Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-08
D|yorcssuit Resumed Sensational
Charges, Including IntIma!lon
Of Forgery, Made.
COUNTESS REJECTS PEACE PLANS
American Girl Signs One Of tlcr Pos.
tai Cards to Husband WITH Phrase
"With My Profound scorn"-Money
Settlement Rejected by Degenerate
Frenehman ne Not Being Large
Enough to Pay His Debts.
CnY Assnclnted Prcss.l

PARIS, FRANCE, Nov. f.--Tho
court room In the Palace OF Justice
occupied by the Tribunal of First In
stance of the Seine. Judge Ditto, pre-.
aiding, was again crowded this morn
ing, when the hearing Of the divorce
suit brought by tho Countess De Cas-.
tcliane. formerly Anna Gould)
against her husband, Count Boni was
resumed
countess. in rcsuminE tho presents
ton OF her case briefly reviewed tho
points he Ind covered last week He
declared that thu proofs of the counts
miiIel!;y ana cruelty contained in thu
thirteen allegations made las, week
Were sufficient to Justify divorce
without summonins witnesses.
Count Eoni Wanted Forgiveness.
MaItrr Crurpl then plunged direct
~ into the counts nnnouevros, since
the divorce proceedings were lnstltut-
ed. W rrcOnquur his wifn's Affections.
: After the failure OF tho attempt mt
arranging II reconciliation, February
| when the countcss was granted tho 4
temporary custody Of her children
Can't Bonj hepan n systematic GarL--
pplgn. writing TIE oountcss letters.
filled with 'nvowalb .of sincere roper
tancn, 7sripplications for purdon. pms
sibnatc words and Drofrssions Of lJi-
dying love Tho counts letters de-
scrlbcd his life aH being wrecked and
"niA, he wug unable to live without
h'r.
! I1pIored to be Taken Back.
You Lave Lccn my life" he dcrlnr.
ed IL ono ri Ills letters. "your NIB
scucr will be NY death. Take mo
,p'E 4 an
| ynl 'ct me embrace Yen ana once
more ;cel You Ill my arms and 50
on
O" Frhren"y % The counters aout
II c Id rnioNd }. Informing tho count,
ha shH had suffered too mitch and
had "st ~ II niiccijnrs for him and
MI cnntIHcrcn in his honnv and c9u-
c!nding with tho statement that she
fond him 'disgusling."
Even unbraided His Wife.
The counts tone changed Tho
next day be sent the countoss let
Ter IN which he Gpbraidcd her for be-
Ing - mad wonni nctuatcd by hate
and vcnFeIniness nud saying that
hclr children would some day re.
proach her for her "spitetnlness."
I Bn' tho count soon resumed send
ing love letters 10 tho countess. hog
igins la he allowed to see her nnd pre-.
dlr'ng tint he would soon die.
! Tic letters continued until the
middle OF September, when the count
wrote tlat he wouh not survive,
pleading TO sec the countess and ask
irg nor 10 at ioast to grant him sll.
prone favor saying:
IF am IN danger come Do not
lot mo die alone like an abandoned
man"
I scorchng Postal Cards Mailed.
= IL was then said Maitrc Cruppi, that
The countess. worn ont with her hus.
bands insinccrity wrote him three
postal cards. one OF which read:
My response Is the refusal OF a.
respectable woman to see such lib.
crtinc."
The wording of the other postal
cares was equally emphatic, one read
ing.
DO not think. | am SO stupid as
Observation-Disclosures
TIC Last postal card was sigred: i,
With my profound scorlI."
Morey Offered to the Court.
Counsel described the countess'
generous offer TO settle $40. 900 a year!
on the count for life, which the nt-s
Ter rejected. He was offered 100000
ana $200,000 To pay his personal debts
hut wanted 100000 and the settlement
of all his debts.
Therc was f!rittcr of excitement
I lnst belor" counsel closed his sum-
ming ZIP. when ne referred to a for-
! gerry IN the possession nj the other,
side, designed to Chicken tho charac-
tor Of a prominent attorney and a
man conapicuous in public life.
But Mnitrc Cruppi said lie would
mol nlrSI:o tic matlnr unlnSS cnnlnnll.s.