The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1909-06-19
HOTEL INCIDENT
WITH FARNUM
MRS. GOULD WlNcEs WHEN AT,
TORNEY BRINGS OUT 'EE-
TAILS OF HERIcoNDucT
SAID SHE WAS BOSS
And Would Fire" Every Man On the
Yacht From CAPTAIN Down
Meals in Her Rooms
With Actor.

New York, June l0.--The testimon
iof the alleged drinking habits of Mrs
Howard Gould was continued today il
her suit against her husband. Their
was new interest in the evidence whel
witnesses swore as 10 indications O
unusual friendship betweea Dustin
Fanum, the actor, and Mrs. Gould
Hotel clerks testified 10 what ap
peared II them to be suspicious cir
cumstances in which tne couple it il
cl9imed, were actors.
Farnum Case Detailed.
Mr.. Watson of counsel for the de
| Tense read the deposition of a waitei
at the Carroll Hotel who tod OF
| serving supper for Mrs. Gould and
Farnum in her rooms at the hotel on
Nov is, 1906 He described Mrs,
Gould as stout lady" with light
hair and Of middle age The waiter
said that Mrs. Gould instructed him
to set the table with a chair at the
end and the other chair on the side
near the first chair. The boy said
he left Farnum and Mrs Gould in the
room after he had cleared away the
dishes.
The following morning the witress
was called to Mrs. Gould's rooms and
she ordered breakfast for two. She
stood in the doorway and read the
bill of fare, and he could not see but
a small part of the room. He noticed
that a door leading INTO another room
Of her Suite was closed. He served
supper for them in her rooms that
night again. She left some time dur
ing the night, the witness testified,
fOs he said he went to the heal
waiter the next morning and asked If
ne should go up 10 room Il Mrs.
GouId's rooml and the head waiter
said; mo, they have gone"
Tell of Yacht Trip.
The only witness yet called in How
ard Goulds behalf who was not per
sonal or hotel servant or employe
was Melville B. Chapman, broker.
who is a personal friend of Howard
Gould and who was one of his guests
on the steam yacht Niagara on the
cruise to the Yves Indies in the lat,
ter part OF 1905. He was called in
support Of the charge that Mrs.
Gould, when drinking, Inundated her
husband before his friends.
During this trip dod you observe
the manner OF Mrs. Gould toward her
husband?" was one of Mr.. Nichols
FIRST questions.
The broker allowed that ne had
made particular note in the matter.
Tell rs II here was any difference
tin her manner when she had not
been drinking and when she had?
When she had NOT been drinking
she was very affable AMI very pleas
ant"
Mrs. Gould beamei on the witness.
She Said She Was Boss.
But, he added, avoiding her gaz 2.
after INDUCING in liquor her manner
would change. | have heard her tell
Mr. Gould tina she was boss of tn
and proposed to run things.
When her husband was present /
heard her tell the steward that Mr.
Gould was not competent 10 manage
the boa and that he must take all
orders from her"
The broker told Of an occasion
when the Niagara was in the harbor
of Santiago de Cuba. The deck
shades did not SUIT her She said
thar the light shone in her eyes and
unless her orders were obeyed size
would FIRE everybody from the cap
tain down. After the shade was fxel
TO her sa isfaction she continued TO
upbraid her husband
Another instance which Chapman
was when the yacht WIS
in the harbor OF Havana and the
GOulds were entertaining Mr.. Streetor
the American consul She was dis
satisfied with everything and every
body. She did not Ike he way the
dinner was served and after scolding
her usband. she left the table
Il don't think We saw her again I'M
I'll We were nearing New York"
What did Mr.. Could DO on these
occasions asked Nicol.
He was always gentle aad tired
TO calm ald soothe her and restore
peace"