The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-17

Carpenter Describes Efforts Of Mil
'iionaIre's Wife to Climb stairs
While Intoxlc cated--Says She Had
Fierce Temper and Frequently
swore at Employees at Castle Gould.
Gmphstlealiy Denies Having At.
tempted to Drug Former Mistress.
!, New York, June II. Howard
Gould did not go on the stand to tes-
tify against his wife, Katherine
Clemmons Gould, whose suit for sep
aration he Is opposing; instead, there
was a continuation of servants gos.
sip, accounts by menlals of their for.
mer mistress eccentricities, humili.
. ating details, as sworn to on the
stand. Of Mrs. Gould's alleged fond.
ness for alcoholic beverages. and her
manner at such times when what the
wit esses said was influence of
liquor brought from her lips remarks
that are ill-suited to woman's
tongue.
What Katherine Clemmons Gould
heard was but reiteration, and in
some respects an amplification of for.
mer testimony, the basis OF which
was that at various and divers times
at the vast Long Island show place,
Castle Gould, she had. according to
the witnesses. been intoxicated, had
i. abused menlals. given arbitrary and
unreasonable commands to the ser.
wants, and had used rather severe
language in alterations with her
husband.
Coachman, gardener, chambermaid
and other servants went on the stand
and swore to the demeanor of the
woman who used TO give them or
ders. An occasion when she would
Z have fallen from her carriage but for
the protecting arm of coachman.
an attempt of hers to drive through
a closed gate. a time when foot
man saved her from falling when in.
toxicated. as he testified, were among
the things alleged as Long Island rus
tic or former servant went on and
passed from the witness stand. Mrs.
Gould was greatly moved as she
heard these declarations6 and she has
eyinced her intention .G fighting bit
terly in rebuttal agsxhst them.
A carpenter, He3 bert Trotter, was
the last witness. Tile said when he
WAS worKfxg m the servants quar-
tiers Mrs. Gould rushed in nj one
time and swore at and abused the
servants. Her voice was shaky and
she was very profane. She was de.
cidedly drunk" said the witness.
1s "At another time she came into the
stables while / was working there,
and swore at the grooms, and was so
drunk that every one could tell that
she was drunk" he continued. "She
tried to go up stairs to the harness
. room, but could not navigate the
steps he added, emphatically.
Trotter said he was ordered to go
to Blue Gap farm, the Gould place in
Virginia. On several occasions dur.
ing the first 10 days he was there, he
testified, he saw her intoxicated and
heard her swear q great deal at the
workmen.
IA Trotter testified that Mrs. Gould
was only occasionally intoxicated"
. during her stay Of 10 days at the
Blue Gap farm, when he was there.
How many times do you think she
was intoxicated during that 10
days?" asked Mr.. Shearn. Every
other day." was the reply.
Referring to time when Trotter
said Mrs. Gould fell of chair and
lay on the floor helpless. Mr.. Shearn
said: Didn't you put something in
Mrs. Gould's coffee that night at Blue
Gap farm" 81 certainly did not"
replied the witness.
"Didnt you get Betty Foster, the
colored girl In the kitchen, to put
something in Mrs. Gould's coffee"
"No, | did not"
Don't you recall that Mrs. Gould
accused you of poisoning her at Blue
Gap farm?" II certainly do not"