The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-05
Mrs. Katherine Could
Declares Attempt is
Made to- Kill Her.
RETURNS 10 + ARM
LATER TN THE DAY
Former Wife Of Howard Gould
Charges That This Is Third
Effort During Past Two
Months to End Her Life.
Dr.. Waugh Finds No No
Traces Of Drugs.
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Lynchburg, Va, November BE.
lieving that an attempt had been made
at her Blue Gap Farm. ten miles from
~ eiternaSn qa5S K ars tax aSs
Gould, the former wife Of Howard rei
Gould, came post haste to the city
this morning about 1 o clock for ine
cal treatment. ,ss
Mrs. Gould claims she was drugged
by something that was placed IN her
coffee yesterday, and she alleged tina.
the attempt was made on her life ], by ~: Z
negro cook, wh9. shs s,rthnr cthanls' than his
this, she charged last night In the
OF several persons that this
was the third attempt that had been
made upon her iife Ut Blue Gap & Farm arm
not hesitate to say that designs have
been made upon her life In order that
her former husband may marry gain.
for he cannot do 90 under the ] pres. re-.
lives. She goes still further, and
claims that as much as $1.000.0o9
would bo given to have her out OF OF
t,''f Makes Quick Trip.
Mrs. Gould reached the Hotel Carroll
about o'clock. after what was prOb-
ably the quickest time ever made be-
the distance Is said to have been cove.
cred in an hour and five minutes. Mrs.
Gould, accompanied by several negroes.
driving behind a pair of her farm
t OF the Carroll, rushed to the office and
gave her orders quickly for a room
In the same breath. asking the clerk
in charge of the office to get her tina
/ him in her room in the quickest pos
sible manner. Mrs Gould was given
a room. and Dr.. e. A. Waugh reacSsd
the apartment in Very short time.
for he had been advised that Mrs.
Gould had been poisoned.
| DR.. Waugh made an examination vi
Mrs. Gould, but he declared that he
could find no evidence OF poison is = nor
lsirugged, The physician found her
pulse normal, and did nc 4 mink Y
necessary to give her any medicine.
anH ro oans ss KsosRIa KaosIa Is ss learned from
sElieves that her husband desires to
;ihave her cut OF the way In order that
4 he ne no doubt but that she Is terribly
wrought up over the condition or =.
Eaffairs.
bishop Visits Mrs. Could.
de vyver. OF the Catholic diocese OF
4 |Richmond, accompanied BY Father
Aannigan. Also Of Richmond. vent to =
Blue Gap Farm to pay MIS- Gould a
Fnectlon with Mrs. Gould's ayowed pur--
pose OF establishing there a scaool for
the training Of negro Ca thoiics from
4 Northern cities. sss
Mrs. Gould stated that she did not
recall meeting her visitors. but OF
i the negro es. who came to the city with
her, stated that she not only met tho
iclergymen.3s but spent some time. In
3showing them over portions OF her
Il q q led that MrS.
/ Gould went to the barns and other
parts of t he estate With Bishop Van
de 6Vyver, but Mrs. Gould declared She
|could not recallfthnt she had even seen
.Eher visitors. l5
She stated that her frs I objection
after drinking the coffee about
!5o'clock yesterday afternoon w as a bout
5l$ll:so O'clock last nj hit. when she came
on the floor with a cha air ross her
She got UP and found the house lighted
and open. but she could ind no no one on :
5E sleeping. She aroused him. and to-
#|tgether they made anoti tier toury:of the
! house. The negro bore out Mrs; NJ
l no one in the house and she did .not
d 9I,know what had become Of her&vts1 tors:
a SIIndeed, she claimed. she did not&recali
N|5hnying seen or poken. tn til ein.sSf 20, oi
III she claimed TO nave Ye&Ueeii ~. Si'S
of the drug Sthat t was given
+ liner from az hort time afterwards Unit
y gISnearly midnight. ~ p.
had been MADE upon tean1 nsa
Il to come to the city for dical ttsn. 3
t!ons We draXsn n, rhass eSs
Il s5lopnion that she had been 3 poisone,n 9,
i ana she did not want to oses ttmes3in 8l:
-Ereaching the city. /. Is. /, 8.
q shortly. ter reaching. the hotel.sMirs " $
81 rIIGduld asked for. the Chief q t'oliee 6
II and several policemen. went g .tae : e
-Sbhotel, and ut her instance the norm, IL
n hound trains We're Watc ed TO- see tnal .l
cook did not get ava w. for. u s's n
i lEbelieyed such an effort at High 7 w ou!s
= he made RI No warrants Nv ere ssueu
II and5this left. the police g limos t.pnWSer,
LESS e anE.sing; s. rrest i1 shtss fss
Y no one lsh owed up Z the station n.s:z
: AfterSrefuslng to be seen by, news, w
q Fpaper man, Mrs. Gould Went q bac s shas
y Alnfternoon to her &estate.S she + nag y
$ trained nurse With her all day. and y
u ,sis said, was bordering on nervous pros pr
ira Ion, fsSsl