The Jersey City news., 1906-11-09
BONI SEEKS PARDON
DNoroe Case Adlourned to Per
nit Countess to Consider
Reconciliation.
COUNT TRIED TO FOOL WIFE

Made Bid For Her SynPathY BY Pre-
tending That He Was Suffering FROM
Cancer - Love Letters Riaisulsd Ia
Paris ewspapers-Ncbisn1an Merci-
Isssiy Denounced In Court.
Paris, Nov. 9.-The final word In
the divorce proceedings brought hy TIA
Countess de Castellane against he.
husband was Maitre comets assur.
ance Of Count Bonis undying affection
for his wife and the demand that the
case be adjourned for a fortnight In
order to give the countess an oppor-
tunity. to reject upon the adYlsabiiity
Of a Reconciliation. This the court 70
fused and adjourned for one week.
when its decision either the ordering
of an inquiry or The granting Of d.
vorce-will be handed down
The court proceedings were confined
largely to tits between opposing coan-
sci over tse charges made against Ed
mond Kelly Of counsel for the count
ess. Mr.. Kelly has denied these
charges indignantly and makes the
counter charge that the count himself
Matched up conspiracy for the pur.
pose of making bis wife believe that
he kelly had organised a plot 10
bring about the counts political Go.
struction.
Creditors Seeking Payment.
The argument In the creditors case
was opened by Mattre Millerand. whe
claimed that the lioa's sLare Of the
money involved was owing to trades
men. 1t Is stated upSE authority tAeS
this claim viii be contested ty ehe
countess attorneyo. wks a7e sasd to be
settling all Legitimate bfls.
1t is reported that the fnal rupture
between the CONT agsA countess was
caused by a ris1cuous att>mpt Of De
Castellane to win h5r sympathy By
making her be.ieve that he was dying
slewly Of ca1esr Ct tie b-Ssse. When
the counts tricE was exposed his wife
became disgusted and left hiH
Count &c Castellsae's piteous love
lst-e-s and pleas to hiG countess have
exposed him to the eyes of he fash
ionable world in a most contemp.ibls
linst, ard he is being laDpooned I'M
nerc-fusly in the precs.
Wants Children Kept In France.
A1.sitrc Bonnet, cSunsel for the count,
declared that In the event os divorce
being granted tiee count asked for per
mission to see ais children two days
each week and month in summer and
that the countess be Gnseined from tex
ing the children to America without hiz
consent
So far as moncy was concaEs6d, n0tk-
ing would be mu5h altered sEy d.
yorce. 1t world only mean financial
ruin for the count, rs it We Impossible
for him to meet Ids outstanding obiiga
tions, amounting 20 81. LOCO year.
Maitre Cruppi, counsel fer the count
ess, read a number Of letters written
by Count Castellane to his wife plead
ing for reconciliation.
One Of the most striking deveaop-
ments of the case was the repeater
CNdkEs WAue Dy CVuA8@a 10k the 90
fense that the counts stapsndeus debts
and expenditures were due to tbs ex,
travaganee Of the countess. The court
room audience was inclined 10 laugh
these allegations.
Society Fears Exposure.
Society denounces Maitre Cruppi foa
mercilessly exposing the counts many
affairs. Society WINGED when Cruppi
boldly showed how numerous men and
women af the smart set, the counKs
friends, not only winked at the count,
frivolities. but facilitated their deFM
opnent by placing their servants at tAa
counts disposal for carrying messages
to his alleged "cher annies."
Cruppi merciiessiy denoDaced the
count as q reckless debauchee, brutal
and selfish husband and a grotesquA
wastrel. Cruppi thoroughly exposed
the highest circh@ Of Parisian society.
He said the members Of the smart set
even If they hadn't intrigues Of thsiR
own, did not hesitate to assist cthsrs n
their intrigues. Twelve of the core
spondents. whom Cruppi described hp