The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-07-13
Countess Barbara Has
 Withdrawn Charges
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and their child as the price Of a separation.
 In doing so she had kept out Of the records the name of the man whom the Count, according to testl- mony of William M. Mitchell an- other of her lawyers, threatened to shoot
 But it was generally conceded that there was no hope of reconciliation and many thought that the Coun- tess own brilliant social career on which she had embarked here' might have reached its end.
 Thus came to it's end, in an antl- climax, a case unprecedented Ill London: A $4O,OOO,0oO heiress ap- healing to the British police courts for protection against the threat or her angry nobleman husband to shoot an alleged menace to his marital happiness.
 Two Previous Hearings
 There had been two previous hearings. The public showed little interest. But at the last hearing AL torney Mitchell testified to the hreats which it was alleged the handsome Danish Count had made The result was that before z a. m today women, many smartly goWneo, were uueueing up in narrow, crook ed Bow street in hope of getting seats in tiny No. court room where Sir Rollo aham-Campbell, cnleI metropolitan magistrate, sat.
 The doors of the building were opened an hour before the hearing and men and women tried to force their way past the policemen on duty there.
 Everyone expected that the Count would testify and deny the charges against him. It was expected, too, that Sir Patrick Hastings, the most deadly cross-examiner in Great Britain, would question him ln the Countess behalf.
 No Legal Bomb
 It was known that the Countess had spent three hours conferrlng with Hastings yesterday, and people thought that she and the lawyer were charging legal bomb to pc exploded under the Count today.
 AS soon as the hearing was open ed, however, Hastings rose and said to the magistrate:
 After very frank discussions or the matter between MT. Birkett (Norman Birkett, Haugwitz-Reven- lows chief counseD and myself, l have appreciated that there might be all the difference between words uttered under stress of emotion ana words uttred after consideration"
 The Countess was not in court as Hastings continued to say that he would take the responsibility of ad- vising his client (the Countess) that whatever was said by the Count he had no intention of threatening her safety.
 Count Was Ready
 HaughWitz-Rev who had marched snappily to the stand to testify, stood stiffly at attenion as Hastings spoke.
 "The Count is prepared to give an undertaking not to approach Win field house (the Countess reSid- ence) or endeavor to communicate directly or indirectly with the Countess, said Hastings. Tn these circumstances I ask leave to with draw the case"
 Attorney Birkett, for the count then said:
 "In view of what my learned friend has just said there is very little I need add. In the present proceedings the only object of the count was to refute the allegation made against him and indeed he made a special journey from France to do so.
 q referred at the last hearing to the natural emotion under which the count was laboring, and since that time I have had the opportun- ity for full and frank discussions with Sir Patrick Hastings.
 Sole Purpose of Count
 "The sole purpose of the count was to make plain to the court that he had no intention of making threats against his wife. The state ment my learned friend has just made is entirely satisfactory to him. The count never intended to threat en the safety of his wife or do her any hurt whatsoever. I ought to add that this ending of the proceed