The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-09
B0NI STILL
 ENRAPTURED ProfeSseS His Undying
 Love. COUNTS REVOLVING ACTION Begs That Hs Be Not Made
 Pepniless. Declare. Ihssush Has Counsel That Wife shautd ,pay Him for aattIe Money Ire spent for House.
 

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 Paris. Nov. s-The finaI word today in the divorce proceedings brought by tho Countess de Castellane, against her husband. was Maitre Bounet's assur- ance of Count 3onFs undying affection for his wife and the demand that the case be adjourned for fortnight In order to give the Countess an oppor- tunity to reflect upon the adyisabilfty of reconciliation.
 This the court refused and adjourned for one week, when It's decisiCn--eith- CT the ordering of an inquiry or the granting of divorce--wili be handed down.
 Today's proceedings were confined largely to the tits between opposing counsel over the charges made yester- day against Edmond Kelly. of counsel for the Countess. Afr. kelly has de- nied these charges indignantly and makes the counter charge that the Count himself matched up a conspiracy for the purpose of making his wife believe that he, Kelly, had organized a plot to bring about the Counts po- Iittcal destruction.
 The argument in the creditors case was opened by Maitre Millerand, who claimed that the 1ion'H share of the money involved was owing to trades men.
 It Is stated upon authority that this claim will be contested by the Coun- tees's attorneys, who are said to be settling all legitimate bins
 The hearing of the Castellane di-. vorce suit was resumed before Judge Ditto in the Palace Of Justice this morning. Maitre Bonnet of counsel for Count Boni de Castellane. con- stunned less than an hour in concluding. his argument for the Count
 An. 4 N.k &Esfa4 ssH AA rnond Kelly, the American lawyer, of the Countess. and persisted In his de- lnand for an examination of the witt ncsscs in order. he said, to permit of the case being probed to the bottom.
 Counsel added that Fn the event of d divorce being granted tne Count will ask for permiasion to see his children summer and thaf the Counfeaa ne ems 3ofned from taglIig the children to America without his consent.
 FfmamcIaA Rusm for Count.
 So far as money was concerned nothing would be much altered by a divorce. IL would only mean financial ruin for the Count. ft was impOssi- ble for him to meet h1a outstanding obligations, amounting to s24.0o0 wear The remainder of his ancestral inheritance would have Co be sold. If his wife desired to present him in such light before the world he had nothing more to say.
 Nevertheless 1t seemed only just that he should be reimbursed the s24o,000 which he obtained by the sale of his share of the ancestral forest of Bueny, and which was contributed to the household expenses.
 Counsel concluded with asserting that he was convinced that the Coun- fess if free to obey the dictates of her yok fa o ~a concilIation and solemnly assured the court of the Counts respect, esteem and undying affection for his wife.
 Maitre Cruppi, counsel of the Countess, in reply challenged the Counts lawyer with seeking to divert attention from the issue Al the bar by making an unpre- cedented and baseiess attack on Mir. Kelly, who, counsel declared. en- ioyed standing in the United States and in France which was unassailable, he havinag been counsel for the Ameri- can Embassy in Paris for the past twenty years.
 Maitre Cruppi read letter from MT. Kelly denying the charges made against him, and saying that until the names of persons mentioned were introduced by counsel for the Count. he had never heard of those he was supposed to have bribed. Maitre Cruppi then produced what he declared to be forged docu- ments, by which counsel declared, the Count in July last. attempted to con- vince his wife that Mir. Kelly was con- llticaI ruin.
 Judge Ditte InteRveneR,
 Several sharp passages between Natures Crupi and Bonnet took place, one of them compelling the interven- ing of Judge Ditte, Finally Maitre Bonnet asked the court to postpone the case for a fortnight in the hope of a final reconciliation, but the judge re- fused to do SO and adjourned the hear ing for a week.
 The court, after hearing the con cluslons of the public prosecutor next week, will announce its decision, either for a divorce or for an examination of the witnesses. The creditors case, in which Count Boni, the Countess de Cas- tellane and George J. Gould, as trustee. are made joint defendants, was called after recess today. This suit, which is brought by six creditors, involves s540, GOO.
 Maitre Mnlerand of counsel for the creditors, contended that the Countess. under the regime of separation of propefty was responsible with the husband for the expenses of the house. hold, He spoke in an extremely sar- castic vein. saying that his clients were particulArly glad to learn that the Countess did not intend to fly to Amer ica.
 Maitre Mnierand ridlculed the att tempts of opposing counsel to depict her as living in state of poverty. The Count, he asserted, had not squandered all her money. The Countess should pay her share of the extravagances. In a single month she had spent $120,000. The ceiling of her bedroom cost $780, 900, with furniture to match.
 Maitre Millerand etc, did not finish his plea and tho case was adjourned for fortnight.
 Po-,n,ns,cr. AppoIntrd.