The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-11
MRS, HOWARD GOULD
 IS GOOD WITNESS Divorce Suit is EnIivened By
 TiItS With Attorneys LONG DELAYED HEARING Mrs. Gould Does Not Notice Her Hus- band In the Courtroom and Pug
 zes the Opposing Lawyer
 By Her Testimony.
LONG DELAYED HEARING

New York, June 10-It was a smaller and slighter Katherine Clemmons Gould who took the stand today in her suit for separation from her husband, How ard Gould, than the public remembered; ; and her loss in weight was becoming Mrs. Gould wore mourning for her father and the sober black of her gown and her long gloves were re- 1 lieved only by the double string of pearls at her neck, and the flash of the diamonds in her long hand purse of black leather. She seemed nervous at times under the strain of cross- examination, and when the question led her to the early days of her married life, she showed visible emotion but as far as the presence of her husband was concerned she seemed not to know he was in the same room, although he sat but a few feet from her through out the days session.
 The long delayed hearing before Justice Bowling, who will make his finding without the aid of a jury, is the continuation of a case that began May 1907, and has been mark ed in it's continuance by many sensational ac- | cusations of misconduct and attempted
 subornation of witnesses. Mrs. Gould alleges that her husband deserted her
 without just cause on July 16, 1906. i Howard Gould answers that his justi- | fication was the habits of the plain l tiff; that since he left her he has made
 her an allowance of $25,OO0 a year. but
 that she is extravagant, incorporate and
 has been guilty of misconduct. The
 wife denies the charges and asks for an allowance of $120,000 a year to en-
 able her to live in the manner to which 1 her husband had accustomed her. During the years that you were living in Castle Gould?" asked Clarence Shearn, Mrs. Gould's counsel, how large an establishment did you have?" From 15 to IS servants in the house, from 10 to 12 around the estate, and IS or 20 gardeners" answered Mrs
 Gould.
 In answer to questions she rattled off the amounts her husband had allowed her month by month They averaged $10.000 She kept two bank accounts, one s Mrs. Howard Gould and one a Katherine Gould account.
 "In the eight years of the Howard Gould account, I find" said Delancey 1 Nicoll counsel for the husband, that
 1t totals $775,9sO. Is that correct?" "I think so."
 "Mr. Gould says that in all tn ese years he paid you $776000." "I gave him credit for more," was the mperturbable comment,
 MT. Nlcoll tried to bring out discrep- | Il. 4s lures. He reeled off long list of figures
 and dates Mrs. Gould listening patiently. At the end she askeds
 What are you talking about?" Counsel caught his breath and tried an- other avenue of attack.
 "Did you know at the time of the sep | aration there were bills for $112,O00 out standing against you?"
 l "I haven't the slightest idea" She had the same inevitable answer for
 a long file of questions as to accounts with dressmakers. jewellers and depart ment stores, running sometimes as high as $20, GOO.
 Mrs Gould varied her answers when asked if her expenditures at Castle Gould | included any liquors
 | Yes" she said: everything; I bought 1 the apples, onions. potatoes, vinegar su-
 gar salt, four, horse feed and chicken feed.
 "1 had absolute charge of the building, beautifying and running the place. travelled all over the country selecting
 materials and I kept regular office hours
 for long stretches of time conferrins with architects and builders"
 Testimony to show the manner of life in which the witness was accustomed to live was further adduced by counsel. She showed even eagerness to cooperate and told with evident relish of the magnia- cent yacht Niagara, with it's crew of so men; its salon with seats for 60 guests, and decorations that in one room alone, cost ,000.
 More recent events touched on later in the day she could not recall. She could not recall seeing Dustin Farnum, the actor whose name appeared in an af- fidavit introduced as evidence, in 1908 or 1909, but she was positive she had not
 seen him within q month Deta,s of money in her own name and how she came to own a farm in Virginia were hard to elicit and the witness began 70 show signs of being tired and even or some temper. The day closed, however. with her still on the stand and smiling sweet ly with prospects that she would continue her testimony for the better parr of tomorrow. She the only witness during the day.