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face. She came into court wearing a
huge silver fox piece, but discarded it
In the stuffy room.
Thunderclaps shook the packed
courtroom and rain drummed on the
skylight as Sir Patrick described the
Count as a man of violent and un-
governable temper"
Cried Over Letter.
The Count snorted and Barbara
smiled when Mr. Mitchell told how he
burst into tears when he read a letter
from her.
Mr.. Mitchell read letter from the
Countess which he had given the
Count In it she said she could not
live with him any longer and asked
him not to try to see her.
Mr.. Mitchell said he had been au-
thorized by the Woolworth heiress to
increase the proffered gift" from
S250o00 to limit of S500.O0O.
Questioned by Mr.. Burkett he said
the count told him he had letter
from former chauffeur telling him Of
happenings at the countess Regent
Park mansion since he left London.
The count. who became the former
BARBARA Hutton'S second husband
day after she divorced the late Prince
Alexis Mdivani at Reno. May l3. 1885.
left their London home early in June
for Paris.
Soon thereafter he placed a guard
around the mansion and went to court
to obtain the summons on which 20
days hearing was based.
Mr., Mitchell testified that the onlv
ground on which the countess wanted
divorce was incompatibiity. There
was no one else concerned at all" he
added
Heiress Dressed in Black.
Sheathed in black coat and furs.
the Woolworth heiress looked on
calmly as her counsel declared that
Count Court threatened to shoot
himself and Others"
He said he was coming to England
to seize his son, who was his absolute
property Sir Patrick charged.
He said no one in the world would
stop him. Sir Patrick continued, and
If his wife stood in the way. God
help her: God help us BOTH"
Sir Patrick said the count boasted
OF proves with a revolver and said
he could shoot through his pocket
more quickly than any one could
raise his hand against him."
The asserted threats, the attorney
declared, resulted from discussions
for separation, begun between the
count and countess on June 2.
Text of Letter.
The countess letter to her husband
as read by Mr.. Mitchell to the court
vas as follows:
Dear Court:
Il have received your letter, which
makes it even more difficult to say
what have to say. Now that l have
had time to think things over l feel
more strongly than before that your
attitude after last year and especially
during the last few weeks has made
1t impossible for me to go on living
with you
Il don't want in this letter to go
Into details and recriminations which
must be hurtful to both of us. We
have had all that out already Rather
want to say hope you are we'll
and that I want you to have a happy
life just as wanted for myself.
Together this is impossible, as I
realize now. I don't want you to have
any hard feelings about me, and
have not got any about you.
Il send you all my good wishes. There
Is one thing 1 want to ask of you: Do
not ask or try to see me again. At
this stage you will think this unkind
Of me, but on reflection you will real
lie that I am right, as any further
meeting will only make things more
difficult.
L hope and believe you will realize
that what l am saying now is what |
really think and believe. No one has
influenced me in the slightest. AS re-
CARDS details I am leaving all this to
Mr., Mitchell. whom 1 have asked to
give you this letter I shall be reason
able and know that you will be also.
With all my best wishes,
Always affectionately,
BARBARA"