Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-07
.CASTELLANE'S
LOVE LETTERS

Paris Nov. 1.-THE courtroom In the
palace of justice, occupied by the
tribunal of first instance of the Seine,
Judge Ditto presiding, was again
crowded today when the hearing OF
the divorce suit brought by the Coun-
tess dc Castellane, formerly Anna
Gould, against her husband. Count
Boni. was resumed.
Maitre Cruppi, Of counsel for the
countess, reviewed the points no had
covered last week, referring 10 the
reckless fashion I'm which the count
had spent millions OF the countess
money while allowing her only mig
gardly few hundred francs monthly
for pin money, on one occasion bru-
tally refusing to increase her allow
ance to $500 a month.
Counsel declared that proofs of the
counts lntldelity and cruelty contained
In the 8 allegations made last week
were sufficient to justify divorce
without summoning witnesses.
AS evidence OF the countess gem
crosby, counsel cited the agreement
Of 1898 by which the counts father
and mother were guaranteed life
income OF $500 and $1,000 respec-
lively, and laid special stress on the
countess intention not 20 abandon the
country OF her adoption but 10 rear
her boys as Frenchmen.
Maitre Cruppi then plunged directly
into the counts nianeuvers since tho
divorce proceedings were instituted,
to re-conquer his wife's affections.
After the failure Of the attempt at ar
ranging reconciliation Feb. /, when
the countess was granted the temporary
custody of her children, Count Bonl be-
gan a systematic campaign, writing to
the countess letters filled with avowals
OF sincere repentance. applications fot
pardon. passionate words and profess
sions Of undylng love. The counts let
tiers described his life as being wrecked
and said he was unable 10 live without
her
you have been my life" he declared
In one OF his letters; your absence will
be my death. Take me back once more.
| Will live only for you. Let me EN-
brace you and once more feel you In
my arms and so on.
on Feb. IS the countess sent a cold
rejolnder, Informing the count that she
had suffered too much and had lost all
affection for him and all confidence IN
his honor and veracity concluding with
the statement that she found him dis
gushing The counts tone changed.
The next day he sent letter to the
COUNTESS in which he upbraidcd her
for being "a mad woman, actuated by
hate vengefulness, and saying that
their children would some day reproa ch
her for her Fspitefulness."
But the count soon resumed writing
love letters to the countess. begging
to be- allowed TO see her and predicting
that he would soon die.
The letters continued until the middle
OF September. when the count wrote
that he would not long survive, plead
ing 10 see the countess and asking her
to az least grant him one supreme IA
vor saying
III am in danger, come. Do not
let me die alone like an abandoned
dog"
IT was then. said Maltre Cruppi. that
the countess, worn out with her hus-
Lands insincerity, wrote him three
postal cards, one OF which read
My response is the refusal OF re-
spectacle woman TO see such a llher-
tine"
The wording of the other cards was
equally emphatic, one reading:
DO not think | am so stupid AZ
Mime. X. imagInes.'
The last postal card was signed
with much profound scorn"
Continuing, Maitre Cruppi declared
that the counts paternal rights wouli
| he amply protected. The children vii
| remain In France and their fathe
would have opportunities to see ther
and share IN the direction Of their edu
cation.