The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-01-27
MRS. GOULD SUED
BY MILLINERS
Elegant Clothes" of Millionaire's
Former Wife Excite Enthusiasm
of Women.

NEW YORK. Jan. 27.--Mrs. Howard
Gould, who last summer obtained
separation from Howard Gould with
ahmony OF $4,000 a year had an ex-
citing day when she went 10 the court
house To defend the suit brought
against her by Malcalm N. Butler. as
assignee. To recover $3.50 for clothing
she Is alleged To have bought from
the Lichenstein Millinery Company
before she fell out with her wealthy
husband. AS She left the courtroom
with her counsel Clarence j. Shearn,
when court adjourned. for the noon
recess, a process server rushed up TO
her and thrust some legal papers into
her hands. Mrs Gould took the papers
with toss Of her head and went her
way.
The documents proved to be a sum-
mons land complaint I'm an action
brought against her by William G.
Woodward. alias big Bill" Hawley,
the ex-convict, to recover $2,4O0.
when asked what Woodward said in
his complaint. Shearn laughed and said
the paintiff merely alleged that he
had lent Mrs. Gould money sixteen
years ago and that he now wanted 1t
repaid with interest.
"6ill HawIey's" suit.
There is no ground for the suit, -
said Shearn. THE complaint says
Woodward, the ex-convict, loaned Mrs.
Gould money, but IT does not state
the circumstances OF the loan or any
other facts"
The name OF big Bill" Hawley was
mentioned several times when Mrs.
Gould sued Howard Gould. When she
took the witness'stand in the trial Of
her separation suit, De Lancey Nicoil
asked her:
do you know william c. Wood
waId?"
Mrs Gould's face went scarlet as
she answered:
Il was once introduced to him by
Helen Mar the actress, on a steamer
crossing the ocean. That is the only
time / ever saw him and | never had
any communication with him then or
afterward."
Mrs. Gould entered the courtroom a
few minutes after her counsel and
took a seat beside him. She wore Il
black satin gown. black boa and
muff and a black turban hat, orna-
mented with black aigrette and two
white satin roses. A double string
OF pearls hung around her neck. She
smiled at several women friends in
the court who commented enthusiast
tically to each other on her elegant
clothes" She watched her counsel
closely as the jury was being selected,
and on her suggestion three were eX-
cused.
Which Was ResponsIble2
The trial was brief. The evidence
all bore on the question as TO whether
Mrs Gould or her husband was respon-
sible for the debt The plaintiff tried
10 show that Mrs. Gould bought the
goods on her own responsibility. Mrs.
Gould's defense was that her husband
was responsible because she acted as
his agent in making the purchases.
The first witness was Miss Mary f.
McEnroe a saleswoman for the millin-
ers. who was gowned as elegantly as
Mrs. Gould. She identified list OF
articles she said she sold 20 Mrs
Gould between Nov 20. 1906. and Jan.
/ 1907. Among the items were
charges for a black caracul mum and
boa, a black otter boa and muff six
imported French waists, a sealskin
coat and an opera cape.
Miss McEnroe said that Mrs. Gould
ordered some OF the articles over the
telephone and others she bought after
a personal inspection. The witness
said that Mrs Gould asked her TO keep
her informed about the latest importa.
tons from Paris.
The books put in evidence showed
that while the account was originally
opened in the name OF Mrs Gould. il
was afterward changed TO that of How
ard Gould. Testimony was offered TO