Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-06-17
THE TROUBLES
OF M|LL|0NA|RES
Gould Divorc
Case Dragging
Along
ARMY Of SERVANTS TESTIFY
1haw Taken From Hospital
for Another Examination
as to Sanity.

New York, June 1.-THE taking or
the testimony of servants and en-
ployes Of the two Gould estates in the
suit for divorce of Katherine Glenn.
mons Gould against Howard Gold ask
$250,000 yearly alimony, proceeded to-
day, as a small army OF servants APP
peared to give evidence that Gould
was justified in leaving his wife be-
cause of her habits The prospects OF
a large volume OF such evidence
caused the judge TO order longer ses'
sions and night sessions may be called
to hasten the trial. The prosecution
has announced that it will call about
fifty witnesses in rebuttal.
Madam Drank More Than Others.
August Frederickson, a watchman at
Castle Gould, told of an occasion when
he saw Mrs. Gould when she appeared
under the influence of drink. He said
she wanted the key 70 the electric
alarm apparatus and talked incoher-
emily. Edward Beche, who had charge
of the wines on the Gould yacht in
December, 1905, said he saw Mrs.
Gould intoxicated several times on the
cruise. Said she drank more than 9TH
ers and on one occasion had to cling
to a chair to keep from falling.
Bechetold denied that the guests
had to sign checks for drinks and
declared that he heard Mrs. Gould
curse and swear on several occasions.
While the witness related occasions
when he saw Mrs. Gould intoxicated,
Mrs. Gould shook her head and smiled
| sarcastically Charles T. Dodhe, a
carpenter said one day at Castle
Gould Mrs. Gould came into the room
where he and others were working
and said they would have to sto.'
| talking or walk to the railroad sta
ton. Melville Chapman, a broker.
told of cruises on the Niagara. He
said Mrs. Gould frequently was in
! toxicated and abusive to her serv-
ants He said she would run the
yacht to suit herself. Chapman said
Gould tried to pass things off pleas
antly and calm her. Chapman said
he was under no financial obligations
| to Gould.
Counsel for Gould read into the rec
ord a deposition of James Clark, bell
bow at the Hotel Carroll, Lynchburg.
Virginia, where Mrs. Gould and Dustin
Farnum stopped The boy said he
often saw Mrs. Gould and Farnum in
the formers room alone. He said he
! did not see them in the public dining
room together.
Another Degenerate.
! Fishkill Landing, N. Y, June IL
Harry X. Thaw was taken from the
state hospital for the insane at Mat
ltewan to White Plains for a hearing
before Justice Mills to determine
whether or not he is insane. Thaw is
lin custody of DR.. Baker and two at
tendants and is accompanied by Rev.
George H. Toop, rector of st. Luke's
: church at Mattewan. Thaw's attorney
is also member of the party.
ThaW's Mother Collapses.
White Plains, n Y, June IL
Harry X. Thaw will have to remain
at Mattheawan until July 6, for an
other hearing as to his sanity. This
, was decided this morning by Justice
Mills upon representation of District
Attorney Jerome, who wanted the
postponement on account of the press
of other business. Charles Moers
:. chauer, attorney for Thaw, declared
Jerome is bounding Thaw and tha
: the asylum authorities are antagonis
, tic to him. Mrs. William Thaw
mother of Harry, collapsed when thu
justice postponed the case. Her sol
helped her to the anteroom.