The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-16

Paris, November 1.-THE tribunal of
| first instance of the Seine. Judge Ditte
| presiding, at noon today granted a di-
| vorce TO the Countess De Castellane
formerly Anna Gould, of New York;
| and gave her the custody of her child
ren, who, however, will not be allowed
to be taken fromsFrance without the
| consent of their father, Count Boni De
CaStellane
Madame Gould, as the former Coun-
tess de Castellane will hereafter be
| known, her title having ceased with the
granting Of the divorce, expressed the
greatest satisfaction when she received
the news at her residence on the ave-
| nue. Malakoff. Miss Helen Gould. who
will remain here until after Christmas.
was with her at the time Madame
Gould has no present intention of leav-
| ing Paris
Although the court denied the counts
application for an annuity there Is the
| best ground for the statement that
| Madame Gould Will make liberal al
! lowance TO the father of her children
| Further, it is again stated, that 20 far
as the creditors are concerned the
countess will settle all the legitimate
bills for household expenses. but she
Will continue to resist TO the utmost
the payment of money owed to usuers.
under whatever disguise and borrowed
by the count for his own purposes and
without her consent
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 in
audible to the crowd filling the court
| rooms. Many women made for 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.
Stripped of textural verbiage, formal
counts upon which the attorneys of the
| Countess De Castellane asked for
| divorce were as follows:
| Soon after the wedding the Count
began the purchase of furniture at rid
| iculOusly exorbitant prices and imme-
diately re-sold 1t. When the plaintiff
protested the count abused her in the
presence Of servants. Upon the slight
| est pretexts Count De Castellane Great
ed scenes, going to the extent Of str.k-
| ing the plaintiff Turing the summer
Of 1898, and notably during a pleasurs
| trip which the Count De Casteliane
took the countess he was intimate
with n married woman. Nine A..
The count maiR:sined oorrespon-
dence with Nine A., fixing the dates
for rendezvous, through the interme-
diary Of Nine X and M. NJ, in the
Rue de Mauburge.
During the summer of 1895, Count
De Castellane had intimate relations
with Mime B..
During June, 1905. lady entered the
Count De Castellane's automobile, din
ed with him at Vile D'Avray, and
they later went to the Pavilion of St
James where they spent two hours.
During the same year. 1905, Count
De Castellane was intimate with a
woman who lived in a furnished room
house In the Rue Cagtiglione
In 1905 the Count De Castellane was
intimate with 'sMme c.. which involv-
ed indiscretions repeated rendezvous
and automobile Excursions. objects fer
gotten in an automobile and found by
the domestics making almost public
scandals. Count De Castellane went
frequently with this lady TO an apart
ment which he maintained at Neuilly.
: In June, 1905, at the end OF n hig
reception at mansion on the avenue
Malakoff Count De Castellane and
Nine c. We're found an hour after
alone in the garden. and the ooInt was
compelled TO summon aid for the
opening of the gate. The servants who
responded recognized Nine c., who
left the mansion house hurriefly.
In the absence Of her husband, and
notabl In the course of a journey ~
"M c.. Mime c. received Count De
Castellane every day at her residence
: and upon his arrival gave orfers 10 The
? servants TO turn awav frr her visitors
While M c. was AZ Pa is two maids
!, of Mime c.. who were mcnnt'ng guard
. 70 permit Count De Caetellane &c
emerge by the back s-a.rway IN case