Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-06-16
CALLED HUSBAND LITTLE HOUND"
Counsel for Plaintiff Contends That
Wfe's Drinking Should Have
Strengthened Ties Between Husband
Former Servants and Employees
Testify of Life at Castle Gould.

4NifN iOlAN. Juht III WIN
anger and extreme humiliation alter
nately flushing with shame. sob3ing or
clenching her hands i'm evaporation.
katherine Clemmons Gould sat
through a trying ord al IN the Sn-
prcmc Court today At The conclusion
Of her suit for separation against
Howard Gould.
Mr. Goulds attorney sought TO
bring ont that Mrs. GAild's habits
were such that her husband was JUS
tilted in leaving her. In the event
of proving this, the defense hopes TO
undermine the charge Of abandon
ment, the only phase of the plaintiffs
case which has yet withsto0d the at
tacks of opposing counsel. Justice
Bowling having ruled ont the charges
of cruelty and non-suprort yesterday.
Howard Gould himself will take the
stand tomorrow.
Mrs. Gould Hides Her Face.
Mrs. Gould. having naively told
yesterday what is required of woni-
an of fashion in the matter of dress
at Palm Beach and elsewhere. wit
nesses for the defense recited today
the indulg, nee Of the same woman or
fashion i'm the matter OF alcoholic
stimulants and told further. while the
heavily yelled Mrs. Gould buried her
burning face in her hands of certa II
remarks and conversations not exactly
in kes ping with $500 gowns and the
F1latial Castle Gould on Long Island.
II was during this testimony con-
corning some of the alleged violent
and profane language. some of 1t as
related. too strong to be printed with
propriety, that Mrs. Gould wept most.
Yet. she recovered herself quickly and
at times coached her lawyer. refresh
ing his mind on certain incidents with
suggestions and reminders.
Called Him a Little found.
Specific statements that Mrs Gould
had been intoxicated on various &C.
casions that she called Howard Gould
you little hound" one night: that
once she was apparently so under the
influence of liquor as to stagger
against the banister at Castle Gould;
that her maid brought liquors to her
room, including sometimes two cock
tails before breakfast. were among
the statements brought out as en-
plcyees of the Gould estate relats
their experiences with their former
mistress.
Mrs. Gould's lawyer, Clarence J.
Shearn. injected into the case the
rather novel argument that admitting
even that his client had been intcxi-
ca I'd this should have strengthened
rather than have weakened ties be-
tween wife and husband.
Drunken Wife Needs Husbands Love.
1T mas been heid," he said. that
il a husband drank he needed the
love and company Of his wife more
than If he were sober. Is not this
equally true in the case OF a wife?'
Whether OF not At for managing a
household. it was a rather cratic
administration that Mrs. Gould con-
Quoted at Castle Gould. according tol
most OF the Testimony.
Verbal clashes with the manager Of
the great estate. the heated argument
al the hen cooD with the carpenters,
one a vssom testified that she could
no; walk straight at the time:
period when she remained in her room
for two weeks. consuming during that
time seven bottle Of brandy with 9TH
or Tguors-thcse incidents and others
we're sworn 70 on the stand. Also
there vas an account by a former
steward Of a certain night whom he
said she wanted the house locked al
though Howard Could was OFT on the
front lawn. Il
This was the night that Mrs.. Gould
IS said H. have caIicd her husband lit |
tie hount. a term which she applied
10 him. a. ted. after he had come
o. her room 90 see What the matter
wss. confusion having been spread
through ihe great castle BY the r.ng |
ing Of bells IN Ms GoulG's room anf
the burglar alarm system.
one Favorable Witness.
While most Of the testimony was
arains; Mrs. Gould. one witness spoke
IN her favor. TIE IL Charles ~ Denis. |
Of Clcncove. l. J., who testified that