The sun., 1909-06-19
Mr., FARNUM AND MRS. GOULD
WITNESSES TELL OF MEETINGS
~ MANY PLACES, =

But Give Impression That Mrs. Gould Was
Exceedingly Discreet-Table Throw.
ing Episode at st. Regis. How Phils.
deiphia Hotel Kept Tabs on Guests.
Yesterday was Dustin Farnum day at
the trial OF Kathrine Clemmons Gould's
suit for separation from Howard Gould
before Supreme Court Justice Dowling
The majority OF the witnesses who testified
up to o'clock last night we're chaufeurs,
hotel clerks and maids, with one old friend
OF Mr.. Goulds. all called to tell how they
saw Mrs. Gould and the actor together
here and in Philadelphia. Atlantic City,
Brooklyn and Hartford, Conn.
While all this testimony leaves no room
for doubt that Mrs. Gould and Mr.. Farnum
saw each other frequently in the latter
part Of 1905, the witnesses left good deal
to be imagined at times and at others gave
the impression that frequently Mrs Gould
was exceedingly discreet
The testimony drifted from Dustin
Farnum on several occasions. Once was
when Henry H. Knowles. the former
superintendent of agencies Of the Equit-
able Life Assurance Society, who was
forced to resign after thefumpus.between
James A. Alexander and James Hazen
Hyde following Mr.. Hyde's fancy dress
ball. told Of happenings on a yachting
cruise in the course of which everybody
attended masked ball at Nice at which
Mr.. Gould was Cupid and MIR. Knowles
was -Trilby.'
A former valet Of Mrs. Gould told Of
happenings ON cruise and at Castle
Gould and elsewhere on land and related
an episode Of throwing table laden with
dishes out into the public hallway at the
Hotel st. Regis at Mrs. Gould's orders
because the help didn't come and remove
the empty dishes soon enough.
The defence exhibited the best team
work OF the trial at the afternoon session.
when the women clerks on the sixth and
fourteenth floors Of the Bellevue-Strat-
ford Hotel in Philadelphia followed each
other on the witness stand and told how
by little cooperation they found that the
gentleman who came from Mrs. Goulds
suite at about 7:3o A. NJ. with his coat
collar turned up and looking, as one Of
the witnesses described 1t. 'as il he had
been out all night and had put himself
together quickly" was Mr.. Farnum
and that Mr.. Farnum's bed on the four
=teenth floor had not been disturbed up
to that hour. Mr.. Farnum may have
slept his head otf In his own bod the rest
Of the day. 80 far as the fourteenth floor
clerk could say .rr
SIMPLY THE GOLDEN RULE.
Mr.. Shearn subjected both these wit
nesses to a merciless cross-examination,
but they stuck to their stories through
out and let II be understood that the rules
OF the Bellevue-Stratford did not permit
OF such conduct on the part OF a guest
and that their sleuthing was done en-
tirely in their official capacity. 1t also
came out on the cross-eNamination that
Mr.. Gould has the Golden Rule to thank
for the details OF the Bellevue-Stratford
incident.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Harrison is the
believer in the Golden Rule and she was
the first OF the two witnesses called to
tell Of the occasion at the Bellevue-Strat-
ford. She Is now employed at the Hotel
Belmont, where Mrs. Gould lives. In
October. 1903, she had charge OF the sixth
floor at the Philadelphia hotel. She said
it was her duty to sit at one end OF the
hall and keep a close watch on all the
rooms. She was able to do this without
much effort by means Of mirrors so ar
ranged that by just sitting still she had a
view Of the door Of every room, and even
into the side halls.
Miss Harrison said that in the month
in question she got slip from the hotel
office saying that Mrs. Gould and party"
were coming to take rooms 6le to sIs.
The party consisted OF Mrs. Gould. the
two Misses Sells and May Robson, Their
suite comprised a parlor and two bed
rooms. Contrary to the usual rule the
slip Miss Harrison got did not give the
other members Of the party and she was
instructed not to call any Of them IL the
telephone rang for them or give Mrs.
Gould's name If any one asked about her.
Mrs. Gould had two young ladies
with her when she arrived said the wit
ness. -Mr. Fernum' was stopping in the
hotel also. saw drinks being served in
the rooms
did you ever zee any gentleman COM
ing out Of Mrs. Gould's rooms?'
CAME OUT AT 7:3O A. NJ.
.One morning at about 7:sO o'clock.
just after | had breakfast, she said,
Il saw gentleman come out Of her room.
He was tall and had bushy hair and
big. soft black hat and long coat. with
his collar pulled up around his neck.
watched him and he went to the ele-
vator. ran to the elevator and saw
he was the only passenger on the car.
| watched the dial and saw that he got
of at the fourteenth floor. So went
back to the phone at my desk and called
up the floor clerk on the fourteenth floor
and told her what | had seen. She re-
ported back 10 me and | notified the
Office OF what had occurred
who asked you to come here as a wit
ness asked Mr. Shearn on the croes-
examination.
mir. Sullivan. He wrote and asked me
TO make an appointment to sec him and
wired him to meet me at the Young
Womcn's Christian Association
Are you member OF the Young
Women's Christian Association
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