The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-06-25
yhs Denies Charges of Drunk
 GnnGSS and QuaTGIiRg .FARNUM'S PART EXPLAINED
Mrs. Gould Testifies That She Was Lonely and Sought Companion ship, Telling of Stage People
 Who Visited Her.

New York. June 24-Katherine Clem- mons Gould was called back to the stand for a final ordeal today to explain away, if possible, the damaging testimony given by the witnesses for her husband in her suit for separation and alimony of $25O,- GOO year
 It was a day of denials, beginning with the reading of the deposition of Dustin Farnum, the actor, who denied in toto all allegations of improper conduct with Mrs Goul1, and ending with Mrs Goulds repeated denials of practically everything in word or action attributed to her by the witnesses for the other side.
 For two warm hours Mrs. Gould, look ing for the first time somewhat uncom- fortable in her smothering black satin gown, answered the carefully framed questions of her counsel, repudiating with monotonous flat denial all testimony and insnuation charging her with ex- cessive drinking, profanity or other i'm propriety. Chauffeurs, grooms, stable men, shopkeepers, laborers and other ser wants and employees were branded with the short and ugly epithet. She never drank to excess, never used profane lan- guage, never forgot her dignity as mis- tress of Castle Gould. and never over stepped the bounds of propriety.
 She Never Did These Things.
 Getting down to specific instances. she told her counsel that she never tried to hitch up a pair of mules, never ordered the tableful of dishes and food thrown from her St. Regis apartments, never re- ferred to Dustin Farnum as my new beau;" never quarreled with her husband before company, never had a coachman's 8 arm about her waist to hold her on the carriage seat; never discharged an em- ploye in anger; never became intoxicated aboard the Niagara; never consumed two quarts of cocktails In two days.
 Mrs. Gould's explanation of her friend ship with Dustin Farnun naturally took up considerable portion of her time to- day. Her testimony held close to the line drawn in the deposition of Farnum read earlier in the day, who was unable to appear in person, it was announced, on account of illness.
 Whatever intimacy there was between her and the actor. she said, was ac- counted for by her desire to have his ad- vice regarding her plans to return to the stage
 My home had been broken up,' she said; 'all authority had been taken from me; my happiness was gone and I wanted some occupation to divert my mind I thought of returning to the stage and wanted to talk the matter over with MT. Farnum, who I was convinced would be able to help me-"
 History Reviewed..
 Mrs. Gould went over the occasion from the time she first met Farnum in 1904 at a charity benefit" down to the present time. She had not seen Farnum, she said, from 1904 till 1908, when she talked with him about returning to the stage.
 Mrs. Gould said that Mir. Farnum was never in her parlor at the St. Regis, ex- cept on the August afternoon. 1904, when they lunched together withSseveral others present, and on the occasion of the auto mobile accident on Long Island, when they returned there to arrange for bail for the chauffeur.
 She never addressed MT. Farnum by any endearing names, she said, and never per mitted any improper familiarity on his part Only once during the afternoon was the even ripple of the question and aDBWeT DeIWeeU MT. 6n6aTn ana HrS. Gould disturbed.
 The interruption was by Justice Dowl- ing, who said that he wanted to look later at Mrs. Gould's now famous dinner checks at the Hotel St. Regis
 "I had not intended to mention them," declared MT Shearn, perturbed. He prom ised to produce them for the courts in spection tomorrow. however.
 It was late in the afternoon when MT. Had hi Justice Bowling decided to postpone the cross-examination until tomorrow, es- pecially In view of the fact that MT Goulds attorneys promised long cross examination.
 It Is believed that the case will close tomorrow.
 Mrs. Gould Unmoved.
 The statement yesterday by one of Mrs Goulds personal friends, Mrs. Sells, on the witness stand that Mrs. Gould had talked to her about returning to the stage and playing with Dustin Farnum did not appear to disconcert the plaintiff or her lawyers, as MT. Shearn said today that such testimony on the record would afford Mrs. Gould an opportunity to explain to- day the reasons for her friendliness with the actor in the fall of 1908.
 MT. Shearn Mrs Gould's counsel, start ed to read the deposition of Dustin Far mum at the opening of today's session, and MT. Nicoll, counsel for the defense, objected.
 This witness is a resident of New York state and has been in the court house since the trial began said MT Nicoll
 MT. Shearn said it was true that Far mum had been here two weeks ago. He had telegraphed him, to Buckport, Me. and received a message from F'arnum s wife that he would not be able to come on to testify on account of his physical condition.
 Justice Bowling allowed the deposition to be read, and Mir Shearn asked the privilege of also calling the actor on Mon day if he could get him. Farnum deposed that he first met Mrs. Gould six or seven years ago at a charitable benefit given by number of New York society women. Mrs. Lounsbury introduced him to Mrs. Gould, the witness deposed.
 Second Meeting.
 The second time he met her at Castle Gould, when he went with Mss May Robson, the ' stress, sand Mrs. Gould drove them TWO hours about the estate. In Augn '906 the actor took luncheon at the 5, egis hotel with
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