New-York tribune., 1906-11-08

calling witnesses which. he said. would only
bring disaster and ruin upon others. Maitre
Crupp! made no concealment of the fact that
the countess aided her husband in his electoral
campaign last May The court then took a
recesx.
SAYS COUNT MADE SACRIFICES.
After recess Maftre Bonnet, OF counsel for
Count Boni. began his reply by describing the
dreams Of luxury Of a young American heiress
when she married a French nobleman. resulting
in making the life of extravaganza upon which
she entered quite natural to hsr.
Counsel then read affectionate letters written
by the countess to the count excusing her IN
ability TO furnish funds because her brothes
George would not supply them To show that
the count made sacrifices we'll his wife,
Maitre Bonnet declared that he sold his share Of
the ancestral forest OF Bueny in order TO make
the first payment, $4,000, on the Malakotf ave-
property.
EDMOND KELLY ATTACKED.
The divorce proceedings. counsel said. were
due TO the evil counsel of mischief makers, es-
peciauy TO the Vaccinations of Edmond Kelly,
the American lawyer, whose object was to Oh
tain big fee. Without adverse influences coun-
sci was sure the countess would return to her
husband.
AS for the tales Of servants and chauffeurs,
Maitre Bonnet said he classed such evidence.
mere declarations not made under OATH as a
comedy and consequently he insisted on the ex-
animation Of witnesses which would permit the
tribunal TO judge OF their credibility.
Mattre Bonnet protested Indignantly against
the bitterness shown against his client IN
picturing him as the brutal TALLER Of his wife
Counsel said:
The count has not been the brute he has been
described 10 he. He has always been a gal
liant gentleman who has respectful affection
for his wife. There has been nothing TO shake or
destroy It The counts only thought has been
TO give his wife the luxurious, queenly existence
of which she dreamed. If he exceeded his aim It
is TO his honor only. As q result of his laudable
efforts he has been saddled with the task Of
paying $4,000 annually
Counsel for the count declared that the Gould
family did not look favorably on a divorce At
any rate, George Gould wrote TO Count Boni
that he was profoundly grieved at what had hap
pened Had IT not been for Mr.. Kelly. who de-
sired to secure the management Of the immense
estates. the countess would have listened 10 her
husbands supplications. Mr.. Kelly directed the
campaign against the count, employing the
rnvrnfdOns of a detective agency and supported
their evidence with that Of discharged servants
and chauffeurs. Counsel tnstanced alleged
case in which agent of Mr.. Kelly gave money
IN witness to prove the counts infidelity, and
the person referred 10, smitten with remorse re-
turned the money.
ANOIner WILLcSS CoLlLAluSu 4hdllIIS oOHncL1
told a friend tha: he making enough out OF
the case to buy villa at Deauville and live in
dependently.
The countess, counsel asserted, had known OF
some of the things complained Of several years
ago and he hinted that she had condoned them
and had taken no action except under outside
pressure.
Maftre Bonnet's attack Mr.. Kelly was par
ticularly vicious charging him with suborntng
witnesses.
Maftre Bonnet did not attack the countess
during the Of his remarks, but on the
contrary spoke Of her IN high terms
Before counsel for the count had concluded
his reply the court adjourned until Tomorrow.