The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-01-19

New York. Jan. 1a-when Justice
Beach. of the Supreme Court, week ago
listened 10 arguments on the application
IN restrain the trustees of the Gould es-
tate from paying to the Countess de
Casteilane more than 100000 a year out
Of an income of $4,000 a year. he in
structed Samuel Untermyer. the attorney
representing the assignee OF Asher Vert
heiuier. who has a claim against the
Count and Countess de Castellane OF
3377.00o 10 hand in a, brief this week
Similar Instructions were given to Col.
r.. C.. James and Charles A. Gardiner
he lawyers representing George j. Gould
and the Gould estate
These documents have been filed In the
Supreme Court. Justice Beachs de-
cision Is expected in theleourse OF a few
days.
LAWYER CALLS 1T swINDLING. I.
Mr.. untermyer does not mince words
in referring to fbe titled husband of the
American heiress- ~ the course of his
brief he says: ~ hh af
"a more aggravated case Of swlndlins
on n colossal scale has never been sex-
posed. With princely fortune as an
annual income. this unconscionable
scamp. who disgraced great title hon
ored in the history or France. has. with
out any apparent temptation to dishon-
esty, descended to Hes. cheats and false
pretenses in dealing with his victims that
would arouse the contempt or tile ordi-
nary sneak thief For years he uses the
goods, then he resells part OF them at
profit. all this time promising 10 pay and
.raaisude for m the G indulgencep ptasS shown hl4.
and when finally sued he says he was
THE acceptances" says Mr.. Inter
chased from tour TO six years ago, con
sisting of renowned paintings by Gains
borough, RoinDey and others, and an
iiqus furnIiur- and Dric-n-brac, from the
worlds famous collections During all
these years the defendants Castellane
1ss,s nsre been hsg using this propertl and such
OUT are sun IN use IN their palace IN.
Paris The bulk OF the merchandise has
at profit tsee affldavits Weriheimer and
Dtttmart
''The mass Of correspondence from the
motion is hiled with ADMINISTRATIONS of.
gratitude for the indnisence of Mr. Vert
hssmsr. snd repeated broken promises TO.
Farmers of the transactions until. after
years ot indulgence. suit was brought.
CLAIM rs "BRAzEN EFFRoNTERy."
On this motion. and uncontrsdicted. with
respect 10 the merits OF this claim the
attitude ~ the defendants Is nothing less
fhan pra1cn efffontery but quite con.
sistent With their action throughout"
Referring 70 George j. Geuld's connec-
uon with the case. ne says:
Mr.. George Gould T. evidently trying
~ use his power as stakeholder to- de-
terminc bow and 10 whom this surplus
income shall be paid. and thus TO force
creditors 10 take less than belongs to
them"
Win reference 10 Mr.. Gould's answer
~ the complaint. In which he alleges
that the Count de Casteiiane purcha sol
Ysl<e 0nf fraudulent representa- tiOns Mr.
rrtermycr remarks.
1T is dinicull TO conceive OF ANYTHING
more reckless than that sworn assertion.
rpecifcafione. even though made on in
formation and belief
rMr. Gould must have known that most
~ the articles were sold by the Count
oe taftelsnc at profit. that out OF fhe
fofty-sfx items constituting this clair,
there were only fve items as 90 which
any question had been raised The ofhers
or most Of them. were fraudulenfiv dis
posed OF by the Count d~ Castell.ne
The Count r. one of the best ii,jves
cf 3nuqulfice In Europe. ana his palscc
UUftnk all these years the articles were
J. p-< was the rendezvous OF the great
~D<sides. Mr.. Gould has bought and
now owns two of the pieces sold by Vert
he:mcr @ the Cassellsnes, for which ne
'"fIe ought 20 have known. n n. a,a
profeiis promised by the Castellnnes the
rrfurr of the most valuable 81 these
arf(r&<f. and that he found that Cas-
ooI4e had b>en lyfnE 70 him when he