Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-23
MANY WITNESSES
SAY MRS. GOULD
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the guests from their rooms?" asked
Mr.. Nicoll.
mo"
Your guests are free to go and come
as they please; is that it?" asked Mr.
Nicoll.
yes, but we have chambermaid
who is expected to observe anything
unusual" Mr. Linn replied.
The witness said that only one meal
had been served in Mrs Gould's rooms,
according to the bill.
Arthur L. Barney, formerly assistant
manager of the Bellevue-Stratford
hotel in Philadelphia, was questioned
about the system of mirrors at the
hotel by which it is claimed the floor
clerks can see everyone entering OF
leaving the rooms on their floor.
Mr.. Barney said this was fact.
James H. Palser, a theatrical man.
ager, who was with 1.-THE Nirglnlar,
in which Dustin Farnum starred IN
1906, testified that he accompanied mrs, Is;
Gould and Farnum in Mrs. Gould
automobile from Brooklyn to New York
after the play on Saturday, September
20, 1906.
It was the first and only time he
had ever seen Mrs. Gould. Palser got
out at the Somerset hotel where he
was stopping, and Farnum drove away
with Mrs Gould. Palser said he did
not see Farnum with Mrs. Gould IN
Lynchburg, although he was there ana
STONED at the Carroll hotel, where
Farnum also stopped. He did not
know that Mrs. Gould was there, the
witness said.
Contradicts Testimony
John B. Leahy, who was doing some
work at the Blue Gap farm in sep
tember 1906, contradicted the testimony
of the carpenter, Trotter, who said that
Mrs Gould on one occasion was in the
basement drinking with Mr. Adams.
Douglas Robinson, brother-in-law OF
former President Roosevelt, was called
by Mr. Shearn to contradict the state
ment of the witness Flynn, who said he
once saw Mr., Robinson with Mrs Gould
| in her electric automobile.
John Berdon. in 1905 chef at Castle
Gould and on the yacht Niagara testi-
fed he had never observed Mrs. Gould
when she showed any signs that she
had been drinking.
James H. Brennan, who said he had
been cashier at the st. Regis since 1t
opened in 1904. testified that he had
never seen Mrs. Gould under the in
huence of liquor.
On examination of the witness
/ Brennan, Mr. Nicoll showed him a
large number of checks for supplies at
the ST. Regis, which witness said had
bNan furnished to Mrs Gould
Mr. Shearn objected to the admission
Of the checks but Justice Dowlins ad-
mitted them. There were dozen or
more large envelopes full of these
checks, most of which were for supplies
during the fall of 1906
Mr. Shearn said there was no proof
that any of the checks were genuine,
and that they might all he forgeries.
All the items which Mr.. Shearn read
were for Manhattan cocktails, with an
item for extra drinks" on the bottom.
The greater bulk of the checks were
not read in court
Walters Testimony
Leo Theimer, head waiter in the main
/ dining room of the ST. Regis when
Mrs. Gould lived there, testified that
he had never seen Mrs Gould acting
| boisterously in the dining room, and
I had not seen Mr.. Farnum dining with
! Mrs. Gould at the hotel.
| Mrs. Ellen Rock caretaker at Castle
/ Gould from May, 1903. to October, 1904,
! testified that Mrs. Gould was an early
riser. Her work took her often to Mrs
| Gould's rooms, the witness said, and
she never saw any liquors in the room.
| She never knew of Mrs. Gould drinking
cocktail before breakfast.
Patrick NJ. Gormon, station agent at
Port washington, L. l., where the
Gould estate is located. testified that he
| remembered the occasion when Carlson,
the Gould coachman. drove Mrs. Gould
hurriedly up to the station, and they
missed the train. He said Mrs. Gould
talked with him during the hour of
waiting for the next train, and she did
not seem to be intoxicated.
! Carlson previously testified that Mrs
Gould was loud and boisterous on that
occasion, made him run the horses all
| the way to the station, a distance of a
mile and a half and threatened to dis
charge every one in the stable because
she missed the train.
A chambermald a waiter and a
seamstres who were attendants upon
Mrs. Could at various times, all testi-
| fed that she drank only an occas siona'
cocktail, and a little light wine with
her meals, she was never abusive OF
| Lofefarouc fbaxy said