The sun., 1893-06-22
BATONYI TWICE TRAPPED
INTO MARRIAGE AND OUT OF mrs
CHANCE FoR DIToRCE, HE SAYS

| the CoupIe-Actre-s Mazda Craigsn's suit.
Nadia Craigen. tho actross appeared ycster-
| day before Judge BischofT Of tho Court OF Com
mon Pleas in her action for an absolute divorce
from Arthur Ernest Buchanan, who is known
| on the stage as Arthur Falkland. There were
just five persons in Miss Craigen's party.
Buchanan did not defend. and there were no
| spectators
When called rs witness by her counsel
| Jesse Grant Roe Miss Craigen said that she
married Buchanan in London on March %
| 1888 They worc married by n Registrar and
| Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton the poet. was q
| witness.
An actor named Wagner. and Robert Cowen.
| stage carpenter. testified that Buchanan has
been occupying the same rooms in different
| cities with Maude Edna Hail. who was in
| the same company about two years ago, and
| they have since acted together. Wagner tcstl-
| fed that buchanan had said ho would marry
Miss Hall when his wife got the divorce which
| he expected.
| Judge Bischofr intimated that tho evidence
was sufficient and nskod for findings and a
decree to be submitted In blank. as usual.
Miss Craigen is q Boston girl. She made her
| debut there In 1887. and has played leading
parts in the companies OF Edwin Booth. Sal
vini. Lawrence Barrett and kecne.
Anldavits showing such q remarkable state
| OF affairs have heon presented to Judge Nc
Adam OF tho Superior Court on q motion OF
| Hattie Batonyi to set aside the judgment for
divorce which sho got on Doc. - last from
| Aurel Batonyi, that the Judge has ordered the
| parties to appear before him for oral examin-
| alton to- morrow Judge McAdam says he can
form better opinion OF their stories when he
| sees them.
Mrs. Batonyi says they were married on
March 80. 1891; that they made several trips
to Europe together and were happy until last
December. when hcr husbrnd said his parents
| had become incensed Mt his marriage without
| their knowledge, and because he had married
! as q count. whereas he is not count
| They threatened to disinherit him. He said
| II she would consent to divorce he would pay
! her counsel and take hcr to Europe and marry
her before his reSD she eibs 1S
tickets for thS voyage which they the I'VE, were e,t to
getting the decree he sent her word that he
had trapped her and would WOW not marry mar her
SSrcs S @ and DESTROYED tIemi Size declares t6at
My relations with the plaintiff. which I am
less faithfully, describe: in order that your
Honor may Judge me as am, and see that. IN
SS have q sn Tia SS"f M5 NI has S
injustice. silently and without Il murmur. and
permitting tho wound to remain within my
He says that he came here in 1880 when ,ho
was % years old. after finishing his education
became a riding master at the Central Park
kidin M A+aIGmS y % ' fay9 Lessons jn in rdnT s to
at 3l7 West Fifty eighth street. and says Sho
represented that she was WIDOW M named Hat
tie Smith. with an income OF $4,000 year.
Batonyi found; he says. that shc was not
widow. but that "her history is velcd in mys-
sho had 9ess @ psen S 10 uht any b5
school and later WAS Il private tutor He says
and Is not less than eight years Older than he;
Of 1890 and reKlsterns it hotel as Count
@ Hs found IN iho Count @ put mp up the rriees aLqat
lie AYERS that the, plaintiff had represented
manager. He quarreiled with her in London
and returned here in December. 1880 lie
New Yorker with whom she said she was on
intimate terms: o., on hsr arrival. ho declares;
the Marlborough Hotel Registering as MIR. and
Mrs. Smith. batonyi admits resuminG rela-
hssy with W,h her her % s i ios Nest Re oy
street on the day Of the marriage and tie day
before. and has no recollection OF that event:
March m ns 80. 1881, In 9a landau ~ in Central Tar
He thought the certificate she os,, showed him
Europe again with her. He says he ,Iuarrelled
with her n Paris; and con,Inuel his Journey
in this city, in March. 1892. he says. he found
apartments Ior a cor, derntlH, time VIII Earon
Ds Madas also sale, Alexander bc Ma'lns h an anH
sssn f. Of ii. 'Gi
lie says he was then Irssihnnt and manager
rsIs s e ana HSHon ST. Nes E h" q" caast a
x%s Ths5 paS tt It s~as t" his is
Batonyi says that he became q victim Of q
sharp plot on Aug =. 1882. The plaintiff
tors Of the greatest importance and that -ha !
loved no one bu, him He met her her in the street
found himself In hotel tho next morning. Tho
plaintiff cXqlted in in the success Of & her plot sAy-
Tor Tor dive divorce rec @ against M her. Hc says W fat Gcing
still infatuated with her he resumed rotations
With her h Hmd & vas rS"pt ,b TO tax" sr ior tp
He left her house that day.
Cassandra Henschell. an actress under tho |
nnme Clara Fawcett. has obtained from Judge |
McAdam an absoute divorce from Charles A;
Z Hensshell;; The Iienschel!s were married
have Tot lived together for several yoars;
Judge McAdam has given ! Ohm Eemelmaus
the ground OF hor relations with one Thomp-
They were msrsga ma wa wro In aInary 9Ss ISL
ssT :a. % S's e. Of On oTs fS
my ,t IL h So snaS b. aSSs Ssr = an an "s2
beg you on my knees. Open your heart au forgive
me once for the last time. Yours unfaAfu, but
loving.
He did not reclaim her. and believes she still
lives.
Judge Bischoff has granted judgments OF
absolute divorce 70 John A.. Lender from
Matilda Lender. to Ida NJ Colt from Frederick
A. Colt and to Frank A. Perry from Nellie S.
Perry.
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