New-York tribune., 1909-06-22
GOULD DEFENCE RESTS
DEFENDANT NOT-C4LLED.
RebuttaI ILLNESSES Gire Plaintiff
GOOd Character.

~ resting his case ~ The opening - court yes
ts-dsy without putting Howard Could the stand
De Laucsy NiooI. chief counsel for the defence
exec.ted move in The separation suit of Katherine
Cle-a-1nus Gould that caught her LAWYER. Clarence
J. Ehearu 1n7-epa-ed and brought about an zd-
3c--rne-t Tor The dzv A. least three hours earlier
than was expected when tho case was called NJ
N10or arr-e and. addressing Justice Dow-lirE. said
~Af-er 4 consultation OF counsel for defence Va
have decided as our case fun and complete. to
ree- our Cases'
This decision not 10 call the defendant brings the
ira. a. least fun dav nearer its termination for
f. would have taken that long 10 examine Gould
n Shear. said rns- The move took him completely
r. surprise. and that he had IN oo7lrt only te"
OF his witnesses for reh'rrsl There vas. howe -.
q hurried csu for retnforoemenrs- These witnesses
arrived during --e dar but they rad all been eN-
ar-fra7 r- O'Clock. when court adjourned 70 this
morning although II Vas expected that there would
be night session
All ,ra witnesses Who testified yesterday said
hat they had never seen Mrs could intoxicated
or taking drink. ar5 that her conduct mas al
Hsvs -Ea5-lika End deCorous" one witness vent
far 20 say that he never even saw the PLAIN
- u-.~< water. The Witnesses never heard 8I~s
t5r1..5 swear r- curse While all tliS was di-
rer-lv ta oontradi1tlon Of the testimony given ~
many witnesses for Goul5. there Vas only one
sIe-f6- contradiction of 1he defence.s case This
vas made nv John ". Adams of LynchhurE. Va.
z contractor Who Old some work on Mrs Gould
P'-s t4aa Farm. near Iyra,-hu-E He denied t1@
s--- -o'd ty Robert Trorrer. carpenter. about see
ina Mrs Gal-l and Adams drinking VhisAey TO-
ge-rer
Without sufficient number - Witnesses o7 hand
RI Saea-a began The proceedings hy reading delH-
ss-fo-= ---E. h- Carsatn Henry MaCaulev Bank
head L. : l. roa stationed a. For MACPHERSON.
Atlanta. ans lis wife. Ms A,6e on'h!1es
Rz-lheaE They rle- Nr. and Mrs. could a Cairo.
F-e-vt and subsequently, were guests Of M and
Mrs ,---Fz a castle Could -a TNsl5o-f and -e s.
Res MS. Earzlead ss,I 1-a- Mrs Go---.S con
5-.- was a--ra-s ..-aE.l5le and above re2ro-aoh.'
~T-~l
stricken f-.n rle record t1e words above re
v-ozrh Both rrun-en-S agreed as - Mrs. Gould :
good behavior ar --.4 time that they were n la-
COMPANY. -I-z Ha-Ehasd also denied --z- she had
head -t.a plaintiff srold Ny s7ou-5
-aus= - Ho-~lu- superintendent for FeHtt-a'-
--E --I heating company William T 1lr7HE-
<-r--=rrr .r charge ~ The automobile department
g castle Could. and Hary A-lstr Dl Bat-. Who
re6 charge ,- =r-re n--.a-~E work on the Port
V-ezrt-rr-- estate. al testified 20 Ms '=0u.dS
5s-a-- -r= work an he place and rra- e- all -ra
occasions. when rrey saw her. which were IN
-zrt--r- o-- II DOORS zir- GuGll vas so.7r and
r-.-e. 4rr-re- witness Who testified % llHa
e-rs.- was Michael T. Isurg. 0ho was employed
a. castle could and is row CONSTRUCTION inspector
an -re Pennsylvania terminal Nj NtC0l brought
or m c-czzezz----a,500 O. Duffy thai h. h-5
v----r- r.. RI Manners. secretary q H70Ea-I
Gould -.---=-f-z- him ~ enlist t-e influence -
CODA I'M he air II -re witness 70 keep him IN his
present --1 Duffy had also requested pass 20
-re Tz=--= Gould estate. winch vas refused
Ta,-h cocks. q rc-rrzcso-. II Port Washington.
E---z Island p-os= b~ot-f-. William cooks. -eS---
red r-- The defence said ne had never observed .
,r~z could intoxicated In fact, re szl5. h= had
never -ren any woman under thu ir1uerV= =
liquor. and was -r- rs-rzfn hat he Tog-l know
whether s-= was o- NOT
Another witness Vas Thomas = Jones. W1o was
formerly Mrs ITollds private secretary and tS
r-w ~-zl @=-z-e broker Re gave Mrs Gould q
certificate ~ good character There we're several
a-rz~ witnesses vhom E- Nllou dismissed without
a----E--C--
l5E=Ir thar with Howard Could eliminated
rs q witness The case VII close THURSDAY 7
r.z learned last evening thar Ms Go,ld's French .
-l- Frequently referred 10 -n Ile rr-al as Bertha.
a-5 whose testimony VAS expected - be = an .
Important character us sick and would have 70
-..e deposition ia 20 case. instead # coming .
O. c1g--
Justice 5sE-rr. T-o has under cons derarto0 .
-.z application ~ III SEazr1 FOR additional ool2-
e. fees .- -l- Gould case. has requested oGros-
irg counsel % appear before him In-da.-