The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-16
KATHERINE GOULD
NOW IN BAD LIGHT
Witnesses for the Husband in
Notorious Case Give Some
Startling Testimony.
DESCRIBE THE PLAINTIFF
AS HABITUAL DRUNkARD
Tell of Occasions When Her
Language to Servants Was
Low and PrOfane.

NEW YORK. June 15.-Torn with
anger and extreme humiliation, alter
nately flushing with shame, sohbing or
clenching her hands in evaporation,
Katherine Clemmous Gould sat through
r trying ordeal in the supreme court
today at the continuation of her suit
for separation against Howard Gould,
Ii was a day of testimony for the
defense. during which Mr. Gould s at
ioruey sought to bring out that Mrs.
Gould s habits were such that her hus-
hand was justified in leaving her, In
the event Of proving this. the defense
hopes to undermine the charges Of aban-
donment the only phase Of the plant
jff s case which has withstood the at
lacks Of opposing counsel, Justice Dowl-
ing having ruled out the charges OF
&<hueity and nonsupport.
u Defense Scores Deep.
Mrs. Gould having nsively told yes
tsrday what Is required of woman
of fashion in the matter of dress at
Palm Beach and elsewhere. witnesses
for the defense recited today the in
diligence Of the same woman of
fashion in the matter of alcoholic slim
uapts They told further, while the
heavilv.veiled Mrs. Gould buried her
burning face in her hands, of remarks
and conversations not in keeping with
$500 gowns and the palatlal Castle
Gould on Long Island.
1t was during this testimony concern
ing The alleged violent and profanc
language, some too strong to be printed
with proprietv. that Mrs. Gould wept
most. Yet she recovered herself quickly
and at times coached her lawyer.
Specific statements that Mrs. Gould
had been intoxicated on various occa-
sions. that she called Howard Gould
''you little hound that once she was
apparently so under the influence of
liquor as 10 staggcr, that her maid
brought liquors 10 her room were among
the statements brought out ~ em-
ployees OF the Gould estate related on
the stand their experiences with their
former mistress.
New Tack of Attorney.
Mrs. Gould 5 LAWYER. Clarence j.
Shcarn. who had objected strenuously
al first TO the trend of the testimony
but was overruled, injected into the
case the rather novel argument that,
admitting even that bis client has been
intoxicated. this should have strength
eped. rather than have weakened. the
ties between wife and husband,
f.Jt has been held he said, ''that
If husband drank. he needed thc love
and companionship of his wife more
than if he were sober. Is not tins
equally true in the case of the wife!
Opposing the view. Delaney NlcoIl,
for the defense, argued that Mrs.
Goulds alleged excuses. As ne would
show. had rendered her unfit for her
household duties and this certainly
iustificd the husband S actions and at
titudc.
Ii was a rather cratic administra.
lion that Mrs. Gould conducted at
Castle Gould according 10 the tcstl-
monv. Verbal clashes with the manager
of the great estate. heated arguments
over the construction Of 2 hen-coop
with carpenters, one of whom testified
that .sshe could not walk straight
lne:'i period when she remained IN
her room for two weeks. consuming
seven bottles Of brandy with other IL
ouors-these incidents and others were
sworn 10 on the stand.
Would Lock Gould Ont.
Also there was an account by for
MGR steward Of an exciting night. when,
he said. she wanted tho house locked,
although Howard Gould was out on the
lawn. This. said Tie steward, did not
seem 20 appeal 10 Mrs. Gould as an ar
punent against closing the front door
and She told him 10 &C ahead and lock
up. To oppcase her. ne iestlhed' ne
Tb;e was the night that Mrs. Gould
* said to have called her husband ga
lit,Ic hound - term which sGe APP
nIind 10 him, as testified. after he had
come 10 her room 10 see what the rnat,
ter was, confusion having been spread
through the great castle, by inc ring,
ing OF bells i'll Mrs. Gould s room ana
inc burglar alarm system.
While most of thc testimony was
apa;nst Mrs Gould. one witness spoke
IN her favor. He is Charles II. DAMS
Of Glcu Cove. Long Island. He testi-
fled that in 1902 and 1909 he did con,
siderable work on tho Gould estate ana
saw Mrs. Gould freauentiT. ne naa 1li
never seen her intoxicated. ne sall, but
af times he knew she had been drunk
mo, because he could @ smell her
The argument on tine application of
MIR. Shearu for further allowance. OF
10000 counsel fec for his service as
counsel for Mrs. Gould, that was TO
bave bcen argued this afternoon, was
no.fnoucd until tomorrow. Mr.. Shearn
has already received counsel fee oil
s50Or.
Only One Charge Left.
Abandonment was the only charge
,,non which Mrs. Katherine Clcmmons
Gould < suit for separation from her h1s-
band. Howard Gould, rested when the
hearing Of the case, was resumed today;
Mrs. Gould said her husband sent
Elijah ". Sells TO her to say tnat Mr;
Go3ld would return 10 her ii she would
aeree TO certain conditions. or be would
arrange either for a separation or di,
vorcn. These proposals were rejected
bv Mrs. Gould.
Under the ruling Of Justice Bowling,
Howard Gould was given permission 10
present evidence in support Of charges
tLot Mrs Gould WAS addicted to the
usc Of iutoNicants and that she had
humiliated him before his guests.
Before The resumption of the case to-
dav. letter from Mrs. Charlotte Nicolt
Weston. sister OF Delaney Aicoll, Mr..