The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-01-03

who was Miss Anna Gould of New
York, was recently divorced, and
Prince Helie De Sagan, who. on
|seyeral occasions was reported to
be engaged to Nine. Gould had a
personal encounter Thursday at the
lchurch of st. Pierre De Chaillot,
while a service to the memory of
the Lady Stanley Errington, a
relative of both men, who died
lately in England, was in prog
ress.
Beginning inside the church where
|Count Boni says the prince insulted
both him and the sacred edifice the
encounter was resumed at the door
way where Count Boni, followed by
his brother, Count Jean De Castel-
lane, overlook the prince. Count
Boni 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 big butcher.
/ Count Boni at the moment Of in
tervention was holding down the
well nigh insensible prince. while
Jean, according to eye witnesses,
was administering to him severe
kicking.
When the police arrived the
butcher was holding the two prin-
cipals in the fight, who were COW
cred with mud The prince was
bleeding profusely Sfrom a wound
in the right temple. where he had
been hit by Count Boni's heavy
stick. With the butchers hand
on his collar, ,Boni was haranging
crowd which had gathered as to
why he had spat in the prince IS
face. The police invited the two
men to go to the station house.
and this. after som4 disputing, they
agreed to do .ssAll l4hree of them,
despatched with mud. accompanied
the police and followed by several
thousand persons, they marched of
to the station, where they made
explanations ~
Both Count Boni and the prince
gave their own version of the quar-
rel. each claiming that the other
was the aggressor, but the prince
alone lodged a complaint. charging
the brothers with assault.
A "process verbalv having been
: written out, according to the French
law the three men signed it and
were then released. The case will
now go before the house prosecu.
tor who will decide what If any
steps shall be taken.
in view OF the fact that pripce
Helie has elected to pursue the
matter in the courts, the idea q,
auei seems to be precluded Bf
sihes Count Boni declared las,
: night that 1t was doubtful wbetbo,
ne would receive the witnesses O.
the prince, even II the latter cou,f
; una any one to act I'm that capac
ity. Prince llFelie is laid I'm in bei
! win his head swathed I'm bandapo,
whaie Count Boni spent part q
'he evening In visiting the newsna
S per Offices. telling the sbry q
D the encounter "
when seen by n correspondent l.,
l was In high humor Th,o., -
PACK the lapels OF his fur coo
~ order to better display one n
ms famous white silk waistco,ts
ne began the recital with the bis
tory OF his cousin. whom he painte,
IN the blacklist colors. declar,n,
tnat Prince Hello had been os,ra
, cised by his own family not on
VI whom would permit MIN IN on,o
, ehe mouse. Count Boni then proceed
, Gu 10 explain the episode and DO
ia,eu ,,''. that ft had nothing 10 n
, wa" Nine. Anna Gould. but wa
! ,ne result ofiap dsgrudpe ho,u,oe, va
, n,,n , and the prince He added IN
.ne prince had not been snv,,a
me ceremony at the church
oount Boni said he took NO =,
,, , tice of the prince durIng nv ~ m no
wees which proceeded Fwitbo,. 'sl ~
cident until the elevation - .n ~
!. nos' when the prince rose. y
\ 49, Az he passed. said Count Il 10 !.
u me 1aanined his hat on H,s bor boe
sEn2E 4pekfd Insulting sat mS rf .,rf,
sEyiP,n 20 feet Of the aItarsar ~ ~,
\ mediately followed him ana -, sn' !
, M reached the vestibule outside '
saad u have not given Won W.,
! unriS.mas present. and spat mi, :,
] ms face. He raised his cann % .
s.rike me but I got I'm tho a..
o,o, o,ow' opening his temple We tbe H.,
count Poni ,dramatrcalIv .o4o
) ,he part as he told tbe storv a'.e " .
aec'ared at Its conclusion tba. - :
y had only resented what he ra~a ."n. 2
, as an insult to himself ana . -
cnurch. He was convinced that - =
prince on account 81 his past t = =
'ser would not dare to prosecu, !,