Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-23
BOk| A HIGH ROLLER.
Titled Attachment of the Gould
Family in Need of Cash.
He BURNS HIS MONEY.
Par.s Journals Repeat the Stories OF
His Losses, Despite His
fathers Denial

Count Boni De Castelane 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
ly made here at the time of the marriage.
that Anna Gould's dot of $15,O00,OO0
would speedily melt in the hands Of
Count Casteliane But, granting that it
Is true that he is coming for money, some
establishment is expressed at the speed
with which the fortune has been dissi-
pated.
1t would seem safe guess that the de-
scendants of Jay Gould had not expected
visit from the Count de Cdstellane so
soon after he took away his countess
bride, Anna Gould, and her So 100000.
Probably, too, he did not think at that
time he would now be crossing the WA
tess for American gold. But it is likely
that the young wife has thought the time
might come when some such expedition
would be projected, for there have been
times, 50 the stories 60 when she has
found occasion to decline to be the finan-
Ga! hacker for the family firm.
= This, at least, is publicly proclaimed in
Paris to Be true. IN one instance, when
she found herself the recipient Of an i'm
m2nSe diamond necklace. according to the
jewelers. bill, which was received shortly
afterward, she discovered that her pres
ent had been sold for 100000.
Gould Spirit is, Shown
Her refusal to compensate the mer-
chant Is explained by the statement that
an investigation on her part disclosed the /
fact that half of the necklace had gone
somewhere else. 1t would have been |
worth $4,000 in the sort of money that
JAY Gould used to make 100000 francs |
IN the sort that makes or wins money !
at races CT that pays the bills for sump- |
tuous banQuetS and high times. The |
necklace, however, was to have been a
peace offering and token of conjugal |
affection, devotion and things like that !
following IN the wake of an intimation |
to him that there were times when he |
might better be at home.
Parlslans have frequently chattcd and
gosSlped about the count, and they have /
said they thought he let contracts for
work which his wife wanted done. not |
without collecting Il commission from the !
money with which she settled the bills |
This, the gossips said, was iobbing. but
the count thought it over and figured it
out, so he 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 Burned the Money,
Count de Castellane launched forth his |
married career with an exhibition of lay
ish expenditure which proved him an
adept at the work. The wedding was cell
ebrated at the home OF Mrs. George J
Gould and the ceremony performed bv
Archbishop Corrgan. The wedding was
costly, the presents equally So And
among ether tine things 10 own was the
gift OF q Sl20,OOO pearl necklace from
groom TO bride. The wedding over. Count
Boni de Castellane took the ST., 100000,
his bride and the presents and went to
his native land to live. There he be-
gan his social career with a great "a
freSco fete in the Bots de Bouocne,
where each of the 300 guests had
servant of his own at the exp nse Of An
ma Gould. She also paid for the erection
of Il palace for the nights entertain
ment.
His next important step was to build
a permanent palace initiating the Tria-
non 1T Versailles. picking out Il site at
the Avenue de BouIognc and the Avenue
MalakoT. and for it there was laid down
the insignificant sum-to him then--or
81, 100000 After Il while it was nearly
completed and the total Of the bills to
date were then S3,000,OO0. Still it was
not complete, and there lay between its
condition and the carrying out of the
original plans something like $1,000, 900
4 prospective total of S5,000,u00. But
the reproduction Of the Trianon hasn't
finances have deal 10 do with this fact
For tile interior decorations OF the thea
Ter Count Castel ane tore down a palace
IN Verona 10 get Il series OF paintings
by Tiepolo. 1t takes money to do these
things, and the doing OF them have sup
poscdy caused a reduction in the Cas-
tellane-Gould millions.
Dabbied III Politics.
Meanwhile the count has had troubles
i'll 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. lie was
elected u deputy from the town of Castel
lane last year, and, for the sake Of po
ircai 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-
citation OF many was the gift Of 5000
900 to build Il mansion to be called the
Hotel de la Charlie. which should be
used as center of organization for char
ifo hln WORK