The evening world., 1894-03-08
SUES COUNT BA7ONYI.
Lawyer 0fenbach Wants $4,000
for Alleged False Arrest.
0utgrowth Of the Riding Masters
Divorce Suit.
He Says the Attorney Threatened
Him with Bodily Injury.

Count" Aurel Batonyi. formerly
vice-President OF the Belmont Riding
Academy. later an Instructor Ia the Cen
trail Park Riding Academy and ut pres
ent private riding instructor for many OF
New York's fashionables. who has fg-
ured prominently in the courts In d.
vorce proceedings, Is defendant in a suit
now on trial before Judge Mccarthy In
Part III. OF the City Court,
The suit is brought against the
Count by Lawyer julius Offenbach. OF
ll5 Broadway. to recover 5000 damages
for false arrest and imprisonment and
5000 for malicious prosecution.
Ofrenbach was formerly counsel for
Mrs. Hattie Batonyi in some OF her d.
vorce proceedings or the litigation grow
ing out OF them.
In his complaint he alleges that on
June 10, 1893. while he was riding horse
back in Central Park. he was arrested
without cause at the Fifty-ninth street
entrance OF the Park at Batonyis insti-
cation. and taken to the police station.
In his answer, Batonyi admits having
orenbach arrested, but alleges 1t vas
justiflable.
He swears that on the lay mentioned
NC a iiuitb III ~ I . III an oBNth
victoria, and that Orenbach rode be-
eide the carriage. insulted him and
threatened to strike him with his rid
ing whip.
< short time before he had broken his
log. which was at thai time In a plaster
cast. He, therefore. being unable to de-
fend himself from bodily Injury. had Of
fenbach arrested. He denies the charge
Lawyer Abraham Levy. Of the Pulitzer
Building. Is counsel for Batonyi. and
ASS slant Dis,rict:Attorney, Wellmar
The suit on trial to-day Is the out,
Mrs: Batonyi's divorce proceedings.
m aGGea', Ma ss,0 q. ,s snd s his T,fs .sr :
divorce from him December 10. 1892, or
statutory grounds. June 20 OF that yea,
Mrs. Batonyi applied to Judge McAdam
OF divorce set aside. on the ground o
fraud and connivance.
She alleged that she had obtained tn
divorce on evidence furnished her b.
she would secure the divorce. to remarr.
ner as soon as he had become reconcilei
with his parents. who are wealthy peopl,
In Austria.
Batonyi denied his divorced wife's ale
cations. He said he met her shortly at
ter his arrival In this country In 1889
She represented to him that she was
widow with 5000 a year income. he said
and that she accompanied him to Europ,
II 1890. He assumed the title OF Count
to please her.
They quarrelled and he returned here
She followed him later, and after the!
made up the quarrel, according to hi
story, ne drank with her for severa
days. When he became sober. sh'
showed Tim a marriage certificate. say
ing they had been married.
They again went to Europe and again
quarrelled. Mrs. Batonyi returned Il
America. and BatonYi alleges that whei
he returned he found his wife occupyin,
his apartmsn ts with the Baron de Midas
He left her. and in August, 1892, a
her urgent solicitation. so he alleges. h
met her and she induced him to drink
glass of wine. He says that after drink
ing the wine he almost Immediately he
came unconscious and knew nothing
more until he awoke mex morning an
found Himself occupying the same apart
ment with his wife. She taunted hin
with the fact that he had thereby los
his legal right to bring an action 70
divorce against her.
Judge McAdam denied the woman
motion to set aside the decree.