The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-16


ings properly. On objection by Mrs.
Gould's counsel, the witness was not
permitted to give details Of many In
cidents which occurred at Castle Could,
the court holding them to be trivial
and irrelevant and not tending to es-
tablish the contention that Mr.. Gould
was justified in leaving his wife be-
cause she was habituaily intemperate.
Later Malloy was allowed TO tell Of
occasions when Mrs. Could. he said.
had applied abusive epithets to him.
She was under the Influence of intoxi-
cants, in his opinion. on these occa-
sions.
These were for the most part after
the separation OF Mr.. and Mrs Gould.
the court holding that proof could be
offered continuing conditions which
would constitute reason for the hus.
band declining to live with HIS wife.
Mrs. Could Drunk.
-"Allen" and "insolent puppy" were
some OF the epithets Malloy testified
Mrs Could applied to him. MaIloy
mentioned an occasion when he said
Mrs. Gould reprimanded him and then
walked away, saying her walk was
unusual and that she fell against the
window and sricochetted against the
banister:' He said she had only a lit
tie previously ordered him to go out
Bl0ea anu LHBH HdQ lVAu IllAh " COAAtC
an sit on lounge beside her.
: AT this point Mr.. Shearn interposed
with motion to +have all that strick-
en- out, except alien and 'insolent pup
py,' creating a laugh in which Mrs.
Gould Joined.
= On cross examination. Malloy was
asked II he had not pressed Mr.. Gould
for a renewal OF his contract as man
ager of Castle Gould. at an Increase
IL aaI La am ahnflf the
time that Mr., and Mrs. Gould sepa-
rated. ~
Malloy stated that he had made such
an effort, when Mrs Gould had inform
ed him that he was discharged and he
wanted to be sure of NE status with
his employer. He now had contract
with Mr. Gould at the $4,000 a year
rate. but that fact did not influence his
attitude toward the principals in the
present suit, he said He felt no ami
mostly toward Mrs. Gould for her hav-
ing treated him as she did. as he re-
aiized, he said, that she was In a state
of intoxication when she acted and
talked as he had testified
Malloy. on redirect examination. gave
a long list OF estates by which he had
been employed in England and de-
scribed his duties at Castle Gould,
which were indicated as multifarious
and responsible. 1t was sought to
show by this, that the compensation he
received from Mr.. Gould was not ex-
cessive.
z Other employees sf the Gould estate
were called In continuation OF the de-
Tense effort to show that Mrs. Gould's
conduct had furnished justtncation Tor
her husbands abandonment OF her.
Alfred Richards OF this city, employed
az steward at Castle Gould. in the
summer OF 1905, who has charge of the
buffers pantry, testified that on sew
era1' diHerent occasions he had seen
Mrs. Gould under the influence OF
iiouor. At one period, he said. Mrs.
Gould remained in her home for two
weeks. and the witness served her
with LIQUORS, morning. noon and night.
rbe ltnuors we're delivered to her maid.
IN the morning two cocktails were fire.
n,aently served: at luncheon, light
vines: later whiskey and soda, and
~ the evenings, as a ruleS~two drinks
az brandy. In the course OF two
weeks the contents Of seven bottles OF
brandy in all were sent to Mrs. Gould's
room, the witness testified. Richards
an occasion few nights be-
fore he left Castle Gould. when he
: Mrs. Gould did not eat anything
ana after dinner retired to her room.
while Mr.. Gould went out on the lawn
10 smoke his cigar. A few minutes
later MRS. Gould rang every bell in
her room. and also the burglar alarm.
several Of the men rushed into her
room. She sent them away. telling
them she wanted me. reached there
10 and her sitting on the floor In
dressing gown tearing her hair. She
toid me that the house had not been
closed as II should be II all the SER
wants were in. went down and closed
the hack doors and then / told Mrs.
C5ould that Mr. Gould was still out
side. She said that the doors should
be CLOSED whether Mr.. Gould was out
or whether the servants were out She
ordered me to close the doors. but
aid not lock the door on Mr.. Gould.
simply closed 1t. All this time the
burglar alarm was ringing.
Ordered Ont Of Room.
''Then afterward Mr.. Gould followed
me up stairs and went to Mrs. Gould'S
room. He said to her:
+" What is the natter
" Get out, you little hound she
said to him in my presence, and he left
the room. !"
81 saw her one other time with two
workmen. She said to the electrician.
one of the men, that he should get on
the place. or she would kick him of .
Mrs. Gould broke into tears durins