The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-11-27
London Bric-a- -Brac Dealer Tries TO
Collect a Bill for Three Hundred
and Eighty-Fiye Thousand.
G0ULDS PARTIES TO SUIT.
Order Is Sought to Restrain Them
From Paying More Than
S2I0,0G0 a Year to the
Countess.

New York, Nov. os-Samuel Untermeyer
applied to and obtained to-day from Justice
fltzserald. sitting in the Supreme Court, an
injunction order returnable on Monday
next against the Count and Countess Cas-
te!iane and George Gould, Edwin Gould,
| Howard Gould and Helen NJ Gould, as
trustees under the will Of Jay Gould, re-
straining them from paying TO Anna Gould.
Countess de Castellane. any part of the
estate in the hands of the trustees, or from
applying any part of the trust fund to the
debts Of Anna Gould or to her support or
that Of her children until the further dl-
rection Of the court. The plaintiff is An
thony ]. Dlttmar. who sues as assignee Of
Asher Wertheimer, London bric-a-brac
dealer.
The complaint contains copies of drafts
drawn by Wertheimer. and accepted in
writing by the Count and Countess de Cas-
tellanc, amounting To upwards Of $2S5.oco. Of
which s2S1.oJO and upwards are past due.
1t is alleged that Anna Gould has S!S-
rn.Go held in trust for her by her brothers
and sister, and that her income is about
$aO.0p0
1t is claimed that se500AO year Is all
that the Count and Countess require for
their support. and the paintff asks that
the remainder Of the income Should he APP
piled to the payment Of Tie couples debts.
1t is said that over $4,000 of surplus in
come has already accumulated in the hands
of trustees. which ought to he used for
this purpose. The present suit is said to he
a test. and. 1t is reported. is back by other
creditors than Wevtheimer.
a few weeks ago George ]. Gould was
appointed guardian for the Countess dc
Castellane in n proceeding In the French
courts. The creditors claim that the pur-
nf 1t,,.v pa. fb,1,
property OF the Countess de Cas:ellane
away from attack by her creditors. so as 20
enable the Goulds TO force settlement of the
debts at their own time and on their own
terms.
Judge Dillon. counsel for the Could fam
fly. made the following statement concern
ing the suit;
The Countess de Castellane. IL not en-
titled to any part Of the capital or princi-
pal sum of the estate of her father. as the
statement of the plaintiff seems to imply.
The will of MIR. Gould provides. in sub
stance, that the income is to he trust
fund in the hands of the trustees. to be
appointed for the support and maintenance
of his daughter, and that she cannot antici-
pate or dispose of any part of that income
until It Is actually received by her. and
that until received II shall not be liable
for her debts or those of her husband: and
undoubtedly the trustees will feel 1t TO he
their duty to have this provision in the VIII
carried out in its full extent or SO far as
possible. She has no control, nor has the |
court any control, over the principal sum.
which goes to her children after her death. |
In the foregoing statement 1t is said the |
creditors claimed at the proceedings In !
Paris. whereby George Gould was appointed |
guardian for his sister. that the idea of the !!
Gould family was to get possession of the |
income of the Countess de Castelane and |
q
terms. This is ob'-'ouslv mistake, as i
the only effect Of that proceeding is TO pre-
vent her from incurr.ns fresh obligations |
without the consent of her brother