BARONESS SACKEN

Evening Star, Issue 19196, 12 March 1926, Page 5

BARONESS SACKEN

THE WIATUiiE CASE VERDICT OF ACQUITTAL Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright LONDON, March 10. Baroness Sackon was acquitted on a charge of stealing a imimturo, the properly of Sir Archibald Hamilton. The defence indignantly denied the theft and repeated iliat Sir Archibald presented it to her. The judge, in .summing up, declared that it was unpleasant to have to try a. woman of good character and personal attraction. When the jury returned d; verdict the baroness was oveni.no with joy, and ran from one end oi the dock to the other. She ran away from the warders and rushed up to the juiy box, where she animatedly thanked the jurors in French. .Her husband van towards her and embraced her, while the French witnesses practically earned her out of the court, where she was joined by her lady friends, who rushed excitedly down the corridor, all laughing hysterically.—A. and N.Z. Cable. [The miniature was valued at £ooo, and it belonged to Sir Archibald Hamilton. Baron and Baroness Ostcn Sunken were described as Russians. It was alleged that they had been the. guests of Sir Archibald Hamilton at tea. He showed them his art collection. After they left a miniature was missed, and tlie" couple were arrested on alighting from the boat train at Southampton, when the miniature was in the possession of the baroness. She declared that when looking over the collection she admired the miniature, whereupon Sir Archibald Hamilton said “You really like it, baroness,” and thrust it into her hand, adding; “Then it’s yours.” Sir Archibald Hamilton denied this, story, adding that ho “ might have been a Don Juan in his youth, hut ho was older and wiser now!” Baron Saeken was acquitted and the ha rones,i committed for trial.]