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Countess would return to her husband.
 As for the tales of servants and chaf- feurs, Maitre Bennett said he classed such evidence mere declarations, not made under oath. as momedy, and, consequently, he insisted on the exam ination of witnesses which would per- nit the tribunal to judge of their cred-
 Mattrs Bennett protested indignant ly against the bitterness shown against his client in picturing him as the bru- tai jailer Of his wife. Counsel said:
 "The Count has not been the brute he has been described to have boon He always has been a gallant gentle man who has respectful affection for his w1fes There has been nothing to shake or destroy 1t. The Counts only thought has been to give his wife the luxurlQRE, qmsenly existence of which she dreatned. If he exceeded his aim. 1t Is t0 his honor only. As result of his iatlaabte astorts he has been sad died wsth the task of paying s24.eoe
 coanssl for the Count declared that the Gould family did not look favor ably on divorce.
 George Gould Grleved.
 At any rate George J. Gould wrote to Count Boni that he was profoundly griswed At what had happened. Had it not been for Mir. Kelly, who desired to secure the management of the im- mense estates, the Countess would have listened to her husbands suppli- cations. Mir. Kelly directed the cam paign against the Count, employing the myrmiGons of a detective agency and supported their evidence with that of discharged servants and chaufeurs. Counsel instanced an objective case in which an agent of Mr. Kelly gave money to a witness to prove the Counts tnfidelity and the person re- ferred to, smttten with remorse, re- turned sha money.
 Another witness, continued MRitre Bonnet, told a friend he was making enough out of tae case to buy a villa at peauyilIe and live independently.
 The countess, counsel asserted, had known of some of the things com pIained of several years ago and he hinted that she had condoned them and had taken no action until thore had been outside pressure.
 Maitre Bonnet did not attack the countess during the course of his re. marks. but on the contrary spoke of her in high terms
 Before counsel had concluded the court adjourned until tomorrow.
 Mind Was Poisoned.
 The feature Of Maitre Bonnets pre- sentation of the counts side of the case was the charge that the coun- tess's lawyers had poisoned her mird. Freed from outside influence, he in- sisted, she would have returned to her husband. He argued that an inquiry was now imperative to give the count an opportunity to explode the ffimsy evidence according to whicn he had been pictured as cruel brute. Count Bonie only fault. according to coun- oil, was his desire to have his wife realize her dream of becoming the Jpeen of the French Aristoeracy ant in his efforts to this end, he had com promiked his own as well a5 her for- tune. Maitre Bonnet savageiy attack ed the courtesss nttofney. fut he did net utter one word Of criticism os the taaaaeBM
 Tn the court oS proceedfpgs it de- veioped that the count has asked the court to grant him s30O00 year after having rejected his wifes offer of same sum annually and $200.000 down. Maftre Cruppe did not hesitate to In- timate that it was the coutns pur- pose to prolopg the scandal in ordes to bring about a reconciliation or se- cure better terms. Maitre Bonnet'a charge of the bribery of witnesses may prove successful In forcing an in- Quiry as a French court seldom over looks such allegations. Mir. Kelly thls afternoon was served with l5o docu ments in the, creditors case, which will be heard immediately after the divorce case Is disposed cf