The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-04
COUNT BOW N FIGHT
Castellane Brothers Beat and
Kick Prince De Sagan.
ENDED IN THE GUTTER
Anna Gould's Former Husband ard
Brother Assault Man Reported to Be
Engaged to Her-"Expianstions" at
Police Station.

Police Station.
Paris. Jan. SCENT Boni de Cas-
iellane. from whom his wife. who was
Miss Anna Gould. of New York. was
recently divorced. and Prince He,ic
de Sagan. who on several occasions
was reported to be engaged TO Nine.
Gould. had personal encounter at the
Church of St Pierre de Chsillot while
a service to the memory OF Lady stan
ley Errington. a relative of both men.
who died lately in England. was in
progress. Beginning inside the church.
where Count Boni says the prince in
suited both him and the sacred edifice.
the encounter was resumed at the
doorway 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. followed by 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 insensible prince. while Jean
was administering TO him a severe
kicking
When the police arrived the butcher
was holding the two principals in the
fight who were covered with mud.
The prince was bleeding profusely from
a wound in the right temple where he
had been hit by Count Bonis heavy
stick With the butchers hand on his
collar. Boui was haranguing a crowd
which had gathered. as TO why he had
spst in the princes face The police
invited the two men 10 go TO the sta
ton house. and this. after some dis
putting. they agreed to do. All three
OF them. bespattered with mud. accom-
panied the police and followed by sew
eral thousand persons they marched
of to the station where they made Eek
plantations"
Both Count Boni and the prince gave
their own version OF the quarrel. each
claiming that the other was the ag-
gressor. but the prince also lodged a
complaint. charging the brothers with
assault
A "proces verbal" having been writ
ten out according to the French law,
the three men signed Il and then were
released. The case now will go before
the public prosecutor. who will decide
what. II any. steps shall be taken.
In view OF the fact that Prince Helie
has elected TO pursue the matter in
the courts the idea Of a duel seems to
be precluded. Besides. Count Boni de-
clared that il was doubtful whether he
would receive the witnesses or the
prince. even n the latter could hnd
any one 10 act in that capacity. Prince
Helie is laid up in bed with his head
swathed in baldages. while Count Boni
spent some time in visiting the news
paper Offices. telling the story Of the
encounter
When seen he was in high humor
Throwing back the lapels OF hts fur
coat in order better 10 display one Of
his famous white silk waistcoats. he
began the recital with the history OF
his cousin. whom he painted In the
blacklist colors. declaring that Prince
Helie had been os;racized by his own
family not one OF whom would permit
him TO enter the house. Count Boni
then proceeded 10 explain the episode
and declared that Il had nothing to do
with Nine Anna Gould. but was the
result Of an old grudge between him
and the prince. He added that the
prince had not been invited 10 the
ceremony at the church.
According TO current gossip in
Paris. Count Boni and the entire Cas-
tellane family are now convinced that
Prince Helie de Sagan despite the
opposition Of the Gould family. is seek
ing TO marry Nine. Gould. II is stated
that IT was only recently that Count
Boni abandoned hope of reconciliation
with his former wife.