Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-25
DUSTIN FARNUM
GIVES EVIDENCE
FOR MRS.GO
ACTOR DENIES he WAS EVER
ALONE WITH HER
TELLS OF ASSOCIATIONS WITH
MlLLIONAlRE'S WIFE
Had Lunch with Her in Private Apart
ments, but Talked Only About
the Theatrical Busl.
ness
lRv Associated pressN

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NEW YORK, June 24-Mrs. Kath |
| " crime Clemmons Gould was again
~ a witness today in her suit for
separation from her husband, Howard
| Gould.
Mr.. Shearn, Mrs. Gould's counsel,
had one more deposition to read into
the record today-that of Dustin Far
| mum, whose name had been linked with
Mrs. Gould throughout the trial by the
defense. Mr.. Shearn said he hoped to
call the actor as a witness but that he
| had learned Farnum was Ill in Maine
and could not be reached.
Delaney Nicoll, counsel for the de-
fense, objected to the reading of Far
NUNS deposition.
Justice Dowling allowed the deposi
| ton to be read, and Mr.. Shearn asked
| the privilege of also calling the actor
Monuay if he could get him.
Farnum deposed that he first met
Mrs. Gould six or seven years ago at
charitable benefit given by number
of New York society women. Mrs. |
Lounsberry introduced him to Mrs.
Gould.
The second time he met her was at
| Castle Gould, when he went with MISS
May Robson, the actress, and Mrs.
Gould drove them for two hours about
the estate In August, 1906, the actor
took lunch at the St. Regis hotel with
Mrs. Gould upon her invitation, the VIII
ness deposed
II went then on matter of business,
as Mrs. Gould was thinking of going
hack on the stage and wished to talk II
over with me-" the witness said. we
had lunch in the parlor of Mrs. Gould
apartments and 1 stayed about an hour
and half. Mr.. Sells was to have oeen
there, but he came in just as was
Tells of Meeting
Farnum told of meeting Mrs. Gould
In Hartford, Conn, when he was tour
| ing the New England cities In Tine
Mrs. Gould, Miss Sells and another
Young woman and the actor had sup
per at Mrs. Goulds hotel after the
play.
II remained about an hour and then
returned to my hotel Next day l In
vited Mrs. Gould to lunch with me at
my hotel"
The deposition covered the week
Farnum was laying in Brooklyn IN
1906 one night Mrs. Gould came to
the theater with a friend and Farnum
accompanied them to New York and
they had dinner at cafe. Farnum
went directly to his hotel, he said. on
another occasion Farnum. Mrs. Gould
and his manager rode over from Brook
/
mobile. They talked about Mrs. Gould s
ambitiorP to return to the stage.
They left the manager at his hotel
and Mr.. Farnum continued on to the
ST. Regis and had a bite to eat in the
restaurant with Mrs Gould
Ibid you go up to Mrs. Gould
apartments afterward?" was asked.
He Went Home
mo, sir; I bade her good night
down stairs and returned to my hotel,
was the answer
Farnum described his meeting with
Mrs. Gould at the Bellevue-Stratford in
| PHILADELPHIA, where he had supper in
her apartments Miss Sells and an
other young woman were present at
the time and afterward they all went
! to Atlantic City, where Farnum was to
play.
A dinner was given there in Mrs.
Gould's parlor at the hotel and Farnum,
Miss Robson, Mrs. Gould and the two
young women were present. Miss Rob-
son entertained them most of the even
ing with funny stories, the witness
said
He remained little while after the
young women retired with Mrs Gould,
Miss Robson and the maid and then re-
tired to his own room.
He was not alone with Mrs. Gould
| at any time on that occasion. The
witness deposed that he met Mrs.
! Gould and Miss Sells in Washington
one nigh: after the theater and took
them to an oyster house. He left them
at their hotel afterward.
Farnum described his meeing with
Mrs. Gould in Lynchburg, Pa, 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 i'll and he did not go.
He heard at the Carroll that Mrs.
Gould was there ill and he went to her
door and knocked and asked If he
could do anything for her.
Seemed to Be III
"She looked very Ill and as though
she had been poisoned" said the wit
ness She said there was nothing he
could do, so he left. That night he
took dinner with Mrs. Gould in her
parlor. The waiter was there all the
time, the witness said.
Farnum did not breakfast in Mrs.
Gould's rooms in the Hotel Carroll, he
said, as witnesses for the defense have
| testified. 1t was at a restaurant that
they ate, he said.
Farnum declared that he had never
embraced Mrs. Gould or addressed her
! in endearing terms.
Mrs. Gould was then called as wit |
ness Her testimony was a general
denial OF the charges of intoxication
and unladylike conduct made by the
| defense
Her attorney asked her about the |
times when witnesses for the defense
testify they heard her call Malloy, |
manager of Castle Gould, liar, puppy
and other harsh names. She denied
| that she ever called the former man |
ager any of these names.
She said that she had never asked |
Malloy to sit on a sofa with her, say
ing she wanted to talk to him.
Stewards Testimony
Richards (steward at Castle Could |
| testified that seven bottles of brandy |
were sent to your room at Castle Gould |
during a period of two weeks. Is that |
| true?" asked Mr. Shearn
mo 1t is not" replied Mrs. Gould.
| orchards also testified that one |
night at Castle Gould you rang all the
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