The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-18
MORE ABOUT
MIR. FARNUM
Private Slippers With
Mrs. Gould.
HOTEL BELL BOY ON STAND
More Evidence About Woman's
Fondness for Liquors.
a Small Army Of Maids, st.blenen,
Garaner., Clerks, Carpenters and
other EmpIoyes Of the Gouias
Give Testimeay.
HOTEL BELL BOY ON STAND

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Df the cross examiner continued to os-
cillate today in the trial OF MRS. How
ard Gould's suit for separation. from
the estate at Castle Gould to the St.
Regis hotel. to the farm at Blue Gap,
Va, to the Niagara, the Gould yacht
and back to New York again but except
for those moments when 1t fingered
on Dustin fornum. 1t never got very
for from the Buffers keys to the wine
cellar.
There was visible an attitde on the
part OF the defense with In this trial OF
many surprises. has been curiously
shifted over to what 10 virtually the
prosecution, to prove that Mrs. Gould
was not only so frequently under the
eject OF intoxicants as to fall within
the ruling of Justice Bowling that she
must be proved an habitual drunkard
before her husband can be justified for
leaving her. but to prove that when
she had been drinking her character
underwent Transformation for the
worse.
Delaney Nicoil. formerly district at
torney for the county os New York and
now counsel for the husband, was will
ing enough to adduce testimony that
the wife was affabie when herself. If
only he could bring her good nature in,
to contrast with testimony that tended
to show her violent, abusive. uncertain
in her motives and confused in her ac-
tons at those times when she was al
legged to have been drinking. There
was no abatement OF her ordeal to-
day and as the burden OF iteration
grew heavier, she shrank vieibiy and a
look OF pain came into her eyes, as
IL though she might have read or seen
such things. 1t was q new relaxation of
them for her to hear them applied
directly TO herself with weight OF q
sworn oath behind them. At other times
she smiled broadly, shook her head In
amused denial and several times start
ed the witness out Of countenance. Only
once was there break in the process
sion OF footment. buffers, chauffeurs.
maids. walters and bell boys on whose
testimony 1t is sought to prove Mrs.
Gould an impossible wife; and that was
when Mr.. Nicoll called Melville q.
Chapman, broker who was a guest
sof the 0oud's on their yacht, the Mag
ara. during several cruises in the year
1905. and his narrative walked in the
steps OF others. He had several times
testified and led by Mr. Nicholi. he des-
crfbed several alleged outbreaks With
emphasis on the overbearing manner
OF the wife and the efforts Of the hps-
band to soothe and conciliste her.
In the effort to discredit THIS witness.
Mr. Shearn drew the ugly word black
mall" from Mr.. Nicholl and became so
much agitated at its application to his
own conduct of the ease. that for some
moments he was unable 60 continue
his cross examination. the court ruled
the use OF the word offensive and Mr.
NicoIl apologized for introducing It.
The crowds OF the curious at the
doors of the court room continue to
swell. and as Mr.. Shearn has announce
ed that he will call fifty or more wit
nesses to rebut the testimony Of the
defense. 1t Is possible that the case will
continue for another week or ten days
Justice Bowling Is holding court until
6 o'clock daily instead Of until 4. the
usual hour for adjournment.
, Andrew Frederickson, who was en-
pioyed as night Waterman at Castle
Could from September to December,
1905, the first witness called today.
testified that he saw Mrs. Gould under
the influence OF liquor, In his opinien.
on November ., 1905.
att was in the evening and I was
making the rounds of the house." the
witness said. II noticed a fire in the
kitchen garden, near the gas house and
saw q woman coming from that direc-
tion. went up to her and found 1t
was Mrs. Gould. She said something
but I did not understand It. ] went
into the kitchen garden and found the
straw afre In three places. While
was putting out the IRE heard low
cries in the Kitchen and went in and
found Mrs. Gould there She asked me
II I was the man she met. / told her
I was and she wanted me 20 go and
get the key to the electric alarm but
IL told her could not, as / had to
watch the place Her face was nush-
ed and she talked rapidly and appear
cd to be under the influence Of some
intoxicant."
The witness said he saw Mrs. Gould
again the same night. and, In his opin.
ion. she was intoxicated.
intoxicated On CruIse.
Edward Bechtoid. who was in charge
of the wines and liquors aboard Mr..
could's yacht NiagarR in December,
1908. when the Goulds were cruising
with q party OF friends, testified that
he saw Mrs. Gould intoxicated several
times during the cruise
II served Mrs. Gould with brandy ev-
cry night" the witness said. land al
more than any one else.''
After dinner at Kingston at which
Mrs. Gould drank wine. the witness
noticed her as she\ was going to her
state room to retire
she stopped in the music room and
tOOA iOLo OF = CnAIE 10 St0aOy n0rSolI.
the witness said, and she had to taxa
q long breath before she could 20 on.
On cross examination, the witness
said he had made an anldavit for Mrs.
Gould's lawyers, and had talked with
them about testifying.
Beehtold said he did not keep a
diary while he was on the yacht
Don't you remember that It was the
rule to keep q record OF every drink
taken by, anyone on the yacht?" asked
Mr. Shearn.
NO." replied the witness.
Didn't Mrs. Gould and the guests.
too, have to sign a small check for ali
the drinks they hadT' asked Mr..
Shearn.
mo, they did not have to sign
checks?" replied the witness.
Now, you never heard Mrs. Gould
curse or swear on that trip, did your"
asked the LAWYER.
''oh, yes Z did," said the witness.
one night at quarantine he said he
heard her swearing. On another night,
when he was in the kitchen the wit
ness said Mrs. Gould started to open
the kitchen door, mistaking 1t, the
witness thought. for her stateroom
door, which was'a short distance be-