The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-09
B|)NI 5 PAPA'S DEBTS
Contracted at Monte Carlo,
Are Not Being Paid
WITH JAY G0ULD'S COIN
Boni Denies Also a Lot of
Other Stories.

newspapers. and affecting the financial
, affairs OF the Castellanes, reached the
World last week
It told with much detail of circalm-
stance that the Marquis de CastelAane.
fiIther Of Count Bond de Castellane, hus-
band of Anna Could, had dumped mill
Ii ons Of francs of Gould wealth into the
g,lm0ling dens of Paris and Monte Corlo.
1t said that the gambling propensities
Of the Marquis are the talk of Paris, and
tina t after losing large amounts of money
ne had called on his son to pay his debts
of llonor.''
The Marquse de Castellane mother of
Boni. does not escape in this publication
To her is attributed a desire to shine as
! a social light In Paris. Finding that the
young Count and Countess were more
than happy when alone and had no desire
to shine in Partisan circles as leaders of
the RoY1istic set, she Is said to have
rudely disturbed the love and happiness
of the young couple by inducing the
young Count to build a palace after the
pattern of the grand Trianon of Louis
XIV, which, for lack of funds, is still I'M
finished.
Another episode in the domestic life of
the young couple is said TO be explained
In the story. A splendid yacht was built
and emblazonal with the CasteHane coat
of-arms. 1t foa md its way down into the
Mediterranean waters, hugging the coast
Of the Riviera when the season was at
fits height. And whatever this splendid
floating palace was, there was a seues
of splendid ente rtainments, attended by
the elite OF the world, which finds itself
there in winter.
Once there a A;udden squall disturbed
the social atmospi ere of the yacht. And
the angry little ca untess took herself of
to Paris in huff.
The Parisians An the Castellane set
shrugged their shoulders and said 'Te
vieux recommence en- tcore''-'the old Mar
quis is at 1t again, and that he lost
such a large amount at Monte Carlo that
the young American wife had turned pale
and left the party.
The World, in fairness to the Count de
CasteIlane submitted this story to him
World reporter in his quarters at the
Waldorf-Astoria. A copy of the state
nnent had been placed in his hands earlier
The Count de CasteElane decided to
make a full statement of his relations TO
| the Could family, and make plaiT to the
American people all the phases Of his life.
about which much guessing has been
going on He said:
''It Is mistake to say that 4 married
Miss Could for her money. My family Is
a wealthy one-true we are not Goulds.
Vanderbilts, or Astors, but we are rich.
Why, look at my brothers. They are Nv
ing on our estates They do not need to
grasp at American millions TO make them
happy
THE Castellanes have houses and cas-
ties in different parts of France I did
not marry for money. because I did not
need the money. and neither did my faith
er. All such talk comes from my enc
mics
''Why did I visit America? That Is
easily answered. My wife Is a young
American woman. She loves her coun-
try. Why should she not wish to visit
her native lard again? Miss Helen Gould
invited my wife to come here, and we
have been treated splendidly by the
Goulds since our arrival.
'T am charmed with the reception ac-
corded to my wife and myself by our
American frie nds. Why did I come to
America? Next year the people VIII all
be in Paris. We could not come over
here then. I found that 1 could take six
weeks vacation from my parlia men1ary
duties-and you Americans know rhht It
very hard for young mn 10 take \ va
cation whenever he wants 10. I Will re-
-, . De-
either the 18th or the 10th Of this mon n.
This afternoon win go to Lakewood
to visit George Gould When We sail from
this country we will leave just as happy
as when we came.
"The malicious stories circulated by nv
enemies are easily explained. AS soon as
I started for America they took 'venge-
ance'-is that what you call Il in Arneri-
ca? They are all malicious lies. They
are all rot Why deny them when you
know the source from which they come &?
1.-THE object of my visit to New York?
That is plain 7 did not come TO get
money did not come to look after bus
mess affairs. All such talk IS nonsense
We 90 not need money. 1t IS a pleasure
trip and ] am very happy 10 say that my
wife and myself are enjoying ourselves
The statement submitted 20 US f. not
trua'
1T IS untrue. then. that your father
has called on you for money 70 pay debts
incurred By him through gambilngZ
Yes. He has a right TO gamble II he
wants TO. That Is fiz business He has
no. lost millions OF francs az the ganb-
ling ta',e and even = he did he would
not come TO me to pay bis debts No. no
no That couid never happen.
This story IS another Invention os nv
enemies. Why should I not be happy
We have our children and we love them
There Is no truth n the statement ira;
any acts OF my mother have esuse6 |
trouble between my wife and myself"
The following statement In the story |
submitted 70 Count CastslIzne nat with |
vehement denuncsatfon:
The worst that can be SAID 81 fhe !
Count de Cssteilaue e perhaps that be |
dsa marry Anna Gould for he- aaaneT |
But there IS no qDezsson that Re dsd & Il \
desperation out % a sense % shiwsIry % i
help cove- u what his mother conle 70 i
Iorger-she dlxE-zce % a pron1gzfa and /
ruined fathr-
But out az thzt marriage here ez-ne
surprise 90 noos- greater shza - him
sef. He beleves. IN RS youthfri srna-
-ance. that he vas sac-fec9ng bis e-sr.1,-
crate bod ~ -te altar ~ raznason tn
cr,dItIozznT ard <4csozt -eco-oe-s-
.sBut saere cane % hln ore os.1hose
rz-s res-s-attoas <hsca sometimes rsEs
% OFT o. a rpss~ srzeui-e. He srsks
early 70 he ETsa. hzppsness that Re had /