Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-04-23
Dustin Farnum Denies
George Go Ill Charges.
Says That Ne Was Not Too
Intimate with MIS-. Gould.
Whole Matter Trivial and AsInIne
On 0ould's Part, No Asserts.

| Chicago, April 22.-Between a bad
| tooth and a wearisome cross-examina-
ton by Attorney Archibald r. Watson.
representing Howard Gould, Dustin
Farnum put in a trying day here in
the law Office of Louis c. Ehle. who
who was appointed by the New York
| supreme court to take the actors depo-
sit:on covering the allegation of Mr..
| Gould that his wife, Katherine Glenn
mons Gould. had misconducted herself
| at divers times and places with Mr..
Farnum.
| Mr.. Farnum displayed little Of that
| irritability which had prompted him
| last night to remark that he would like
| to slap Howard Gould's face. On all
points Mr. Farnum denied the charges
made against him and Mrs. Gould, de-
claring that her conduct was ladylike
and that he could not remember ever
seeing her take drink Of intoxicating
| liquor.
Referring to testimony concerning a
luncheon which Mr.. Farnum and Mrs.
Gould enjoyed together in Mrs Gould's
apartments i'm the ST Regis Hotel, New
York. in August, 1906, Mr. Watson
asked:
hair on that day."
'Brown-reddish brown. l think"
What was the color of her eyes,"
Il don't know, never looked at
them"
you don't mean that, do you?" ask
| ed the lawyer.
well, l may have looked at them.
but not into them. 1 don't believe In
looking straight into a ladys eyes"
Concerning a meeting with Mrs
Gould in Hartford, Ct, during this
same week. Mr. Farnum testified that
he met Mrs. Gould, Miss Sells and an
other young woman at the Allen House
in that city. They went to the thea
tire and were Mr.. Farnum's guests at
supper afterwards.
What did Mrs. Gould want to see
you about at these two meetings." ask
ed Mr.. Watson
She was talking about returning to
the stage and she wanted me to find a
suitable play for her out of all the
manuscript sent to me-"
What kind of a dress did Mrs. Gould
have on when you met her in Hart
ford 2"
Il couldn't tell whether it was blue
or yellow
How about the !lat?"
oh. it was one of those large ones
with lot of fuzzy things on top"
Did you and Mrs. Gould have any
thing to drink on these occasions?"
Il am quite positive she did not. /
might have had some beer
Did you see her eyes at the Hart
ford meeting?"
Casually"
Your glances did not meet:"
You mean clash of souls across the
deep and that sort Of things; no."
Mr.. Farnum testified he saw Mrs.
Gould on che Sunday following the
Hartford meeting. tShe asked me to
motor over to Castle Gould with her"
said he. Il remained outside the house
for 20 minutes while she went in. On
our way to New York on dark ia
maica road. we ran into a wagon load
OF Germans and turned the wagon over
l thought We were going to be mobbed
for awhile. ~ man came along and
offered Us his car to New York. We got
in about II or IL o'clock at night, and
went up to Mrs. Gould's apartments
with Ter to wait until we heard from
our chauffeur. When the chauffeur
came went OUT
Did you sit on sofa with Mrs.
Gould?" asked Mr.. Watson
Not with her."
You are positive?"
Il never sat closer to her than in the
tonneau seat of an automobile. We had
nothing TO drink
You are inclined to protect the lady, |
are you not?'
Il don't know what you mean. III
never saw her act in any way a lady
should not. She was always extremely
dignitied. This whole thing is trivial
and asinine on Mr.. Gould's part
Referring to an alleged occurrence in |
1-ynchburg, Va, in the fall of 1906, Mr.. |
Farnurl testified:
Il was playing in Lynchburg and re-
ceived an invitation to visit Mrs. |
Goulds ranch with Mr. Palser. my
manager. We went to the hotel in |
Lynchburg and there received a note |
from Mrs. Gould. She asked me not
to come, as she was i'll. called at her |
door and she told ME she had been pois-
oncd. Later, called to see what I |
could do and we had supper in her
room. The waiter was there. left her
early and went to my room. The next
morning we had breakfast in a little |
restaurant outside and put her on a
train for New York. She was still very
ill.,"