The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-11-02
.CASIHLANE DIVORCE CASE.
ATTORNEY FOR COUNTESS TELLS
STORY OF HER TREATMENT.
PAINTS soNl IN BLACK coLoRs
Counts Unsuitable Greed for Money
Made Life Miserable for Anna
Gould, Beginning with Honeymoon.
Names Of Correspondents Not Given

Made Life Miserable for Anna
Gould, Beginning with Honeymoon.
Names Of Correspondents Not Given
Paris, Nov. l.-Bcfore crowd
which taxed the capacity of the court
room in the Palace OF Justice, the case
ol the Countess de Castellane for iii.
vorCe from her husband, Count Boni
de Castellane, was begun. Maitre
Cruppi presented the plea OF the
countess for absolute divorce and the
custody OF the children. This plea
was made upon documentary evidence
and without summoning witnesses.
The great lawyer spoke for four
and onc-half hours, with an intermis
sion of only fifteen minutes. The case
was adjourned before Maitre Cruppis
argument vas finished, and he still
seemed TO nave plenty of ammunition
in the locker.
Such severe arraignment has sci
dom been heard in this court room
He painted Count Boni in the blacklist
of Colors, declaring him to be ra
pacious. brutal and licentlous, while
the countess was held up as the long
suffering and innocent victim. Moth
ing was spared and nothing was
CLOSED over. In chronological order
Maitre Cruppi reCounted the history OF
the alliance which he said had been
unhappy from the very honeymoon,
owing to the incredible extravaganza
nf hnc in
had used up the colossal fortune that
the daughter of Jay Gould had brought
him. Count Boni's inordinate and in.
satiable demands for money, accord
| ing to the attorney for the countess,
began as soon as the couple arrived In
Paris and led Immediately to Ill treat
ment and abuse, and soon to blows
The countess was struck by her hus
band, according to her lawyer. the
| first time four months after the mar
riage This was the result of qua
rel in connection with a dinner given
| by an American, to which the count
was not invited. Intrigues and amours
carried on under the countess very
| eyes were not long delayed.
Maitre Cruppi detailed liasons with
| -four society women. designating them
as Nine A, Nine, B., Nine. c. and
| Nine. ID. He read incorporated eX'
tracts from discriminating letters and
| gave the dispositions Of servants and
others indicating infdeity.
Beneath the disguises Of Nine. A..
| Nine b., Nine c and Nine. D. many
persons in the court room recognized
| the identity Of the women to whom
| the lawyer referred and there was n
| craning of nCCks as the court room
listened 10 the reading of the burning
words of passion in the letters. and
the curious were especially absorbed
! the lawyer of the case Of Nine c..
with whom a code of window signals
| had been arranged and whose maid
did sentinel duty at the door of the
mansion to give the alarm in case the
BETRAYED husband should return un.
expectedly.
Maitre Cruppi offered evidence to
prove that Count Boni had had stimuli
tancously four apartments in Paris
| for the conduct or his love analrS.
Upon society women and demimondes
alike the count showcred flowers and
gifts oven pawning precious articles
bought by his wife, to get the money,
or borrowing from usurers when he
could not obtain credit.
The general impression Is that over
whelming evidence mas been offered
| and that the decree of divorce will
be granted without tho painful ordeal
of taking the testimony of witnesses
Maitre Cruppi plainly intimated that
Count Boni however, would try to
prolong the hearing with the view Of
| forcing a reconciliation through the
scandal in America, where the details
Of the proceeding can be freely pub
lished.