The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-03
DOUBLED TEAMS
ON THE PRINCE
Count Boni de CaSteIlane and
His Brother Beat Up
HeIie de Sagan.
QUARREL BEGAN IN CHURCH
FIGHTERS IN THE GUTTER
WHEN SEPARATED.

Paris. Jan. Count Boni de Castellane,
from whom his wife. who was Miss Anna
Gould of New York. was recently di-
vorced and Prince Helie de Sagan, who
on several occasions was reported to be
engaged to Madame Gould, had "A person
al encounter today at the church of st
Pierre de Chailot while a service to the
memory of the Lady Stanley Errngton,
relative of both men, who died lately
in England was in progress. Beginning
inside the church. where Count Boni says
the prince insulted both him and the sa-
cred edifice, the encounter was resumed
At the doorway, where Count Boni, fol-
lowed by his brother. Count Jean de Cas-
tcllane, overlook the prince Count Bolu
pat in his cousins face Then came
The clash of canes. followed by rough
and tumble fight on the pavement, which
ended in the gutter, where the men were
finally separated by big butcher. Count
iioni at the moment of intervention was
holding down the Well-nigh insensible
prince, while Jean, according to eyeWlt-
we're kicking.
Prince 6led ProfuseIy.
When the police arrived the butcher
was holding the two principals in the
night, who were covered with mud. The
prince was bleeding profuseiy from a
wound I'm the right temple where he had
been hit by Count BOni'S heavy stick.
Boni was haranguing a crowd which had
gathered as 10 why he had spat in the
princes face The police invited the two
men TO go to the station house. and this.
after some disputing. they agreed to do.
All three Of them, despatched with
mud. accompanied the police. and follow
Fed by several thousand persons, they
marched off to the station.
Both Count BOni and the prince gave
their own version of the quarrel, each
claiming that the other was the aggres-
sor, but the prince alone lodged COM
plant, charging the brothers with as
sault
A process verbal having been written
out, according TO the French law, the
three men signed it and We're then re-
leased. The case now VIII go before the
public prosecutor, who will decide what
steps shall be taken.
Boni a Hero in His Own Eyes.
In view of the fact that Prince Heiie
courts the idea of the duel seems to be
precudsd. Besides Count Boni declared
tonight it was doubtful whether he would
receive the seconds of the prince even
in that capacity.
Tonight the prince is laid up in bed
With his head swathsd in bandages, while
the count spent part OF the evening in
visiting the newspaper offices, telling the
story of the encounter.
When seen by the Associated Press cor
respondent he was in high humor. Throw
ing back the lapels of his fur coat in or
der better to display one Of his famous
white silk WaistcOats, he began the reci-
al with the history of his cousin, whom
he painted in the blacklist cOlors, declar-
ing that Prince Heie had been ostracized
by his own family, none Of whom would
permit him TO enter the house. Count
Bon then proceeded to explain the cpl
sode and declared that il had nothing to
do with Nine. Anna Gould, but was the
result of an old gTudge between him and
the prince. He added that the prince had
not been invited TO the ceremony at the
church
He was therefore surprised to find the
prince sitting three feet i'm front of him.