Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-14

troll of their education, which were not con-
tested.
The count is given the right to see the
children at stated periods at the home of
their grandmother and keep them month
annually during the holidays
No Alimony for Count.
The counts demand for an "almentary
allowance of $4,000 annually was pro-
nounced by the court to be without founda-
ton in law and was rejected.
The only point decided in the counts
favor was the imposition of the inhibition
on the countess to take the children out of
France without their fathers consent.
The court appointed the president of the
chamber of notarles to liquidate the affairs
of the husband and wife.
The Judgment was given with costs
against the count. The decree, the reading
of which hardly consumed five minutes, was
delivered by the Judge in voice so low as
to be practically inaudible to the crowd hll-
, ing the court room. Many women CLIMBED
the chairs in vain efforts to hear the DE-
cision, and when they were aware that
divorce was granted they seemed actually
to resent the loss of public trial at which
people in high society would be compelled
to testify.
The Formal Counts.
Stripped OF textual verbiage, formal
counts upon which the attorneys Of the
Countess de Cassellane asked for di-
vorce were as follows:
l. Soon after his marriage Count de Cas-
tellane began the purchase of furniture at
ridicuously exorbitant press and immedi-
ately resold it. When the plaintiff pro-
tested the count abused her in the presence
of servants.
.. Upon the slightest pretexts Count de
Castellane created scenes. going to the ex-
tent of striking the plaintiff. In the course
of one of these scenes. at Rochecotte. dur
ing the autumn of 1895. the countess was
brutally pinched by her husband, and the
next day, while she was still suffering from
his violence, she revealed the fact to an
American friend who was a guest at the
chateau
g. During the summer Of 1885, and nota-
bly, during a pleasure trip which the Count
de Castellane took, the count was intimate
with a married woman Mime. A.
l. The count maintained a correspond
ence with Nine. A." fixing the dates for
rendezvous, through the Intermediary OF
Nine X" and M. NJ in the Rue de
Maubeuge.
5. During the summer of 1895 Count de
Castellane had intimate relations with
Nine. b. He had many meetings with
her, principally at the Pavilion of st.
James.
g. During June, 1906 lady entered the
Count de Castellane's automobile, dined
with him at Vile d'Avrey, and both later
went to the Pavilion of st. James. where
they spent two hours.
Z. During the same year. 1905 Count de
Castellane was intimate with woman who
lived in furnished room house in the Rue
Castiglione.
8. In 1905 the CoGit de castellane was
intimate with NINE. c.. which involved
indiscretions. repeated rendezvous and au-
tomobile excursions. objects forgotten in
an automobile and found by the domestics
making almost public scandals. Count de
Castellane went frequently with this lady
to an apartment which he maintained at
Neuilly.
mime. C.'s" Hurried Departure.
9-In June, 1905. at the end of big re-
cepton at the mansion On the Avenue NAL
akof, Count de Castellane and Mime c."
were found an hour after alone In the gar
den, and the count was compelled to sum-
mon aid for the opening of the gate. The
servants who responded recognized Nine.
g." who left the mansion hurriedy.
9a-In the absence Of her husband and
tv, tIa % in,,r of
c." Nine. c." received Count de Castel-
lane every day at her residence. and upon
his arrival gave orders TO the servants to
turn away further visitors. The Countess
de Castellane going one day to the resi-
dence of Nine. c." was told by the serv-
ants that '.Mme.-C was not at home, al
though at that time the count was on the
premises.
9b-WhNe M c." was at Paris two
maids of Mime. Co." who were mounting
guard to permit Count de Castellane to
emerge by the back stairway in case of the
arrival of the husband, did in reality see
him so descend.
0c.-The servants of Mime. c." were not
ignorant that their mistress met Count de
Castellane. and one Of them frequently
sometimes three times a day, carried her
letters to the count There were frequent
scenes between IN. and Nine. c." on the
subject Of the Count de Castellane.
10. While the Countess de Castellane
was absent In America Count de Castel-
lane was intimate with Mime. D." He
dned with her in a private room at the
Cafe Anglais and ordered orchids for the
decora ton Of the table.
IL On May H. 1904, while the Countess
de Castellane was absent, Count de Castel-
lane took Madame D." to the Chateau Des
Marais. where he passed the afternoon with
her.
His Rendezvous.
H. For several years Count de Caster
lane rented In Paris a number of places for
his rendezvous, in particular No 26 Rue la
Rochefoucauld, where he was known under
the name of Pascal" No. 16 Rue De
General-Foy the Pavilion of st. James, and
No. Rue Cave, at Neuilly. At these diff
ferent addresses he received, to the know
ledge of several Of his servants and chauf-
feurs. the women with whom he was inti-
mate belonging to the monde and the demi-
monde classes.