The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
MISS DE- VON HELD
ON BANKERS CHARGE
Magistrate COrrigan Discusses
Blackmail Dangers on
Hearing CuneO Case.
URGES STRICTER RULE

Yvette de Won. former artists model
and actress. was held in $1,000 bail for
the Grand Jury by Magistrate Corrigan
in the Tombs court yesterday on a
charge Of perjury brought by Andrew
Cuneo, a banker. who has been sued
by the young woman for $4,000 for
breach Of promise. Miss de Won was
arrested at the Hotel Brevoort, where
she lives. on last Wednesday.
In announcing his decision Magistrate
Corrigan took up at length the con-
s~lderation OF Matchmaking cases, the
lawyers N melted them and the need
FOR some adequate means OF defence
where suits are brought or threats made
to bring them.
81 say what | am saying" he said,
because I think 1t is a matter that
should be called TO the attention OF the
public. 1t Is time the Magistrates should
take action to stop this matchmaking.
The only defence a man has against
such outrageous allegations is that the
who swears to the complaint may
he locked up even before the case has
come to trial in the Supreme Court: and
! believe that this court has a proper
function to perform In taking c~ognizance
OF any case in which the fiat issue OF
fact has been raised. and In which a
question Of perjury has been so clearly
involved.
81 mean to say that the criminal
courts OF New York and the Magistrates
bench and the District Attorneys office
and | feel that | have the Endorsement OF
the District Attorney in this-should
put themselves on record as strongly
opposed to any suit brought against n
man not because there Is anything merl-
toIious in the suit. but based on the
belief tlat he will settle rather thar
face publicity.
ANY man in this city is likely to find
himself a victim ] need only point u
the circu stances in the famous oNver
Osborne case
John Reilly, attorney for Miss de
' on. asked Magistrate COrrigan whether
or rot he intended to compare the Os-
borne case with the one In hand. The
Magistrate answered that his remarks
were neither applied TO nor intended TO
influence the present case, but were "A
general explanation OF the principle on
which he was acting.
In her suit agains, Mr.. Clneo, filed last
January. Miss de- Won alleges that ne
promised to marry her. concealing the
fact that he was already married and
had two children. She also alleges that
he gave her $4,000 for release n
and then took it back again.
Both Mr.. Cuneo and a friend. Eugene
Casazza OF 1900 Avenue r. Brooklyn,
who introduced Miss lie Won to the
banker, testified that at tire time OF the
Introduction Miss de Won had spoken OF
Mrs. Cuneo, who il well known as a
driver OF racing automobiles.
Mr.. Cuneo said he had paid $4,000 to
Miss de Won as "A general release" At
one time. NJ said. he took back s | 1900.
but returned II to her in instruments.
lie admitted that he leased an apart
ment for her on East Thirtieth street
and sent her to F1ort nee, Italy, to study
dramatic art. The story of The Garden
Of Allah was also brought up and Mr..
Ounce said that after seeing the play
together he and Miss de Won had agreed
to call each other Boris and Domini
after the characters in the book and
play.
He denied categorically that he had
ever made an OFFER OF marriage. The
defence did not present any case.