The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-06-17
MRS. GOULD IS
AMUSED BY STORY
She Laughs When Witness Says She
Called Hin a D Steward
Witnesses Say She Drank.

NEW YORK. June 17.-Mrs. How.
ard Gould's alleged penchant for liquor
was again made the chief weapon In
her husbands defense TO her suit for
separation before Justice Bowling to-
day.
Andrew Frederickson. who was
nisht watohman at Castle Gould farm
from September 70 December. IN 1905,
and from February TO November, III
1907, was the first witness today lie
said that he saw Mrs. Gould under the
influence OF liquor on Nov. 7, 1906.
He SAID he was making his rounds
on the night OF Nov. Z. and discovered
fire In the kitchen garden. 80 fee.
from the gas house. Mrs. Gould came
from the fire, he said, and entered the
kitchen, calling him TO her later IL
was during the conversation In the
kitchen when he discovered that she
had been drinking. he testified. He
said she Was angry and excited ana
asked him many trtfling questions
about himself.
Edward Bechole, second steward Oh
/
during voyage in December, l9Vo'
either he or the first steward sup
plied Mrs. Gould with a flask OF wits
ky every night. He said tnat ne hhu
seen her drunk on two occasions.
when the Yacht was in Port An
tonic, the witness said. Mrs. Gould
came to the pantry door In her hishe
dress TO get a drink of liquor. She was
flushed and her gait was unsteauy.
The other time | saw her drunk was
at a dinner In Kingston, when she
drank too much champagne. When
she started down stairs she mad 10
hold to chair to keep from faiilng.
She always drank more champagne
than the others"
On cross-examination Bechdole SAD
he had made his affidavit last Feorn-
airy. under the direction or detec-
tive.
The witness testified that once while
the yacht was at Quarantine MRS.
Gould called him d steward.
Mrs. Gould laughed at this bit OF tes-
| timony.
On the night that Mrs. Gould came
! to the pantry for drink. Bechdoie
said. John Berdu was with him. Coun-
sci Shearn, for Mrs. Gould, got Been
dole to admit that Berdu saw every
thing that the witness did on THIS
night. During the cross-examinatloi,'
Mrs Gould frequently adpised-Hiffi
her lawyer.
Charles 7. Dodge testified that he
was working as carpenter at Caslle
Gould during the summer or l90Z ana
that one morning when he was work
ing in the kitchen Mrs. Gould came
TO the door and discharged all the
servants. Her voice was LOUD, her
manner boisterous and-her lace
flushed" the witness said.
Attorney Shearin, for Mrs. How
ard Gould, who is suing her
husband the New Yorfi million
are, for separation and alimony'
sprung a surprise yesterday al
ternoon by asking Robert Trotter. a
carpenter at the Castle GOULD estate
and at Big Gap farm, this question:
Did you on one occasion at Blue
Gap farm put anything In Mrs. Gould's
coffee or did you see Betty Foster,
the kitchen girl. do sou
II did not" answered the witness
"Is this ths first time you ever heard
| that you were accused OF poisoning
Mrs. Gould?" asked Shearn.
THE very first, excepting what /
read OF In the papers,
| Trotter swore he saw Mrs. Gould
intoxicated several times" at both
estates. He recited a number OF al
legged quarrels Mrs. Gould had with
the servants, and swore she was so
drunk several times she could hardly
walk"
Mrs. Carlson, wife OF the coachman.
swore that she saw Mrs. Gould once
intoxicated in the house.
Mrs. Jane Mccain. who said she
was q seamstress at Castle Gould,
swore she saw Mrs. Gould under the
influence OF liquor several times :
She admitted that Mrs. Gould had
made rules for the servants which she
didn't like" She swore she once
saw a bottle OF brandy In Mrs. Could
apartments.
James Laurelson, a footman. sworo
he saw Mrs. Gould several times
when she was very much flushed"