The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-01-24
BOk| A HIGH ROLLER.
Titled Attachment Of the Gould
Family in Need Of Cash.
HE BURNS HIS MONEY.
Ear-s Journals Repeat the Stories of
His Losses, cspite His
Fathers Denial.

New York, Jan 19.-The news that
Count Boni De Castellane and his wife,
formerly Anna Gould, had started for
New York, almost immediately followed
by the publication in Paris journals that
the count had sunk millions in stock
speculation, bears out the prediction free
y made here at the time Of the marriage,
mat Anna Gould's dot of $15,00O,O00
would speedily melt in the hands of
Count Castellane. But, granting that it
is true that he is coming for money, some
astonishment is expressed at the speed
with which the fortune has been diSsi-
pated
1t would seem a safe guess that the de-
scendants Of Jay Gould had not expected
q visit from the Count de Castellane so
soon after he took away his countess
pride, Anna Gould, and her $15,000,000.
PROBABLY, too. he did not think at that
time ne would now be crossing the wa
t ters Tor American gold. But it is likely
that the young wife has thought the time
lhlSnt come when some such expedition
would be projected, for there have been
elllies SO the stories go, when she has
round occasion to decline to be the finan-
cal hacker for the family firm.
ms, at least, is publicly proclaimed in
aris TO be true. In one instance, when
sue found herself the recipient of an i'm
mehse diamond necklace, according TO the
Jewelers. Dill, which was received shortly
a1terWard, she discovered that her pres
eht had been sold for 100000
Gould Spirit is, Shown.
Her refusal to compensate the mer-
cnaht is explained by the statement that
an investigation on her part disclosed the
Iact that half Of the necklace had gone
somewhere else. 1t would have been
worth SoO,OOO in the sort of money that
Jay could used to make, 100000 francs
III the sort that makes or wins money
at races or that pays the bills for sump-
tuous banquets and high times. The |
necklace. however, was to have been q
peace offering and token of conjugal
aHectlon, devotion and things like that.
iolloWng III the wake of an intimation
TO nm that there were times when he
might better be at home.
Parlslans have frequently chatted and
SoSSiped about the count, and they have /
said they thought he let contracts for
work which his wife wanted done, not
without collecting commission from the
money with which she settled the bills. |
Ihls, the gossips said, was jobbing, but
the count thought it over and figured it
out so ne used TO say, that enemies were
abroad trying to sully the fair name of
the Castelanes. But there are WAYS
more difficult than these, say the tales.
whereby to get francs and dollars and
good times.
Fairly Purned the Money.
Count de- Castellane launched forth his
married career with an exhibition of Law
ish expenditure which proved him an
adept at the work. The wedding was cell
ebrated at the home OF Mrs. George ].
LOUD and the ceremony performed by
Archbishop Corrigan. The wedding was
costly, the presents equally so. And
among other fine things to own was the
gift of S125,00O pearl necklace from
groom to BRIDE. The wedding over Count
Boni de Castellane took the $15, 900. 900,
his bride and the presents and went to
his native land to live. There he be-
gan his social career with a great nj
fresco fete in the Bots de Boulogne.
where each Of the 300 guests had a
servant Of his own at the exp nse of An
na Gould. She also paid for the erection
of 4 palace for the nights entertain
ment
His next important step was to build
permanent palace initiating the Tra-
non at Versailles, picking out a site at
the Avenue de Boulogne and the Avenue
Malakoif, and for it there was laid down
the insignificant sum--to him then--or
81 100000. After a while it was nearly
competed, and the total Of the bills to
udlc were tnen ToUUO.UOU. sui It was
not complete, and there lay between its
condition and the carrying out of the
original plans something like $4,000, 600
q prospective total OF S5,0O0,O00. But
the reproduction of the Irianon hasn't
been perfected, and it is understood that
finances have deal to do with this fact.
For the interior decorations of the thea
ter Count Castel ane tore down palace
In Verona to get Il series of paintings
by Tiepolo. 1t takes money to do these
things, and the doing of them have sup
posedly caused reduction IN the Cas-
tellane-Gould millions.
Dabblcd ia Polit'cs.
Meanwhile the count has had troubles
Ill political and social circles. He has
lost friends and gathered an unmarketa
BILE crop of enemies who couldn't help
him much with the races and the specula
tons If they were inclined TO. He was
elected a deputy from the town OF Castel-
lane last year, and, for the sake of po-
iitical necessities, he gave away some
more Of the Gould money. 1t was then
that the radicals and socialists held up
their hands and exclaimed that French
democracy was being bought with Amer
lean gold.
Countess Castellane has been liberal
herself with the money she took from
home. but it has gone in different ways
Among the things she did to the appre
cation of many was the gift of $780,
OOO to build mansion to be called the
Hotel de la Charlie. which should be
used as q center Of organizat ton for char
liable work.