New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-24
BONT DE CASTELLANE GETS JOB
AS VATCAN,S PRIVATE AGENT
Appointed to Treat Certain Questions with the French Gov
eminent and Is Thus Believed to Have Full Support
of Church in His Matrimonial Troubles.
IFrom The Tribune Correspondent.

lFrom The Tribune Correspondent
Rome, May 12-The facts of Anna
Gould's withdrawal from the annulment
suit brought by Count Boni de Castellane
before the Tribunal Of the Rota are as
follows: Recently Anna Gould, now
Duchesse de Tallyrand, was notified I'M
officially that she had no chance OF put
ting up successful defence in the third
hearing of the case for annulment OF ner
marriage brought by Count Boni de cas-
telane. She has therefore written let
ter to the decano OF the Tribunal oil 'he
Rota, notifying him of her intention 10
withdraw from the case.
She states that in her own conscience
she knows that she has never done any
thing that would possibly make such an
annulment morally legal. She has taken
al! steps necessary 10 protect her Wv"
character and that of her beloved fathef'
VINO had been viely illuminated III inc
court. and that out of sense OF her own
dig, itv she had now irrevocably decided
TO WITHDRAW IIOlU tiit hNN'S'' $500,
the court. If it felt able to do So TO pro-
nounce n verdict against her. Althoueh
she is not member OF the Catnoic
Church, she has always had the greatest
esteem for the communion and sacfa-
ments of that Church, as she had shown
by her life while married to Boni de
Castellane and by her charities to the
Catholic Church, which had far exceeded
any sums given by the most pious Catho-
lie families of Paris.
Duchess's New Attitude.
She objected strongly to having again
to go through the painful ordeal or being
hailed before the Archbishop Of Paris ana
cross-examined and subjected to the IN
suits and insinuations which had been ner
past experience Therefore, she intended
to withdraw from the case, and would
look forward to the verdict with the same
amount of curiosity as that shown by the
tens of thousands Of her countrymen, VINO
would be deeply interested in seeing what
value the Catholic tribunal placed on the
sacraments of its own Church. In con-
clusion she thanked her lawyer Tor MS
able defence, which alone had given her
courage to proceed so far with the matter
1t appears that Boni di Castellane was
recently appointed the private agent OF
the Catholic Church for treating certain
questions with the French government
and that as a result he has obtained the
full support of the Church In his matri-
monial troubles. This was the informa-
II. al N
the Duchess Of Talleyrand, and whlch iih-
uelled her to withdraw from the case
Evidence had already been collected Tor
IN. third hearing before the Tribunal OF
the Rota of the Second Instance Ihis
evidence included the testimony OF Aiiha
Gould's brothers that she had not III any
WAY been influenced into making the mar
riape as also the evidence of the secre-
tarv OF the late Archbishop Corrigan. VINO
was a witness at the ceremony that ne
did not find the bride depressed at the
wedding and that she did not express any
wish To have the wedding stopped All
this evidence was necessary to reject 'he
evidence of De Castellane in the last triai
that Anna Gould was forced into the wed
ding and even on the day OF the cere-
uonv tried to get out of it. Further eV-
dence was also to be obtained In Paris
from the lady who introduced Anna
Gould to the Countess de CasteiIahe' ou'
this lady cannot now be found.
II will be remembered that in the near
ing Of the first trial Anna Gould obtained
a verdict rejecting the claim for ahndi-
ment. The second trial went In FAVOR OF
Roni dc Castellane, but the verdict was
civen I'm contumacia, as the Duchess or
TaI,evrand was never notified OF the GATE
~ the trial. the envelope being addressed
TO the Princesse de Sagan. Against THIS
verdict Monsignor Patriz. the advocate
retained by the duchess. appealed TO the
Cardinals Court of the Segnatura 10
have ii quashed on technical grounds
The cardinals refused by majority or
one. saving that II was not their business
10 correct technical errors and that the
duchess would be able TO substantlate
her defence at the third trial On all
annuIment cases "A verdict is never inal
until two verdicts have been given In
favor of one or the other party) The
third trial would have taken place prob
ably next spring. but as the defence has
been withdrawn il will probably be ac-
CELEBRATED and disposed of before the tri-
bunal rises for the summer vacation in
the middle OF July.
Eminent Counsel Engaged.
Monsignor Nszzareno Patriz. the de-
fender Of the Duchess OF Talleyrand, Is
one OF the most brilliant clerical lawyers
practising at the Vatican courts. He is
a canon OF 8. Celsa Jullano, OF which the
Pope is protector. and was chosen by
the Vatican to settle the famous lawsuit
between the College OF the Parish Priests
and the Cathedral OF Barcelona, which
had been in dispute since 1900. In the
annulment case brought by the Countess
Andrassi- ssechenyi he won for the count