Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-06-18
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New fs9tN, June IT, Spot NSH
Of the cross examt aei led t
oseillate today in the t. Mrs
Howard uld's suit for ior
from The estate at Cast' t
the st. Regis hotel, to the Blue
Gap, va. to the Niagara. ould
yacht. and back to New York again
but except for the moments when il
fingered on Dustin F'arnum, it never
got very far away from the butler
keys to the wine cellar.
There was visible an attitude n the
part of the defense. which in this tris
Of many surprises, has been curiousi
shifted over to what is virtually the
prosecution to prove that Mrs Gould
was not only so frequently under the
influence of intoxicants as to fall with
in the rulings Of Justice Bowling, that
she must be proved an habltual drunk
ard before her husband can be iusti-
fled for leaving her but to prove Chat
when Sire had been drinking her cha"-
acter underwent transformation for
The 5,r
y
band was willing enough to adduco
testimony that the wife was affabe
when herself If only he could bring
her good nature into contrast with tee-
timony that tended to show her vio-
lent, abusive, uncertain in her motives
ana confessed IN her actions, when
she was alleged to have been drinking
There was no abatement of Mrs
Gould's ordeal and as the burden Of
- iteration grew heavier, she shrank
visibly and look of pain came into
her eyes as if. though she might have
read or seen such things, II was a new
realization Of them for her to hear
that the applied directly to herself At
other times She smiled broadly shook
her head in amused denial and several
times started the witness out Of coun
tenance.
only once was tho break in the pro
ccssion of footmen. buffers, chauffeurs,
maids. walters and bell boys on whose
testimony it is sought to prove Mrs.
Gould an impossible wife and that was
when Mr. Nicoll called Melville r.
Chapman. a broker, who was guest
Of the Goulds on the Niagara during
several cruises in the year 1905 He
had several times seen Mrs. Gould un-
denably drunk. he testified. and lead
by Mr. Nicoll, he described several al
legged outbreaks, with emphasis on the
oyerhcaring manner Of the wife and
the efforts of the husband to soothe
and conciliato her.
In the effort to discredit this Wit
ness Mr. Shearn drew the ugly word
piackmail" from Mr Nicoll and be
ame so much agitated at its applica-
ron to his own conduct of the case
It for some moments he was unable
e continue his cross examination.
'fl court ruled the use Of the word
eli nsive and Mr.. Nieoll apologized for
iar oducng it.
Mr.. Shearn has announced, that
be- viii call fifty or more witnesses
20 abutt the testimony Of the defense
q probable that the case will con-
TN + for another week or ten days Tol
she ZEN it as much as possible Justice
DO hng is holding court until 81
e'c TX daily.
ward Beechetold who was in
FL of the wines and liquors aboard
af ould's yacht Niagara, in Decem-
o. '05, when the Goulds were cruis- |
ih ith a party of friends. testified |
~ saw Mrs. II. Gould intoxicated |
times during the cruise.
orvcd Mrs Gould with brandy |
night" the witness said. "and
an diners aboard the yacht she
"r more than anyone lse."
ross examination the witness
&it had made an affidavit for Mrs.
9" lawyers and had talked with |
tar oout testifying.
ihearn questioned The witness
' IN regard to other persons or
f who were present. upon the |
'e1 when the witness said he OBJ
Mrs. Could in an intoxicated
ra I.l-
= Gould frequently shook her
= aa ~ the witness answers and
smiled sarcasiically
Melville + Chapman. broker who
l'a been guest Of Mrs. Gould on the
'ieht Niagara on several trips in 1905.
''s'iiied thar Mrs Could was frequent
y under the Influence Of intoxicants
ana very abusive In her language to
'lf servants He said that during p
eise TO the West Indies. he remcm-
''fed occasions when Mrs. Gould had
~ drinking and became dissatisfied
'''i everything and everybody and