The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-06-16
THE GOULD
DIVORCE

| New York, June 16.-Howard Gould
in the suit for divorce against Mrs.
Katherine Clemmons Gould, again
| presented evidence today tending to
show that his wife's acts were not of
a domestic nature such as warrants
him in remaining at home. He pre-
scented evidence to show she used in
~toxicanls to excess and Inundated him
before his friends. On the other hand
Mrs. Gould has asserted that every
society woman may be maligned by
her servants and the testimony of the
servants of Castle Could will be re-
butted.
Mrs. Gould entered court dressed
in black as usual. When Gould enter
ed there was no sign of recognition.
Interest conferred upon Howard
Gould when he stood to tell his side
of the story Of his unhappy married
life today. Though his wife's face was
covered with a veil, she watched him
closely.
Previous to Gould's testimony, a
florist employed on the estate told of
Mrs. Gould calling him am not fit
to repeat and acting in a manner un-
mistakenly intoxicated. AT another
time he said Mrs. Gould called him to
the Office of the estate and kept re-
peating that h was Mrs. Howard
Gould. She was, it appeared. under the
influence of liquor. He said there
were several employees in the office
and she u%pbraided them all.
The Gould Case Yesterday.
Howard Gould was given permiss,
ion to show that his wife, Katherine
Clemmons Gould was addicted to the:
use of i~ntoxicants, under the ruling Of
Justice Bowling, as we'll as that she
Inundated him before his guests.
Morris Maloy, superintendent OF,
Castle Gould, was che first witness
On behalf of Gould. He told of a trip.
to Europe with Mrs. Gould and Elijah
Sells, her cousin. When asked If he
found Mrs. Gould under the influence
of drink the first time he saw her at
Castle Gould, b question was object
ed to on the ground that this was not
sufficient grounds for abandonment,
even If III was. Attorney Shearn, for
Mrs. Gould, then cited several prec-
edents and p~recdpitated an argument.
After the attorneys had much ar
gument Justice Bowling decided that
A1olIOy 1iAShI hoW01 Lf1 4uSoC1oA1o
put to him. This he did, telling of sew
eral occasions when, In his opinion,
Mrs. Gould was Intoxicated. He de-
clared that at one time in the middle
of July, 1906, Mrs. Gould reproved him
excitedly for n~eglecting to readjust
the house furnishings. There were fur
Their objections by Shearn but Malloy
was permitted to answer.
did you get close enough to smell
her BREATH" asked attorney Shearn.
81 did not get closer than I had to"
said Malloy.
Under the ruling of the court, NAL
10y did not recite many incidents, the
court holding them to be trivial. Sew
eral incidents were then told, when,
according TO Malloy, Mrs. Gould was
intoxicated. The court held they were
proper to show reason why Could re
fused to remain at home. Malloy said
he felt no animosfty toward Mrs.
Gould because he realized she was in
toxicated.
Alfred Richards, employed as stew
ard az Castle Gould In 1905, testified
to seeing Mrs. Gould under the inf1u-
ence of liquor evera times. He said
she once stayed in her room for two
weeks and he supplied her with liquor
morning, noon and might. In the course
OF the two weeks seven bottles Of
brandy were sent to MRS. Goud's
room according 10 the testimony of
the witness.
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