The Washington times., 1909-06-19

the suite, and that q gentleman appear
ed 20 be in constant attendance on the
ladies. until ole morning, about $50,
Just after she bad commenced her work
for the day.
Saw Farnum.
She was the ''fiool cIerk," and had q
desk IN the center az the main hall OF
the sixth floor. not far fom the Gould
suite. BY a systeIa Of mirrors she was
able to oversee every part of the halls
and corridors from her desk. and It
was her duty TO watch the coming and
going Of strangers.
This particular morning. she testi-
fed, when the hotel was barely astir
she observed a man leaving room 6l6
in Mrs. GOuld's suite.
Describe the man." said Mr.. NicoU.
He was quite tall, said Miss Har-
Tison, with very black hair, quite long,
and he wore a soft black hat with a.
wide brim. His hat was pulled down
over his eyes. ard he wore a long storm
coat with the collar turned up.
7 wondered when 1 saw him coming
from AIRS. Gouid's room at that hour,
and dressed so peculiarly. and l watch
ed him go 20 the elevator and ring
the bel! for an up car When he got
in I watched the dial on the elevator,
and saw that u stopped at the four
teenth floor. I Immediately called Up
tie clerk or thdt noOr, Miss Garner,
and asked her if a man had got our
there She said
Tells Her Story.
Never mind what she said" said
Justice Bowling, on AR. Shearn's OBJ
lection, but later on the door was oper-
ed by Mr.. Shearn, unguardediy. and Mr..
NicoU got permission to have her ten
the rest.
Miss Garner told me over the phone
NH ~. Off
floor was Dustin FeTnum the actor,
and that he had g1ae straight 10 his
room, which hadn't been occupied that
night As the rates of the hotel re-
quired. I made report of the occur
renee to the management"
Miss Harrison, on crOSS-eXaminatiOn
said she had read of the Gould case in
newspapers nearly two years ago and
lad written to Toward Gould telling
him she knew something she thought
ne ought TO know. as il might prove
valuable in the legal proceedings.
Valuable TO him, or to yoaY' asked
Mr.. Shearn.
wen. the idea, To him, OF course"
replied Miss Harrison
She had written several letters to Mr..
Gould. she said, but had torn ali of
them up except the last, when 'her
assured her that she was
acting right in informing Mr. Gould
How was that?' queried Mr.. yShearn.
Thought Her Duty.
wei, 7 considered it my Christian
duty. knowing what did. to inform Mr..
Gould of the facts, ana in obedience to
the Golden Rule offered him ny serv-
Ices. as I knew he was e. trouble, ard
I told him 7 would not take a cent for
what l was doing"
Il response TO her letter Lawyer Sui
Ivan. Representing Mr.. Nicon. inter
viewed her at tie Young Women's
Christian Association IN Philadelphia
where she had gone because she did not
want her folks 20 know she was mixed
Up - the Gould case. Later she came
to New York and made d statement
TO M. NicOU.
Florence Garner. clerk on the four
teenth floor of the Bellevue-Stratford
and now employed ir the Knickerbocker
here, followed Miss Harrison on the
stand. and told o. having been called
M my Miss Harrison that early October
morning when Farnum stepped out OF
the elevator.
Mr.. Farnum had been stopping at the
hotel for some time, she said, land ]
had noticed that he was usually IN
tidy-never very well sroomed. as they