Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-04-02
NINE. GOULD DECLARES
SHE WILL WED PRINCE
No Longer any Ioubl That She
and Her Family Are Com.
pIeleIy Eslranged.
WILL make FIGHT FOR HER MONEY
Fathers VIII Provides That consen.
of Executors Must be Gained for
Marriage, and II 1t is Not. Fortune
of Person Marrying viii be Reduc,
ed by One Half.
ny Associated Press)

NEW YORK. April 1.-Despite bit
ter opposition on the part of certain
OF her relatives and though family
breach was prccipitated by her act,
Nine. Anna Gould has finally declare (,
her intention of accepting the hani
of Prince ielic de Sngan.
That her decision to this end had
been firmly announced TO members OF
her family was attested by Nine.
Gould's intimate friends and advisers.
II was not denied by George J. Goul ]
nor by Miss Helen NJ Gould. the
brother and sister who have leen
most determined in their opposition
to the Princes suit.
Breaking finally with these relatives
who opposed her will. Nine. Gould
took up her temporary residence at
the Hotel St. Regis. occupying large
suit adjoining the apartments of Mr..
and Mrs. Tyler Morse, through who's.
agency she and the Prince have been
enabled To meet on previous occasions.
Her three children and all the person.
nj servants accompanied her removal
to the ST. Regis from the home OF
Miss Helen Nj. Gould. $40 Fifth ave-
nue.. Tonight Nine. Gould was con
fined TO her bed by severe atiacl;
OF bronchitIs Her illness was admit
ted by the Prince de Sagan.
Further. the Prince asserted that
Nine. Gould had engaged Coudert
Bros. as personal counsel. and was
prepared to contest in the courts any
attempt to deprive her OF her share
OF the fortune of Jay Gould.
The Morses Sanction in Matter.
II was at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Tyler Morse. in the Wyo-
ming apartments. that De Sasan dinei
with Nine. Anna Gould the day after
his arrival in this country. and after
they moved to the st. Regis he was II
frequent visitor. He may now have
the opportunity of calling on her more
frequently. The Tyler Morses. 1t is
believed, have been helping the match
along.
While the prince has been seen at
the St Regis. he has not once called
Mt the home of Miss Helen Gould II
lie ever had any serious intentions of
doing so the GOODNESS of George and
Helen Gould have discouraged him
Count Boni de Castellane was enough
for them. They did not wish to see
an alliance with another titled for
leigner, especially man with n record
for making the money ny.
II Is said that family conference
was held ut Helen Gould's home yes
terday. ut which n last attempt was
made To bring Nine. Gould around TO
the side of her sister and brothers.
George and Edwin According to re-
port. Mime. Gould made an eloquent
plea on behalf of the prince. but she
could not shake the attitude of the
others
viii of Jay Gould.
Nine Gould's share of the estate left
by jay Gould was Sl5, 900. 900 and the
income OF it 100000. Section of the
codicil of the will. written on Novem-
her 81. 1892. reads as follows:
IL hereby declare and provide that
III any OF my children shall marry
without my consent during my life
or thereafter. without the consent of
majority of the then executors and
trustees under this will. then and in
that event the share allotted To the
child so marrying in and by said will
and codicil shall be reduced one half.
and the principal OF the other half of
the said snare shall he paid. assigned,
transferred or set over to such per-
sons as under the laws of the state OF
New York would take the same if /,
died intestate."
The executors are George Gould.
Edwin Gould. Howard Gould and Miss
Helen Gould.
| Nine. Gould obtained the consent of
her family to marry De Castellane and
got her fortune but when the count
engaged in his spendthrift career his
debts became so enormous that George
Gould was put in charge of the Castel-
lane fortune and Nine. Gould obliged
to be content with S25O,OO0 year al
lowance. Out of this Boni's creditors
are paid. Under the will of Jay Gould
and the provision making George
Gould executor the fortune is doubly
tied up.
For Absolute Divorce.
1t was learned late tonight from an
official in the county court house. who
saw the papers in the case, that Mrs.
Vanderbilts action is one for absolute
divorce.
Chandler p. Anderson, Mr.. Wander