Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-11
MEMORY OF MRS.
GOULD is SHORT
DOES NOT RECALL SEEING AC-
TOR FARNUM IN 1903
BECOMES NERVOUS UNDER
CROSS EXAMINATION
Counsel Finds 1t Difficult to Induce
Woman to Trip Herself and Is
Obliged to Change
His Tactics

NEW YORK, June 10.-It was a
smaller and slighter katherine Glenn
mons Gould who took the stand today in
her suit for a separation from her hus-
band, Howard Gould, that the public
remembered, and her loss in weight was
becoming.
She seemed nervous at times, under
the strain of crOSs-eXamination, and
when the questions led her to the early
days of her married life she showed Wis
ible emotion, but so far as the presence
of her husband was concerned she
seemed not to know he was in the same
room.
The long delayed hearing before JUS
tice Bowling is the elimination of a.
case that began in May, 1907, and has
been marked by many sensational ac-
cusations of misconduct and attempted
subornation of witnesses.
Mrs. Gould alleges that her husband
deserted her without just cause July
16, 1906. Howard Gould answers that
his justification was the habits of the
plaintiff; that since he left her he has
made her an allowance of $4,000 year,
but that she is eXtravagant, intemper-
ate and has been guilty of misconduct.
The wife denies the charges and asks
for an allowance of $4,000 year.
During the years you were living at
Castle Could asked Clarence Shearn,
Mrs. Gould's counsel, how large an
establishment did you have?'
Kept Many Servants
From fifteen to eighteen servants in
the house, from ten to twelve around
the estate and eighteen or twenty gar
deners," answered Mrs. Gould.
In answers to questions, she ratified
off the amounts her husband had al
lowed her, month by month. They av-
eraged about $4,000.
she kept two bank accounts, one a
Mrs. Howard Gould account and one a
Katherine Gould account.
In the eight years of the Howard
Gould account I find,'' said Delaney
it totals $775,9S0. Is that correct?"
81 think So"
"Mr. Gould says that in all those
years he paid you $776,000."
IT gave him credit for more" was the
imperturbable comment.
Mr. Nicoll tried OF bring out discrep-
ancies in various statements of eX-
penditures. He reeled off a long list of
figures and dates, Mrs, Gould listening
patiently. At the end she said:
"What are you talking about?"
Counsel caught his breath and tried
another avenue of attack.
Many Bills Outstanding
"Dd you know that at the time of
the separation there were bills for
SIP, 900 outstanding against your
II haven't the slightest idea
Mrs. Gould varied her answers when
asked if her expenditures at Castle
Gould included any liquors.
Yes" she said, everything. I
bought the apples, onions, potatoes.
vinegar, sugar. salt, flour, horse feed
and chicken feed. I travelled all over
the country selecting materials"
She told with evident relish of the
magnificent yacht Niagara, with its
crew of eighty men. it's saloon with
seats for sixty guests and decorations
that in one room alone cost $4,000.
More recent events. touched on later
in the day, she could not recall. She
could not recall having seen Dustin
Farnum, the actor whose name figured
in an affidavit introduced as evidence,
in 1908 or 1909, but she was positive she
had not seen him within a month.
Details of money i'm her own name
and how she came to own a farm in
Virginia were hard to elicit, and the
witness began to show signs of being
tired and even of some temper.
The day closed with her still on the
stand and smiling sweetly as court adj
iourned