Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-25
Plaintiff in New York Suit for.
Alimony Enters General De-
NAL to All Counterchafges.
Brought by Defense,
NEVER DRANK; NEITHER
DID SHE USE PROFANITY
Deposition from Dustin Far
mum Read in Court Actor.
Claims Relations With Plain
tiff Were Merely Friendly
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New York. June "a -Katherine
Ciemmons Could was called back to
the stand for a final ordeal today to
explain away, If possible, the damag-
Ing testimony given by the witnesses
for her husband IN her suit for sep
aration and alimony Of $250,000 o
year
II was a day OF dcnials, beginning
with the reading Of tho deposition Of
Dustin Farnum. who denied all allie.
cations Of improper conduct with
Mrs. Gould. ana ending with Mira
Gould's repeated denials Of practical
~ everything ~ word or action at
trihutod TO her by the witnesses for
the other side.
For two warm hours Mrs. Gould
answered the carefully framed ques-
lions of her counsel. repudiating with
a monotonous fat denial an the tcsti-
mony charging her with excessive
drinking profanity on other imprc-
priety Chauneurs, grooms. stable
men. shop keepers, laborers and other
servants and employees were alike
branded with the short and ugly cpl
thct, She never drank to excess
never used profane language, never
forgot her dignity as mistress Of
Castle Gould, and never ovcrstcppcd
the bounds or propriety.
she told her counsel she never tried.
10 hitch up Il pair Of mules, never
ordered the table full Of dishes and
food thrown from her 50. Regis apart.
mcnts, never referred 10 Dustin Far.
nun as "my new beau" never quar-
relied with her husband before com
pany, never had a ooachman'R arm
about her waist to hold her on the
carriage seat, never discharged m
employe in anger. never became IN.
toxlonted aboard the yacht Niagara
never consumed two quarts Of cock
tails in two days.
Mrs. Gould's explanation of her
friendship for Dustin Farnum nntur
ally took M much Of her time today
Her testimony held close to the line
drawn IN the deposition OF Dustin
Farnum. who was unable TO appear.
Il was announced. on account or III
moss.
Whatever Intimacy there vas be.
tween her and the actor Was account
"a Tor hl her desire TO have his adj
vice regarding her plans to return to
the stage,
"Afy home had been broken up
she said. 'ali authority had been
taken from me, my happiness wat
gone aud / wanted some occupation
TO divert my mind. | thought of re-
turning Go the stage and wanted 10
talk the matter over with Mr. Far
mum. who, I was convinced, would be
able 60 help me-
She had not seen Fnrnum. she said,
from 1904 untn 1905. when she talked
with him about returning 10 the stage
Onlv once was the even ripple OF
| question and answer between Mr..
Shearn ana Mrs. Gould disturbed
The interruption was by Justice Dow
ling, who said that he wanted To loot
later at AIRS Gould's now famous din
ncr checks at the 81. Regis.
- had not intended to mention
thcm.' declared Air Shcarn, per-
turbed. lie promised to produce
them for the courts inspection to-
morrow. however
Justice Bowling decided To postpone
the cross-eNamination until tomorrow.
as Mrs. Gouid's attorneys promised q
long cross-eNamlnation II is he
lieved the case viii close tomorrow.