The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-10
A PATRICIAN SCANDAL.

The Baron do Riviere-fIis Reply to the
Accusations of Helene Stiiie-Whaf Came Of
Scraping nn Acquaintance In a French Rail-
road Cara Rich Expose Of Life ON the
Continent and i'm New York-Dukes, BarOns
and Plebcinns i'm the Pool.
In this interesting case, q lengthy account Of
which appeared in last Sundays HERALD, giving the
fair ladys side Of the question she represented iI
in her complaint and through her counsel, Mr..
James Henderson, counsel for the Baron, Obtained
an order from Judge Jones, Of the Superior Court
requiring the plaintin to show cause why the order
or arrest against the Baron Henry de Rivere should
not be discharged, which order was made return
able on yesterday morning before Judge JONES' on
the case coming up the plaintiffs counsel stated
that he was not prepared to proceed with the
motion, owing to the shortness Of the notice which
he had received.
Mr. Henderson replied that he was ready to pro-
coed, and that in case the plaintif insisted an
adjournment, he would withdraw the motion and
resume at some future day In additional afidavits
to those on which he was now moving, which had been
prepared in great haste, and were somewhat incon-
piete.
and an order entered In the minutes OF the court to
thai effect.
AFFIDAVIT or THE BARON DE RIvIERE
The following Is copy OF the counter atlldavt OF
the defendant. which, 1t viii he seen, sheds differ
ent light on the interesting transactions between
him and the Baroness from what has been set forth
in her complaint &c:-
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BIZ on q S SJ ri OF Of sr 81 as 81
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prnce fortune and then himself 70 deponent
as well as tho statement said adav 10 he effect that by
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wicked and fraudulent devices dsbauch and sednce the
R %s and induce her to live and ''Aa'' with hi" as his
bsp9n:n further say: .ha. utterly wholly and .eso
september 1856 al The city OF Paris in France or at any
:ss' Sp s The sr s
10 sne sn n
or agreed TO resrn the alleged property 10 the plaintiff
beponsn. further says that is totally false and unrp:
thai he from Frame or wrsrSa s
his or that he now wrongtaly deains the
city, that boarder a. the New York Hotel
Deponsai further says absolutely false and untrue
that he indebted to the plaintiff In the sum Of $780,
He fnrther says that he left Paris time
% @ n nor IN ss' % sas s
Madrid sforessd IN the said month Q, Ap, hs n The latter
s.asd Seville can, md .A'H Lisbon oS
srvsa 18Th q jsnaary IssS, VIM also appear y
s E The . sSa Re-
@ bsas: f: WIN and me Boasan m the
latter part .. year 1884 when she then and there stated
dep0nent that ehe was entrey OF money
means aud was endeavorng TO join husband who
left America that she then had two children with her
boy fourteen of and baby only few
months old that hearing her statement deponen gave
s ssms t. PIX RsF
Appealed TO generosity 10 furnish her with the
to Join her husband, whom, she then stated was
Ia Australia; that he complied With her Request,
but she obtained the money she made use OF TO
take passage board the steamer Pansms bound % Aspn
wall upon which deponent travelling on his wayto
Che that said plaintiff followed him up 10 Lima In Peru,
there un he back from Chile, some sr
months herae that since she has systematically fox
lowed up, threatened attempted TO blackmau
this dsponen who obliged IN the year to have her
arrested and brought before the ComWsasve he Potce
the Paris where she bound to keep the peace
that said plaintiff has becn residing In tho city OF New
the past year. during which time she has made ssv
eral attempts .. blackmAiins dspcnsn sncSns that hs
The Chilean and Bolivian governments with whom he has
contracted for million and half tons OF ausno that