Evening star., 1900-10-18
ALLEGED FALSE MARRIAGE
MRS. KRAUsE,s CHARGES AGAINST
WILLARD A. MORAN.
Relates story In Police COurt-De-
garded by Her as Irrelevant.

Willard A Moran, who, as heretofore
stated in The Star, is alleged to have en-
tered into a conspiracy with one Ferguson
to have performed a mock marriage cere-
mony with Mrs. Rosa B. Krause of No. 46I
G street northwest July IA last, was today
arraigned before Judge Kimball, in the Po-
lice Court. Moran was represented py
Messrs Wolf and Rosenberg. and the gov
ernment by Prosecutor Mullowny.
In her direct testimony when called to the
stand, Mrs. Krause repeated the story
which she told to a Star reporter, and
which was published several days ago, re-
citing the alleged marriage and Moran
subsequent statement that it was Illegal,
adding that If she had been, permitted to
have her way the defendant would not now
be alive
fense. Mrs. Krause said she did not, as a
matter of fact, know whether she Is or Is
not the wife of Moran; that she always
thought, until Moran told her differently,
that the marriage had been legally per-
formed.
She also said that some years ago she
was married in the state of New York to
William B. Warren. from whom she sub
sequently secured a divorce. Later she
was married in the city of New York to
her now deceased husband-krause-had
lived with him until his death. a period of
four or five years, and by whom she had
two children.
She refused to tell any of the particulars
of either marriage, on the ground that
those affairs had nothing to do with the
pending case.
Sne appealed to Judge kimball to know
if she was obliged to answer all the ques-
tions of the attorney. and the judge in
formed her that she could refuse to reply
to any query If to answer tended to de-
grade or incriminate her.
Mrs. krause rejoined that she was will
ing to answer all questions in reference to
her relations with Moran. and, addressing
her examiner, informed the latter that she
did not intend to give any information con-
corning herself outside of the case on trial
What Questioning Developed.
Further questioning developed that dur
ing the lifetime of Mr.. Krause, who follow
ed the business of paperhanging, she
sisted him in his work, and, while he would
be papering one room, she would do similar
work in another
She again repeated the story of Moran's
courtship, and said she was entirely willing
to marry him at any time after her hus-
band had been dead year, and only yield
ed July IA. the day of the ceremony with
Moran, because of his pleadings to remem-
ber that If she was his wife he could look
after her two babies so much better than
he was doing.
Mr. Wolf again sought to have Mrs
Krause relate some of the incidents of her
very emphatic terms adding:
Il take this position because I feel like
it"
At this point court took a recess
Admits the Threat.
Upon the reassembling of the court, Mrs.
Krause was again called to the stand.
Counsel for defense asked the witness if
she had told a Mr.. Ragsdae that Moran
had promised to marry her and also said
if he did not keep his word she would put
bullet through him. but she declared the
fact to be that after Moran told her she
was not his wife she threatened that un-
less he made the marriage good she would
kill him.
At o clock Mr.. Wolf announced that he
had no further questions to ask Mrs.
krause at this time, but might recall her
later.
Several witnesses were called to the
stand successfully, but their evidence was
of an unimportant character Mr.. Null
lcwny thereupon informed the court that
he did not think that up to this time he
had made out such a case as would justify
tn. holding of Moran for the grand jury
but was willing to hear what the other
witnesses had to say on the subject and
the hearing was still in progress when this
report was closed.