The Washington herald., 1909-06-19

New York. June IS.-This was Dustin
Farnum day at the trial Of Katherine
Clemmons Gould's suit for separation
from Howard Gould before supreme
Court Justice Dowllng, for the majority
OF the Witnesses who testified uD 70
O'Clock were cEauneurs. hotel CLERKS, and
maids. with one Old friend Of Mr.. Gould.
al called 10 tel how they saw Mrs
Gould and the actor together here and in
Philadelphia. Atlantic City. Brooklyn. and
Hartford, Conn. and what happened on
those occasions.
While all this testimony leaves M -oor,
for doubt that Mrs. Gould and Mr. Far
nun saw each other frequently during
the latter part Of 1906 the witnesses LETT
a good deal 70 be imagined az times. and
Al others gave the impression that fre-
Quenuy Mrs. Gould was exceedingly dis
Greet
The testimony drifted from Dustin Far
mum on several occasions. once was
when Henry H knowles. the former
superintendent OF agencies OF the Equi-
table Life Assurance Society. who was
forced 70 resign after the big rumpus
between James A Alexander and James
Hazen hyde following Mr. Hyde's fancy
dress ball told OF happenings on a yacht
ing cruise. IN TIE course Of which every
body ATTENDED a masked ball a Nice.
where Ar Could was Cupid and sir.
Knowles vas .'TrIby.-
Throws Dishes Into Han.
A forner valet for Mrs. Goul5 told az
happenings on a cruise and az Castle
Gould and elsewhere. and related an ep.-
sode OF throwing a table laden r.-a
dishes out into the public hallway al the
s. Eegls Hotel al Mrs GouIds orders
because the help didn't come 10 remove
the empty dishes soon enough.
The defense exhibited the best team
WORK Of tie trial during the afternoon
session to-day, when The women clerks
on the sixth and fourteenth floors OF The
BeLevue-Srratford. IN Philadelphia. FOL
lowed each other on the witness stand
and told how by q little cooperation
they found that the gentleman who came
from Mrs Gould's suite one mo-nsns
was 3Ir. FarnUIn. and that NJ. Farnuu's
room on The fourteenth foor had not
been occupied Mr.. Farnum may have
slept his head on n his own bed the
rest Of the day so far as the fourteenth
floor clerk could say.
Mr- Shearn subjected both these Wit
but they stuck TO their stories through
out. and let il be understood that the
rules OF the Bellevue-Sratford did not
permit o. such conduct on the part % a
guest. and that their sleuthing was done
entirely IN their Official capacity Il also
came OUr on the cross-exsmination that
Mr. Gould had the Golden Rule 70
thank fo- the details q the Bellevue
Stratford incident
Golden RnIe'' Causes TrOubIe.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Harrison is the
believer in the Golden Rale. and she
was the first OF the TWO witnesses called
70 tel of the occasion ar the Bellevue
Stratford. She is now employed az the
Hotel belmont where Mrs Gould lives.
but in October. 1906. she had charge OF
The sixth floor a. The Philadelphia hotel
She said IL was her duty 10 sit az ona
end OF the hail and keep a close watch
on all the rooms. She was able 20 GO this
without much EFFORT by means Of mirrors
so arranged that by just sitting stiu she
had a view of the door Of every room. and
even into the side halls
Mss Harrison said that in the month .
question sne got a slip from the hOIel
oEce syiag that Mrs. Could and party
W. eming 10 take rooms 6l6 20 6lS
The party consisted OF Mrs Gould and
the two Misses sells Their suite CON-