The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-01

New York, Feb. 1.-The foregoing ia
BILE makes an accurate exhibit of the
annual income for eight years of the
estate left by Jay Gould to his SIX
children, together with the share each
received
The figures were sworn to by George
J. Gould before Special Master Arthur
Berry, appointed by Judge Lacombe,
OF the United States Circuit court, to
examine the accounts of George ]. and
Helen Gould as the receivers for their
sister, Anna Gould. formerly the Coun-
tess De Castellana and now the PIin-
cess; De Sagan, to settle the debts she
Inherited and incurred with her first
husband.
It appears from the statement made
to the special master by Coudert
Brothers, attorneys for the 12O cred
itors of Anna Gould scattered all over
Europe and the United States that dur
ing the first four years of her married
life with Count de Castellane she be-
came responsible for debts amounting
to the enormous total Of nearly $6,0O0,-
UUU VI oU,UUU,VUU ITducS.
This was the sum she appeared to
owe when her affairs were taken in
hand by her family
What proportion of it was hanging
over the little Count De Castellane
when she married him is not made
plain in the report.
Check on De Sagan.
To guard her against a similar eX-
perience with De Sagan her lawyers
drew up a marriage contract distinctly
exempting her income from whatever
financial obligations may have been
hanging over him when she became his
wife.
There is also exhibited in the papers
filed the first positive confirmation
that the four trustees of the Gould es-
tate, George j. Gould, Howard and
Helen, gave their consent to the mar
riage
Without the consent Of the majority
Of the trustees she would have for.
c.ted under the terms of her fathers
VIII oLe-half of her sha~e, which is es-
timated at $2OGU,OOO In other
words, had she not finally prevailed
Upon ler sister and brothers to agree
u E:r nuptials with tie Prince De SIT
San, anna Gould would have sacrificed
SO. 900.
Family Secrets Barred.
Eoldert Bros, although acting for
Anna Gould's host d creditors, legally
prepared the way for her second mar,
riage rs thus set forth in their state.
lnent to the special master:
we, therefore. at the request of
Anna Gould. undertook to negotiate
with the executors and trustees of the
estate of Jay Gould. deceased, which
resulted in a settlement and compro
mise of all matters in issue between
them. the said Anna Gould and said
executors and trustees, and she OBJ
tanned a formal consent in writing
signed and acknowledged by all the
executors and trustees OF the estate
of Jay Gould. conserving with her
marriage to the Prince De Sagan.
I'VE, also, in conjunction with
French counsel and notaries prepared
contract of marriage between Anna
Gould and the Prince De Sagan, and
this required a great deal of work
owing to the large reputed indebted
ness of the Prince De Sagan, and the
danger that his creditors might seet
to attach the estate of Anna GouiC
for the satisfaction of his individual
debts prior to his MARRIAGE
George Gould's Testimony.
Two hearings were held by Specia
Master Berry. the first on December
10 last, and the second on January 4
George J. Gould testified unreservedl
as to the annual income of the estate
and as to the share that it distributed
to each heir.
1t is interesting to note in his state
ment that in 1908. the year of the
panic. the income dropped from
81 1000, 900 to less than $4,000, 900. ant
that the share of each heir fell from
nearly $4,000 to less than $500 900
The Anna Gould income has beer
in liquidation since 1901. In that time
she has been allowed only $500. 900 {
year 'sfor support and maintenance.
the remainder of It, or approximate.
5000 a year, has been disburset
by the receivers to her creditors. The!
have paid Off s3.SS5, 1850 of he,
debts. and there seems still to bs
standing against her in the form O