Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1900-10-10
WANTON PR0FLIGACY.
count castelIane Sauanders Mil
lions in Gratifying His Extra
VACANT Desires.

.,,.. ran hereafter CONTRACT ali the debts
IN, nlesses. but his creditors will never
In enabled to collect them from his
c.ffe's share in the Gould estate.
The civil tribunal has appointed George
Gould trustee for the Countess De
,,sreuane his sister. According to the
.5,adiues in the case her husband. Count
Roui De Casteiane, spent 23,000,0O0
srarrs in four years, whereas his income
5r',ln his wife's fortune is only 5000, 900
francs.
The extravaganza of Count Boni De
Gastellane has caused no end of trouble
,n The Gould family. In the month of
tuTust his brother-in-law, George j.
,,ould. hurried to Paris to save his sister
from the results of the counts protiigacy
George Gould prevented the sale of the
unique furniture, the rare plate, the hnc
horses and carriages which Count Boni
purchased soon after he married Jay
ltould's daughter, when he layished
money as if the assets of the Bank of
France were at his call. Eighteen
months ago he rented for three years a
,hateau an hours journey from Paris.
This house he filled with the magnificent
furniture which for a time it was his fad
10 collect and for which ne paid fabulous
prices. 1t includes the pieces in three
treat salons, one furnished in the style of
Louis Quinze, one after that of Louis
Seize and one in the manner of the EN-
uire. Forty bedrooms in the chateau are
furnished in fashion scarcely less splen-
did
There, too. are gold and silver plate.
Old. but newly bought, an immense num-
her of horses and carriages and wine
cellar that bibbng princes envy.
Covets Anna GouId's Share.
During the autumn the Count and
Countess Castellane HE'D them to New
York where George and Edwin Gould
we're induced to give another million or
two to help them satisfy other clamoring
creditors. While in New York the count
used his utmost efforts to get hold of his
wifes share in the Gould estate.
For two weeks the count and his bride
pleaded and begged and beseeched. The
count engaged an attorney to try to col
lect from the Gould estate the share of
his wife. Judge John +. Dillon. who
had drawn the Gould will and who was
not overpleased with the count, stood like
stone wall against this proposition. He
declared that not one cen1 vi the Gould
money could be paid to the countess I'M
der the terms of the will except the
small amount due her as interest on the
trust fund.
Anna Gould's share in the estate is
something like S10000,000, now worth
$23,000,000. Apart from the natural OBJ
jections of the other heirs, George. Ed
win. Howard, Frank and Helen Gould.
Of great moment has been encountered.
At conference this objection. which
was looked upon as an inSurmOuntable
obstacle in the counts way, was made
plain to him. He was informed that
under the terms of Jay Gould's will he
mad no power TO accept for his wife
lump sum of money in lieu of her legacy
and that he has no legal right to sign
away the interests of her children.
Political Ambition.
An instance Of the reckless pr0figacy
of the count was furnished during the
summer, when he engaged Montjarret,
formerly the postillion of the President
Of the. French republic, as an outrider
This simple act created a greater sensa-
ton in the French capital than anything
ne has ever done. 1t was said to have
had political significance of the gravest
weight.
Hontiarret was appointed by NJ. Cas-
mlr-Perier, and when that President
Withdrew from office he headed the pro-
cesslon of Felix Faure. As the first
postllllon of France, he has been ia
miliar figure in many state professions,
and when he appeared at the head of a
eavalcade the crowd loudly cheered him.
1t was even said that he was dis
charged by Loubet because the man.
daShing, handsome, mounted, arrogant in
MS beauty, controlling his spirited horse
with a touch was more appIauded on
the street than the master, stout, middle
aged and bourgeois looking, lolling on his
cushions.
Count BOni de Castellane is an ardent
loyalist 1t will be remembered that he
led in the demonstration at AuteuiI
against President Loubet and created
several violent scenes in the Chamber of
Deputies by his attacks upon the repub-
lie and it's President.
In the case of Montiarret he saw a
new chance to insult LOubet. He seized
Il Joyfully. Arrayed in the CastelIane
livery, the handsome Montiarret. idol of
The p9pulace again appeared on the Bots
dH Boulogne He received an enthusi-
aStIc welcome, which gave some onIook-
rfS an opportunity for Kisses for I.oubet
And Count de Castelane was happy.
once again he had scored against his
enemy.
The career of the count has been pune
tHated with sword thrusts or with
threats to kill off this or that supposed
enemy. The following table has been
compiled from the files of the Paris pa
pcrs:
CasteIIaue's War Record.
ian. 1898 Fought duel with NJ
Ieroulede. both being slightly wounded
July >, 1S9S-Badly wounded NJ Henri
furot in duel
Jan. :. 1899 Challenged NJ. Perret Duce.
"9uX to mortal combat.
June Il, 1S99-lnsulted Prime Minister
l'4puy' who ignored the counts attack
July 10, lS99-Challenged the prince Of
Monaco to combat with swords: challenge
Hechned by the prince who claimed that
the counts title was bogus
Jan: 3. 1900-Threatened while on a visit
10 TINS country to fight NJ. De Rodays. ed-
12r OF lie Figaro. to the death. No duel has
SINCE taken place between the men.
ia March en-, 81, 1sO0-Wrote letter TO Count
re Lubbock offering to take the place of
euht Robert Rothschild in an arranged
Tee! between the men. Count Rothschid
having withdrawn. not being of age.
July p. 1900-Fought a duel with swords
WIN Count Orlowski, wuunding the latter
IN ! he thorax
The De Castellane estates are the Cha
eau de Rochecotte and De Langeals. on
iae banks of the Loire, and the ancient
heirloom. the Chateau De CasteIIane. in
ne town of that name in Provence.
winch has passed in a direct line from
1ather to son from time immemorial.
iheir Paris residence is at l Boulevard
dc la Tou- Maubourg.
Specimens of Extravaganza,
The rumor which was circulated in this
3ty at the beginning of the year that