The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-16
WHEN INTOXICATED
SHE WAS PROFANE
Mrs. Howard Gould's Language
at Times Too Tropical to
Be Printed
One Witness Tells of Seven Bot
ties of Brandy, Cocktails,
Wines, Whisky and Soda
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him. She was under the influence of
intoxicants. in his opinion, on these
occasions.
"ALIEN" AND "INSOLENT PUPPY"
! These were for the most part after
the separation of Mr.. and Mrs. Gould.
The court held that proof could be
offered for continuing conditions
which would constitute reasons for
the husbands declining to live with
! his wife. Allen and 'insolent
puppy were some of the epithets
Malloy testified Mrs Gould applied to
| him.
On cross examination Malloy was
asked If he had not pressed Mr.. Gould
for renewal of his contract as man
| ager of Castle Gould at an increase in
his salary to $4,000 a year about the
time Mr. and Mrs. Gould separated.
Malloy said he had made such an effort
when Mrs Gould told him he was dis
charged and he wanted to be sure of
his status with his employer. He now
had contract with Mr.. Gould at the
/ $40 900 a, year rate
TOO DRUNK TO WALK
Malloy mentioned an occasion when
Mrs Gould reprimanded him and then
walked away, saying her walk was I'M
usual and that she fell against the
window and "ricocheted against the
banister.' He said she had only a
little While previously ordered him to
go outside and then had told him to
come and sit on lounge beside her.
DRUNK FOR TWO WEEKS
Alfred Richards Of this city, en-
ployed as steward at Castle Gould in
the summer of 1905, who had charge of
the buffers pantry. testified that at one
period Mrs. Gould remained in her
room for two weeks, and the witness
supplied her with liquors morning, noon
and night. In the course of two weeks
the contents of seven bottles of brandy
in all were sent to Mrs. Gould's room,
the witness testified, in addition to
| cocktails light wines and whisky and
soda at intervals
/ Richards described an occasion a few
nights before he left Castle Gould,
when he said:
Mrs. Gould did not eat anything, and
after dinner retired to her room, while
Mr.. Gould went out on the lawn to
smoke a cigar. A. few minutes later
| Mrs. Gould rang every bell in her room
and also the burglar alarm"
The witness said he found Mrs. Gould
sitting on the floor in a dressing gown,
| tearing her hair, and that she ordered
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told Mrs. Gould that Mr.. Gould was still
outside" the witness continued. "She
said the doors should be closed whether
| Mr.. Gould was out or whether the
servants were out, but I did not lock
the door on Mr.. Gould 1 simply closed
it, Mr.. Gould followed me UP stairs
and went into Mrs. tGossld's room. He
said to her, What is the matter" Get
out. YOU little hound she said to him
in my hearing, and he left the ROOM
Did YOU see Mrs. Gould drunk on
any other occasion?"
WOULD KICK HIM OFF
Il saw her one other time with two
workmen She said to one of the men
that he should get off the place or she
| would kick him off" Mrs. Gould. as
Richards told of the language she used,
buried her face in her hands and
audible sobs punctuated the stewards
story.
! It was brought out that the burglar
alarm incident had happened in August,
1906, The witness described trip of
Mr.. and Mrs Gould to Palm Beach.
during which he had seen Mrs. Gould
frequently, but on no occasion during
the trip had he noticed her under the
influence of liquor.
Before the resumption of the case to-
day a letter from Mrs. Charlotte Wes-
ton, a sister of Nicoll, Gould's attorney,
was given out, denying that Mrs. Gould
had given her a dress. Mrs. Weston
said she had never seen Mrs. Gould.
When the letter was shown to Mrs.
Gould she said
Il did not give the gown to her per-
sonally, but she was one of the &C
tresses who received a box of gowns
that / sent to one of the theaters."
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