Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-06-16
Often Intoxicated
and Used Bad
Language.
SAYS WOMEN NOT SAFE
Tells Newspaper Men That
If Stories of Such People
Are to be Believed the
Social Life Of Almost All
Can be Attacked.

Special 0D UNfted PTeSS wire
New York, June l6:-Testimony by
servants to prove that Mrs. Gould is an
habitual drnnkard was continued in the
Gould divorce suit today. Harry Tur-
ner who has been employed at Castle
Gould since 1906 is sure he saw Mrs,
Gould ''under the influence of liquorN
in July or August Of 1906. He de-
clared that she asked him a question
and was so unsteady that she had to take
hold Of the wall for support. He said
that on another occasion the woman
called the servants together and told
them that she was Mrs. Howard
Gould. He said her face was flushed
and excited.
1t was the opening of the defense,
and Justice Bowling ruled that only
testimony of habitual drunkenness
might be admitted, having cleared the
defense from every item except proof
OF abandonment without reason.
Mr. Shearn made the unique claim
that II Justice Bowling admitted testi-
mony touching on intoxication it
would drag the suit out for two or
three weeks.
"she Was Very Much Intoxicated"
Maurice Malloy, manager of the Cas-
tie Gould estate, said he had often
seen Mrs. Gould under the influence of
liquor and very much intoxicated.
ION Nov. 8, 1907" he said, "she
drove up to the estate Office and en-
tered. l was in an inner room, and she
put her head inside the door and said,
Hello, Malloy,' and added, Come out
here, you Malloy
"She was very much intoxicated $50
intoxicated that she swayed back and
forth. Her head was striking against
the wall. She said, 'Malloy, you beast
you are discharged I told her did
not care to listen to her and stepped
out"
Emptisd Seven Bottles Of Brandy.
Alfred Richards, a steward for the
Pullman Car company, who formerly
worked as steward at Castle Gould
and served wines at table, then testi-
| fed.
Mrs. Gould was down there at varl-
GUS times" said Richards, land I saw
her under the influence of liquor.
went to work in June, 1905, and to-
ward the end of July ! began to notice
her condition. She would be very ex-
citable and flushed, and | could tell
she was drinking"
did you have any knowledge of the
quantity Of liquor she consumed dur
ing this periodT'
"Yes. Once she stayed two weeks in
her room, and liquor was served TO her
morning, noon and night. Her maid
would come down for the stun, and I'd
give 1t to her. The maid would come
down in the morning for two cocktails
first. Then about II 30 o'clock 1t would
be whisky and soda. For luncheon
she'd take light wines. At night she
would take two brandies. In these two
weeks seven bottles Of brandy went to
Mrs Gould's room, as shown by my
wine closet records"
Richards also told how he had been
ordered to lock Mr.. Gould out and that
he had seen Mrs. Gould push her hus
band from her room. He stated she
said to her husband, you little hound
get out Of this ROOM"
Charles H. Davis, Glen Cove wei
digger, testified that Mrs Gould had
visited his home, and when he apollo
gized for not having any wine for heI
she had said:
Never mind that. / have brandy
with me In my auto
No Woman Safe, She Says.
When her counsel had finished eros,
examining the former Castle Goult
servants Mrs. Gould braced up and
facing the little flock Of newspaper
men who wished to know something
Of her feelings over the testimony
said
I'VE shall rebut what these wit
nesses have sworn to. But, gentlemen
after you have heard them speak
would you swear away woman
character on their oaths? If you would
then the social life and moral charac
ter Of no woman In this country ar,
safe from such assaults"