr.. Farnum came they went up to
Mrs. Gould's rooms. On two occa-
sions that day he was called to Mrs.
Gould's rooms. the bellboy said. and
each time saw Mrs. Gould and Mr..
Fnrnum alone In the room.