Evening star., 1938-07-13

her. He Dent to England polun-
tarily to face the charges and had
a hearing July S.
BY inc Associated Press.
LONDON, July 13.-The former
Barbara Hutton dropped a criminal
charge against her titled Danish hus-
band today with indications that a
separation or divorce proceedings
would be the next step in her turbu-
lent married life.
The surprise ending of what one
of the lawyers called "a most un-
happy case" came as her second hus-
band, Count Court Haugwitz- Revent-
low, reappeared in the shabby Bow
Street Police Court dock and pre-
pared to defend himself against the
charge that he had threatened the
American born Woolworth heiress.
Solicitors. announcing an agreement
under which the 42-year-old count
promised to stay away from Countess
Barbara's London mansion and not
communicate with her, indicated no
reconciliation was in prospect.
New Friend Mentioned Again.
The countess counsel indicated to
the judge that the mysterious gen
tleman in London" whom the count
was accused Of threatening to shoot.
did not come into her life until after
she had quarreled with her husband.
The countess attorney, Sir Patrick
Hastings, limited at a shift Of the
marital dispute to Danish courts In
telling the magistrate that any sep
aration proceedings would be subject
to Danish law.
The sudden ending Of the case dis
appointed a crowd jamming the tiny
courtroom in the hope of finding out
the name of the mysterious London
society gentleman" whom the count
was accused Of threatening to shoot
like dog"
But Countess Barbara's attorney
said she already had quarreled with
the count before she met this "mys-
terious person"
Agreement on Settlement Seen.
Agreement on the withdrawal Of
the charge indicated the count and
countess might be closer together on
the terms of separation or divorce set
tlement than they were last week.
Testimony was given then that she
offered him $3.50, 900 and he demanded
$5,00O,0O0 and custody of their T.
year-old son Lance in return for di-
vorce.
Countess Barbara, who sat through
last weeks spicy hearing, stayed at
well-guarded Winfield Mansion today
with the son. whom she had made q
ward in chancery to keep him out of
the counts hands.
The settlement today deprived the
count of an opportunity of defending
himself personally against the charge,
but his counsel asserted he had no in
tention of threatening the safety Of
his wife or doing her bodily harm.
Counsel in Conference.
The action followed a conference
between attorneys for both parties
who agreed to dismissal of the charge
The sudden turn Of events-sequel
to the counts arraignment July / on
the charge of threatening the count
ess so she feared for her life, and his
hearing July S, when her attorneys
testified he called her obscene names
and demanded $5,000,000 and their
son Lance in return for divorce came
at the opening of the Bow Street
Court session.
The session was conducted in
newly y-decorated, much smaller court
room than last weeks hearing. The
room was packed to capacity.
Count Court, dressed in a blue suit.
stood at strict military attention in
the dock facing the magistrate
throughout the brief proceedings.
At the conclusion, the count stepped
down into the pushing, showing crowd
and tried to reach the exit.
A friendly policeman then cleared
the way for him to the magistrates
private entrance.
Il have nothing to say" the count
said as he tried to escape the crowd.
Il have already said everything I in
tend to say"
Count in Seclusion.
In his princely suite in q we'll
known London hotel, the count has
spent the week since the July s hear
ing in voluntary retirement, broken
only by short walks and occasional
visits from few callers. He was free
on $4,000 bail, first fixed ut his ar
raignment July on Q charge Of
threatening his wife so she feared for
her life.
The usually gay Haugwitz- -Reventlow
mansion in London's Regents Park
directly across the park from the pala-
tial home of Mrs. Wallis Warfield
Simpson, now the Duchess Of Windsor,
occupied in 1936-also had q week Of
unwonted calm.
Countess Barbara remained mostly
at home. She made hurried night
visit to the law courts-where many