Evening star., 1909-06-24
ACTORS STORY HEARD
Farnum Tells of His Meetings
With Mrs. Gould.
DENIES IMPROPER CONDUCT
Others Present When He Visited Her
at Hotels.
HAITc pTTATTn tn PIICTNECC
DENIES IMPROPER CONDUCT
CALLS RELATED TO BUSINESS
Mrs. Gould, He Declares, Talked
of Returning to the Stage and
Wanted to Playl Rosalind.

ness today in her suit for separation
from Howard Gould. 1t was expected
that Mrs. Goulds testimony in rebutta1
would occupy most Of today's session
and that the defense would then call
several witnesses in surrebuttal which
would continue the trial over till to-
morrow before it was completed. Mr.
Shearn, Mrs. Gould's counsel, had one
more deposition to read into the record
today. that of Dustin Farnum, whose
name has been linked with Mrs. Gould 5
throughout the trial'by the defense. Mr.
Shearn said he had hoped to call the
actor as witness, but that he had
learned Farnum was i'll in Maine anc
could not be reached. Mr.. Nfcoll, the
defendants counsel, said he should sub
ject Mrs. Gould to a lengthy exanlina-
tion on rebuttal in regard to the many
incidents which have been referred to
by Mr.. Gould's witnesses. The last OF
these witnesses were examined yester-
day, and it was after IL o'clock last
night when court adjourned.
The statement yesterday by one of Mrs
Gould's personal friends, Mrs. Sells or
the witness stand that Mrs. Gould mac
talked to her about returning to the stage
and playing with Dustin Farnum did not
appear to disconcert the plalntlf or mel
lawyer, as Mr.. Shearn SAID TO-DAY ina
such testimony on the record would al
ford Mrs. Gould an opportunity 10 explain
today her reasons for her frlendhness
with the actor in the fall of 1906.
Deposition Is Read.
When Mr.. Shearn, Mrs Gould's counsel
started to read the deposition of Dustin
Farnum Mr. Nicoll, counsel for the de-
fense, objected.
This witness is resident of New York
state and has been in the courthouse since
the trial began" said Mr.. Nicoll.
Mr.. Shearn said it was true Mr.. Far
mum had been here two weeks ago. he
had telegraphed him to Bucksport, Me-,
and received a message from Farnum {
wife that he would not be able to come
on to testify on account of his physical
condition. -
Justice Dowlng allowed the deposition
to be read and Mr.. Shearn asked the
privilege of calling the actor Monday II
he could get him.
Gould six or seven years ago at charl-
table benefit given by NUMBER Oh Ne"
York society women. Mrs. Lounsberry
introduced him to Mrs Gould, the witness
deposed. The next he met her was al
Castle Gould, when he went with Miss
May Robson, the actress, and Mrs. Gould
drove them for two hours about the
estate. In August. 1906, the actor took
luncheon at the st. Regis Hotel with Mrs.
Gould upon her invitation, the witness
depoSed
Called on Business Matter.
"I went there on matter of business,
as Mrs Gould was thinking of going
back on the stage and wished to talk it
over with me-" the witness said I'VE
had lunch in the parlor of Mrs. Gould's
apartments, and 1 staped about an hour
and a half. Mr.. Sells was to have been
there, but he came in just as / was leav-
ing"
Farnum told Of meeting Mrs. Gould in
Hartford, Conn, when ne was was touring .
the New England cities in THE Virgin
ian.'' Mrs. Gould and Miss Sells and an
other young woman and the actor mad
supper at Mrs Gould's hotel after the
play.
turned to my hotel,' the witness deposed.
Next day / invited Mrs. Gould to lunch
with me at my hotel.
The deposition covered the week
Farnum was playing in Brooklyn in the
fall of 1906. One night Mrs. Gould came
to the theater with friend and Farnum
accompanied them to New York, and they
had dinner at the cafe. Farnum went
directly to his hotel, he said. On another
II
| manager, rode over from Brooklyn to
New York in Mrs. Goulds automobile.
They talked about Mrs. Gould's ambitions
to return to the stage most of the way.
They left the manager at his hotel and
Mr.. Farnum continued on to the st. Regis
and had a bite to eat in the restaurant
with Mrs Gould.
Did you go up to Mrs. Gould's apart
ments afterward?'' was question asked
Meeting at Bellevue -Stratford.
mo, sir; / bade her goodnight down
stairs and returned to my hotel was
the answer. Farnum described his meet
ings with Mrs. Gould at the Bellevue
Stratford in Philadelphia, where he had
supper in her apartments. Miss Sells and
another young woman were present al
the time, and they all went to Atlantic
| City afterward, where Farnum was tc
| play. A dinner was given at Atlantic
| City in Mrs. Gould's parlor at the hote
and Farnum, Miss Robson, Mrs. GoulG
| and the two young women were present
Miss Robson entertained them most OF
! the evening with funny stories, the wit
ness said He remained a little while
after the young women retired, with Mrs
| Gould and Miss Robson and the maid
and then retired to his own room.
/ He was not alone with Mrs. Gould al
| any time on that occasion. The witness
| Sells in Washington one night after the
! theater and took them to an oyster house
| He left them at their hotel afterward
/ Farnum described his meeting with Mrs
| Gould in Lynchburg. Va. at Hotel Car
| rol, when he was playing the southern
| circuit. He and a friend received an in.
vitation from Mrs. Gould to Blue Cal
| farm and received word that Mrs. Goulo
was i'll, and they didn't go. He hearC
| at the Carol Hotel that Mrs. Gould was
| there ill, and he went to the door an6
| knocked and asked if he could do any.
| thing for her.
| '.She looked very i'll and as though she
| She said there was nothing he could do
so he left. That night he took dinner
/ with Mrs. Gould in her parlor. The wait
er was there all the time, the witnes:
1 said.
Did Not Breakfast in Room.
| Farnum did not breakfast in Mrs
Gould's rooms the next morning, he said
as witnesses for the defense have testi
| fed.
| When l arose next morning at Il
O'Clock. ] went to Mrs. Gould's door anc
knocked and asked Mrs. Gould If she
wouldn't like to take little walk She
| said she would and we went to a small
restaurant and had two quail on toast
She was still feeling badly" the witness
| said. She left the next day for New
! York. Farnum did not see her again un
til he happened to see his name in til,
| paper linked with hers, and he went I,
the St. Regis to see her and offer hi
| assistance in any way he could. In an
| swering the concluding questions on tn
direct deposition. Mr. Farnum said h
l,I hna of anx, inn, NO