A HIGH MAN AND HIS WIFE.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12421, 10 December 1908, Page 1

A HIGH MAN AND HIS WIFE.

. 1 The suit of Mra Katberine -Clemmons Gould to have her alimony increased from £.5000 t-j £30.000 a year evoked- further disclosures in the Supreme Court at New York -of ™ woes and sor rows of the rich Mr Howard Gould brought charges of drunkenness and scandalous conduct ag.-uost his wifp. She denied the charges point-blank, and alleges a conspiracy against her. She asserts in particular that on oqb oooasion whan Mr Gould accused her of int-rsioation in Egypt B no was roerely induJgiog her artistic ihsnncts by having her hair shampooedin the Nile. On 15th October, Mr Delancey Nicol. on behalf of Mr Gould, disputed the figures given by Mrs relative to his income. Mra Would declared that hor husband enJ ? y T 9 i. d an annual revenue of £120,000. It was onco £120.000," said Mr ■niool, .' but, as you know, tne income of men of tne -largest moans E *v - n a PP reci at;irely dimmiahed oy the stress of hard times. Mr * 2q« % income has been cue down to £80,000. He lost £60,000 in tne OOtirge of lasi year. " For years Mr Gould allowed his wifo £12,000 . pm-money. In one year he gave her £26,000 for living expenses, of which she spent £830u and kept £18,-000. He aJso sre^ r-d nor with £23,000 worth of jewelry, and paid bili 3 at a diamonu is-er-cfaant's ampnoting to £11,000 o-Id. .. ouiJ further made . ov»r to ms wifo a farm at Lynchburg. VirL'r-i-i, r leo SaVo her ' *rom 1599 to"lt>r:6 iiod.OOO. SliG has to-day, Mr Ficn.l said.R fortune of morejtoan £10,000. i-he judge resorvoa tiis decision.