The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1906-11-17
COUNTESS ANNA FREE
She Gets Divorce FrOm BOni and
Custody Of Her Children.
NO ALIMONY FOR THE COUNT

His Application For $4,000 a Year Is
Turned Down, and He Must Pay
Costs Of Aetion-May Keep Children
In France.
Paris. Nov. L.. The tribunal Of
first instance Of the Seine Judge D.tte
presiding. granted divorce to the
Counties, de- Castellane formerly Anna
Gould Of New York. and gave her thc
custody Of her children. who. however.
Will not be- allowed 10 be- taken from
France without the consent of their
father. Count Boni de- Castcllne
The count is given the right. which
was not contested 10 sec the children
at stated periods at the home Of their
grandmother and keep them month
annually during the holidays.
The counts demand for an "all-
mentary allowance of $4,000 annual
ly' was pronounced by the court to be
without foundation in law and was
rejected
The only point decided in the counts
favor was the imposition of an inhibi-
tion on the countess 10 take the chill
drcn ont of France without their IA
I ther's consent. The three children of
the Castcllanes are George. BOni and
Jay. the last being the youngest and
named after the late Jay Gould.
The Judgment is given with costs
against the count
Stripped Of the details ~ the text
the formal counts upon which the at
torneys for the Countess de Cnstellane
asked for a divorce were as follows:
Soou after his marriage in 1895
Count de- Ca~tcllanc began the pur-
chase of furniture at rldiculously ok
orbitant prices aud Immediately reSold
IT, When the plaintiff protested the
count abused her IN the presence Of
servants.
5rutally Pinched the Countess.
Upon the slightest preteXts Count De
Castcllane created scenes. going 10 the
extent Of striking the plaintiff I'm the
course of one of these scenes at Roche
cote during the autumn Of 1895 the
countess was brutally pinched by her
husband. and the next day. while She
was still suffering from his violence.
she revealed the fact 10 an American
friend who was a guest at the chateau
During the summer Of 1898 and
notably during pleasure trip which
the Count de Castelane had the count
was intimate with a married woman,
mime A.. The count maintained n
correspondence with her fixing the
dates for rendezvous. through the in
termednry Of Mime Y" and M. ~
I'm the Rue de Maubeuge.
During the summer of 1899 Count de
Castelanc had intimate relations with
Nine b." He had many meetings
with her principally at the Pavilion
Of ST. James
In 1903 the Count de Castellane was
intimate with Mime c." which in
AWlNNNl lllAlN'AfAlVuNt AfIfNtAA'A A'hhhE
vous and automobile excursions. OBJ
iects forgotten in an automobile and
found by the domestics making al
most public scandals. Count de Cas-
tellane went frequently with this lady
to an apartment which he maintained
at Neuilly. In June. 1908. at the end
of big reception at the mansion on
the Avenue Malakoff Count de Castel- !
lane and Mime. c." were found an |
hour after alone in the garden. and !
the count was compelled to summon |
aid for the opening Of the gate. The |
servants who responded recognized |
Mime. c." who left the mansion hur-
rledly. In the absence Of her huS |
band "Nme c." received Count de
Castellane every day at her residence
The Countess de Castellane going one |
day to the residence OF Mime c. was
told by the servants that Mime. C." |
was not at home, although at that
time the count was on the premises.
While M. c." was at Paris two |
maids Of Mime c." who were mount |
ing guard to permit Count de Castel-
lane to emerge by the back stairway IN
case of the arrival Of the husband did |
in reality see him so descend.
Bought Orchids For "Mme. D."
While the Countess de Castelane
was absent in America the count was !
intimate with mime. D." He dined |
with her in private room at the Cafe |
Anglals and ordered orchids for the
decoration Of the table
For several years the count rented |
in Paris number Of places for his |
rendezvous. in particular % Rue In
Rochefoucauld. where he was known |
under the name Of Pascal: 16 Rue de |
General Foy. the Pavilion of st. James |
and Rue Cave. at Neuilly. At these |
different addresses he received 10 the |
knowledge Of several of his servants |
and chauffeurs the women with whom |
he was intimate belonging to the monde
and the demimonde class.
The text Of the decree does not go |
into the details Of the countess bill of
particulars, "lnasmuch as Nine. de
Castellane submitted letters and dOcu-
ments, several Of which were from the
count himself. establishing sufficiently
that since their marriage. notably In
1898. 1902 and 1905, he had relations
and correspondence with various WON
en- of easy virtue"
Nine. Gould. as the former Countess de
Castellane will hereafter be known.
her title having ceased with the grant
ing of the divorce, expressed the great
est satisfaction when she received the
news at her residence on the Avenue
Malakofr. Helen Gould, who will re-
main here until after Christmas, was
with her at the time. Nine. Gould has
no present intention Of leaving Paris,
Sells Mere Of Chamberlaln's Cough Remedy than
an 04L.~. o.,k Tnoakhar