The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-06-18

New York, June 15-Mrs. Howard
Gould appeared in court to-day in
splendid spirits despite the long rapid
fire cross-examination to which she
submitted the day previous in her suit
for divorce from Howard Gould.
Mrs. Gould showed few evidences of
nervous tension under the rapid-fire
cross-examination which Delaney
Nicoll, attorney for Mr.. Gould, began
to direct at her when she resumed
the stand at the opening of court.
Questioned in regard to her acquain-
lance and meetings with Dustin Far
mum, the actor, the witness testified
that she did not remember meeting
Farnum after August, 1906, when he
dined with her at Castle Could"
Counsel Shearn referred to the large
bills which Mrs. Gould had incurred
to her husbands account just prior to
and following the separation in July,
1906, and which were still unpaid at
various jewelry stores and millinery
shops here and in Paris. He drew
from the witness the statement that
if Mr.. Gould had given her the allow
ance he promised she could have paid
them all. Mrs. Gould said that as
far back as 1899 her husband prom
ised to allow her $4,000 a month.
The witness said she had to have at
castle Gould, morning, afternoon and
evening gowns, with shoes and stock
1ngs that matched, tea gowns, coach
ing gowns, shopping gowns which she
used about the city and with most
OF these hats, shoes, stockings and
parasols to match. Yachting cos
tunes were distinctive from the 9TH
ers, and had to have their expensive
accessories, the witness said. She
was accustomed to change her gowns
sometimes five and six times a day.
She had to dress at least three times
day at Palm Beach, and more than
that during her various trips about
Europe.
Tells of Buffalo Bill.
At Castle Gould, the witness said,
she had to have entirely different
gowns, and never used the ones she
used in New York or at the summer
resorts.
Mr.. Nicol1 wanted to know If the
witness ever rode horseback. She said
she had. She was shown a picture
of a young woman astride a white
horse, with large show tents looming
up in the background. The witness
was asked if it was not picture of
herself. She couldn't remember it.
isn't that you picture taken in
Manchester, England, when you were
with the Cody (Buffalo BilD show?"
asked Mr.. Nicoll.
The witness could not recall it, but
would not swear that it was not her
picture.
Mrs. Gould was asked if she remem-
bered employing and discharging 166
servants at Castle Gould during the
year 1905. She could not remember
definitely.
Tell Of Alleged Wedding.
Inspector Mclaughlin testified that
he had heard that Mrs. Gould had
been married at one time to a man
named Dawson, and had investigated
the story and sent his detectives down
to see Mr.. Nicoll after they had looked
up Dawson's record in Baltimore. Ed.
Shoals, who kept gambling house in
this city, the witness said, told him
the story about the Dawson marriage,
and Shoals afterward told it to Attor-
ney Nicoll.
George j. Gould, brother of the de-
fendant, was then called as a witness
by Mrs. Gould's lawyer to testify in
regard to Howard Gould's income.
Mr.. Gould testified that he had
caused the investigation to be made
of the alleged marriage of Katherine
Clemmons before her marriage to