The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1909-06-15
MRS. GOULD
UNDER FIRE
HOxard's wife Qullzed About
BIlIS In Divorce Sui.
HAS HAY MEMORY At TIMES

Bills For Jewels. Tsllors and Shoes
Makes Spectators 0asp-Amouated
to s7o.77S In One Near-Mrs. Gould
Tells About Her Travels With 6uf-
falo 5ims Show.
New York. June l2.-What appeared
10 be hszy memory OF Mrs. Katherine
Clemmons Gould in cross-examination
brought a rebGke from supreme Court
Justice Bowling. who is hearing her
suit for separation against her hus-
band. Howard Gould. second son OF
the late Jay Gould. Another interest.
ing phase Of the case was a tilt be
tween lawyers-Delancy Nicoil for the
defendant and Clarence J. Shearn for
Mrs Gould.
Please try 10 be polite" Mr.. Shearn
cautioned Mr.. Nicon when the latter
asked the witness a question sharply
oh I'm sick Of trying 70 be polite
I've been polite all day. and MIS-
Gould won't answer straight Ques-
ton retorted Nicoll
Yes. the witness has given MI
Nicoll much unnecessary trouble.
Justice Bowling interpOsed.
As uncertain as was the witness
memory at times. she did not fail %
take advantage Of that very fact. when
occasion twice offered. Once she
apOlogized for her inability 20 tell
whether certain restaurant checks
were hers or not. saying that she was
interested in knowing how her hus-
band spent his money" and again
when she could not tell whether a
diamond pendant valued at Sl3.S00
had beea bought by her or by her hus-
band for another" Delaney Nicou
protested vigorously against this IN
situation. and Jastice Doviing with
some asperity ordered Il stricken from
the record.
The amounts Of assorted jewels.
tailors. costumers and bootmakers'
bills continued 10 make the spectators
admitted TO the courtroom gasp and
stare. The articles purchased in
ciuded the pearl rope listed al Se7-
600: the disputed pendant. at Si3 500:
diamond chain. at $4,000: a diR-
mond diadem. al $4,000. and a sap
phire ring. az ss0Oo. Such little things
as $500 worth Of SILK stockings al a
time or Si52S for shoes were trivial
by comparison. Five tailor made suits
were ordered az a cost OF S5S0T
Mrs. Gould Identified a letter which
had passed between counsel for both
sides. Il was dated Nov. %. 1907. and
was addressed 10 Nj Shearn. II went
on 10 say that Mrs Gould had run up
S7O.773 worth OF bills IN that year.
Notice was given that responsibility
for these bills would not be continued
by the defendant. The alimOny allow
ance Of $4,000 was 20 be paid % Mrs
Gould in monthly instalments
Il have not the slightest idea OF the
correctness Of these bills" declared
Mrs. Gould. after the letter had been
read.
There were bills bills. bins and
then more bills: bills for nnery and for
necessities. Jewels. lingerie and gifts
for servants. Some Of them Mrs. Gould
could Identify as hers; others she
couldn't
In striking contrast TO this glitter
Of luxurious articles was Mrs. Gould's
testimony that at times at Castle
Gould she was actually without pro
visions
Mrs. Gould's connection with Buff
falo Bills Wild West show was then
inquired into. The witness testified
that she had travelled with the show
as a guest OF Buffalo Bills daughter.
Miss Ada Cody. The witness could
not be induced 10 admit in any sense
that she had travelled with Mr.. Cody.
Mr.. Nicol asked Mrs. Gould separ-
ately concerning all the capitals and
chief cities OF the world and inquired
whether the witness had been there
with Mr.. Cody. but she could remem-
Der nothing. Before coming under
Buffalo Bill's" management. she said.
she appeared on the stage only once.
Mr Gould admitted she took sew
eral automobile trips with Dustin Far
num- the actor.