The San Francisco call., 1906-11-08
BONI WHINES FOR
RECOGNITION.
AFFECT Plea for Man Who
Would Have Woman Paw
Debts and Support Him
MAKES HIS DEFENSE

FARlS. Nov The courtroom in
lfle Palace Of Justice was again crowd
% To-Day when the hearing OF the di-
rolce suit brought by the Countess de
Oaslelane formerly Anna Gould)
against her husband. Count Boni vas
resumed
Msitre Cruppi. counsel for the
countess, plunged directly into the
OoNnls maneuvers since the divorce
proceedings We're instituted 10 re-
naoer his wife's affections After
s-e failure OF the attempat arrang-
hs reconciliation on February
when the Countess was granted the
temporary custody OF her children
Count Boni began q systematic cam
LElgn, writing 10 the Countess letters
nLeo with avOwals Of sincere renenr-
ahce' applications for pardon. passion
ate words and professions Of undving
1ote- The Counts letters described his
AIe as being wrecked and said he was
unable 10 live without her.
You have been my life" he declared
IN one OF his letters: your absence
VIII De my death. Take me back once
more. viii live only for you. Let
ne embrace YOU and so on.
COUNT DISGUSTS HER.
On February 25 the Countess sent a
colo re5oinoer, informing the Count
that she had suffered too much and
hao lost all affection for him and all
oonnoence IN his honor and veracity.
concluding with the statement that she
found him disgusting"
he Counts tone changed The next
cay ne sent a letter TO the Countess
n which he upbraided her for being
mad woman, actuated by hate and
revenge"
But the Count soon resumed writ
ms love letters 10 the Countess. beg
eng 20 pe allowed 70 see her and pre-
olellng that he would soon die
The letters continued until The mid
Gle OF September. when the Count
wrote that he would not long survive
pleading 10 see the Countess and ask
Ing her 10 at least grant him one su-
prene favor, saying; If I am in dan
ger, come. Do not let me die alone
Ike an abandoned dog"
II was then, said NJ. Cruppi. that the
countess. worn out with her husband s
insincerity, wrote him three postal
cards, one Of which read.
Ny response is the refusal OF 2 re-
spectacle woman 10 see such q liber
tine"
The wording OF the other cards was
equally emphatic. one reading: DO NOT
tnlnk an so stupid as Nine X mag
n
erous oner 10 settle $4,000 Z year on
the Count for life, which the latter re-
5ected because II did not include full
settlement OF his outstanding debts
He was offered $4,000 and 100000 10
pay his personal debts. but wanted
$4,000 and the settlement Of ali his
debts In making the offer the Countess
gave way 70 an impulse 10 assume \
ntllng existence for the father OF her
children.
Maitre Bonner, Of the counsel for
Count Boni, began his reply by describ-
Ing the dreams Of luxury Of q vouor
American heiress when she married a
French nobleman. resulting in making
the life Of eNtravsgan upon which
she entered quite natural to her Coun-
sci then read aHectionate letters writ
ten by the Countess 70 the Count. ex-
cusing her inability TO furnish funds
because her brother George would not
supply them
To show that the Count made sacri-
fees as well as his wife. Maitre Bonnet
declared that he sold his share Of the
ancestral forest Of Buenysfn order 10
make the first payment, sSb.o00, on the
akof-avenue property. The divorce
proceedings. counsel said were due TO
the evil counsel Of mischief makers
especially 10 the Vaccinations of Ed
mond Kelly, the American LAWYER
Without adverse inference, counsel was
sure the Countess would return to her
husband.
BONI As A MARTYR
The Count has not been the brute
he has been described 10 have been.
Ee always has been a gallant gentle
man who has respectful affection for
his wife. There has been nothing 10
shake or destroy it. The Counts only
thought has been 10 give his wife the
luxurious Queenly existence Of which
she dreamed II he exceeded his aim. II
IS 10 his honor only. AS a result of
this laudable effort he has been saddled
with the task Of paying $4,000 an
nuslly"
Counsel for the Count declared that
the Gould family did not look favorably
on a divorce At any rate. George J.
Gould wrote 70 Count Boni that he was
profoundly grieved at what had hap
pened.
8Iaitre Bonnets charge Of bribery Of
witnesses may prove successful in
forcing an inquiry. as a French court
seldom overlooks such allegations