Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1906-11-03
BONT'S LOVE
AFFAIRS EXPOSED
Pitiful Story of Anna Gould's MARI
ried Life Told in Court
SUFFERED ABUSE AND BLOWS

fuTlS, NOV. l. before q crowd Inht
taxed the capacity OF the court room in
the palace of justice in the old Latin
quarter. the case Of the Countess de
castellane for divorce from her hus-
band Count Boni de CastellaRe was
begun
Count Bonis attorneys made NO eli.
tort for further postponement. and
with Henri Ditto. president OF the
tribunal OF first instance OF the Seine.
presiding. and with two associate jus.
tices on the bench. Maitre Cruppi pre-
sented the plea of the countess for
absolute divorce and the custody OF
the children This plea was made on
documentary evidence and withoS>
summoning witnesses
Such a severe arraignment has
been probably seldom heard in this
court room He painted Count Boni in
the blacklist OF colors. declaring him TO
he repacious. brutal and licentious.
while the countess was held up as the
long suffering and innocent victim.
Nothing was spared and nothing was
CLOSED over
In chronological order Maitre
Cruppi recounted the history of the
alliance which he said had been I'M
happy from the very honeymoon owing
TO the incredible extravaganza OF the
husband. who in Ave years had used
up the colossal fortune that the daugh-
ter OF Jay Gould had brought him.
Count Boni's Unsuitable demands for
money. according to the attorney for
the countess. began as soon as the
couple arrived in Paris. and led imme-
diatelv 10 III treatment and abuse and
soon TO blows The countess was
struck by her husband according to
her lawyer. the first time four months
after the marriage This was the re-
suit OF quarrel in connection with q
dinner given by an American to which
the count was not invited. lntrigues
and amours carried on under the very
eyes OF the countess were not long
delayed
Maitre Cruppi detailed liaisons with
four society women designating them
as Nine. A. Nine b. Nine. c and
Nine D. Referring to the counts af.
fairs with demimondAines the lawyer
told the story in plain. unvarnshed
fashion
As he spoke OF the counts efforts TO
prolong the case with the view OF Sc
curing forgiveness and reconciliation.
the lawyer fairly shouted No. no
Forgiveness is now out OF the Ques.
ton"
beneath the DISCUSSES OF Mime A.
Nine Is, Nine c and Nine ID. many
persons In the court room recognized
the identity OF the women 10 whom
the lawyer referred. and there was n
craning OF necks as the court room lis.
tened to the reading OF the burning
words OF passion in the letters and
the curious were especially absorbed
in the salacious details set forth by
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 man
sion to give the alarm in case the be-
trayed husband should return unex
pectedly
In this deposition II was set forth
that servant ushered Count Boni to
Nine C's boudoir. Maitre Cruppi OF
fered evidence TO prove that Count
Boni had simultaneously four apart
ments in Paris for the conduct OF his
love affairs The most notorious OF
these apartments was at Neuilly They
were hired in the names of servants
Count Boni's correspondence with
women of fashion was conducted
through his secretaries. The reading
OF letters from some deml-mondaines
aroused great amusement in the room.
Upon society women and Dominion
dalnes alike the count showered flow.
ers and gifts according to the attorney
for the countess. even pawning pre-
cious articles bought by his wige. 70
get the money. or borrowing from
usurers when he could not obtain
credit
Throughout his long speech Maitre
Cruppi did not use the title OF coun.
tess but referred to the counts wife
as Nine. Gould. the name she will bear
II the divorce is granted
The general impression is that over
whelming evidence has been offered
and that the decree Of divorce will be
granted without the painful ordeal OF
taking che testimony OF witnesses.
Killed Himself From Grief.
Toledo. o.. Nov. w. F. Fisher.
aged 70, for 80 years justice of the
naace NJ TheObOld near here rom.