The New York herald., 1869-10-03
THE BARON DE RIvIERE AGAIN.

The Baroness versus the BnrOn-Love, Mon ey
and SeductiOn-Arrest OF the Baron for Con-
version Of Funds. e-.-. ;..lg1-..t. - + ~
At the outbreak OF the Rebellion, when ali the
people in the United States and England were in
great excitement the steps taken by the general
government in securing the arrest Of Messrs Mason
ana Sidell, Confederate ENJOYS, and transferring
them from British vessel to the custody OF Ameri
can officials French Baron and noted friend OF Mr.
Siide setting the fashionable world Of this city
agog by making great love conquest in the shape
Of Mobile BELLE who. after becoming thorough hly
infatuated with him, eloped TO a prominent water
ing place. The Baron was constantly before the
public once as contractor for the Southern Confede-
racy In the war neet. and general speculator the
intes tine struggles aud calamites OF the North and
South, ana next great shareholder In the guano
islands, In which matter ex-United States Secretary
jeremiah Black was involved to some extent.
The exploits OF the Baron were numerous. and
after meandering around the world he settled down
In France, where, in the gay receptions he graced
with his presence, he made the acquaintance OF q
very wealthy ana superoy handsome parslan belle
attraction OF all the nobility OF the empire.
Il was not long ere his speculative propensites
come into the possessfonioi @ rc Prize and there
vowed to the handsome belle that he could not exist
without her, and at last succeeded as she alleges
IN seducng her under promises OF marriage After
living man and wife, 1t Ii asserted that the Baron
induced his new-f0und love TO dispose OF her
mansion and its contents and travel with him to
Lima, Peru. The renamed In South America but a
short time and returned TO Paris, where he became
sattated with her charms and left her. The Baron
came to New York, and the lady, ascertanng his
Whereabouts, followed Ia the next steamer. When
here she was at loss what TO do but hearing that
Justice DowIing was the friend and adviser OF the
duped and the unfortunate she repaired to him for
mis- assistance and advice in the matter.
Judge Bowling listened with patience to the long,
heart-rending and pathetic story Of her wrongs ana
after some deliberaton became convinced OF the
representations
sellor William f. Howe and directed him to take the
necessary steps to redress the grievances on the
part OF the lady. Mr.. Howe thereupon took the
ladys deposition. which, In legal phraseology, is
follows:-
SUPERIOR CoURr OF TnE CITY OF NEW YoRK:-Hei.ne
s"a @ 15 ss s e r. o Ss." %heene h s ad cy being
s.d ss s2Ss s n'sn and 1,
ssans 1885, 'hf
the French empire the above named then giving
and then representing himself to deponsnt as unmarried
then married man. and common plebelan rvnder and
common c.sra dindarfe by divers arts devices false
and conhdence by false wicked fraudulent
g sna hs w ns
thus base obtained ascendancy her and wn her conf
1866 :. The city q Psr. n France the sum Of frames
belonsng 20 this deponent and said defendant then and
sscertsnsd said DEFENDANTS character demanded
the restoration TO her Of said said defendant the
year 1857, and repeatedly since whom said defendant
absconded from France aud Ii In this city wholly
refuses return said Of So $40 deponen
part thereof; but said defendant has wrongfuly
vered said property to his and uniawfuily
detans the from this deponent said city of New York.
and 10 now deponent Is Informed and verify believes
quit this CITY, said defendant being only
boarder at the New York Hotel in this city And deponen
that she commenced action In this honorable
against said defendant for the wrongful conversion and
lawful detention aforesaid, and that said defendant
truly and justly indebted TO this deponent in the
OF 97,500, which amount the said defendant
wroneuly converted TO his ard unlawfuy detans
from her, and which is her personal property; and
deponen lastly that said defendant bad and unprn
and has cheated ard defrauded deponen
Of said OF $1,000 wherefore deponent prays that said
defendant be arrested and held 10 bail In the OF
81b,000 HELENE STiLLE.
Sworn before this Ist day q October S69-ABE. II.
HUMMKL, Notary Public, New Yo'k county
Upon the foregoing affldavts Mr.. Howe moved in
the Superior Court for order Of arrest against
Baron.
Justice Friedman granted the application and
issued his warrant for the arrest Of the defendant.
Mr.. Howe Immediately lodged this warrant with
Sheriff 0'Brien, and last night Deputy Sherifs Law
renee. Delmore and John D. McGowan proceeded to
the New York HOTEL and Just before the guests
assembling for dinner Sheriff McGowan tapped at
the door OF the Baron's room and took the aristo-
cratic scion OF nobility into custody.