The sun., 1909-06-22
WITNESSES FOR MRS. GOULD
Contin aed from FRsi Pdae.

vile name. He said he took Mrs Goul d
out lot In the machine and saw her
nearly every day when he was at Castle
Gould. He said abe never cursed or
swore, abused the servants or applied a
vile epithet to him.
On ross-examination Murphy admitted
knowing q liquor dealer named Flaherty
now in business In Fourth avenue. who
had q roadhouse along the Vanderbilt
cup course In 1905. His place is said to
have been the ono visited by Mrs. Gould
and Farnum on their way from Castle
Gould to the city In the fall OF 1905. Mrs
Gould said ON the witness stand that she
couldn't remember who kept the place
and she couldn't pick out its location on
map. Tho defence believes that Flaherty
has been active In rounding up witnesses
for Mrs. Gould.
Michael j. Duffy. q construction super
intendent at Castle Gould between 1902
and 1904. didn't know that Mrs. Gould
ever drank. cursed or svore and said she
was "a lady Of very refined qualities"
On cross-examination Mr.. Niooll intro
duoed letter written by Duffy to Howard
Gould asking permissio TO see him.
He signed his affidavit for Mrs. Gould
three weeks after Mr.. Gould refused his
request, but declared that he made the
affidavit six or seven months before, He
said he knew Flaherty and that Flaherty' e
place was near Great Neck village.
Jacob Cooks. whose brother William
said he saw Mrs. Gould intoxicated several
times. testified that In fve years ho saw
Mrs. Gould many times and never saw
her intoxicated.
did you ever 500 lady intoxicated2'
asked Mr.. Nicoll
mo, think not, replied the witness.
-You wouldn't know II she was drunk
or not. then1'
Il might, and might not
kugene. A. Pinckney, a manufacturer
OF rustic furniture, who was the first wit
ness called in the afternoon. said he was
installing some furniture at Castle Gould
In the period covered by the complaint
and that Mrs Gould impressed him as
being "a very bright business woman
and, nothing but q perfect lady.
to both these answers.
John W. Adams, the Lynchb,lrg con-
tractor who according to a witness for
the defence held . bottle in the basement
OF the house on Blue Cap farm while, Mrs.
Gould drank whiskey out Of 1t. said that
he was only in the basement long enough
for Mrs. Gould to show some plumbing
he nor Mrs. Gould drank anything there,
or even had bottle.
Mr.. Nicoll asked Adams on cross-ex-
animation II he ever carried flask,
and he said he had done SO sometimes.
isn't 1t a custom for Virginia gentle
men to carry flask when they 60 about?'
Yes: but I'm like some others. When
l get started want 1t ALL
Arc you sure you never saw Mrs.
Gould drink3'
Never saw her take a drink in my
life. not even Of water
Thomas J. Jones. who was Mrs. Gould's 8
private secretary between August, 1904,
and january, 1905. was called TO contra
dict the testimony Of a witness for the
defence who said that Jones came to the
st. Regis and had row with Mrs; Gould
about wages and that Mrs. Gould said
II he didn't get out she would have por-
ter put him out. He admitted that he saw
Mrs. Gould on tho occasion referred to
but said he had no dispute with Mrs.
Gould.
Il met Mrs. Gould nearly every morn
ing while was in hsr employ said Jones.
she commenced debating to me at
letters in the afternoon. l never saw
her under the influence Of liquor or heard
her curse or swear
On cross-examination Jones said he
went into the fruit and vegetable busi-
ness after leaving Mrs. Gould's employ
and got a Job In the veneer mills in As
toria. He admitted after much ques-
and had made his headquarters at
Flaherty's road house for several weeks
at time. He said that Flaherty asked
him to make an afidavit for Mrs. Gould,
but he would have done 80 anyhow.
He denied that Flaherty suggested what
Mrs. Gould wanted him to testify to and
said be got II all out OF his own head
Jones made poor impression when
sd.y Ms Ne0 .Sss Se srote out s
the affidavit himself on q typewriter
and wrote out the caption Of the case
at tho top Of his affidavit. Jones said
he didn't know Seymour loft. and when
Mr.. Nicoll pointed out that Toft was the
notary public who signed his affidavit
Jones insisted that he hunted up loft
himself and got him to witness the sig
nature.
Mr.. Shearn helped Jones out little
by asking him II he had a distinct recol-
lection Of writing the title Of the case
on his affidavit and he said he didn't.
William Cullen. a bedroom steward on
the Niagara between 1902 and 1908. said
he never saw Mrs. Gould intoxicated.
Mr.. Nicoll objected to the testimony be-
cause no evidence had been introduced
covering that period. but at this time. az
we'll as later when the same objection was
raised. the Court admitted the testimony.
This decision was regarded as a point
for Mrs. Gould.
Bridget McElroy Kelly, a housemaid
at Castle Gould in 1901 and 1907, said that
she never saw the plaintiff intoxicated
or saw liquor in her room.
That's the last witness to-day" said
Mr.. Shearn when Mrs. Kelly had been
excused. They caught me on short
notice and We have been going pretty
fast
Mr.. Shearn then fell back on reading
depositions. James Marlborough, gar
Mrs. Goulds instruction, said he saw her
frequently at Castle Gould for three years
and added: so far as have observed
her conduct and demeanor were all right
Marlborough admitted on a cross -ex-
animation that he had heard Mrs Gould
speak In q loud and angry tone Of voice,
but denied that he ever saw her with
her faoe flushed. He said that Frank
Flaherty. tho roadhouse keeper, was a
former coAohman for Mrs. Gould. The
defence will point out that Mrs. Gould
roadhouse she stopped at II II was kept
by q former servant.
Xavier Dreyer, who was chef at Castle
Gould for several months in 1902 and 1905,
said he saw Mira. Gould fifteen or twenty
times day and that the influence OF
intoxicants was never apparent upon
her. Dreyer said that a man who said