New-York tribune., 1911-03-02
HUNGARIAN BARON"
HELD FOR LARCENY
Arrested at Plaza on Complaint
of Vice-ConsuI of Cuba, in
This City.
TUSSLE IN HOTEL LOBBY
On Way to Police Headquarters
He Stops at Bank and Draws
$4,000 to Put Up
as Bail.

ed with men and women guests. Before
he submitted TO arrest, the alleged baron
wrestled hercely with detectives from
the Central Office. He was taken to
Police Headquarters and locked up,
charged with grand larceny. the COM
rlainant being Julio S. Jarron, Vice
Consul of Cuba, in this city.
The detectives were armed with war
rant issued by Magistrate Corrigan, in
the jefferson Market court, yesterday.
at the instance OF Randolph NJ. Newman.
4 lawyer, of No. 80 Wall street, who said
he was acting as Jarrons counsel. Ac-
cording to Newman, the baron is charged
with having wrongly appropriated two
platinum chemical crucibles. valued at
5000.
Won ArkOvy was just about to stroll
into a private dining room i'm the hotel.
where he had intended to give a supper
for four OF his friends, when the detec-
tives appeared. one of them went up
to Won Arkovy as he was asking the
clerk for his nail and touched him gen.
tly on the shoulder. at the sa me time
telling the foreigner he was under arrest.
The baron stiffened visbly, as though
the touch of the detectives hand on his
arm was an objectionable sin, and then,
when the detective attempted TO lead
him out of the lobby. he suddenly be-
came aggressive and fought To resist ar
rest 1t was necessary for the detective
TO call on his fellow officer and two or
three Of the porters about the place be-
fore the man could be subdued.
Calls Charge Joke.
In the middle of the struggle he sud
denly dropped his hands to his side and
laughed uproariousy: Very well, my
good man, | will go with you gladly;
but IT is such a joke. this charge; such
a very comical joke" said Won Arkovy,
and became as mild as lamb.
The detectives took their prisoner 20
Police Headquarters, where he stood be-
fore the desk and gave his pedigree to
the lieutenant. He said he was thirty
one years old and lived at No. ~ West
Eaton Place, London, which is the ad
he said he was a member Won Arkovy
also said he was member of the Met
ropolitan and Racquet and Tennis clubs
in this city, and that he had recently re-
turned from Europe and had been stay
ing in a suite a. the Plaza since his ar
rival.
When he was searched three $1,000
bills were found in a wallet and about
500 i'm smaller bills. a number of
stickpins. many Of them studded with
diamonds and still in their cases. were
found in pocket These. 1t is said,
were to he given as favors to Won
Arkovys guests at the dinner.
Detective Walsh. who had made the
arrest. explained to the lieutenant that
the prisoner had asked him what the
amount Of his bail was likely to be while
they were on their way TO Headquar-
ters. Walsh told him that 5000 would
probably cover it, and then the for
eigner begged to be permitted 10 stop
off at the Night and Day Bank. at Fifth
avenue and 44th street. to draw the
necessary amount. The detective
watched him while he drew out the
three 81 OOO bills.
Brass knuckles IN His Pocket.
one Of the last things the detectives
took from the baron'S pockets they say,
was pair of brass spiked knuckles
He seemed greatly surprised when the
1,. ls,d for
CARVING them. and explained that II was
the custom, in England, where he spent
the greater part OF his life. for gentle
men to slip a pair Of the things into
their coat pockets axe last thing before
starting to keep a dinner engagement
or an evening at the club Instead Of
being against the law. he said, it was
considered quite the thing in the upper
strata Of English society.
Won Arkovy told the police that he
had married Miss Elsa Schroeder, the
daughter Of a member of the jacob
Uoffman Brewing Company. Of this city,
in 1909. and that after his wife's mother
had died. at the Hotel Majestic. eight
davs after the ceremony, they had gone
to England. The couple returned recent
" on the Lusitania to settle up the
estate.
Newman. Jarrons lawyer said the
latter was also suitor for Miss Schroe-
der's hand but this did not prevent the
| two men from being good friends, after
thev met IN February. 1909. Jarron
went to the house of Won Arkovy, at NO.
East sd street. during that month,
Newman said, and the Cuban showed
him the two crucibles and told him he
was going 10 have them made into rings.
The prisoner. according to Newman,
took the crucibles. saying he would get
a friend Of his To appraisc them. and
never returned them. After he had
pawned them, in April, Jarron learned
| Of il and sworc out "A warrant. Won Ar
koyv said Jarron owed him $3.50 on a
gambling debt and gave him the plati-
mum in payment.
| After Won Arkovy had languished in a
cell until nearly midnight. ho was re-
leased i'm 5000 bail on the grand lar
ceny charge. and on 500 on the charge
% carrying concealed weapons. The
magistrate In the night court would not
admit the prisoner 10 cash ban. and the
latter then communicated with Justice
s,abury. of the supreme Court. who adj
mitted him To bar.
At the Metropolitan club 1t was said
that Baron Rudolph Won Arkovy was
49, a member nor had he been guest