The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-25
MRS GOULD MAKES
DENIAL Of ALL
CHARGES
Says Allegations of Intemper-
ance and Profanity False
WILL BE CROSS. EXAMINED
Exclaimed Friendship for Dustin Far
mum Whose Advise She Desir-
ed on Theatrical Matters

New York, June 25.-Katherine
CIemmons Gould was called back to
the stand Yesterday for a final ordeal,
TO explain away if possible the damag-
ing testimony given by the witnesses
for her husband in her suit for sepa-
ration and alimony of $250O00 a year.
II was a day of denials, beginning
with tne reading of the deposition OF
Dustin Farnum, the actor who denied
in toto all allegations of improper con
duct with Mrs. Gould, and ending with
Mrs. Gould's repeated denials OF prac-
tically everything in word or action at
tributed to her by the witnesses for
the other side.
For two warm hours Mrs. Gould an
swered the questions of her counsel
repudiating with monotonous nat de-
NAL testimony and insinuation cnarg-
ing her with excessive drinking, pro
family or other improperly She new
or drank to excess, never used prOfane
language. never forgot her dignity as
mistress of Castle Gould and never
overstepped the bounds of propriety'
she declared in substance.
Getting down TO specific instances,
she told her counsel that she had new
er tried to hitch up pair of mules,
had never orderd tableful OF dishes
and food thrown from her St Regis
apartments had never referred TO
Dustin Farnum as my new beau,
4. he u.taA 40.
fore company. never had coachman s
arm about her waist TO hold her on the
carriage seat, never discharged an EN-
ploye in anger, never became intoXi-
Gated aboard the yacht Niagara and
never consumed two quarts OF cock
tails in two days.
Mrs Gould's explanation of her
friendship with Dustin Farnum nat
urally took up considerable portion
of ner time. Whatever intimacy there
had been between her and the actor
she said, was accounted for by her de
sire to have his advice regarding her
plans to return to the stage. MY
! home had been broken up" she said
"all authority had been taken from
me, my happiness was gone and
wanted some occupation TO divert my
mind. | thought of returning to the
stage and wanted to talk the matter
over with Mr.. Farnum who, l was con
vinced would be able to help me"
Mrs. Gould said that Mr. Farnum
! had never been in her parlor at the
! st. Regis except on the August after
noon in 1904 when they lunched to
gether with several others present anC
on the occasion of the automobile ac
cident on Long Island. She had new
er addressed Mr.. Farnum by any en-
dearing names. she said, and had new
er permitted any improper familiarity
on his part.
| Judge Bowling said late in the after
noon that he wanted to look later al
Mrs. Gould's now famous dinner
checks at the hotel st. Regis.
Il had not intended to mention
them" declared Mr. Shearn, perturb
ed He promised to produce them fol
the courts inspection however
1t was late when Mr. Shearn conclud
ed his questioning of Mrs. Gould anC
Justice Bowling decided to postpone
the cross examination until today. es
pecially in view of the fact that Mr.
Gould's attorneys promised a long one
1t is believed that the case will
close this evening.