Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-03

Countess Anna Castellane Want

Separation.
Paris, Feb. S.-Countess Anna Gould
de Castellane, the American wife oil
Count Boui de Castellane, has insti tuted
legal proceedings for a separation
The Countess remains at their residence
in the Avenue Bots Boulogne in tempo
rary charge of the children by permission
of The Count. Count Boni has returned
to his home 10 the country.
Neu York, Feb. 3.--The engagement
of Miss Anna Gould and Count Boni de
Catselane was announced on February
G., 1895, and caused az international
sensation. Miss Gould was then nine
Teen years old. Her previous engage
ment 10 William H. Hartman, Of this
city, had been broken. The wedding
of Mss Gould to the French Count was
set for March 4, 1895, and when only
few DAYS off, the Marquise de Castellane,
l the mother OF the Count, commanded
her son not to marry unless $40 $1,000
vas settled on her and every suitable ar
rangement made for the support of the
Young couple. For time it looked as II
the wedding would be called off, but the
settlement was finally made. The Mar
quse is said to have received 81, 900, 600,
and the Gould estate settled $l7, coo, 600
N the young couple, the fortune,
however, 10 revert to the Coun'
less in the event of separation or
divorce. The wedding was a notable
event in New York. and. columns re-
gardiDg it were printed throughout the
country. The count and countess lad
scarcely been domiciled in their Paris
home when the husband began to throw
money away with open hand. In less
than three years he friltered away 3d.
900, 900 in cash, and had piled up a
debt of "a, 900, 600, besides having spent
the annual income of Sc, 900 Of the
dowry. Creditors brought suits innum-
cradle in the attempt to make collections
and seizures we're made. In order to
straighten out the tangled financial af-
fairs OF the Castelanes, George Gould
was app )inted trustee of the estate.
He arranged to pay the creditors at the
rate of four per cent. per annum on the
annual income of $l7, 900, 600 This
cut the income of the Castellanes to
5000, 600 on which they have been forced
to live since The. CastelIanes have had
frequent family quarrels, but there have
always been reconciliatiOns. Count de
CaslelIane went into politics. He had
strong royaIst tendencies which brought
him in frequent conflict with the repub-
Iican government. He was elected to
the Chamber of Deputies, but was
thrown out of that body, it having been
shown. that he purchased his election.
The trouble between the count and
countess which has been brewing for sew
eral years, came to a head this week,
and rs result there has been an ire
mediable breach which is about 10 be
followed by a legal separation. The
countess learned that Count Boni was
paying attention to a noted society wom-
an. who is married. The countess ac-
cused B0ni OF paying such attentions and
created violent scene. She declared
that she had often forgiven the count for
misdeeds. but that this time she would
demand a legal separation Immediately
unless he broke with the woman. The
count at first tried to persuade bis wife
that she was simply absurily jealous,
but failed in this. Then seeing that
Countess Anna was in deadly earnest,
rather than imperil MS claim to the
| Gould millions, he consented to renounce
his acquaintance with the charmer.
The society woman in whose smiles
Count Roni had basked BECAME furious
at the slight placed upon her 10 being
thrown over on account of Countess
Auna's jealousy. She laid a trap for
BOni and asked the count to call to
which request he acceded. The countess
learned of this visit paid by her husband
to the woman, and there was a still more
violent scene as the result Of the broken
promise than that 10 which the countess
first accused her husband. The countess
at once put in effect her threat of apply
ing for separation. She left her bus
band aud their home and went to the
Hotel Bristol. where she took apartments
tor the purpose OF establishing her legal
/ residence there. Countess DE Castel-
lanes conduct thrOug hout the entire sf-
fair is stated to have been above reproach.