The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-16
.RS.COULDWEEPS
Plaintiff in the Divorce Case
Freaks Into Tears
when a Former Employe Tells
Story of Her Conduct.
HE SAW HER DRUNK
Sitting ON Floor in a Dressing
Gown, Tearing Her Hair.
Rang All the Bells and Touched
OFF Burglar Alarm.

New York, June 16-Evidence to
justify Howard Gould in separating
from his wife, Katherine CIemmons
Gould was presented again today in
the hearing of her suit for separation
and alimony. Most of this evidence
bore upon the conduct of Mrs. Gould
at her home, Castle Gould on Long
Island. where Mr.. Gould alleged and
servants testified that Mrs. Gould had
made such use of intoxicants as to
cause Mr.. Gould to absent himself
and refuse to return except upon as
surances that his wife would refrain
from humiliating him before his
friends.
Mrs. Gould has asserted that no
prominent society woman's reputation
is safe in the hands of her servants
if their testimony is to be accepted
against her and their testimony in
this case will be rebutted.
Mrs. Gould came into court today
attired as usual in black and sat at
the counsel table near Clarence J.
Shearn, her attorney. When Mr..
Gould entered he walked rapidly to
chair next to Delaney Nicoll, his
counsel, and busted himself looking
over some papers. There was no sign
the plaintiff or the defendant
Set Off the Burglar Alarm.
Richards. former employe at
Castle Gould, late yesterday described
an occasion few nights before he
left Castle Gould when he said:
Mrs. Gould did not eat anything
and after dinner retired to her room.
while Mr. Gould went out on the lawn
to smoke cigar A few minutes
later Mrs. Gould rang every hell in
her room and also the burglar alarm"
The witness said he found Mrs.
Gould sitting on the floor in a dress
ing gown, tearing her hair. and that
she ordered him to lock the doors of
the house.
'I told Mrs Gould that Mr.. Gould
was still outside" the witness contin-
ued. "She said the doors should be
whether the servants we're out, but I
did not lock the door on Mr.. Gould.
simply closed it. Mr.. Gould followed
me upstairs and went into Mrs. Gould's
room. He said to her what is the mat
ter?' Get out you little hound she
said to him in my hearing and he left
the room"
"Did you see Mrs. Gould drunk on
any other occasion ?''
f'I saw her one other time with two
Wcrkmen. She said to one of the men
that he should get off the place or she
would kick him off"
Breaks Into Tears.
Mrs. Gould broke into tears during
the recital.
AS Richards told of the language
hands and audible sobs punctuated the
stewards story. It was only when the
witness was given over to the cross
examination that her weeping ceased.
It was brought out that the burg
lar alarm incident had happened In
Gf 1Q0e The witness denied
that he had been discharged by Mrs.
Gould He described trip of Mr. and
Mrs. Gould to Palm Beach during
which he had seen Mrs. Gould fire.
quentlv but on no occasion on the trip
had he noticed her under the influence
of liquor, he said. Mr.. Shearn refer
red frequently in his cross-examina-
ton to an affidavit which Richards
to show by the witnesses testimony that
he was contradicting himself on ma
terial points.
Richards said his present employ
ment was that of steward for the Pull
man Palace Car company. Richards
stated on redirect examination that he
had purposely left some things about
the Palm Beach trip out of his affi-
davit He stated he had served Mrs.
Gould and others with drinks fire.
lowed to state in what quantities.
Anxious to Hear Gould.
Curiosity to hear the testimony of
Howard Gould. when he should take
the witness stand in his own defense
brought throng of people to the court
room today. There were large num-
ber of women present. Although Mrs.
Gould kept her light veil over her face,
she peered at the witnesses attentively.
Harry Turner, a florist at the Castle
Gould, was called and told of several
occasions when he had seen Mrs. Gould
i
his opinion. At one time in July, 1906.
he said. she came out into the garden
and upbraided him and appeared great
1y excited and flushed. She reeled
against an archway, he said. and was
evidently under the influence of intoxi-
cants.
At another time. the witness said. he
was summoned to the office of the
estate Mrs Gould was there and asked
him if he was the watchman,' al
though he said she had seen him often
about the estate and knew. his position
well. She kept repeating that she was
Mrs. Howard Gould, he said. and ap-
peared greatly excited and under the
influence of liquor
Malloy. manager sof the estate. was
there and the witness said Mrs. Gould
turned upon him, Malloy. and told him
he was discharged. and called him
names which would not bear repeating
Never Saw Her Drink
On cross examination by Mr.. Shearn
the witness said he had never seen
Mrs Gould drink any liquor. There
were several other employees OF the
estate in the office when he saw her
there and she upbraided them all, the
witness said He could not remember
much she said except that she was Mrs
Gould and some one would get it
quick.
when she kept repeating she was
Mrs. Gould don't you remember thai
she said it in concction with complain
ing that you all refused to obey ber
orders and were not affording her the
proper attention as servants?" asked
Mr. Shearu