Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-02
Princess de Sagan Gets Hearing
in Suit Brought by Castella1e
to Gain Children
SEEKS FINANCIAL ADVANTAGE
Former Husband of Anna Gould Placed
in UnenviabIe Light by Princess. At.
torney-Motion Made to Dismiss
Boni's suit-chi'dren Are Well
Cared for. 4

Count Boni De Castellane against
Princess De Sagan, his former wife.
for the custody Of his three children.
was continued today. The court room
today was more crowded than last
week.
NJ. Clemenceau, in presenting the
princess side Of the case, emphasized
the fact that the courts of France al
ways had decided that second mar
riage did not affect the right OF par
ents with regard to their children, even
in cases where the second marriage
was with an alleged accomplice in
adultery. ,Clemenceau then summed up
the contentious of the princess as fol-
lows:
"The count had formally declared he
would withdraw the suit if the prin-
cess separated from her husband. The
facts that the count had offered. to
prove We're irrevelant even If they were
established, but they had no bearing
upon the education Of the children.
Furthermore, these allegations were
denied by the princess. The count was
inspired less by solicitude for the well
fare of his children than by personal
hatred and financial considerations.
The princess, Since her marriage to her
present husband, has fulfilled in every
way interfered with the education of
had not sought to ALLEVIATE their af-
fections from their father. On the 9TH
er hand. the count has committed the
objectionable fault Of bringing out the
present scandal to the detrimeat OF the
children. He had used language which
humiliated' their tutor in letters. To
them he had called De Sagan bandit. :"
Clemenceau then denied thf.De Sa<
gan, since his marriage, hal In any
way interferred with the edtation OF
the children. Consequently, le asked
the court, taking into consideition the
princess expressed declaration that she
never had opposed and woul, not op--
pose in the future the exercle OF the
counts legal rights over the ducauon
of the children, provided onli that ne
did not attempt to poison thar minds,
to dismiss the spit.
CasteIIane is Scored.
Counsel for the princess rahd cas-
tellane fore and aft when hereached
the subject Of tho fashion in Fhich ne
had dissipated his wife's fortune at
the rate Of a million dollars ayear for
eleven years. After detailing tie man
ner in which the money had peen
spent, Clemenceali declaimed:
'.This Is the 1nan who wants MS
children educated like a Castsane' d
man without profession, who mar
ried for money. then devoted himself
to betrayine his wife with his wife's
female friends"
Continuing, Clemenceau reveaeo the11
exact terms Of the settlement his ahetq
offered to make alt the time of her di'
vorce. These the count refused, on
the ground that they were insumclent
and in so doing, said counsel, ne proVeo
himself eligible fbr an insane asylum
These terms were 100000 in cash and
an income of 100000 per year, this m
come to be increased when the estate
of his former wife was out OF the
hands of the trustees, she to take over
all debts then pending. ~
Clemenceau took up one by one tne
accusations made against the princess
oy the count regarding her travels NJ
Italy with de sagan before their mar
riage. 1t should be remembered, IN
awyer declared. that the princess was
1ot young girl travelling with mel
lance, but a divorced woman IN 1n'
of the man she was going Il
marry. Furthermore she was an Amer,
can, Clemenceau said. conduct tha'
would appear to be out Of the ordinary
IN France" he said, is perfectly prop
n on the other side of the ocean,.