Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-01-26
MAKES AN ANGRY DENIAL.
Count Bonf dc CnsteIInnc Says stories
OF Losses Through Speculation
Are False.

New York, Jan. 23.-Count Boni de
Cnstellane and Countess de Castellane,
nee Gould, arrived in this country Mon
day, on the French line steamship La
Bretagne, from Havre, France. They
went to the Waldorf-Astoria hotel. The
count was willing to talk about the
stories of his losses by stock specula-
ton, and gambling. He speaks very
good English, with slight accent. On
the De Rodays matter he said:
de Rodays? He is a-well, what is De
Rodays? De Rodays is liar, he Is
scoundrel-say anything you like about
him. He Is a-what is such person? He
is nothing. nonentity. What should
care for him? Oh, he is liar"
The count evidently did not like the
stories that had been printed about
him and his alleged losses. He was
asked il he would challenge De Rodays.
challenger" he said. with hauteur.
"Certanly not. l shall not challenge such
| a man. He is not the kind of man to accept
| a challenge. No, l shall not challenge him,
but when / go back l shall use my cane on
him II he does not retract. See. monsieur,
have prepared a statement to send to
| him."
The count added that he would send
Gaulois, saying:
ION my arrival here I am told of the
calumnies printed in the Figaro. 1 have
Just sent the following to NJ. De Rodays:
M. De Rodays, editor lie Figaro, Sir:
There has been communicated TO me on
| board the ship the calumny In the Partisan
papers which emanated from the Figaro.
| You will at once print formal denial. l
reserve the right on my return to tell you
what l think of your disoyal act"
lie Figaro" continued the count. after
| ne had translated his statement into Eng
| lish. 'is a paper bought by the highest
| bidder. Why this man should have cir
culated such stories don't know. know
of no reason why such things should be
published, except that we are in opposing
| political parties. The editor thought he
| would have a chance while was on the
ocean to set some lies In circulation ABOUT
me.
II never gambled in my life" said Count
de Castellane, warmly. Il never played
cards for money or gambled in any other
| form / did not lose money in speculation.
| and these stories are all falsifications and
| in them at all"
When the question of the relation
ship between himself and his wife was
touched upon, Count de Castellane
said:
"Our relations are perfectly har-
monious." Then he smiled at his wife,
as she stood by his side, and she smiled
at him. There was seeming good-feel-
ing in the smiles.
Paris, Jan. 23.-Count Boni de Cas-
tellane has sent a second cablegram 10
NJ. De Roduys:
| "I have just learned OF the infamous
| SANDER directed against me by you at the
| instigation of the Dreyfusards. My father
| has already denied 1t and has expressed
his contempt, TO which join my own.
| shall have recourse to the law courts and
| shall sue for 100000 francs damages, OF
which the poor OF Paris will get the bene-
| fit"
The Figaro publishes Count Boni de
Castellane's cablegram, and says:
I'VE disdain his insults, which do not
| harm us. We shall be delighted to NEE
| him in the law courts on condition thai
| the trial be a serious one and that nothing
be kept back which would throw the full
| est light on the matter. But owing to the
| professional secrecy of stock brokers
| there is only one means of clearly establish
| ing the truth. and this means lies in the
| hands of De Castellane. Let him request
| the minister of finance TO send an inspector
| to inquire of the stock brokers-the min
| lister of finance can alone do this at d.
| Castellane's request-and then We shall
know positively IL De Castellane has beer
the bourse This is the only course oper
to De Caste!lane. Everything else in hi:
| cablegram of threats is what the Ameri
| rans call "a 'hiuff