Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-03
ROLLS PRINCE IN MUD
Count Boni Spits 'n de Sagan's
 Face and Then Beats Him.
GENDARMES ARREST FIGHTERS
Fondness of kinsman For Mne. Gould and Manner In Which His Name Hal Been Coupled With CasteIlane's Ex' Wife Preoipitated Battle.

Wife Preoipitated Battle.
 Paris, Jan. 3.-The fondness of the Prince de Sagan for Mme. Anna Gould and the manner in which his name has been coupled with hers led to q fight between the prince and Count Boni de Castellane. The affair started inside the Church of St. Pierre de Chailott and wound up in the street
 While the prince was in the gutter being choked and kicked by Count Boni and his brother, Count Jean de Castellane, he was rescued by butch CT, who had joined the crowd to sec the fight
 The friends of the combatants be came involved in general fight and the police had to be called. Prince de Sagan. with the blood streaming from several cuts in the face, ran away. He was pursued by the Counts de Castel' lane, who, like himself, were covered with mud from head to foot. The gendarmes arrested all three. The prince charged Count Boni and bis brother with assault. The brothers made no counter charge.
 Prince Laid Up For Repairs.
 Subsequently, Count Boni went about the city visiting the newspaper offices to see that they got proper report oi what took place and that he is moi misrepresented. Prince de Sagan is laid up in bed under the care of Q physician with his head swathed iB bandages. The count declares the fight had nothing to do with Mime. Gould but was because of. an old grudge be tween himself and the prince.
 At the time the fight started tho church was crowded. A mass was be ing said for the repoSe of the soul o Lady Stanley Burlington, widow of Sii John Stanley Errington, who was s Talleyrand, and so related to botE Count Boni and Prince Helie. It was known that Count Boni would be al the service. and the prince, who isl ostracised by his family, was asked not to attend.
 Since the prince was nursed at the Chateau Marias. where he was ths guest of Mime. Gould when taken il on a shooting visit through the expen sive estate. it has been expected there would be trouble when the count and prince met The fact that it was re s.N rlAt1a hn 1NrAS said to have been engaged had order ed the prince from the place and there had been a violent quarrel did moi make matters any better.
 Boni Struck First Blow.
 That he attended the mass only ttI show himself was evident when he near the end of the mass, arose iron his pew and walked down the aisle ol the church to the door. Standing be tween the benches near the door was Count Boni and his brother. Coun Jean. The prince. with a sheer on hi: face. although in the church. put or his hat. which is the greatest insul one Frenchman can offer to another.
 Count Boni immediately raised hi. cane and struck at the man who, ii i' reported, suppanted him in the affec tions of Mime. Gould. The blow miss cd. and then the count spat full in tn, face of the prince, saying;
 Miserable that you are. That h what my children instruct me to glv' you for your New Years
 The prince. who had raised his can, al the blow. struck at the count. This blow was parried ny Boni. who. knock ing aside his adversary's guard. deal him a stunning blow in the face witt the cane. which made the blood spurt
 Church In an uprosr.
 Immediately the church was in al uproar. and the combatants fled to tn, outside. There the fight was contin ued. Friends or the prince succeeded in calming him for q time. and Boni'i friends led him a short distance away There was talk about each challengint the other. and the feeling engenderet became very bitter.
 The pair had several encounters. IiI was evident that the majority of rela tivcs and friends who had the mas were in sympathy with Boni Particu larly was this true Of the relatives who declared that the prince had com, for no other purpose than to show hi' contempt for their feelings and to pro | Na.
 After breaking away from friend 1 and hitting at each ether with eanes the friends of the pair took part in the fight. It became general and lasted ...alI aE. .--s....I ..f tLn r.nl.la