The Cairo bulletin., 1906-10-17
REFUSES TO PAY
FOR GIFTS TO
OTHERS
COUNT RoNl BOUGHT MANY
COSTLY TRiNKETs FOR HIS
LADYLoVE.
WIFE HOLDS TRUMP CARD
And Her Extravaeant Huhby'e credI.
tors May Get Nothing Since sic
Does No. Control Her For.
tlne--TriaI Today.

! Pars. October 49, With the trial
! only two days away Of the diyorca
suit Cf the Countess Castellane her
I husband. Count Boni. has refused aI,-
solutely to accept the offer of tho
Gould family for compromi 4. and 1T /
seems assured that the ease win g1
Io'.
The count not only insists that ESfs
debts be paid in fun, but that 4 lagge
income be settled on him for life.
The payment If the debts. which ara
said 70 be astounding in amount. was
the cause Of the hitch IN the negotia
tions. An agreement had been reach
ed to settle upon him yearly sun.
which is described by the representa-
tives as extremely generous. but the
Goulds positively refgse to make good
the huge sums owed to French trades
men. They are said to ru9 away past
iha million mark In American nif nay
and represent TO a great extent bills
for jewels layished on the husband !
lady friends. This ig one cause for
tho refusal to pay them
Trial Starts Today.
There Is every reason 10 Gelieya
now that the trial win 20 on whan
called Wednesday Of this week. stI
is possible that the lawyers for t.lc
countess viii ask for delay. but II
this is granted It win mi he at the
most for more than two weeks. 1t Ii
not assured as yet however, that the
countess will have to appear IN court
IN any event. Her attorneys ssechen
that they are confident they viii I'D
able TO procure the decree on the doc
nmentary evidence which they viii
present to the judges
TIE French law relat ne TO husband
ana wife is SO peculiar hat the cemat
can afford 70 insist upon bis terms
ana the chances are that before he
gets through he viii win his point.
4 he does he win probably decline to
light the divorce proceedings.
An eminent lawyer. who counts
many clients in higa society. gives
tatue to this inside, hough unoffic-
al statement, II the exact Bonl de
'astellane affairs up TO date.
u kaow that Maitre Cruppi and
'ountess Anna fully expect the al
orce case TO come before the court
his month. although the Castellane
lmily is doing all IN IT, power. both
y legal devices and By personal ar
eals, to delay a settlement
She Holds the Winning Card.
The countess holds the winning
ard, which she has MT yet played.
he footed heavy bills for The counts
40 last electioneeriug campaigns. bnt
G still owes not less than 81 .200. .000
, money lender who advanced sums
'ithout security relying apparently
n his American wlfes well known
enerosliy for their sole guarantee.
T course it is p sslble. though e
ems improbable that they did not
now that The wifes estate was al
Mustered by George Got III rs legal
ustee. They may just possibly have
ought she controlled her own wealth
id SO would be legally responsible
r. her husbands debts.
AS matters stand she can wash
r hands Of the whole debt affair.
zen tho creditors would find theai-
Ives radly in the lurch for they
}uld be pOwerless 10 seize even the
lgnfcent home on the Bos da
'ulogne, on which they may have
united The Trianon once stood in
e counts name. but George G ula.
rhaps foreseeing SOME such case.
uEhi the Title deeds from Boui for
io0o and transferred possession to
sister All The furnishings AMI
ings are also her property.
She is only weakened by her wei
own desire for She sake Of her own
ute and Cf American good name. TO
the mafeer quietly. rapidly. sener-
.ly aod thoro ghly She Goes not
lt any one To be able 70 say thar
LOST one cent through Anna Could
sn't want the affair 70 Iinger in
unpleasant atmosphere Of courts
The money lenders c unters.
sn want to te any iot ger than
essary In communication even IN.
city. vith Boni or his sociales.
Apparently it is due TO pressure
her best French friends that she
decided after al to make France
main home until her Youngest son
as NJ a-a