The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1906-11-22
ANNA is CUT LOOSE
Jay GouId's Daughter Award
ed a Total Divorce.
LITTLE BONl SET ADRIFT
French Court Assesses Costs OF Suit
Against Him-Gets No 'Alimony
and is Now Just a Plain
Begear.

A Paris special says: The tribune
Of first instance of the Seine, Judge
Ditto presiding, at noon Wednesday
granted a divorce to the Countess de
Castellane, formerly Anna Gould OF
New York, and gave her the custody
of her children, who, however, Will
not be allowed to be taken nom
France without the consent Of their
father, Count Boni de Castellane.
The end of the famous case came
suddenly. The court brushed aside the
demand Of the counts lawyers for
an examination Of witnesses, and, as
reported, the public prosecutor did not
even ask to be heard.
AS soon as the court assembled
Judge Dftte handed down the Judg'
meht, which is sweeping victory Tor
the countess. In granting her peti'
ton for divorce the court gave the
countess the custody Of her children,
the count being allowed only the usual
rights to see them and share in the
control cf their education, which was
not contested.
The count is given the right to see
the children at stated periods at the
home Of their grandmother and keep
them month annually during the
holidays.
The counts demand for an "alimen'
tary allowance of $4,000 annually"
was pronounced by the court to be
without foundation in law, and was re-
jected.
The court appointed the president
of the chamber Of notaries to- hqul'
date the affairs of the husband and
wife.
The Judgment was given with costs
AGAINST the count. The decree, the
reading of which hardly consumed i've
minutes, was delivered by the judge
in voice so low as to be practically
inaudible to the eager crowd tii1ng
the court room. Many women climbed
the stairs in vain efforts to hear the
decision and when they were aware
that a divorce was granted they seem
ed actually to resent the loss OF a
nublic trial at which people in high
society would be compelled to tes-
tify.
The text of the decree does not go
into the details of the countess DEl
of particulars, "inasmuch as Madame
de Castellane submitted letters and
documents, several of which were
from the count himself, establishing
sua6ciently that since their marriage,
notably in 1898, 1902 and 1905, ne
had relations and correspondence with
various women Of easy virtue, which
was most offensive to a wife.
The court also took e precauslon
AGAINST any unreasonable attitude on
the mart of the count toward allowing
his wife to take her children out OF
France, by providing that, in case OF
his refusal, judicial authorization
could be granted.
The decree orders the countess 70
send the children on Thursdays ana
Sundays to their grandmother, the
Marquise de Castellane, and their sur
render to their father for a week at
New Years, and Easter, and Tor a
month In the summer.
Dame Gould, as the former Countess
de Castellane, will hereafter be
known her title having ceased with
the granting Of the divorce, expressed
the greatest satisfaction when she re-
ceived the rews at her residence on
the Avenue Malakoff. Miss Helen
Gould, who will remain in Paris until
after Christmas. was with her at the
time. Madame GoAd has no present
intention of leaving Paris.