The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-14
Count Their Paris Pnlace

ken from France without the consent
OF their father. Count Boni de Castel-
lane
+ The end of the famous case came
suddenly The court brushed aside the
demand of the counts lnwyers for an
examination of witnesses, ard IS an
ticipated, the public prosecutor dld not
| even ask to Se heard.
As soon as the court assembled Judge
Ditto. handed down the judgment.
which is a sweeping victory Tor TIE
divorce the court gave the countess
the custody OF her children, the count
being allowed only the usual rights 10
see them and share in the control ci
! their education, when was not con-
Thc count is gfren the right to see
/ the children at stated periods at the
home of their grandmother and keep
them a month annually during the koli-
Tne counts demand for an "allow-
ance of $5o,000 annusily' vas pre-
nounced by the ccurt to be withou:
/ foundation In law and was rejected.
1 The only point decided in the count
favor was the imposition OF the inbipl-
/ tor on the countess to take the cnI-
/ dren cut of France without their faith
/ er's consent
The court appointed the president Of
J the chamber Of notarles CO bGuldaee
the affairs of the husband and wife.
The judgment WIS given wiki costs
against the count. The decree, the
reading of which hardly consumed hve
minutes wcs delivered by the judge II
a voice so low es to be practically II
audible to the eager crowd Hlhng siS
couTt room Many women elm oed the
chairs IN vain efforts 70 near the Ge-
ciSitr7 and when they were aware tAdt
/ q divorce was granted they seeneG
! actualIy to resent the loss of a pubic
trial at which people in high society
. would be compelled tC testify
/ Anna Could the youngest daughter
af tbe late lay Gould. was married to
Count ernest 5oniface de Castellane
/ the eldest son of the Marquis &c Cas-
/ feliaae. at the New Tcrk home Of h@~
brother. George ). Gould -e1yuss-z.szs
feIarsre Mi -
ls,vsta..~- ~ -
- s--s,rrsszzs11 -
<-.s-JtIT7iTs ,:o7-y wa-s III
s. zs7lve 5cen SIS. 900, 900 and
>1~--e7 further rte.eo that her income
s~ae 100000 year Immediately af-
ser the marriage the couple left the
United States fee France, where the
extravagant manner In which they
lived attracted considerable attention.
About i've years after the marriage,
the Count and Countess de Casteilane
were reported 70 be financially mbar-
rassed. It being alleged that the count
had already spent about $1,000, 600
the affairs Of the count and countess
became necessary and considerable
iitikz4scn followed. with the result that
the Gould fa<ui1y intervened and the
income of the countess was cut down
to 100000.
On February :, of the present year,
the Countess de Castellane entered a
plea for divorce. the hearing Of which
began before Judge Ditte, Maitre
Cruppf appearing for the countess and
Maitre BoDnet for the county Evil
deace In the shape Of correspondence
between the count and women was
presented and the case was adjourned
to Move nioer 7. when the final pleas
were made and the suit adjourned un-
I'll November a. On the following
day. November 8, the case OF the
court's creditors was presented to the
court and adjourned for two weeks.
The three children Of the CasteI-
lanes are George. BoTi and Jay, the
youngest being the namesake Of his
mothers father, the lAte Jay Gould.
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