New-York tribune., 1909-06-25
MRS. G0ULD'S DEN[ALS
DIDN'T DRINK TO EXCESS.
ambition to Play RosaLind Led to
Meetings 1ith FUnum.

counsel the plaintiff denied absolutely every serious
charge that has been made against her. Mrs Gould
said that she never intoxicated never applied
vile epithet any one. never drank a cocktail
before breakfast. called Mr.. Gould "a hound
and never guilty OF misconduct with Dustin
FarnUm the actor, who, with Mrs Gould. has
shared the stellar part in the two weeks drama
that has been on before the public In the supreme
Court
The light. smiling spirit she has shown through
cut the trial left Mrs Gould Yesterday The for
r1er actresses face assumed e stern. worried ex-
preston she took her place in the witness
chair. She wore the heavy black satin dress
that she has worn throughout the trial She gave
her answers in a thin. eubdued voice Her replies
denying the most material of the charges varied
according the form Of the question. Sometimes
she would reply simply No" TO question as to
the truth Of some statement or charge Then again
she would characterize something as absolutely
false" or 'The whole testimony is false or mat
is false from beginning TO end
SO il went for most OF the time Mrs Gould spent
On the stand OF course there were some things
NJ Shesrn treated only superhciaIiy which De
I.ancey Nicou will go into further this morning
when he viii submit the plaintiff TO searching
cross eYan1ina ton. AS TO her meetings with Far
num- which he told of earlier in the day through
the medium, Of deposiffon which Nj Shearn read.
she bore ont what he saie that she consulted MN
about her returning the stage. She conhded TO
him, FarnUm said. that she was aTnoluous u pay
the part Of Rosalind-
hHA S1Z ASAED FtAIN-Nt-H-
After telling of her first meeting with Farnum
IN 1e1s Al a charity benefit given by Mrs Rlchard
I,olnsbu~y Mrs Could said in a voice that quay
cred with emotion and with tear flied eyes:
I saw his name On the bnlboards: all authority
Over nv home had been taken out Of my hands
had no work TO amuse ne, no happiness, ano
-bor,sb- that i returned the stage or TOOK the
management Of theatre I should be better OIL
So ! asked MI. Sells and Mr. Farnurn 10 nave
luncheon with me-
Did Nr Farnurn Gomez" asked Nj Shearn.
Yes replied Mrs. Gould. we had the I'IloIle0h
in my sitting room at the St Regis Hotel
What did you discUss?
We discussed the theatrical situation lould l
out as near as I could what he was doing oloh
tel him what had in mind, but found out what
he was doing. I did not want TO zen LIN o- 1-'
plans until I knew him better
Although Mr. Shearn Elided lightly over most
Of the defence's testimony. with the eAoepuon Oh
The Farnum incidents. he laid particular lrnpoI-
1ance the occasion at Blue Gap FaIiL, neah
Iznchburs Va when Mrs Gould became III a1ter
drinking a cupful Of black coffee The lawyer had
iDtated previously that somebody tried TO poison
Mrs. Gould.
The coffee noticed was OF a rather peculiar
cr7or. she said and Immediately after I drank It
began TO feel faint I remember some Of the
srons smiled on nv shirtwaist and left strange
green spots. I afterward put the waist away, IN
tending 10 have an examination Of i made put 1
couldn't find II"
Do you remember falling of the chair thst
uight2"
7 may have 7 have no distinct recollection Of
ANYTHING that happened aftervard- I don't even
know how long lay there. do remember going
u NV bed as soon as 1 able and ~as very,
very sick afJerward
Touching on the different stories that Mr. Goulds
witnesses told. Mr.. shearn asked whether she had
called Maurice Ealoy liar or ''tnsoent puppy.
as he alleged. or whether another time she had
SAT with Malloy on the lounge. Mrs. Gould denied
r0Nf
Richards regarding the seven bottles Of brandy |
consumed in TWO weeks, the ringing of ali the bells
her and the setting OF the burglar alarm
I vas fearful Of burglars she explained. and
wanted the alarm for my protection. The alarm |
was set on that night when my husband without |
knowing it. opened the door. 1t rang Immediately,
Of course Nr. Gould rushed to room He was |
very angry re accused ne Of trying 70 spy on |
him
i never had cocktails before breakfast Mrs |
Gould went on, in her sweeping denials Of Rich |
ardss story
The testimony OF chauffeurs, grooms. stablemen. |
storehouse keepers. lahorers and other en-
ployes all branded false She never tried 10 |
hitch up a pair OF mules, she said; never had q |
cOaChmsn's about her waist hold her on a |
brake never asked the watchman about his re- |
volver- never discharged Ford in drunken anger !
and never drank at the Larchmont Yacht Club.
ONLY OCCASIONAL COCKTAILS
Referring to a cruise Of the yacht Niagara, Mr.
SheaTn asked:
How many cocktails did you drink dayc'
Perhaps one: perhaps two; perhaps three she
replied. in ofThand fashion
Mrs. Gould said that she never drinks whiskev
She also denied that she intoxicated at party
held At The home Of Mrs. George L. Kirkpatrick
a. no. West S7th street A witness had told the
story Of fight, Of seeing the hostess with her arm
bleeding and how women led Mrs. Gould 70 her
automobile
Mr.. shearn went into the meetings of his client
with Farnum-
What communication did you have with Mr.
FaTnum in HARTFORD" he asked.
I called up his hotel. and that night the Young
ladies had with went the theatre while I
STAYED at horne. / think Mr.. Farnum had supper
with that evening after the performance
The next day Mrs. Gould said, her chauffeur re-
ported that the machine needed repairs, and as
they couid not continue their trip until II was
mended she had luncheon with Farnu1n in the pub
lie dining Of his hotel. That night she ana
her friends The Tirginian'' and there
was supper afterward in Mrs. Goulds room.
The went 10 his rooms. she declared. after
the supper Her testimony held close to the line
drawn in the deposition OF Farnum Hardly in any
particular f. from the actors statement
Of the circumstances.
Mrs. Could explained the different visits Dustin
Fsrnunn made her different places and sdded
that she had him since November 1906
Before the examination of Mrs Gould began
Justice Downing asked for the bills incurred by
Mrs. Gould with different firms. He asked mar
ticuarly for the of Tiffany Co amounting TO
5000
Mr. NicoD. ! objecting the reading Of Dustin