Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-17
EMBARRASSING ORDEAL FOR WOMAN
Long Island Rusties and Former Men
isl Employees Tell of All Kinds Of
Disgusting Incidents Which Are Al
legged to Have Made Howard Gould
Leave Home.
(By Associated Press.)


Gould did not go on the stand today
to testify against his wife, Katherine
ClemmQns Gould, whose suit for sep
aratOn he is opposing; instead there
was a confusion OF servants, gossip,
accounts by menialsS of their former
mistress's ecceniricities, humilating
details of Mrs. Gould's alleged fond
ness for alcoholic beverages, and her
manner at such times when what the
witness said was influence of liquor
brought from her lips remarks that
are ill-suited to a woman's tongue.
Indications are that the plaintiff
must endure for another day, possibly
for two, the embarrassing ordeal of
listening to the testimony of former
servants, all of whom have been called
at the instance of her husband to sus-
tain. II possible, his contention that
living with is wife was impracticable
and decidedly unpleasant, hence that
the charge of abandonment, the main-
stay Of Mrs. Gould's case. is not horne
out.
Amplification of First Stories.
What Katherine Clemmons Gould
heard today was but reiteration,
and in some respects an amplification
of yesterdays testimony, the basis OF
which was that at various and divers
times at the vast Long Island show
place. Castle Gould, she had. accord
ing to the witnesses been intoxicated,
had abused menials, given arbitrary
and unreasonable commands to the
servants. and had used rather severe
language in alterations with her hus
band.
An occasion when she would have
fallen from her carriage but for the
protecting arm of a coachman, an at
tempt of hers to drive through a
closed gate, a time when a foOtman
saved her from falling when intoxi-
Gated, as testified, were among the
things alleged as a Long Island rus
tic or a former servant went on and
passed from the witness stand.
Swore at and Abused Him.
A carpenter Herbert Trotter, was
the last of the days witnesses. He
said that when he was working in the
servants quarters, Mrs. Gould rushed
in there at one time, swore at and
abused the servants.
Her voice was shaky and incoher-
ent, her hair disheveIed. and she was
very profane. She was decidedly
drunk" said the witness
AT another time she came into The
the stables while was working there
and swcre at the grooms. and was so
drunk that everyone could tell she was
drunk he continued
she tried to 90 up stairs to the
harness room. but could not navigate
the steVs," he added. emphaticsily.
Trotter said he was ordered TO go TO
bue Gap farm. the Gould place in Vir-
ginia.
On several occasions during The frs;
ten DAYS he was there he testified
he saw her intoxicated and heard her
swear great deal at the wOrkmcn-
wrestIed With Big Clock.
"One night she came in from driv-
ing drunk said the witness, ~and be-
gan to abuse me and a man named
Tony She said to me she wanted
the his seventeen hall clock moved
and told her would have TO get
help and she said Why J can move
Il myself She was staggering drunk
She grabbed the heavy clock and both
she and che clock fell against the
wall together.
Trottcr testified that Mrs. Could was
only occasionally intoxicated during
her stay Of ten days at che Blue Gap
farm when be was there
How many times do YOU think she
vas intoxicated during that ten days.
asked Mr Shesrn.
Every other day was the reply.
Poisoning Intinstcd.
Referring 20 q time when TrotteE
said Mrs. tyould fen OF a chair and
lay on the hoor helpless. Mr.. shearn
asked.
-Dsdnt you put something IN Mrs
could's coffee TIA, night ~ Blue Gap
farm
= certainly DID rot replied che
witness
.psdnt ycu get Betty Poster. the