New-York tribune., 1909-06-11
MRS. G0ULD'S WOES
"Dreadfui Time" at the Castle 4 fter
S792 900 Was Spent.

The trial of the Viola Katherine Could
formerly known on the stage as Katherine Glenn
mons against her husband, Howard Gould. third
OF Jay Gould. for a separation and Sl25O0o
alimony was begun yesterday before Justice Dowl-
ing in the Supreme Court The plaintiff occupied
the witness stand almost all the first day of what
viii be long drawn out trial. and except for a
few verbal passages with Delaney Ncoll coun-
sci for Mr. Gould, was calm alert witness in her
own behalf.
Justice Greenbaum. who presided in the call
calendar part, assigned the case to Part 5. where
Justice Dowling sitting, and great rush 10
that part began. The small courtroom was quickly
crowded. It proved uncomfortable that Justice
Downing had the case taken to Part 10. on the
third hocr. There second exodus of the
curious, and all day a court officer and a police
kept busy keeping out the overflow or
those who had business in court and clearing
q passageway for those who had
Mr- Nicoll opened the case with motion for the
dismissal OF the complaint and then amended his
motion TO strike out certain paragraphs, which the
Court denied. Clarence J. Shearn opening for the
plaintiff. sketched briefly the life of Gould and his
wife since their marriage at the Holland House in
October 1898 Could he said, left his wife in July.
1905 The aUyer told the Court that the defendant
enjoyed one-sixth Of his fathers estate. and that
the couple spent much Of their time the yacht
Niagara. which COST $4,000 to maintain
In the spring. summer and fall they lived ar
Castle Gould at Port Washington, Long Island,
which place Mrs. Gould managed and controlled.
The lawyer told cf Gould leaving his wife and stip
-lating conditions Of his return that she sign
pledge 10 abstain from the OF LIQUOR and prom
tse that her mother should have part in the
management of Castle Gould. She rejected these
terms and left Port Washington to go to the St
Regis
TROUBLE SINCE SEPARATION
THE plaintiff does not believe in the policy Of
divorce declared Mr.. Shearn. 80 that the de-
fendant then tried TO starve her out He cut OF
her allowance from December. 1906. until May 1907
when he was forced 10 give her, through q legal
action. $1,000 year. He tried in March, 1907. 10
prove that she 8 bigamist She has been
harsssed by litigation. she has had TO use her hus-
bands name for board and clothes She was
forced into this action
Mrs Gould began her suit in 1907 basing her
tion alleged cruel and inhuman treatment. She
IS receiving alnony Of $4,000 a year. Mr.. Could
denied the allegations, and brought counter suit
charging his wife with Incorporate habits and with
being infatuated with a well known actor
Mrs. Could. wearing black satin princess gown,
q picture hat with large aigrette- and long
string Of pearls around her neck took the stand
when her lawyer finished his remarks. In the
course OF her testimony the witness read from a
Book wherein she kept the amounts OF money she
received from her husband while they lived to-
Eether which aggregated s732eOO from 1898 to 1906
These amounts were follows: 1898 5000; 1SSs'
ysa5,s: 1900 s2OeO 1861. sSS.0o0 1909 $1,000; 1906
x110eao; 1sos $4,000; 1906. $1,000 and 1906, $1,000
Mrs Gould said that she paid the household eX-
ueuses which averaged 5000 year, spending tle
rest on dress. charity and for other purposes me
former actresses memory seemed TO have 1aleu
when OF ross-exa1nination. Mr.. Nicon asked her
~ Gould had not settled certain large accounts Tor
her besides the money that he gave her
Some Of the accounts that the defendants lawyer
s.ked about was one at TffTany's for 5000. an
other at wanamaker's for $1,000. and a third
for jepelry with Cartier OF Paris for S2'o1 Mrs-
Gould said she bought some 5ewery' pu1 olo ho1
know how much il amounted TO- She reIuseu -
z-alf1 ari00 On
bric-a -brac that she stored in warehouse say
ing that the St. Regis Hotel management Is % hoil
ing the warehouse receipts for an UNPAID ho'ei
bill -, a..
AT-e Could testified that she did rot have a
cent when she and her husband separated ana
that besides she heavily in debt
The plaintiff told OF several threats py hel nus iI
hand n auit' her and then went into the troupies
sb. had AZ Castle Gould. The caretaker, MalIoy'
she said had insuIted her by saying he knew no"
,ong she would last" Gould said his Wife has
not snoken to communicated with her since 'uH
l5 1906. on which day he bade her soooDS-
WANTED HER TO SIGN PLEDGE.
MY cousin. Mr. Sells said the witness came
10 me later from M Gould. Ny husband instruct
cd him to tell me that he had placed his afectohS
elsewhere but that he would come back 10 me II
promised that my family would have nothlhg 10
do with the management Of Castle Touio' Il
would promise not 10 touch another drop OF hQuor
and IL 1 should not annoy him before his friends
Then Mr. Sells told me that my husband wanted
sepsration. and II would not separate he "oOId
get divorce
Telling Of her experience at Castle Gould, she
said: ~
7 lived there under the most dreadful conditions
! was told that Nj. Malloy was the boss; that
was not 10 have the use Of the horses or stables
A gentleman and his wife came TO see me 1heg
were tvrred away from the door. This was IN the
summer and fall OF 1906 1 went later TO the 81
Regis When I left the castle had to SEND from
the village for my trunks. The man sent shppeu
IN while Mr.. Mslloy was away
Mrs Gould on cross-e1amination told OF TWO
hank accounts one known the Katherine Gould
account and the other the Mrs. Howard Gould
account
Mr. Gould" she said, used TO give me the ten
and twenty dollar gold pieces that he collected at
4he directors meetings on March y. 1902 he gave
ne ? check for $1,000 10 purchase an auto"
In the eight years of the Mrs Howard Gould ao-
count ind that II totals *7s2 coo Is that correct?
asked Mr.. Ncoll
L think So replied the witness
Was any Of il spent for liquors.?
why. Mr NicoIl," exclaimed Mrs. Gould aghast-
Did you not include wines and liquors amount
inx 10 81. .ee0 these yearly expenditures?
Yes that included everything 1 bought the ap-
MES onions potatoes, vinegar, sugar, salt -four,
horse feed and chicken feed.
DO YOU know that at the time of the separation
there were bills for $1,000 outstanding against
Nou2" she asked
Y haven't the slightest idea was Mrs. Goulds
reply.
DO YOU remember purchasing in September 1905.
seReIry the value OF $1,000?
i don't know"
You mean that YOU don't know the amount or
the description Of the jewelry?
L haven't the slightest idea was the answer.
Mrs Could returned the answers to ques-
,ions about a $4,000 bill Wanamaker's a bill for
~ 600 from Cartier Of Paris. and the from