Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-24
DEPOSITION d
DUSTIN FARNUM
It Tells When and Where He
First Met Mrs. Katherine
Clemmons Gould.
SIX OR SEVEN YEARS AGO.
AZ a Charitable Benefit Given BY New
York society Women, Introduced
BY Mrs. Lounsbcrry.


clIeinmons Gould was again "a witness
today In her suit for separation from
Her husband. Howard Gould. ut was.
expected that Mrs Gould's testimony
IN rebuttal would occupy most OF to-
days session, and that the defense
would then call several witnesses in
surrebuttal. which would continue tile
trial over till tomorrow before it was
completed 5.Gx 81 lJ ! ~
Nh. Shearn, Mrs. Gould's counsel
rad one more deposition to read into
4 the record today, that Of Dustin Far
num- n whose name has been linked with
Mrs. Gould throughout the trial BY
the defense. Mr. Shearn said he had
hoped to call the actor as a witness
put that he hat learned Iarnum was.
Ill IN Maine and could not be reached.
+ Mr.. Shcarn, Mrs. Goulds counsel,
started toread the deposition Of Dustin
Farnun at the opening of today's ses-
sion. and Mr.. Nicoll, counsel for the
defense. objected.
Ihis witness is q resident of New
York state and has been In the COURT
bouse since the trial began said Mr.
& Nicoll. Z. So
Mr. Shearn said it was true that
harnum had been here two weeks ago.
Hc had photographed to him at RuciS-&
from F'arnum's wife that he would not
be able to come OH to testify on ac-
count Of his physical condition.
Justice Bowling allowed the deposit
ton to he read arDl Mr.. Shearn asked
the privilege of also calling the actor
on Monday. II he could get him.
WHEN HE MET MRS. GOULD.
. Farnu1n deposed that he first met
Mrs. Gould six Or seven years ago ut a
charitable benefit given by number OF
New York society women
Mrs. Lounsberry introduced him TO
Mrs Gould, the witness deposed
The second time he met her was at
Castle Gould, when he went with Miss
Mae Robson, the actress, and Mrs,
Gould drove them for two hours about
the estate. In August, 1906, the actor
took luncheon at the ST.. Regis hotel
with Mrs. Gould upon her invitations.
the witness deposed 81 .li.
3; Il went then on a matter OF business
as Mrs. Gould was thinking or going
back on the stage and wished to talk
1T oHer with me, the witness SAT-
We had lunch in the parlor of Mrs.
sGoulds apartments and stayed about
an hour and a half. Mr.. Sells was to
have been there, but he. came in just
as I was leaving, r, 35
n F'arnnm told of meeting Mrs. Gould
In Hartford, Conn, when he was tour
ing the New England cities in The
3Ntrginian." + b
E Mrs Could and Miss Sells and an
other young woman and the actor
had supper at Mrs. Gould's hotel, afteSf
the play g 5Sifts58SS
II remained about an hour and Their
returned to my hotel" the witness
deposed. Next day invited Mrs.
Gould to lunch with me at my hotel.'''$s
The deposition covered the week
F Farm n, was PLAYING in Brooklyn II.
the fall Of 1906. One night Mrs q
Gould came to the tlleater with s.
friend and Farnum accompanied thens
to. New York and they had dinner at
q cafe. Farnum went directly to hiS
hotel, he said. On another occasion
Farnum, Mrs. Gould and his manager;
rode over from Brooklyn to New York.
in Mrs. Could s automo bile. They
talked about Mrs. Gould's ambition.
to return to the stage. They left the
managera at his hotel and Mr. Farnur.
continued on to the st. Regis and had,
q bite to eat in the restaurant with.
Mrs. Gould.
did you 20 up to Mrs. couHdx
apartments afterwards 2" was Dues
ton asked.
BABE HER GOOD NIGHT.
No. sir. / babe her good night down
stairs and returned to my hotel was
the answer. F'arnuIr described his
meeting with Mrs. Gould Sat the Belle
yue- Stratford, Philadelphia. where he;
had supper In her apartments. Miss
Sells and another young woman We're
present at the time and afterwards
they all went to Atlantic City. where
Farnum was to play. A dinner was
given at Atlantic City In Mrs. Gould's
Eparlor at the hotel. and Fafnum. Miss
Robson, Mrs. Gould and the two young
women were present. Miss Robson en-
tertained them most of the evening
with funny stories, the witness said
He remained little while after the
young women retired, with Mrs. Gould
and Miss Robson and the maid and
then retired. to his own room. He was
not alone with Mrs. Could at any time
posed that he met Mrs. Gould and
Miss Sells in Washington one night
after the theater and took them to an
oyster house. He left them at their
hotel afterwards. Farnum described
his meeting with Mrs. Gould in Lunch
burg, va. at the hotel Carroll. when
he was. playing the southern cities. He
received an invitation from Mrs. Gould
to Blue Gap farm. but later received
word that Mrs. Gould was Ill and he
did not 60. He heard at the Carroll
hotel that Mrs. Could was there i'll
and he Went to her door and knocked
and asked if he could do anything
for her ..She looked very i'll and as
though she had been poisoned. said
f the witness. She said there was Moth
ing he could do. so he left. That night
he took dinner with Mrs. Gould In her
parIor. The waiter was there all the
time, the witness said