The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1906-11-20
THE COUNTESS GRANTED :
A FULL DIVORCE.

Of first instance Of the Seine, Judge
Ditte presiding, at noon to-day grant
ed divorce to the Countess dc Cas-
tellane formerly Anna Gould, OF
New York; and gave her the custody
of her children who, however, will not
.bo allowed to be taken from Franco
without the consent of thcir father
Count Boni De Castellane.
Madame Gould, as tho formc,
Countess De Castellane will hereafter
be known, her title having ceased
with the granting of the divorce, cx-
pressed the greatest satisfaction when
she received the news at her residence
on the Avenue Walslloff. Miss Helen
Gould, who will remain here until
after Christmas, was with her at the
time. Madame Gould has no present
intention Of leaving Paris.
Boni will Get an Allowance.
Although the Court denied the
Counts application for an annuity
there is the best ground for the state
mcnt that Madame Gould make a
Illegal allowance to the father Of her
children Further, it is again stated
that so far as the creditors are con-
ccrncd the Countess will settle all the
legitimate bills for household rx-
rcnses, but she will continue to resist
to the utmost the payment Of money
owed t" usurcrS, under whatever dis
guisc, and borrowed by the Count for
his own purpose and without her con-
Sont.
The judgment was given with costs
against the Count. The decree, the
reading of which hardly consumed
five minutes, was delivered by the
Judges III voice so low rs to be
practically inaudible to the crowd
filling the Court room. Many women
climbed the chairs in vain efforts to
hear the decision, and when they were
aware that a divorce was granted
they seemed actually to resent the
loss Of Il public trial at which people
IN high society would be compelled to
testify.
Grounds Of the Divorce.
Stripped of tcNtual vcrbia"c. form
al counts upon which the attorneys of
the Countess De Castcllunc asked for
divorce were as follows:
Soon "f her his marriage Count lie
CaStellanc began the purchase Of fur
nlture at ridiculously exorbitant
prices and Immediately rcsold it.
When the plaintiff protested the
Count abused her in the presence of
servants.
Upon the slightest prctcxts Count
de CaStcllanc created scenes. going
to the extent Of striking the plaintiff.
Durin" the summer of 1898, and
notably during Il pleasure trip which
the Count dc Castcllane took, the
Count was intimate with a married
woman, Mime A."
The c"un! maintained correspond
cncc with 'Mmc A.,' fixing the
dates fer rendezvous through the i'll
t"rm"dlary e "Nmc ~ and "M
NJ in 'h2 Iur dc Maabtuoc.
During ;'c summer oG 1895 Count
dc Castclian" had intimate relations
with "Ml4c H.'
During Jane 1905. la.ly entered
the C"mi d Castcllanc's 5 automobile,
dlncd With ~ at Willie N,Avrav, AMI
both later went to the Pavilion Of ST.
James. where thcy spent two hours.
During TIE Same year, 1905, Count
de Cast'I!anc was intimate with
woman who lived in furnished room
house in the Rue Ca::iglionc.
In 1905 the Count dc Castellane
was intimate VITA "Mmc c." which
involved indiscretion. repeated rem
d"zvcrS and automobile excursions,
objects forgotten in un autmomob '"
and found by the t,mcstics making
almost public scar. lJls Count de
Cs<tcllanc went Frequently with ~,
lady to an apartmsl.; Which he mny.
tanned at Neuilly.
IN June 1908 at The ed Of a BIZ, re-
crplion at Tie mansion on the Avenue
Malai"n, Count ,lc Eastcllanc and
'MmH C'' were :nhG an hour aftc,
alone in The ea:h;r and the Court
was compelled to 90 r.c!; aid f.! Inc
Oncuilin of the rslr Tho cn,v, . =.