The Washington herald., 1909-06-11
MRS. GOULD TELLS
TROUBLE TO COURT
Wife of Millionaire Witness
in Divorce Trial.
MAKES A GOOD IMPRESSION
Airs Clashes with Husband over
Castle Gould Management--DecIar
She Bought Liquor for Household,
but Adds That COnee and Onions
Were on the BiII, Too.

New York. June 10.-After dragging
through the courts for the last two years.
the suit for separation sought by Kath-
crime clemmons Gould against Howard
Gould. went to trial this morning before
Supreme Court Justice Dcwling.
Mrs. Gould occupied most OF the fore
noon with her direct examination and an
hour before adjournment Delaney Nicon.
counsel for Gould, commenced the cross
examination.
Mrs. Gould made a favorable impress
sion throughout the day and went
through the cross-examination with re-
markable assurance and success. She
answered the questions put 10 her with
out hesitation and frequently appeared
TO disconcert her ouestioner by the ma
ture Of her answers. Her husband reached
the court room about an hour after the
trial had opened and took a seat beside
his counsel.
When the case started Mr.. Nieou. for
the cause OF action was not stated. The
court denied the motion to dismiss.
Tells of Her Marriage.
When Mrs. Gould took the stand she
gave her name as Viola Katherine CIem-
mons Gould. She described her marriage
and her honeymoon on the Niagara. In
answer TO questions tending to show the
manner In which they lived from the
time OF the marriage, she described their
town residence in Fifty-seventh street
and the Castle Gould property at Port
Washington, L. l. She said that the fur
nishings Of the yacht cost easily 800, ,00C
exclusive OF the orchestrion, which cost
half that
Describing the number OF persons en-
ployed at Castle Gould. she said there
were IS servants in the house. IS in the
stables. is supervisors. and 90 laborers.
all paid by her. She said that beginning
In January, 1899, her husband gave her
amounts varying between $500 and $1,000
monthly. and that the next year she got
an average Of $4,000 a month She said
that when she returned 10 Castle Gould
in 1905 she was permitted TO have moth
ing more TO do with the control OF affairs.
Talked OF Separation.
Mrs. Gould said that prior 10 1896 she
had three conversations with her hus-
band In regard 20 his leaving her.
What. In substance, did he say 10 you
on the first occasion2" asked Mr.. Shearn.
He said IL I wouldn't 90 on the stand
in some litigation with an architect. he
would divorce me
She said that she next spoke on the
subject in July, 1905 when her husband
said: "He would quit me- and packed up
his things and left" She said that about
the middle OF that month her husband
communicated with her through her
cousin. Elijah W. Sells, the accountant
What DID he say2"
That II ! would give up the manage
ment OF Castle Gould and not Insult him
before his friends. he would look over
my bills and see what he felt ike paying.
and, otherwise. he would obtain a divorce
and would supply my correspondents
Mrs. Gould said that her personal Iiv-
ing expenses while she lived with her
husband were about $4,000 a year, and
that she spent about the same amount for
dressing and eQuiDping herself during the
FIVE years previous 10 their separation.
Mrs Gould read a statement Of the
amounts she said her husband gave her
for various purposes from the time Of
their marriage. which footed up 70 $780,
s;s
Onions and Coffee, Too.