Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1900 — THREW HER MONEY AWAY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THREW HER MONEY AWAY.

Count Castellane Dived Deep Into the Fortune of His Wife. The news that the Gould family has at last been compelled to step in and save what is left of the millions willed to Anna Gould, who five years ago married Count Castellane, has created little sur-

prise in this country, but has occasioned a lot of talk. Tales of extravagance have been coming over the water ever since the marriage. The count expended the fortune of his wife with a recklessness that astonished even Paris.

Thae cable, in telling of the appointment of George J. Gould as trustee of his sister's money and property, says the order was given upon the request of the Gould family and with the consent of the countess. When it became apparent that something must be done quickly, the Gould family held a council and unanimously decided that, in the interest of the countess and her children, a judicial trustee must be appointed, and George was selected to take the matter in charge. Accordingly application was made, and M. Bonnet appeared in court for the countess. He stated that “the countess herself admits the fact that she has Indulged in extravagant expenditure, and is in need, of having an authoritative

adviser to supply the experience in which she is lacking. She consents to the appointment of a judicial trustee." Maitre Badouin, who presided over the court, immediately upon hearing this statement, appointed George J.

Gould trustee. Maitre Bonnet, acting for the Goulds, stated that the Gould family had prayed the elder brother, George, to save their sister, Auna, and her children, from ruin. He stated that Castellane himself was absolutely penniless. Under his guidance the countess had spent $3,000,000 In the. .first four years. ?600,000 more than her income for that period, besides having contracted debts to the amount of nearly $4,500,000. Count Castellane does not take kindly to the restraint on his expenditures. The count will have to go to his American brother-in-law for his pocket money, and he will have to render account to Gould for the money he spends. It is rumored that the Goulds favor a separation.

COUNTESS CASTELLANE

COUNT CASTELLANE.