The Detroit times., 1909-06-22
eOULD WILL NOT
TESTIFY IN SUIT
- Had Questions Designed to En-
bas,nw xim-Witness Says Mrs.
Gould Was Not Intoxicated.

NEW YORK. June 21.-Sidestepping |
the hot fire OF questions prepared at
the direction OF his wife, Howard
Gould. mult-millionaire sportsman
lodged the ordeal OF facing opposing
counsel today and when court opened
his attorneys announced that II had |
been decided not 10 put him on the
stand In his wifes separation suit
This change OF plans is supposed To |
have followed the receipt of informa- |
tion by his counsel regarding the line
or questions that had been terminated.
Mrs. Gould Is known TO have taken
notes from time TO time during the
trial and. abe wrote many questions
bearing On the intimate private affairs
of their married life which were de-
Is signed to embarrass the millionaire
and more than play even" for the
severe cross fire which she underwent.
The announcement OF Gould's new
plan came as great surprise 10 the
spectators as we'll as TO the counsel
for Mrs. Gould
Mrs. Gould clearly was disappointed
and showed plainly that she had been
deprived OF an experience anticipated
with intense interest If not with
pleasure.
The defense notified Clarence J.
Shearn OF counsel for Mrs. Gould, that
the defense rested btit Shearn- WAS MOI
ready 10 proceed as he had expected
h that Gould's testimony would hold the
attention OF the court until Wednes-
day at least.
II and my associates have decided
that the testimony already In the rec
ord is so complete that we deem 1t I'M
necessary to take up the time OF the
court further" said Nicoll.
After Mrs. Gould's counsel recovered
from the shock OF Howard Gould's
sidestepping performance. Shearn be-
gan the rebuttal by reading an affi-
davit made by Mrs Alice Stickney
Bankhead, wife of Lieut.. Henry NJ.
Bankhead. u. s. A.. OF Fort McPher-
4 son, Atlanta, GA. Mrs. Bankhead for
merly was the ward of John ]. Long.
United States consul-general at Cairo
\ Egypt, and was living there when
Mr.. and Mrs. Gould visited Egypt In
1902.
She stated that she had seen Mrs.
Gould every day during her stay ana
had attended 81 dinner given by The
Goulds to Prince Mohammed All.
1 brother of the Khedive OF Eg. pit. She
said she had been on the yacht Niaa
ara at the dinner and that she had
never seen IRIS Gould under the IL
fuence Of liquor.
"Mrs Gould always conducted her
self as a lady" said Mrs. Bankhead.
The prospect that millionaire How
ard Gould would take the stand
some time today to testify against
his wife in her suit for sep
"A oh n
mense crowds to the corridors on
4 the supreme court building early this
4 morning. AS before. the police would
a allow no one but witnesses and news
81 paper writer's to enter the courtroom.
N but the special detail Of policemen
n had considerable difficulty IN keeping
IN back the eager crowd that stormAd
IN the courtroom Mrs. Gould was slip
a ned into the courthouse by side door
IN and whisked by elevator to the top
|t fIoor where the-trfai is being held. But
4 the crowd was waiting at the elevator
iii shaft. eager 10 see the woman whom
|3 her husbands Witnesses accuse Oh nav
N ing been drunkard and who declared
IN that 1t requires $4,000 year for d
~ lady to dress properly.
Indications are that the trial VIII
~ not he finished this week. nOtwith-
i standing the determination Of the court
III 20 hold night sessions. Gould mas
ii several more witnesses. hotel clerks,
4 servants and personal friends
Then Mrs. Gould's witnesses in re-
buttal will occupy considerable time
IA Although Gould's answer TO the suit
81 specified q times when il was alleged
IN that Mrs. Gould was under the influ-
I ence of liquor witnesses have been on
~ the stand to testify to many more oc.
4 casions and Shearn says that he viii
4 have one or more witnesses OF each
II occasion TO testify for his client.