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Ances he would not communicate
with the countess. This was tht
only time he spoke during the en-
tire hearing.
Otherwise he stood silent anC
glum in the dock, his gray suit
blue polka-dot tie and brown
suede shoes in strange contrast tt
the grim line of his jaw.
Assurance the nobleman nevel
intended bodily harm to his wifi
came through his attorney, Nor
man Birkett.
Before his own case was called
the count sat in the well of the
courtroom while the magistrate
bound over two streetcorner boys
for fighting.
Immediately after this case waI
finished, Birkett arose and, with
out giving the warrant officer ar
opportunity to charge the count
formally, asked permission tc
make a brief statement.
Last week." said Birkett,
Countess HaugWitz ReventloW
attended this court and applied
for a warrant, which was issued
against the count on his alleged
threat to do her bodily harm.
Il was then not in possession
of the information which had
been laid against the count,
but on the 29th of June I ap-
piled to the court to fix a day
so the count, on oath, could
repudiate the charge.
HUMILIATION AVOIDED
"The warrant had not then
been executed. 1 was anxious
to spare the count all humilia-
tions necessarily attendant upon
arrest on a warrant. The police
were most helpful and I am
pleased to say the count has
been spared much of that hui
initiation.
"I now ask that a date may
be fixed so that in the mean
time may be given an oppor.
tunity to consult my client. He
is prepared to enter into his
own recognizances, and there
are gentlemen in the court who
will stand surety for him.
II may say the count never
had the slightest intention of
inflicting bodily harm upon the
countess and he will enter into
recognizances not to communi-
cate with the countess during
the meantime.
Magistrate Campbell replied:
"If I do grant this remand,
I shall want an undertaking
that the defendant will not
interfere with the countess.
And 7 shall certainly want ad-
ditional surety than his own
recognizances."
BABS' ATTORNEY
Sir Patrick Hastings, attorney
for the countess, remarked:
TT is desirable that in the
terms of the remand there
should be no communication Of
the count with the countess"
Sir Patrick also began to men
tinn the question of firearms,
wnereupon Birkett objected and
Hastings persisted:
"The count had a firearm in
his possession. He has a license
for it,"
Birkett hotly replied:
1T is unnecessary to intro
duce the firearln element. The
revolver mentioned is now in
the countess house in Regents
Park and has never been in pos
session of the count for any
material time since these pro-
ceedings began.
"The count is hearing what I
now say to you, and he gives an
undertaking that he will not at
tempt to communicate with the
countess or his child (2-year-old
lance.
Neither will he have in his
possession a revolver"
Thereupon the count, without
being asked, spoke up. In a strong
Scandinavian accent, but in a low
voice, he declared:
Il am willing to give my un-
dertaking to that effect"
He appeared extremely nervous
as he uttered the brief sentence.
Birkett summarized the counts
case as follows:
Il never made any threats. It
is quite foreign and contrary to
anything I desire that should
do so, and there is no danger
to be apprehended from any
course whatever. At the same
time, I am prepared to do what
the court would wish"
The count was surrounded by
police when he arrived from Paris
to face his wife's charges. He
looked pale and haggard as he
stepped from his train. The
charges filed by the countess arose
from their dispute regarding Gus
tody of their two-year-old son,
Lance. The child is now ward
of the British courts until he
reaches 81. The countess presum-
ably took this action to block any
attempt Of the count to gain Gus
tody. The court now has power
to direct how he will be educated
and maintained. His nationality
is not affected. He is a British
subject by birth.
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