The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1909-06-26

dent and possibly the one In Philadel-
phia were to talk business.
TALKED BUSINESS MOST OF THE TIME.
will you say that all these times you
met were to talk business?"
Il don't know that the Lynohburs
one was"
.Oh. that was for a double purpose.
Was your other purpose to have a pleasant
timer
"As a matter of fact wasn't the Lynch
burg visit expressly for having a pleasant
NO. it was to talk over business too.
I couldn't meet him at my house and
wanted to meet him there to apologize
for not being able to have him at my
house."
Did it take you two and a half days
49,. i don't know as I was doing it all
Mr.. Nicoll said that while Mr.. Gould
had testified that Palser, Farnum's man.
ager, had also been invited out to Blue
Gap farm Mrs. Gould made nc effort
to apologize to him. and he testified that
he didn't NOW she was In the hotel at
Lynohburg when he was there. Mrs.
Palser and thought Mr. Farnum had
apologized to him for her.
Were the eighteen other times you
metlhim for the purpose OF talking busi-
ness?"
sFor talking business and entertaining
him.
.You had another purpose too. Them
Yes. I had a social purpose
Business and social commingled!'
yes. with the exception OF Hartford
| That was accidental"
Mr.. Nicoll said that the testimony
showed that while in Hartford Mrs. Gould
went over to Mr.. Farnum's hotel, the
Hueblein, and spent two hours there.
was your object then business and
social commingled?'
-Yes."
.You recollect you were attending
to the management OF Blue Gap farm
don't your
Yes
Didn't that furnish occupation fol
your active spirit?'
Il had no heart or courage for 1t then.
Didn't you want to do anything Will
this big farm Of ! 400 acres. most OF II
under cultivation
Il didn't have the money.
"You were getting 5000 a month ant
your hotel bills paid. Did you feel II
want in spite OF that2'.
-Idon't know as l felt anything without
You had a high admiration for Mr.
Farnum, didn't your" asked Mr.. Nicoll
Yes, and l have it yet
did you admire bis beauty?'
Il don't know as ! thought Of that
In addition to his beauty was he learned
Il thought Of him ehieAy as q manly
one ,..
did he amuse you with his witticisms'
Can you tell us any Of his jokee?'
no. no. ordered Justice Bowling.
Justice bowling asked Mrs. Gould how
she happened TO 60 to Mr.. Farnum'i
hotel In Hartford She said that the
Heublein had a famous restaurant and
that she didn't 60 outside Of the public
restaurant while In the hotel. The Court
asked II she had yer correspondent will
Mr.. Farnum or sent him presents. anc
Mrs. Gould replied:
Il NAV have sent him a few letters OF
unimportant matters and q rev tele
grams. l neve gave him anything bu'
frving's edition OF Shakespeare. which
l thought was the best one for him II
study
Mr.. Shearn called jeanette Sutherland
n clerk at the MISUNDERSTANDING
| at the time Mrs. Gould was there, Sh'
said she knew Florence Garner we'll anc
| that Miss Garner never mentioned th'
| Farnum incident. h said that undel
ordinary circumstances there wouid hay'
heen no chambermaid on Miss Garner
| floor to look into Farnum's room ane
see that the bed was unoccupled. as Mis-
| Garner testified.
Mr.. Shearn called Lynette Longacre
another Bellevue-Stratford room clerk
| n testified that she was Miss Harri'
sons regular relief and that Miss Har
rison had told her nothing about seeing
a man come out of the Gould suite ane
| that she had nothing about 1t in her re
port, as should have been the Ease II 1t ha
Both sides rested and MIR. Nicoll movee
| for the dismissal OF the complaint OF
| The merits and Mr.. Shearn asked fol
Judgment for the plaintiff on the merits
| After a lapse OF a few moments justice
Bowling said: .
$50 far as the defence has sought Il
! substantiate by proof its allegations o
GROSS habitual intoxication upon the par
If the plaintiff between the year 100.
md the wear 1907 or down to the tint
Of any of the events testified to. not only
has the defendant failed to support tina
| allegation by satisfactory proof. but OF
| the Contrary the plaintiff has gone beyont
whats she was directly required to do. anc
I find a~firmatively that the preponder
ance OF testim onyis overwhelmingly in hel
There we're .ome particular incidents
testiiied to by some Of the witnesses FOL
| the defendant, such as the witness Malloy
and others, which perhaps require NOR