The Washington times., 1909-06-19

and sob convUlsively. During the past
tive days, however. she has stared
steadily at the witnesses whenever they
repeated some alleged misconduct or
her part, and would frequently laugh n
their faces when they made damaging
statements.
She carries a pencil and pad and
makes cOpiouS notes on az the stories
against her. When the witness is turned
over 20 her attorney. Clarence J SheaTn,
for cross-exa minatiOn, Mrs. Gould
coaches Shearn ii his questions. ara all
gone into TO break down the testimony.
Gould attorneys have about SIX
other witnesses 10 put on the StanC be-
fore Howard Gould himself tells the
story of his unhappy married life Clerks
OF the various hotels where Mrs &C Uld
and FaTnum are alleged 10 have stopped
at the same time viii testify.
Six More Witnesses.
Mrs Gould's chief witness in rebuttai
viii be Bertha" the maid whose name
has been mentioned so often As being
with her on various occasions. Mrs.
Elijah ". sells viii also give testimony.
and It is probable that FeruCm himself
may be called 10 the stand TO explain
his varjous meetings wtth the plaintiff.
Shearn relies much on the effect of
the admissions tGat ne has drawn from
nearly every witness FOR Gould THAI the
millionaire has loaned them money or
secured positions for them.
a tall. fine-iOoking young man with
big heavy shoulders and bushy black
hair" to use her own alleged descrip-
ton of him, was, next to the plaintiff,
the central figure IN the evidence taken
yesterday. The man was Dustin Far
mum star in THE Nirg1nian.'
That she had met the actor secretly
by appointment. that ne had visited hef
or she visited him almost daily in the
L--n4a -ar,.- Of - q
him as "dearie' and spoken of MIN a.
cher new beau and, finally, that he
had Travelled with her from city to city
and had been observed leaving her room
at O'Clock iC the morning were Tea
lures Of the days proceedings.
Mrs. Gould stood the ordeal with re-
markable composure and Joined IN the
occasional laughter mat reSouhoeu
through the court room. There was
more farce injected into the proceedings
than on any previous time
greeted the retoTt Of another witness.
a chauffeur for Mrs Gould, who was
asked il he did not harbor some resent
meut against her
deed. But feel sorry for her, for I'm
a married man myself.
Both Mrs Could and her husband
Joined in the roar that followed TINS
sally, and Justice Bowling hid his face
behind his palm leaf fan 20 hide his
Hotel Employees.
Two young women who hold positions
in hotels in this city, but formerly work
ed in the Beilevue-Stratford IN Pnila-
deIphia, testified concerning Mrs.
Gould's relations with Farnum.
Mary Elizabeth Harrison. a trim wo-
man of twenty-five. testified that in Oc-
tober. 1906. she was in charge Of the
sixth floor of the Bellevue Stratford. on
which Mrs. Gould had a Suite OF three
rooms Mrs. Gould went there with two
other women. the Misses Sells, while
FaTnUm was playing "a THE NirginiaE"
in the city Miss Harrison. who now Oc-
cupies a similar position IN the
Belmont Hotel here, an6, curiously
enough. has charge of the floor on
which Mrs. Gould now has her rooms,
said she was warned by the hotel man
ageT to give out no information concern
ing the presence in the Bellevue-Strat-
ford Of Mrs Gould.
Miss Harrison said she had taken no
particular notice Of the Gould party.
except that drinks had been served ia