Evening star., 1938-07-06

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 6.-Countess Bar
bara Haugwitz Reventlow's marital
dispute with her Danish husband
shifted today from Police Court talk
Of duels and huge money settlements
to society speculation whether the
American-born heiress was planning
another marriage.
The case against Count Court Haug-
witz-Reventlow for alleged threats
against his blond wife stood adjourned
in Bow Street Court until week
from today.
But hints of new romance at his
hearing yesterday-when her lawyers
alleged he demanded $4,000 900 from
her for a divorce and threatened her
with three years of hell with head
lines"-caused many II told you SOS"
among gossips in London's fashionable
West End.
Linked to Titled Parsonage.
They had linked her name with
that of another titled personage-men-
toned guardedly at the hearing as a
London society gentleman"-whom
the count allegedly talked of shooting
from the hip or challenging to duel
The countess lawyers also testified
the count had called her obscene
names, threatened to seize their young
son Lance, engaged in talk of black
mail and threatened to shoot himself
and others" to put the Woolworth
heiress ION the spot so "every One
would know Barbara had driven him
to it,"
His attorneys indicated his defense
would be complete denials of allega-
tions he had threatened her
The Police Court sensations, how
ever, pointed to an early termination
Of their Reno marriage of May IA, 1885
the day after her divorce from the
late Prince Alexis Mdivani.
Countess Home Heavily Guarded.
Meanwhile, she remained at luxuri-
Gus. heavily guarded Winfield Mansion
In London's Regents Park. and the
count stayed at a fashionable West
End hotel.
Norman Birkett, the Counts lawyer,
disclosed he would have to put the
Count in the witness box to deal with
matters which have been raised" He
added. The issue is one as to whether
the Countess did go in bodily fear" as
the prosecution contended.
The Count will also have to 70
through cross-questioning from Count
ess Barbara's counsel Sir Patrick
Hastings, regarded as one Of England's S
outstanding trial lawyers.
Yesterdays hearing lasted two and a
half hours, whereafter the Count was
freed under $4,000 bail until July 13.
During the session the gentleman in
London" was pictured as making Count
Court burn with desire to shoot him
through his pocket something his
friends called one of his accomplish
ments.
Solicitor Testifies.
Testimony about the gentleman"
was given by william M. Mitchell, the
Countess solicitor. in reply to ques-
tions by Sir Patrick and Birkett as fol-
lows:
Birkett: 1T is plain, is it not, that
one Of the chief features of this case is
that this matter Of the gentleman in
London, upset the Count pro-
foundly?"
Mitchell: Eyes, and, in my view,
childishly"
Sir Patrick: And did he mention
the name of one particular gentleman
In London society?"
Mitchell: "Yes, he did"
Sir Patrick: Il am not going to men,
ton his name. but what did he say
he was going to do to him?"
Mitchell: He said some one in Eng
lish society had written to him stating
that unless he first challenged that
gentleman to duel he could never
return to London society again. The
Count went on to say that dueling was
too good for that - and said
I shall go straight back to London
IL IL.