Harrison Gazette. (Gotebo, Okla.), Vol. 6, No. 13, Ed. 1 Friday, November 2, 1906 Page: 4 of 8
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Countess Castellane Must Give Up
Millions to Retain Her Children
Has
Choice of Paying Count's Debts or Allowing
Him to Keep the Boys—Tragic Ending of
Sordid International Marriage
INHUMAN TREATMENT.
Paris.—Anna Gould, the countess of
Castellane, probably will pay $5,000.-
000 for her three sons.
Count Boni de Castellane, father
of the children, demands possession
of the children and gives the daughter
of the first great American million-
aire .her choice between paying his
debts and giving up her children. Un-
less she pays the debts the French
court probably will hold that she can-
not take them from France without
the consent of the spendthrift noble-
man who. since March 4, 1895, when
he married her, has squandered over
$9,000,000 of Jay Gould's fortune and
now seeks to make it $14,000,000 be-
fore he will release her.
That the Goulds will pay the $5,000,-
000, settle the debts of Boni de Cas-
tellane, even those of the usurers who
cept his ability to fight with others j Millions to Save Name.
OI his tvnp
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have preyed off him for years, Is be-
lieved by their friends and by coun-
sel in the case. If the Goulds remain
firm, Count Boni will ask the court to
forbid the mother to take her children
beyond the jurisdiction of the French
courts. He will plead that if the chil-
dren are given into the custody of the
mother they may be taken beyond the
reach of the courts, and if the ccart
upholds his contention, as the law-
yers believe it will, the count may
win.
The children for whom the countess
may pay $1,666,666 each are:
Boni de Castellane, aged ten years.
George Gould de Castellane, aged
nine.
Jay de Castellane, aged four years
and six months.
Perhaps every mother in the world
has said she would not take a million
dollars for her baby, and now the
American girl who became the best
known, if not the most famous, noble-
woman In Europe through the lavish
misuse of money, has the opportunity
of buying her children at a price little
in excess of what she paid, only a few
years ago, for a bed.
If the final payment of $5,000,000 is
made, Anna Gould will have paid $2,-
6S9.19 a day for her husband and her
title—and her children—which even
now she may lose.
of his type.
On March 4, 1895, Boni de Castel-
lane, alleged nobleman of France, mar-
ried Anna Gould. She had met the
pink and white, dapper Frenchman by
special arrangement of his own—of
which she knew nothing—and perhaps
she had loved him, in a way. Perhaps
she dreamed he was her Prince
Charming. The Frenchman came to
America. He lived in a back room
over a dressmaker's establishment.
He had come to America to marry
money. He said it himself. And be-
fore he married he asked for a mar-
riage portion of $5,000,000 and got $3,-
000,000. He hadn't even met Miss
Gould when he privately announced
that he would marry her. He had lit-
tle money, but he was determined to
wed. He went to a hotelkeeper and
explained. Then he moved to one of
the greatest hotels in the world and
gave a little dinner, and a "friend"
asked Miss Gould to attend. Within
a month the wedding was arranged. A
month later the engagement was an-
nounced. The day of the announce-
ment Castellane moved to the Wal-
dorf-Astoria and began buying on
credit
The day after the wedding the bills
began to pour in.
They went to Paris and Boni de
Castellane began spending Jay Gould's
millions. His first great exploit was
the purchase of a site in the famous
Avenue MalakofT and to order work-
men to reproduce Le Petite Trainon,
the retreat of Louis XIV., home of
the famous Mme. de Maintenon, to
copy the most infamous, licentious
court of history. Millions poured into
the building. One bed alone cost al-
most a million dollars. Art treasures
were purchased.
One fete given by Boni de Castel-
lane swept away a ninth of the yearly
income of his wife, which was $900,000.
Millions were spent before they
In 1900 financial troubles were at a
climax. Castellane had openly Blurred
the Goulds, especially Helen Gould.
His family openly charged that Anna
Gould was "bourgeoise." Boni was as
reckless as ever. Petit Trianon was
incomplete. Boni came to America
again to get money and failed. The
countess' chateau at Dumarais was
ordered sold for debt and only an ap-
peal to her family saved it. Trades-
men openly insulted the Castellanes
and dunned them in public. George
and Edwin Gould gave $1,000,000 to
save the family pride. Boni had spent
$3,000,000, besides his wife's income,,
and owed over $4,000,000.
In 1901 the courts took a hand to
save the fortune of the little Ameri-
can. A receiver was appointed in the
person of her brother George. The
family paid $4,700,000 of Boni's debts
and held the countess' fortune to pro- j
tect her and themselves. By order of j
the court the income of the Castel- j
lanes was reduced from $900,000 to !
$200,000, but they fought in court and
got the entire income.
^ Debts were piling up again and the
Goulds were stubborn, refusing to
hand out more millions to be thrown
away.
With her three children to comfort
her and keep her busy, the countess
did not care. But in 1904 the real
trouble began, the trouble that changed
«the countess and made her a woman
and a mother, instead of tl}e reckless
follower of a more reckless husband.
Boni Unfaithful.
Boni set up a bachelor establish-
ment and the countess began to hear
of "ces dames'' the count entertained,
Oklahoma Farmer Brutally Slashes a
Team Which Could Not Move.
ALTUS: The most fiendish crimo
which has been committed in this
community for many a day has been
brought to the attention of the offi-
cers. S. H. Thoate, a farmer living
six miles west of Altus, came to town
and got drunk. In driving home in
his wagon his team bogged in a mud
hole on Salt Fork of Red river, and
despite the cursing and whipping of
the drunken driver, were naable to
extricate the wagon. Then Thoate
pulled a long bladed pocket knife
I from his pocket and proceeded to cut
1 and slash the animals in every con-
| ceivable manner. The back and hips
of one animal were literally cut to rib-
bons, great jabs and slashes being
made in him.
Crazed with rage at the failure of
j the horses to pull the wagon, he
I leaped out, seized the neck yoke, and
felled the other horse, gouging cut
an eye, and rained blows on his head.
But the wagon remained in the mire.
News was brought to town by farm-
ers on the road who witnessed the
crime, and Thoate was Immediately
arrested. Proba'e Judge Todd, of
Mangum, placed his bond at $250, and
his trial for November, at the regular
term of probate court. Thoate tcld
of his crime on the witness stand
when taken before Jud?e McConruil
here with the utmost indifference, and
even bcastingly. Public sentiment
has been aroused to a considerable de
gree.
THEY QUESTION
ITS LEGALITY
CONGRESSIONAL ACT PLACING
RSTRICTIONS ON FULL BLOOD
INDIAN LANDS IN DISPUTE
INDIAN TERRITORY INTERESTED
CARRIERS MAY GET
INCREASED SALARY
RECOMMENDATION JUST M ADH
AFFECTS 36,437 EMPLOYES
Rural Free Delivery Service is to be
Extended and with Its Growth
Will Come Better Pay
WASHINGGTON: Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General Degraw will rsc-
ommend to PostmasteF General Cor-
teiyou a substantial increase in the
salaries allowed letter carriers in the
rural free delvery service.
J , ,JJ j Estimates recently submitted by the
wnm h 1110 e s' raidinettes — the , postmaster general to the secretary of
rL r f MVj t0u-hi3 . the treas '->- for the postal service for
home. The noiintpsn pnnlri Hn f .
the coming fiscal year including an in
i
:ram
Children May Prefer Father.
The attitude of the children them-
selves toward the warring parents is
rather inclined toward the father.
They are more French than American,
having been raised in France and in
such luxury and extravaganve that
they scarcely know the meaning of
money, the thing that has caused all
—or almost all—the woes of the
American girl who allied her millions
to a doubtful French title.
Their loyalty to their mother is un-
doubted, but between America and
France they choose France, because
the older ones have been trained in
French schools, and. deeper than that,
because they have been reared in the
religion of their father. If the choice
lies with them it will be France and
the Roman Catholic church on one
side, and the love of their mother—
and money—on the other. The coun-
THE 'P2ET1IE2 C5PENDTH£!FT
were earned. The girl with an income
of nearly a million dollars a year was
in debt
home. The countess could do nothing.
Paris would laugh if she paid any at-
tention to them. They were beneath
her. But at last the American woman
was cropping out. Her renewed devo-
tion to the children and her more
impressive appearance revealed a
change.
Still the money went furiously. The
king of Portugal was their guest and
nearly a quarter of a millioa dollars
was spent on him during his visit.
The countess had stood much. But
finally, in 1905, the break came. "Ces
dames" were one thing—but X woman
of her own class was another. The
name of the Duchess d'Uzes was cou-
pled with that of Castellane. The
duchess, in her way, is as eccentric
as Castellane. The countess suffered
in silence no longer. She separated
from her husband and then brought
suit for divorce.
The suit was the signal for the cred-
itors to pounce down upon Boni. In
France the wife is responsible for
certain debts jointly with her husband
and the creditors feared the Gould
millions would escape. The Goulds,
having lavished nearly $10,000,000 on
the count, refused to pay more. Boit,
crease of $1,475,000 for the rural d
j livery service, did not include an ap-
; propriation to provide an increase cf
the salaries of the rural letter carriers.
I The item referred to is merely to
■ cover the normal addition to the eost
1 of existing service and $1,070,000
which will be required for establish
ment of additional rural service. Es-
timates for the appropriation neces-
sary to provide for an increase in
salaries of rural carriers if deter-
mined upon, will have to be submit-
ted to congress by the postmaster
general.
There are now in the rural delivery
service 36,437 carriers employed in all
parts of the country.
NEW DEAL IN CABINET
Finds Comfort In Baby.
The countess was not happy—but
then Boni was born and came to com-
fort her. Her husband continued his
wild extravagances until even Paris
marveled. Millions seemed to have
turned his head. The nursery for his
heir in Petit Trianon was furnished
at the expense of more than the ordi-
nary man makes in a lifetime.
The year 1898 was marked by Cas-
tellanes duel with Henri Turot and
his blackballing in the Jockey club.
But still, with her two sons, the lit-
tle countess was busy and found
solace In them, even when the ex-
travagances of her husband and his
wild actions caused doubt as to his
sanity. His eccentricities and his half
insane desire for notoriety amazed
even Paris. He planned a riot direct-
ed against the president of Franc* at
I the races at Auteuil. and he and his
I wife were among the chief actors in
the comedy-drama which cost them a
j fortune.
Boni was becoming ridiculous. He
proved himself skillful
Changes in Personnel are Given Of-
ficially to the Public
WASHINGTON: The following
statement regarding prospective
changes in Pres'dent Roosevelt's cab-
inet has been made public at the
White House:
"October 23, 190t>.
"On the retirement of Secretary
Shaw and Attorney General Moody
from the cabinet the following
changes will be made:
"Secretary of the Treasury Geo. B.
Cortelyou.
"Postmaster-Generaal—George Von
L. Meyer.
"Attorney General—Chas. J. Bona-
parte.
' Secretary of the Navy—Victor H.
Metcalf.
"Secretary of Commerce and Labor
—Oscar Strauss."
Creek Treaty Gives Indians Permis-
sion to Sell All But Homestead
Lands at the Expiration of
Five Years From Date
MUSKOGEE: Was the act of con-
gress last April plaping restrictions
on full blood Indian lands constitu-
tional? is the question that is now
going the rounds in the Creek nation.
Some of the most prominent attorneys
in Muskogee think it was not. The
supreme court of the United States
will be given an opportunity to de-
cide.
Under the provisions of the Creek
treaty and the supplemental agree-
ment a contract entered into between
the United States government and the
Creek Indians, it was stipulated that
the Indians could sell their land, ex-
cept the homestead, at the expiration
of five years after their patents had
been delivered to them. This five
years elapses August 8, 1907. Last
April congress passed an act which
prohibited full blood Indians from
selling any of their land for a period
of 25 years. This applies to all of
the nations.
Ben Martin, a prominent attorney
at Muskogee, has given an opinion to
the press on the question whether or
not, after the United States had ap-
proved the issuance of patents to th^
Indians in severalty, on their treaty,
and agreement, the Indians havingj
been given all the power and privi-i
leges of citizenship, congress could'
then impose on the land that had been:
deeded to these Indians, not by the
government, but by the Creek nation,
the government approving the patent.
Mr. Martin holds that congress could
not impose such restriction, any more
than it could impose restrictions on
a piece of land owned by any white
man.
Of course, where the patent had not
been issued when the law was passed
the congress would have the right to
Impose restrictions if it saw fit, but,
as in the Creek nation, where the pat-
ents have been delivered to the al-
lottees, any act to impose restrictions
of any character, without the agree-
ment of the owner of the land, would
be unconstitutional. '
In the Choctaw and Chickasaw na-
tions there were several thousand
patents delivered prior to the pas-
sage of this law, and it is claimed
that the restriction could not be made
to apply In those nations in so far as
the Indians who have their patents
are concerned.
The Indians are opposed to the ad-
ditional restrictions Imposed without
their consent and they will reisist
them in the courts. It is understood
that several cases of this kind will b9
tested soon. The full bloods will
make some sales and let their legality
pass through the courts to decide the
question. Every person in Indian
Territory is interested in this ques-
tion.
SENATOR HAYS STABBED.
SUES FOR DAMAGES.
Amos Hays of the Chickasaw Legis.
lature Assaulted by Nephew.
ADA: Dan Hays has been arrested
and is now in the charge of the United
States marshal, charged with making
J deadly assault with a knife upon his
uncle, Amos Hays, a Chickasaw sena-'
tor. The affray occurrred Tuesday
light In what Is known as "The Indian*
loint." The cause of the attack is not
known.
ARE INDIANS CITIZENS?
"'CES ©/mis"
French.
teas herself has become almost I D,mse,r sKmrul at fe™ing.
wounding one adversary. Even his
; title was attacked: he was ridiculed
Story I. Tragic. °f *'PUtle*- and
The story best can be told by years; to the Un,°ted
the man who had refused to pay debt®
of honor, calmly offered to make
terms.
And now—unless the creditors are
satisfied, he will use the children as
his last weapon and force a settle-
ment.
Widow of Passenger on Rock Island
Asks for $10,000.
OKLAHOMA CITY: The Rock
Island railway company has been
made defendant in a suit filed in the
district court recently by Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Charbonneau, who is asking for
judgment In the sum of $10,000 by
reason of the loss of her husband,
Peter H. Charbonneau, who wag killed
while a passenger on a Rock Island
train near the eastern limits of the
city, September 24. 1905.
The petitioner alleges that her hus-
band was a passenger on the east
bound train for Shawnee on that day, j
and that at a point near the eastern
limits of the city he was ejected from
the train "in an unlawful and negli-
gent manner,'• causing him to be
Question Will Soon be Solved by the
Indian Territory Courts.
! ARDMORE: By a special act of
the United States congress all mem-
' bers of the Five Civilized Tribes of
Indians are citizens of the United
States, but whether they are to be
; treated as such by the courts of the
Indian Territory will soon be decided
in a case to be argued before Judge
I Town send.
I In the Southern district more than
one hundred cases have been filed by
the United States in behalf of In-
dians against lessees where it is al-
leged that the leases were secured
for an insufficient consideration or by
fraud. In answer to the suits the
lessees have filed a plea in abut-
ment In which they allege that the
constitution forbids the government
from bringing suit against one cltl-
German Army Discipline.
the story of the little girl overbur money, he" was chareed^wlfh' n T"* Fre"ch observers of there-
dened with the wealth that Jay Gould frorn creditors ^ °fnt German army maneuvers sav the . - — ™ j
had won by fair and foul means in The countess ram* v. w rtg1d' mecha°lcai. rigorously pass- j ^ and lhat "the Hfele,ts dis- | 'n ^half pf another,
the railroad world and the stock Job- ;.fng her two ^ons the onlv *Jf" '?"* ^iscipine, once characteristic of r-enjbert'l lortions of his mortal re ' l~*
bing market, who married a French had. and they had an arzutn^t "«! ar®>'. disappearing, I itr*Wn a,on* theralloadr Kflshrdluu
near nobleman, noble in name and ig the ship—neither of them i>. „ ° m«ntion of acts of Insubordina- ' wer* 'eft dismembered and
•ow l almost -I- ; tk. ' IS. ^ "
were
strewn al ng th%.
several yarH- ~
rallroarf track for
The decision in these cases will de-
termine whethpr the government mill
continue to regard the Indian as a
mere ward or as a full fledged citizen
The test case will be watched with
much interest.
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