The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-06-19
FARNUM, ACTOR,
AND MRS. GOULD
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were located, smashing tho dishes and
making a great racket.
Henry ii. Knowles, an insurance
agent, testified that he had known
the Goulds since 1904 and had visited
at Castle Gould and Blue Cap farm
and been guest on the Gould yacht
Niagara.
"Did you have occasion to observe
Mrs, Gould s conduct after she had been
drinking9 ~ asked Mr.. Nicoll
Yes; the first time was dinner
at the ST. Regis, in 1905" said Mr.
Knowles, "Nrs. Gould drank good
deal of wine and became very disa'
greeable. -
Quick Change of Mood
Glow did her mood change at these
times?' asked Mr.. Nicoll
''Sbe would change from a most
charming and agreeable woman TO n
dlsagreeable woman, nagging and sar
castlc,' said the witness,
He said Mr.. Gould left the table at
one dinner on account of his wife S
talk and conduct. At another dinner
at Castle Gould in July, 1906, the wit
ness said, Mrs, Gould found fault with
the salad because the lettuce was not
properly headed, and complaining to
her husband because better arrange
ments had not been made,
lhat What you GEL TOT haNlng
damn fool gardener,n Mrs. Gould said
to Mr., Gould. the witness testified,
Referring TO an automobile trip of
four days from Paris to Nice, when the
witness, Mr.. and Mrs. Gould and Lord
| Roylston occupied one car, Henry
Knowles, an Insurance agent, who was
testifying, said Mrs. Gould was con-
tinually nagging and complaining TO her
husband about the arrangements and
| nft nSol cfr 1op
under the Influence of liquor most of
the time during the trip. At Nice the
whole party went 20 a masked ball in
costume and Mrs. Gould created scene
because the courier got lost, the wit
ness said.
On cross examination, Mr.. Shearn
took up the masked ball incident and
ing because Mr.. Gould was lost, and
not the courier?''
"No, Mr. Gould was not lost" re-
piled Mr. Knowles.
"Did you and Mr.. Gould wear
costumes?" asked Mr.. Shearn-
yes" answered the witness.
'What were they?'
"Mnc was a FTrilby' costume, and
Mr. Gould appeared as Cupid" said
Mr.. Knowles.
Relieved by Laughter.
The answer caused a burst of laugh.
ter, in which Mrs. Gould Joined with
great Zest She looked toward her hus,
band sitting at the other end of the
counsel table. and seemed TO enjoy his
confusion. Mr.. SheaTn brought out
that Mr.. Knowles lived in adjoining
apartments to Mr.. Gould at the Hotel
martinique in this city, and was very
friendly with Mr.. Gould.
Mr.. Gould s chauffeur Leon Lch-
rouX, testified that he took Mrs. Gould
and two young women in an automobile
to Boston, Springfield, New London
and Hartford on September 16, 1906
He said he left Mrs. Gould at a hotel
in Hartford, the name of which he could
not remember, and did not sec her again
night; but he did see her again the fol-
lowing morning, when he again took
her to a hotel, the name of which he
did not know 81 waited until n man
came out and told me to 90 back to
the garage, and that Mrs Gould would
telephone me about / o'clock. The
man was Dustin Farnum, the actor, -
SAID the chauffeur.
Went to Meet Farnum
John j. Flynn, a chauffeur, related
instances in which he drove Mrs. Gould
to meet Dustin Farnum. He told of
several trips to Brooklyn to "a thea.
would get Mrs. Gould mt the ST, Regis
about 10 o'clock, drive to within Il
block Of the thcater, where Farnum
would meet her, and then drive them
both back to the ST. Regis. He told
about Mrs. Gould meeting Farnum on
street corners and taking him with her
to the St. Regis. Flynn SAID on one
occasion he took her to the Hotel Som.
crsct to leave a note for Farnum, and
frequently waited for Farnum and Mrs.
Gould with the carriage while they
were inside cafes.
Flynn. on cross examination, said he
took Mrs. Gould 10 see a palmist the
first day he entered her employment,
in September, 1906.
Flynn refused to be pinned down to
the exact time of days on which he
drove Mrs. Gould and Farnum about
Asked how he knew it was Farnum to
whom he delivered n note, he said two
gentlemen turned to the actor and, men
tioning his name, asked him whose au
tomobile was outside.
''Oh, that is my new one. 4" the actor
replied, Flynn testified.
Real Irish Wit.
"You haven t any grudge against
Mrs. Gould, have you?" asked Mr..
Shearn.
{" Not at all, " said the witness; 81
am married man.
The answer caused laugh
One time Flynn said he went to the
Somerset to get Mr.. Farnum, and did
not find him. He came back to the
st. Regis and went up to Mrs. Gould 8
apartments to tell her, and when he
raped on the door, she called out,
All right, dearie. and when she saw
it was he. she said, "Excuse me, John;
thought it was Mr. Farnum.' He
said she was dressing at the time and
kept on dressing as he stood inside the
room.