The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-14
REGRETTED BY BONI
DEEPLY EFFECTED BY DIVORCE
 SUIT OF COUNTESS.
CasteIInne Pr0fesses Deep DesOfation Over Court Proceedings Which May Separate Him From the
 Gould Money Bag.

Paris, Feb. 11.-Count Boni de
 Castellane had a long conference to-
 day with the lawyers of the Countess,
 his wife This was one of several meet
 ings at which times those concerned
 have carefully gone over financial
 features of the case with the view of
 determining the exact form or the
 future procedure and ultimate decree.
 In the meantime, the countesss pill
 of complaint is being prepared, but mas
 not yet been filed, as the form Will
 depend upon the pending conferences
 over financial affairs. If these are
 satisfactorily adjusted the countesss
 bill. of complaint Is likely to be
 materially modified, so as to contain
 only incompatibility or other grounds
 within the statute. but avoiding all
 legations of scandalous nature.
 However, the confer ences are not for
 the purpose of reconciliation. as all con- cerned including the count and coun- tess and their lawyers, appear to recognize the futility of any further attempt to reunite the family.
 The indications are therefore that is the principals reach financial understanding the bill will be modi- fled and a decree entered by mutual consent The decree probably will be for a separation as the French law permits such a decree being extended to complete divorce after three years. Thus far, however, the countess has not decided whether the bill shall ask for a complete annullment of her marriage. Her friends are rather inclined to restrict the decree to sepaartion, as this would prevent the re-marriage of either party within three years, thus putting an end to the ruumor that the countess intended to marry again, which her friends characterize as absurd.
 Preliminary Plea.
 Until the bills finally framed and filed, the courts will not formally pos sess the document explicitly setting folth the grounds of the action. The preliminary plea did not inter into the merits of the case, but was a formality under the French law whereby the wife must ask the courts permission 10 begin an action against her husband In order to sustain this plea, the countess presented papers establishing a prima facie right to begin an action against her husband. Thehe prima facie papers did not specify the names of the correspondents, but recited inci- dents in which the count is alleged to be implicated. The present negotia- tions terd to further eliminate these names from appearing during the off, cial proceedings.
 As a result of the countess's prima facie showing, the court ahs awarded her the temporary care of her child ren and a separate domicile at the CastelIaEe mansion on the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne The effect of this interlocutory order is to exclude the count frcm the mansion. as the law considers it to be incompatible for two seperate domiciles to exist under the same roof The countess remains there with the children and she expects 10 be joined soon by members of Howard Gould's family.
 Count Boni expresses to friends his deep desoIation over the affair and asserts his continued affection for his wife and children. He pays the fullest tribute to the wifely loyalty of the countess and does not intend to file a cross bill.