The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-01-23
Grows Furious Over Stories of
Financial Difficulties.
SAYS THEY ARE LIES
WILL USE Els CANE on EDITOR
OF THE FIGARO.
The Counts Command of the English
Language Makes It Impossible
For Him to Express the Indigna-
ton He Feels Toward the Circu-
later of the Base Calumnies.

New York, Jan. Count Boni de
Castenane and the Countess de Castel-
lane. nee Gould, arrived in this country
today on tbs French line steamship La
Bretagne from Havre. They went to
the Waldorf Astoria hotel.
The count was willing to talk about
the stories of his losses by stock specu-
lation 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 a liar; ne
is a seoundret-say anything you like
about him. He is a-what is such a
person? He is nothing. A nonentity.
What should 1 care for hin2 Oh, he
is a liar"
The count evidently did not like the
stories that had been printed about him
and his alleged losses. He was asked
if he would challenge De Rodays.
VIII Use His Cane.
"Challengel" he said, with hauteur.
Certainly not. I 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 I go back 1
shall use my cane on De ROdays if
I
have prepared statement to send
him.
The count added that he would send
q telegram to NJ. Meyer. editor of the
Gaulois. saying:
con my arrival here I am told Of the
calumnies printed in the Figaro. I
have just sent the following to NJ. de
ROdays:
m. de Rodays, Editor Figaro: Sir
There has been communicated TO me
on board ship the calumnies in Paris
ian papers which originated in the FL
CARO-. You will at once print formal
denial. 1 reserve the right on my re-
turn to tell you what I think of your
disloyal acts"
Calls It Blackmail.
lie Figaro" continued the count, af-
ter he had translated his statement into
English, lis a paper bought by the
/ highest bidder. Why this man should
/ have circulated such stories 1 don't
know. 1 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 I was on the ocean to
set some lies in circulation about NE
I never gambled in my life" said
Count de Castellane, warmly. Il never
/ played cards for money or gambled in
any other form. I did not lose money
! in speculation, and these stories are all
/ falsifications and as false as they can
! be. There is no truth in them at all.
When the count had concluded his
: statement with reference to the story
! of the Figaro. the countess remarked
/ that they had another denial TO make,
! It had been reported, she said, that
/ she had run away from Paris and that
her husband had followed after her.
why, such stories are absurd" she
/ said. we are the happiest of couples.
! There has never been the slightest dis
: sension. I can assure you L did not
come for financial reasons.
He and Wife On Good Terms.
When the question OF relationship
between himself and his wife was
! touched upon, Count de Cast5nane said:
our relations are perfectly harmon
ious''
/ Then he smiled at his wife as she
stood by his side, and she smiled al
( him. There was seeming good feeling
in the smiles.
With regard to their visit here the
count and his wife said that they in
! tended to remain in New York for If
teen days. though their plans might
possibly be changed. They are acre
to see the relatives and friends Of the
countess.
Count de CasteIane said he did not
know if he would go to Lakewood
/ where George Gould has his winter
residence. No arrangements had beer
made to go there, and the matter had
( not been taken up. The count SAID
that he did not know whether George
Gould would come to New York City OF
not. He said if he did he would reet
him here.
Meeting of Sisters.
At the Waldorf the couple met Mis-:
Helen Gould. She learned they were
there soon after she arrived to attend
a concert. and went at once to NEE
them. The greeting between them wa:
affectionate. Shortly after the Castel
lanes and Miss Gould were listening Il
the concert and chatting between tn.
I numbers.
After the entertainment Miss GoulC
hurried home and the count and coun
tess remained at the hotel There wer,
several cards and MESA ges sent them
but no callers came. For a while il
the afternoon they were on the mar
floor of the hotel, where several person,
who had met the count on his previous
visit to this country or who had me
him in France renewed the acQuaint
ance.
At $3.50 D. m. the count and counties
were the guests of Miss Helen Gould
and at o'clock they were in the DO,
of Mrs. George Gould in the Metropol
; itan Opera House.