The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-20
GOULD DIVORCE
 CASE IS COSTLY
One Million Dollars Will Be
 Used By Howard Gould
ENORMOUS SUMS SPENT
Last Witness For the Defense Will Be Howard Gould Himself and He Will Recite Story of His
 Married Life.

New York. June -(special)-Tnquiry today into the cost of the separation suit of the Howard Goulds brought from d close friend of the husband the deelara- ton that no less sum than s1 .O0o0 600 was available. if such an amount was needed to defeat Mrs. Howard Gould s action.
 Both sides in the case have spent enor- nous sums already in bringing witnesses from different parts, in taking depositions ] in distant cities, and in foreign lands and in detective services. The lawyers have i had thousands in retainers and will re- ceive much more before the case is fin- shed.
 The Hearst News Service learned to- day from an authoritative source that the work of one detective agency in How ard Goulds behalf had cost the multi millionaire $67oOo up to six months ago. The cost of this detective service up to date is supposed to be more than s1oO,- GOO It is impossible to ascertain how much the law firm of Ncol, Annable, Lindsay 6 Fuller have expended on How ards behalf, but the amount must run deep into five figures. The defense has been conducted under the direct super vision of Delaney Nieoli, one of the most expensive lawyers practicing at the New York bar.
 In addition to paying for his own de- fense, Howard Gould has had to bear much of the expense incurred by Clar- ence J. Shearn, attorney for his wife. MT. Shearn has already been allowed q faa of Howard Gould's pocket at the time Mrs Gould was allowed temporary almony of S25,000 a year.
 Justice Geigerich now has before him an application for an additional counsel fee of $20,000 for Mr Shearn and $40O0 for expenses already incurred.
 The record of the case is most volumi- nous. MT. Nicol has a copy of the pre- vious days transcript furnished him each morning and it is estimated that this alone will cost Howard Gould more than $l000. MT. Shearn will have a like tran script if the court allows his claim for expenses.
 An attorney for the defense said today that their probable last witness would be Howard Gould. If he is called to the stand it will be to recite in detail the story of his married life with Mrs. Gould and perhaps even his courtship of her when she was Katherine Clemmons, the actress. It is said that his direct ex- animation will occupy an entire court day.
 How long will the cross-examination of Howard Gould probably take?" At torney Shearn was asked today
 If he takes the stand" was the re- ply, T don't see how I can get through with him under two days
 When Mrs Gould was on the stand in the early days of the case she permitted Mir. Nicoll to question her up to cer- tain point about alleged travels with Buffalo Bill' Cody's Wild West show. On the theory that what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander, this it Is believed, will open up a line of cross examination that will keep up the Gould trials record for sensation.
 Other women are certain to figure in the case If MT. Gould takes the stand in his own defense. Mrs. Gould, in her tes- timond, hinted several times that she knows of the other women in whom her husband is interested
 So far in the case the names of other women have not come out, though MT. Shearn has made several attempts to bring them out
 The Gould suit will continue before Justice Bowling next Monday, and will probably last another week. Justice Bowling has been steadily lengthening the session, and may hold night court if the case seems to drag MT. Nicoll is particularly anxious to hasten the case, as he has to sail for Europe on July l.