Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-01-09
ROYALTY CLASHED
Two Shining Examples Of the Blue
Blood Of France Fought In
the Streets.
IT COMMENCED IN CHURCH
Miss could's Count eonl Got Into
Lime Light and the Police Court
Told Newspapers How
Il Happened.

Paris. Jan. Count Bonl DC CaS'
teIlane, from whom his wife, who was
Miss Anna Gould of New York, was
recently divorced and Prince Helie
de sagan, who on several occasions
was reported to be engaged to
Madame Gould, had personal en-
counter Thursday at the church OF ST.
Pierre de Chaillot, while service to
the memory Of the Lady Stanley Err
rington. a relative of both men, VINO
died lately in England, was In prog
ress. Beginning inside the church,
where Count Boni says the prince IN
suited both him and the sacred edi-
fee. the encounter was resumed at
the doorway where Count Boni, fol-
lowed by his brother, Count Jean de
CastelIane, overlook the prince
Count Bonl spat in his cousins face.
Then came the clash Of canes, fol-
lowed by a rough and tumble fight
on the pavement, which ended in the
gutter where the men were finally
separated by a big butcher. Count
Boni at the moment Of Intervention
was holding down the well-nigh insen-
sible prince, while Jean, according TO
the eye-witnesses, was administering
to him a severe kicking.
When the police arrived the butcher
was holding the two principals in the
fiRht who were covered with mud.
The prince was bleeding profusely
from a wound In the right temple
where he had been hit by Count
Boni's heavy stick. With the butch
er's hand on his collar, Boni was har.
arguing a crowd which had gathered
as why he had spot In the princes
face. The police invited the two men
to 20 to the station house, and this,
after some disputing, they agreed to
| do. All three Of them, despatched
with mud, accompanied the police and
followed by several thousand persons
they marched of to the station where
they made explanations"
A process verbal" having beer
written out, according to the French
law, the three men signed 1t and were
then released. The case now will g
before the public prosecutor, wht
will decide what, II any steps shal
be taken.
In view Of the fact that Prince
Helie has elected to pursue the mat
ter in the courts the idea Of due
seems to be precluded. Besides
Count Boni declared. that It wa
doubtful whether he would receive tn
witnesses OF the prince, even II N
/ latter could find any one to act Il
/. that capacity
. Thursday night Prince Helie wa
: laid up in bed with his head swathe
in bandages while Count Boni spent
mart Of the evening in visiting tn
newspaper offices, telling the story {
0 the encounter.
When seen by the Associated Pres
/. correspondent he was In high hume
= Throwing back the lapels OF his n
3 coat in order better to display one
q his famous white silk waistcoats, !
Z began the recital with the history
+ HE cousin, whom be painted In II
Il blacklist colors. declaring that Print
l. Helie had been ostraclEed BY his ov
n family, not one Of whom would perm
: him to enter the house. Count Bo
= then proceeded TO explain the episot
l. and declared that II had nothing
n 40 with Nine. Anna Gould. but vi
q the result Of an old grudge hetwe'
n him and the prince. He added n
q the prince had not been invited
n the ceremony al the church.