The Washington herald., 1908-04-05
NINE. GOULD IN COUP
Brings Family Peace by
Threats to Break viii.
WOULD SELL ALL HER STOCKS
Tells Brother that If He Insists Upon
ObjectinE TO Prince de sHgan She
VIII Attack Fathers VIII, Then
Dump Securities on SIarket-Brings
All 20 Terms Rather Quickly.

New York. April 4-The exact reason
which led TO the reconciliation Of the
Gould family with their sister, Anna
Gould, was defined to-day
Hitherto Il has always been said that
the great hold which those members Of
her family who opposed the Sagan mar
riage had upon Nine. Gould was the re.
strietive clause IN jay Goulds will.
whereby any heir of his contracting a
marriage without the unanimous consent
Of his executors. Edwin, George, and
Helen Gould, would forfeit half of his or
her inheritance. At that time. Anna con-
tended that her marriage TO the Count
de Castellane, which was eoncurred in
by the executors, satisfied the terms of
the will and she defed the others to go
to law on the point. Then the interces-
sion of her brother Edwin was supposed
to have restored harmony once more.
AS matter OF fact. it now appears
that Anna went even further in her de-
fiance She threatened that instead of be-
ing put on the defensive by being made
to prove her point she would take the
bull by the horns and sue to break the
will
Would sell Securities.
II her suit should be successful. il would
dissolve the trusteeship over her share of
the estate which her father left and de-
liver over TO her own keeping her entire
inheritance. which is about $l5,OO0,O O10 or
one-sixth of her fathers fortune. Anna
threatened that as soon as she got her
fortune in her own hands. she would
liquidate and return with the cash to
France
This struck terror Into the very soul
OF George Gould. In the first place. the
estate. Of which he is one of the executors
is no condition to pay over SI50o0.o0o in
cash, and If paid over in securities, Anna
threatened 70 dump them on the market
10 bring the best price they could. AS
these securities are mostly stocks and
bends In the Gould roads, this would
mean a bad slump in the market price of
all enterprises with which the Gould
name Is connected. and eventually a great
financial loss TO all members Of the
Gould family
George. IL is said. thought that he could
not afford TO take the risk of such an
eventuaiity and gave up the attempt to
browbeat Anna into renouneing the
prince. Edwin's good Offices merely help
ed to restore good feeling in the family
after the fight was over and decided in
Annals favor
Son May Also BE Prince.
Coincidentally with the Gould surren-
der, it was learned that Nine Gould has
taken advice 20 ascertain the legal status
Of her eldest son, Boniface, in the event
of a second marriage. As matters now
stand. Boniface is heir to the title of his
father. Count Bonl de Castellane. and
what Nine. Gould wanted TO learn was
according TO French law. her
marriage with a man Of higher rank
would invalidate her sons claim TO his
fathers title.
Mime. Gould has been assured that not
only Will Boniface retain his claim to
the title Of count but that he win also |
be in line for the title OF Prince de Sagan |
if his mothers second marriage should |
be without issue.
Nine Gould. apparently entirely re-
covered from her attack OF bronchitis. /
spent the entire afternoon to-day in the |
open air. She lunched at Sherry's, in |
with Mrs Tyler Morse. and /
then went aUtomobiling IN the Morse S I
machine for the rest Of the day Howard 1
Gould called in the forenoon.