The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-18
GOULD CASE TURNS
TO ATTACK ON WIFE
Defense Seeks to Prove That
Woman's Character Was
Changed When Drinking
Testimony of Servants Brings
Look of Pain TO Eyes of
Plaintiff
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occasion. after a dinner at Kingston,
Beehtold said Mrs. Gould took hold of a
chair TO steady herself and she had to
take long breath before she could go
10 her stateroom."
On cross ex animation the witness said
he had made an affidavit for Mr.. Gould's
lawyers and had talked with them about
testifying.
Now. you never heard Mrs. Gould
curse OF swear on that trip, did your
asked Shearn.
oh, yes. / did said the witness.
One night at quarantine he said, he
heard her swearing On another night,
when he was in the kitchen. the witness
said Mrs. Gould started to open the
kitchen door, installing il, the witness
thought, for her stateroom door, which
was a short distance beyond.
she blushed and turned about and
walked unsteadily toward her state
room. and I followed her. thinking she
wanted something" said the witness.
Mrs. Could frequently shook her head
at the witness answers, and smiled
Esrcastically.
Broker Takes Stand
Melville f. Chapman. a broker. who
q had been a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Gould
on the Yacht Niagara on several trips in
1905. testified that Mrs. Gould was fire.
Quently under the influence Of intoXi-
cants and very abusive in her language
10 the servants He said that during a
cruise TO the West Indies he remem-
bered several occasions when Mrs. Gould
had been drinking and became dissatis-
ned with everything and everybody and
would become greatly excited and say
that she intended to run the boat and
that no one should take orders from
any one but herself The witness de-
scribed two sucn outbursts, one in San
tisgO harbor, and the other in Havana
harbor.
What did Mr. Gould do and say on
these occasions asked NicOH
He invariably tried TO soothe and
calm her and pass the incident off
pleasantly" replied the witness.
In endeavoring 10 get several letters
in evidence which Shearn commended
would impeach the credibility OF Mel
VILE E Chapman. who had testified in
the case, and which Justice Bowling
would not allow admitted, a. tilt oc-
CURED between opposing counsel which
called forth q severe rebuke of Nicoll
by Justice Bowling, who requested
-NIcoIl 10 apologize
This is only a case of Matchmaking
tactics practiced from start to finish in
this suit" shouted Nicou at Shearn. as
he was pressing the admission OF the
letters. He was at once sternly repri-
7nanded by Justice Bowling and apollo
zized. SAYING he meant no reflection
on Shearn personally, but he believed
St had been the attitude OF others on
the opposite side 10 extort money from
his client.
Is Read Into Record
Counsel for Gould read into the rec
ord the deposition Of beIlboy, James
Clark, employed in the Hotel Carroll
in Lynchburg, Va. where Dustin Far
mum, the actor, was stopping in No
yember, 1906, when Mrs. Gould arrived
and stayed two or three days at the
hotel on her way TO Blue Gap farm.
according 10 the deposition
The bellboy said he saw Mrs. Gould
sitting in the reception room waiting
for Fsruum on November 19. and after
Farnum came they went TO Mrs Gould s
rooms. On one or two occasions that
DAY he was called to Mrs. Gould's
rooms. the bellboy said. and each time
saw Mrs. Could and FarnuHl alone in
the room. They were in the outside
room. which was really a bedroom with
a bed in ii. but which Mrs. Could
used as a reception room, according
10 the witness Mrs. Gould talked
with him each time with the door
partly closed. he said. He did not
see them together in the public din
ing room or about the hotel at any
time. the witness deposed. Farnum
changed his room and obtained one on
the floor above, directly oveE Mrs.
GoUld's rooms, according to the wit
ness.
Serves Meals for Two
Watson read the deposition of a
waiter at the Carroll hotel, who told
Of serving supper for Mrs. Gould and
Fsrnum in her rooms at the hotel on
November IS, 1906.
The waiter said that Mrs. Gould in
structed him TO set the table with a
on the side near the first chair. He
said he left Farnum and Mrs Gould in
the room after he had cleared away
the dishes.
The following morning the witness
was called TO Mrs. Goald's rooms and
she ordered breakfast for two. She
stood in the doorway and read the bill
OF fare, and he could see but a small
part Of the room. He noticed that a
door leading into another room of her
suite was closed. He served supper
Tor them inther rooms again that night
She left some time during the night
The witness testified, for he said he
went TO the head waiter the next
morning and asked If he should 20 ur
sto room IA (Mrs. Gould's room)e and
the head waiter said: NO, they have