The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-03
GOULD COUNTESS
QUITS: HER COUNT
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countess, says the family is trying its
tween the couple and to bring them to-
gether. According to this friend, an
amicable settlement of the trouble is
expected. For this reason it is said the
family is trying to avoid the unhappi-
ness Of the publicity Of the story Of
temporary domestic discord. ". IA. =
49, Goulds Are Silent >ss4ziz
: New. York, Feb, 3.- : Mr. Gould
knows what you came to see.him about,
but he has nothing to-. say said the
secretary of George Gould, when re-
porter called to see him about the re-
port Of the sCastellene troubles. To all
questions the secretary replied that Mr..
Gould could not be seen and that he
would not discuss the affair.
It is now within a month of eleven
years since Anna Gould was married to
the Count Paul Ernest Bonifo de Castel-
March, 4, 1895. r.. va. -s~@'*-s.. 49, - T.
From that time the Castellanes have
been almost constantly in the public
prints, as the result of the count s ex-
travagances, quarrels or political ambi-
ytiOnS. =; =. ~. ~ -..-.. 49,.
The wedding was one Of the early in
stances Of the foreign noblemen captur-
ing the American heiress, and despite
the brilliant ceremonies of a similar ma
ture that have taken place since, it is
still vivid in the memories of those who
attended it. e-x.s.,. ..e.--. -. .ss...>.
The Castellanes have three children,
George, Boni and jay the last named
being the youngest and named after the
father of the countess. 49,.
Her Income Too Small.
When the couple left this country
the countess, who was then in her eigh-
teenth year, had as her share Of The
Jay Gould estate, a fortune Of SIS, 000,-
900, which yielded her an income Of
over 100000 year. This looked enor-
nous to every one but the count, but it
became evident within a few months
that he intended to show how to live up
/ to it. 49,.
s. There was not a house in Paris that
was anything like what he wanted.
Nothing would do him but copy Of
the Grand Trianon at Versailles, SO for
several years he bent himself to the
task Of producing the copy. He bought
palaces to cut out the mural decorations
and install them in his Paris mansion
and he ransacked the continent for the
costliest art treasures to furnish his
palace. He built it on the Bots de Bo-
logne. While he was scattering his
money Paris laughed and the Goulds
frowned. 80.
He spent q great fortune on the mar
BILE foundations alone and he was 50
afraid that the 100000 year might
bought everything offered to him in the
! art markets. Finally he was spending
faster than the $18,OOO00O could earn
and friends of the Castellanes began to
talk about their debts.
First Talk of Rift.
While the palace was being construct
|, ed the count decided to have in it an
| auditorium in which he could seat hun
| dreds Of guests at a dinner. Just
| about this time the first talk of separa.
| tion between him and the countess was
| heard in a Wall street rumor that he
was going to dump great hoard of
| Missouri Pacific stock on the market.
In 1900, five years after the mar.
rage, the Goulds found out that the
count was sadly in debt. Just how
many millions could not be determined
but it was estimated that he had spent
! 100000 in that time and an adjust
ment was necessary.
| y MeanWn1le claims aggregatlng
$4,000,000 ware Jumped by his creditors
and Anton Dittmar, as assignee OF
! Ascher Wertheimer, London art deal
er, began an action for payment, calling
on the supreme court in this city to pre-
vent the payment of any more money
from the Gould trust fund to the count
ess until the claims were paid. After
the bitterest kind Of litigation an ar
rangement was made whereby all of the
debts were acknowledged and yearly
payments, with per cent interest, were
begun, while the income neon Of the countess
count mo4hed, but he had to stand it.
| During the last three years the count
has been living rather quietly for him
altho he has been mentioned in rumoree
duels and gambling incidents, which h.
has denied. 81 SIS t