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

Count" Aurel Bartonyi. formerly
Nice-President of the Belmont Riding
Academy, later an instructor in the Cen
trail Park Riding Academy and at pres
ent private riding instructor for many of
New York's f~ashionnblcs. who has fig
ured prominently in the courts In di-
vorce proceedings. is defendant In n 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 n
5000 for malicious prosecution.
OffenbaCh was formerly counsel for
Mrs. Hattie Bartonyi in some OF her d.
vorce proceedings or the litigation grow
ing out OF them.
In his complaint he alleges that on
June IL. 1873. while he was riding horse
back in Central Park, he was arrested
without cause at the Fifty-ninth street
entrance of the Park at Bartonyi's insti-
cation. n taken to the police station.
IN his answer. Bartonyi admits having
Ofenbach arrested. but alleges 1t was
justifable.
He swears that on the lay mentioned
he was riding in the Park In an open
victoria, n that Ofenbach rode be-
side the carriage. insulted him and
threatened to strike him with his rid
ing whip.
A short time before he had broken his
leg. which was at that time in n plaster
cast, He. therefore, being unable to de-
fend himself from bodily injury. had Of
fenbach arrested. He denies the charge
of malicious prosecution.
Lawyer Abraham Levy. of the Pulitzer
building. is counsel for Bartonyi. and
Ass slant District-Attorney Wellman
c1niucts the case for the plaintiff.
The suit on trial to-day Ia the out
growth of n bitter feeling growing out Of
Mrs; ~Bartonyi's divorce proceedings.
Count Bartonyi and his wife were
married March 80, 1891. She obtained a
divorce from him December 10, 1892, on
statutory grounds. June % OF that year
Mrs; Bartonyi applied to Judge McAdam,
Of the Superior Court, TO have the decree
OF divorce set aside, on the ground of
fraud and "onnivande.
She alleged that she had obtained the
divorce on evidence furnished her hy
her husband. That he had agreed. il
she would secure the divorce, to remarr
ner as soon as he had become reconcIled
WIN us .IhitlltS. WIN are wealthy people
IN Austria.
Bartonyi denied his divorced wife'sa,le-
cations. He said he met her shortly mr.
ter his arrival In this country in 1850.
She represented to him that she was A
widow with 5000 "A year income. he said.
and that she accompanied him to Europe
n 1880. He assumed the title OF Count
TO please her.
They quarrelled and he returned here
She followed him later. and after they
made up the quarrel, according to nis
story. he drank with her for several
days. When he became sober, she
showed Tim n marriage certificate, say
ing they had been married.
They again went to Europe and again
puaircl!ol. Mrs. Iartonyi returned tC
Americn. nd Bartonyi alleges that wher
he returned he found his wife %occupyinp
his apartments 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 n
glass of wine. He says that after drink
ing the wine he almost Immediately be,
came unconscious and knew nothing
more until he awOke neXt morning ant
found himself occupying the same apart
ment with his wife. She tainted hin
with the fact that he had thereby los
his legal right to bring an action FOL
divorce against her.
Judge McAdam denied the woman
motion to set inside the decree.