The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-23


 the actor. as the defeHse alleges. ettl= ployes of Castle Gould members of the crew of the Gould yacht Niagara, hotel chefs, hair dressers and seamstresses. who testified to Mrs. Goulds sobriety on all occasions that they could recall. con stituted the bulk of the testimony of the reserve forces which were called by Mrs Gould's lawyer t3day. There are 90 or more such witnesses to be called
 At adjournment of court Justice Dowl ing announced that he would sit tomor- row night until the case was finished.
 Hotel Man TestifIes.
 William L. Lynn. proprietor of the Carroll hotel in LYnohburg Va, was called and testified as t6 Mrs. gould's stay at the hotel in November 1906 when the defense contends that Dustin Farnum and Mrs. Gould were there together and ate their meals in Mrs. Gould's rooms.
 The witness produced a bill dated No- vember 19, 1906. made out to Mrs. Gould, charging her $21 for one and three-quar- ter days board at the Carroll hotel. The witness said he did not observe Mrs, Gould's movement about the hotei
 TDid you know that she telegraphed MT. Farnum to meet her at your ho- tel?' asked MT. Nicoll on eross-examina- tion.
 The witness said he did not know.
 DO you have hall clerks and a sys- tenn of mirrors by which you can ob- setve the entrance and departute of guests from their rooms7" asked MT Nicoll
 No, we do not" the witness replied.
 Your guests are free to go and come as they please-is that it?H asked Mf Nicoll
 Yes but we have chambermaid who is expected to observe anything unusual" Nil. Ly1n replied.
 Items of the Bill.
 Mir, Nicoll had the witness explain the items on the hotel bill He said that '50 cents for service showed that one meal had been served in Mrs. Gould $ rooms He said there was no indication on the bill of any other meals having been served in the rooms.
 Arthur l.. Barney, formerly an assist ant manager of the Bellevue Stratford hotel in Philadelphia was questioned about the system of floor clerks and mirrors at the hotel Justice Bowling took a hand in the examinations
 "Is 1t q fact that mirrors are so ar ranged on the doors of the rooms and in the corridors that the floor clerk sitting in her regular position, if she looks can observe anyone entering or leaving any of the rooms on her f1oor?7 asked Justice Dowling,
 The witness said it was fact" and is it also fact that upon opening a door of room by the aid of mirrors arranged on the back of the outside doors and the closet door of the. room, can immediately see whether or not the bed has been oc- cupied?" asked Justice Bowling.
 'fYes, if the mirror is not on the closet door it is in some other convenient part of the room," replied the witness. The witness said it was the custom of the floor clerks to maRe written reports of anything unusual to the officers.
 Contractor on Stand.
 John B. Leahy, a contractor who was doing some work at the Blue Gap farm in September, 1906 coutradicted the tesu- mony of the Carpenter Trotter who said that Mrs. Gould on the occasion was Tn the basement drinking with MT. Adams. Leahy testified he was in the basement at the time as he was called in by Mrs. Gould to help move some beds and he saw no one take drink. He said he had worked at various times on the Blue Gap farm when Mrs Gould was there and had not seen her under the influence of liquor
 Douglas Robinson, brother-in-law of ex- President Roosevelt, was called by MT. Shearn to contradict the statement of the Witness Flynn, who said he once saw MT Robinson with Mrs. Gould in her electric automobile, but In answer to MT. Nicoll < questions MT Robinson said there were other Robinsons engaged in the real estate business like himself In this city.
 James H. Palser, a theatrical manager who was with The virginan," in which Dustin Farnum starred in 1906. testified that he accompanied Mrs. Gould and F arnum in Mrs. Gouds automobile from Brooklyn to New York after the play or Saturday, September 29 1906. It was the first and only time he had ever seen Mrs Gould. Palser got out at the Sonlerville hotel where he was stopping, and Far mum remained in the automobile and drove away with Mrs Gould. Palsei said he did not see Farnum with Mrs. Gould in Lynchburg, where Farnum also stopped, although he was there and stopped at the Carrol hotel He did not know that Mrs. Gould was there, the witness said.
 Mrs. GouIds Conduct.
 Several other employees of Castle Gould testified that Mrs. Gould had always conducted herself properly as far as they had observed.
 John Berdon, now chef at the Hotel Astor in this city and formerly in 1905 chef at Castle Gould and on the yacht Niagara, testified he had never observed Mrs. Gould when she showed any signs that she had been drinking.
 "On the cruise to the West Indies did you ever see Mrs. Gould come to the pantry or to the kitchen in her night dress?" asked MT. Shearn. The witness said he had not.
 James H. Brennan, who said he had been cashier at the Hotel St. Regis since 1t opened in 1904 testified that he had never seen Mrs. Gould under the influence of intoxicating liquor while she lived there.
 Morris E. Beneach, member of firm of hair dressers for women, testified that he had dressed Mrs Gauld's hair on many occasions. He remembered on one particular instance in February, 1906, when Mrs. Gould attended Miss Lannes Burrs wedding in this city which MT. Shearn asked him about. He said Mrs. Gould showed no signs of having drunk anything at that time. She was charged with intoxcation on that occasion. He said he accompanied Mrs. Gould on trip to Palm Beach and dressed her hair twice a day while there-at 10 o'clock in the forenoon and again In the evening. How long does it take to dress ladys hair?' asked Mir Shearn.