The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-20
WEES BONDS MAY BE BROKEN Gives Sealed Verdict in
 Batonyi Case. HUSBAND DENIES STORIES Becomes So Emphatic That Court
 Takes a Hand. Noted Professional Whip Hotly Rescnts Charge of Improper Conduct witA Actress In Taxicab-FamiIy
 Skeleton Brought From
 Closet to Court

New York, Oct. 1s.--A jury in the su- preme Court decided tonight whether the second matrimonial venture of Frank Works daughter. Frances ks-Burke- Roche. .Batonyi and the second venture of har second husband by the way. Is to be called of. but the decision will not be known until to- morrow morning. when a sealed verdict will be opened before Justice oGor- man.
 Aurel Batonyi. native of Austria and former professional whip and horseman. took the stand himself this afternoon to deny his wife's charges of improper conduct with two women. Af- ter a great deal of family history had been aired, counsel for both sides sum- med up and the court told the jurors that If they accepted the denial by Ba- tonyi that he knew or had visited an apartment house in Central Park West. or had taken a taxicab ride with Be- atrice Breyaine, an actress. they must bring in verdict in his favor. If. on the other hand. they did not accept the denial there remained to them the duty of determining from the evidence of the seven witnessed, whether or not a statutory offense had been committed.
 The jury after three hours delibera- ton, reached verdict and then went to their homes.
 Husband Makes Denial.
 Mrs. Batonyfs testimony was fol- lowed by emphatic denials by the de- fendant. who spoke so heatedly that he was admonished by the court. He de- nied his wife's allegations in toto, branded them as lies. said he was bounded by devils. and accused his wifes relatives and others of alienat- ing her affections.
 Cross -aue stioning by Mrs. Batonyi's lawyer brought out some new stde- lights on the case today.
 What Is your real nameT' Batonyi was asked.
 "Aurel Batonyi."
 you have had another namey'
 Two other names"
 'sWhat were theyi"
 s'Kohn and Muremberg." he replied.
 T changed my name Just as the Works did. Their name vas originai- Z lv Szaeth.t Maen ti1es wers sailors"
 Mrs. Batonyi concluded her case to- day with the testimony of Annie Nel- son, who fS said to have been the maid of Mrs. Henry Lawrence, or Margaret Allen, one of the two correspondence named in the suit.
 Mrs. Lawrence's deposition positive iy denies that Batonyi made the night visits to her apartments alleged by the plaintiff.
 Batonyi then took the stand and to explain the taxicab ride described by one of his wife's witnesses yesterday with Mrs. Beatrice Brevaine, the other CO., respondent, as his alleged com panton.
 Miss Nelson described the arrange ment of the Lawrence apartments, but said she had neither seen nor heard anything wrong there on the night Of December IT. I907y the date named in the complaint.
 Batonyi was the first witness for the defense. He denied absolutely that he knew Mrs. Lawrence; that he had visited her apartments on the night Iu question or that he had ever talked with her on the telephone. He also denied having visited Margaret AL len"
 He swore that he had never ridden In a taxicab with Miss Brevaine.
 me horseman said he had brought three suits for $300,000 each against his father in law, Frank Work, Frank K. Sturgis and Peter Cooper Hewitt for alienation of his wife's affections.
 q do not care for the money" he de- clared fiercely, If win will give the money to charity. All I want is vindi- cation"
 He asserted that he and his wife were perfectly happy until outsiders interferred.