The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-05-24

NEW YORK, Nay &.-Conhrmatiol
Of the rumor that Anna Gould, divorced
wife OF Count Boni de Castellane, was
the bride Of Prince Heue de sagan when
they sailed Gor Europe. April Il. aboard
different steamships was given tonight
by W. c. Budenbender. the Hoboken
justice of the peace who omciated az
their marriage.
With great reluctance Justice Buden-
bender admitted that he had tied the
knot under a pledge Of the greatest Sc
crecy and that TO keep this he had been
prevented from making a report OF The
wedding to the HObOken board OF health
in thirty days, as Is required by The
State law.
Having the certainty Of a fine of SO
staring him in the face because Of his
failure 10 obey the marriage statute,
he has been anxious 10 send the record
70 the clerk Of vital statistics OF Ho-
bOken. bet has been urged from time
10 time not 10 do SO by a lawyer who.
arranged for The performance OF the
ceremony.
He admitted that he WIN not be a
heavy loser financially because OF his
violation OF the law. The fee paid 10
| him for uniting The prince and Asnae.
Gould was 500. the largest that has
ever been given TO any of the marry
ing justices and parsons Of Hoboken.
Want Secrecy Maintained.
Just when the record Of the wedding
Will be fled be was unable 10 say. he
expressed the! hope that the obstacles in
the way of his doing so would he re-
moved during the coming week That
Prince Helie and his bFide are not VET
IN the mood &c have the formal an
houncemeut OF their alliance made mas
evidenced By the manner in which n.
Sagan acted When he was otles+to7a5
at AIS apartments in Paris. VVre, fr-
formed that the story of the wedding
IN HOboken had leaked out he baean,s
req III the face. turned sharplv mon
ms heel and walked away. absolutaI,,
refusing TO say a word.
1he greatest persuasion was 70
qulre1 10 induce Justice Budenbender
10 tell Of the wedding. Ever since the
night on which il was performed
when rumors that il had taken place
became rife, he denied absolutely thar
he had ever met the prince OF. Madame
Gould But yesterday. because Of
worry over the delay in filing the
record, he finally concluded that it was
best TO change his course a trthe.
ITS True-Keep Secret"
Yes. its true. he said. after being
questioned for close to half an hour. Il
won't deny t. I do not want n ba
quoted. but you can go ahead and
write the story. 7 married them"
Budenbender then made IL plain that
/ only the anxiety over the DELAY in
I obeying the law made him depart
from his promise to keep the mar
riage quiet until he was told he could
make his return He is the Oldest in
| point OF service" among the Hobokeu
marriage squires, and in the twenty
/ five years he has been a justice he has
! suppressed announcement Of many
/ weddings for the legal period. Twice he
married Lillian Russell and each time
| he kept the lid on" until she allowed
| him 70 lift it. he said
Il have been waiting patiently and
anxiously for the word in this case"
he said. Il was asking for permission
today 20 file the record, but was told
10 wait just a little longer"
lie would not tell who had acted as
| tho go-between except 20 give the inn
preston that IL was New york law