Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-21
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CAsTELLANE CASE CALLED.
Count Boni scored by. the treditors'
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Paris Dec 81. The suit of Charles
wertheimer the London bric-a bracs
dealer, against Count and Counters de
Casteilane TO recover payment fer art
objects sold The count ana cou,lt es':' be-
gan yesterd in the first cisih nam
her. The transaction, taken a., q te 81
case, involved the sum OF II $40 frtncsa
The hearing w;as devoted TO the a,'l;l- :
lnents of counsel. None OF tn parties
was in court.
The total sum Involved in the trans
actions is 6.50O.0no francs Count ard
COUNTIES, dt. Castelane have replied
with fling a counter suit, demanding a
full statement of all ,ransactipns
claiming that various objects, a,lmit-
teeliy authentic.we sol a. scanda,ou -
8 ly exaggerated prices aad th;at many
articles were reptss ntsd aa authentic
antiquities when they we're really irni-
tations. modern oi. useless while In a
series of exchanges III 1899 Wertheifner
took back u number of articles a t prices
greatly inferior TO their true worth.
The count and countess therefore de-
mand reduction of the debt, provi-
sionally estimated 10 be at least n,cDo,-
600 francs and the restitution of the
objects taken in exchange by Wer-
theimer under the penalty of 1000
francs for each days delay in the res
titution on the daysof judgment. Final
Iy they claim damages to the amount of
100000 francs.
Count and Countess de Castellane al
so ask, in case the judges decide it is
necessary to throw further light on the
case. that experts shah be appointed to
appraise the articles involved. The ap-
aim of their counsel
Wertheimer's counsel Maitre Eou-
cauld, in a speech lasting several hours,
made a most vigorously wordesl reply
10 the CaSellane contentions. He said
there was nothing serious III the. obse.-
vations and criticisms behind which
the Castellanes we:se screening their
temporary insolvency." He denounced
the counts conduct scathingly refer
ring to his "pretexts to- delay pay
ments, and did not hesitate TO accuse
him of telling untruths. Counsel ex-
plained how the count cheerfully ac-
cepted all the transactions, expressing
satisfaction until the last moment
when he turned and accused Werthelm-
erof us,ufy
Maitre Foucaui presented details of
the various transactions and replied IL
the contention that the articles were
sold at exaggerated prices. He ex-
planned that Count Boni de Castelar,
sold number of articles and Wer.
theimer asked the buyer at what price
he would resell them to him. The prices
asked We're above those at which Wer.
theimer sold the articles
Counsel for the count and countess dc
castelane Maitre Bonnat, acting fol
Coudert Bros OF New York, contenaed
that Wertheimer had been striving to
prevent the case from coming before
the courts but the result had been un.
fortunate for him, as the nature oi
WertheImer's business must be ex.
posed
Maitre Bonnat said George j. Goula
considered Wertheimer gave credit to {
young married couple who had n,
thorough comprehension of the valu,
of money, on terms very adyantageou.
to himself Wertheimer. counsel con.
tended while giving Count de castel
lane time TO pay offered to make ex
changes whereby he took back tn,
finest objects of his collection. Wer
theimer had no right to say Count d,
Castel}ane was pursuing dishonora
Bile course.
Counsel claimed that Wertheimer ha,
abused the confidence of the young peo
pie and II the latter had committed fol
Ice It could be raid that for the las
eighteen months they had been cruell,