Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-03
DUEL OR SUIT OUTCOME; ANNA
GOULD NOT CAUSE
ROLL IN GUTTER; SEPARATED
BY BUTCHER
Quarrel Starts in Church and Is Car
ried to the Street-Blood
Drawn by Blow of
Cane


RAHlS, JAM G.--COuul DUH uc Odbtti-
lane, from whom his wife. who was Miss
Anna Gould of New York. was recently
divorced, and Prince Helie de Sagan, who
on several occasions was reported to be
engaged to Madame Gould, had a per-
sonal encounter today at the Church of
st. Pierre de Chillot while a service to
the memory of Lady Stanley Errington.
a relative of both men, who died in Eng
land lately was in progress.
Beginning inside the church. where
Count Boni says the prince insuted both
him and the sacred edifice, the encounter
was resumed at the doorway, where
Count Boni, followed by his brother,
Count Jean de Castellane. overlook the
prince. Count Boni spat in his courin's
face.
Then came the clash of canes, followed
6y a rough and tumble fight on the pave
ment, which ended in the gutter, where
the men were finally separated by big
butcher. Count Boni at the moment of
Intervention was holding down the we'll
nigh insensible prince, while Jean, ac-
cording to eye witnesses. was administer
ing to him severe kicking.
When the police arrived the butcher
Was nOlOlnR the Two principals III In6
fight who were covered with mud. The
prince was bleeding profusely from
wound In the right temple, where he had
been hit by Count Boni's heavy stick.
With the butchers hand on his collar.
Boni was haranguing a crowd which had
gathered as to why he had spat in the
princes face.
The police invited the two men to go to
the station house, and this. after some
disputing, they agreed to do.
Crowd Follows
All three of them. bespattered. by mud
followed the police, and accompanied by
several thousand persons marched off
to the station.
Both Count Boni and the prince gave
their own versions of the quarrel. each
claiming the other was the aggressor, but
the prince alone lodged a complaint,
charging the brothers with assault.
A "proces verbal" having been written
out, according to the French law, the
three men signed ii and were released.
The case now will go before the public
prosecutor. who will decide what steps
shall be taken.
In view of the fact that Prince Helie
has decided to pursue the matter in the
courts, the idea of the duel seems to be
precluded. Besides Count Boni declared
tonight it was doubtful whether he would
receive the seconds of the prince even If
the latter could find anyone to act in that
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the story of the encounter.
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back the lapels of his fur coat in order
to better display one of his famous
white silk waistcoats, he began the recital
of the history of the story of his cousin
whom he painted in the blackest colers,
declaring that Prince Hele had been
ostracized by his own family. none of
whom would permit him to enter the
house. Count Boni then proceeded to ex-
plain the episode. and declared that it
had nothing to do with Madame Anna
Gould. but that it was the result of an
old grudge between him and the prince.
He added that the prince had not been
invited to the ceremony at the church.
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