Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-01

Divorced Wife Of Little Count Boni
to Mate With the Man
He Whipped.
NEW YORK. April 1.-Prince Hello de
Sagan has successfully concluded the mis-
sion which brought him to this country.
which. as everybody now knows. was to
sue for the hand of Nine. Anna Gould in
marriage. for she has consented to marry
him. II is now said.
The prince himself was questioned about
his courtship this morning. His apartment
In the Waldorf was reached on the
phone, and the following conversation &C.
Cured:
Are you the Prince de Sagan?'
This Is the prince
You are sutton for the hand OF Nine.
Gould?"
II am a great admirer OF that lady,"
"But you are an applicant for her
hand?'
IF you wish to express 1t so, am"
Have you won your suit, and are you
going to marry herr"
81 have already answered that ques-
ton
But will you not say definitely whether
you have?'
NO: have already answered the ques-
ton
you sail on La Provence April 9?'
Yes"
rs Nine. Gould going with your"
IT would like very much to have Nine.
Gould sail on that vessel
I2,,f mill nf to
the question:
IT do not know"
do you think that Count Boni de Cas-
tellane will make trouble for you in
Paris?'
II anticipate no trouble whatever from
that gentleman. Nine. Gould and are
both able to protect ourselves from any
body"
Would Not Discuss Breach.
The prince would not discuss the re-
ported breach between Nine. Gould and
her relatives.
In the meanwhile Nine Gould is with
her friends tho Tyler Morses in the st.
Regis, to which hotel she went from the
home Of her sister. Helen Gould, Monday
afternoon. 1t was following that action
Of hers that reports Of a break between
her and her brothers and sister were cir
culated. She Is under the care OF DR..
William Anderton, for on her arrival at
the hotel she was threatened with bron-
chftis and nervous prostration. She Is
not seriously ILL., 1t 10 expected that she
will be out again after two or three days
of much needed rest.
Prince de Sagan was quoted today as
having said, In answer to the question
whether an engagement existed:
You are surely able TO decide that
question for yourself"
Dr;n~n nA~l~r as u;reaalf
The prince said last night that the will
could not be broken. and himself admitted
that Nine. Gould had received legal ad-
vice. In regard to the reported opposi-
tion of George Gould he said:
Il wish to say right now that I have
always lived in q glass house: but wish
to add that have never been drunkard.
l never have gambled, / never have
robbed any one and I never have slain
any one. 1t may be true. also. that I |
have had affairs Of the heart. but that is |
all over and past. I am now the sutton |
Tor the hand OF a woman. / have made |
my suit as a man. I am willing to meet |
all questions that may be put to me as to |
my life In the past
Nine. Gould 10 said to have told friend |
that she was glad.
so much has been decided" She said |
she had asserted herself: that she had the |
privilege OF living the life she chose, and |
cision and leave Immediately.
Prince Declares Himself. ..
Dy Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April THAT Prince |
Helie de sasan is a sutton for the hand Of |
Nine. Anna Gould Is announced by the |
prince himself in a statement In which |
he says that Nine Gould will sail for |
France very soon after his own departure. |
which IL set for April 8. The princes an |
nouncement was made coincident with |
the circulation Of reports that Nine Gould |
has quarreled with her family because OF |
her determination to marry de SaEan |
Nine. Gould 10 quoted as saying that she |
shaii not longer be oppressed and ruled |
by her family: that at last "she has as
serted herself and shall abide by her own
oeclsion. Nine. Gould has left the home |
OF her sister, Miss Helen Gould, with |
whom she has been staying since her ar |
rival from France more than a week ago
and Is living with friends at the Hotel |
st. Regis.
Fight Over Money.
Not only is sentiment, but money as |
we'll. involved in the break between Nine. |
Gould and the members Of her family. |
The will by which Jay Gould disposed of
his fortune contained a codcil which NAV
have prominent part in DEVELOPMENTS
should there follow prolongation OF the
iaHiy Troubles. This codicil provided
that any Of his children who should marry
without first gaining the consent OF the |
other sons and daughters should forfeit
one-ha!f Of his or her interest in the es- |
tate. ~
In Nine. Gould's case the one-half in |
terest is yariously estimated at between |
S6.O0O,oO0 and $4,000 II Is said to be |
the contention of Nine. Gould however,
that this provision OF the will was abro-
gated SO far as she is concerned when
the consent of her brothers and sisters
was given to her marriage with Count |
Boni de Castellane.
Nine. Gould Is Sick.
Having taken this position. she is said
TO have retained a prominent firm OF at |
torneys, with large interests both in New
York and Paris. and to have Informed |
her relatives at the last family confer.
ence that she is prepared to fight, II nee
essary. for what she regards as her rteh, |
TO her. entire share Of the fortune left nv |
her father ~
Mime. Gould is III i'm her apartments a, |
the St Regis. and the date of her de- |
parture for Europe Is believed 70 be |
largely dependent upon the rapidity with
which she RECEIVERS. No definite date for |
her sailing has yet been set so far as can
be learned. but II is not believed that II |
will be delayed longer than ten DAYS or
two weeks.