Los Angeles herald., 1906-11-29
PROF. HAU TRIES
INSANITY DODGE
WASHINGTON MAN MINGLES IN
BOW STREET
Suspect Closely Guarded In London
Lest He Try suiolde--Has
Not Yet Claimed
Protection
nv AssocIated Press.

BY Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 2S.-Karl Hau, alias
stau, professor of Roman law in George
Washington university, Washington, d.
c., who has been under arrest here
since November on tho charge of MUIR
dering his mother-in-law at Baden-
Baden, was again brought up on re-
mand at the Bow street police court
today.
When the presiding magistrate ex-
planned to the prisoner that papers con-
tanning a mass of evidence in his case
had been received from Germany, but
that there was still further technical
evidence necessary Qor which the Ger
man authorities had been asked) before
lie could be formally eXtradited and
asked him whether he had anything TO
say Hau, with staring eyes. answered:
u don't understand what this Is all
about
The prisoner has apparently lost his
reason or is feighing Insanity For
several days he has been confined IN
the prison inhrmary and closely
guarded. owing TO the fear that he may
commit suicide Until this morning
Hau either did not or pretended he did
not recognize anybody. even his lawyer,
NIr Wilson. When the former came
into court today. however. he said;
iJll, lHlS II Nils w iSpAi'
Pretends Insanity
Hau was still dressed faultlessly, but
his hair was disheveled and his face un-
shayen, while his eyes wandered aim
less1y around the court room.
Occasionally ne would ask Mr.. Wilson
or the detective who arrested him at
the Hotel Cecil what he was there for.
They tried by every means to make
him talk coherently, but if the, prisoner
was pretending to be insane he was OH
his GUARD, for when suddenly told that
q letter had been received from his wife
his only answer was
That's absurd"
When Mr.. Wilson addressed the
prisoner as Hau he angrily asked why
ca1i me Hau? My name is Burnham
Tddinsefi (the name of the. favorite
son ofsthe sultan of Turkey
The magistrate could not get any
thing ffom the prisoner but the re-
peated statement: II don't know what
il is all about"
Case Remanded
Finally with the consent of Mr.. Will
son. the case was again remanded for
n week.
The prison doctor has certified that
Hau has been acting in an insane man
ner, but the doctor believes 1T is as
sumed. Further medical examination
of the prisoner will be held before the
case is again called.
Mr.. Wilson, in an interview today
said:
.'Even if it is shown that the prisoner
is insane it cannot prevent his extradi-
tion. @&
t.All the British magistrate has to de-
eide is whether there is sufficient evil
deiice against him to send the case to
a Jury. and it is for the jury to decide
whether the prisoner is insane.
German Police Active
1.-THE case against Hau has been
carefully prepared by the German
police. The evidence in the case con-
tains the statement of a man who swore
he sold a false wig and beard to the
prisoner and another that swears he
assisted Hau to adjust his disguise,
and another of a man that he assisted
the prisoner to take off his beard and
wig.
I'm fact. Hau's every step has been fol-
lowed from the time he left Frankfort
fols Baden Baden, and the police have
traced his movements from Baden
baden up to the time of his arrival in
London. There is no chance of pre-
venting his extradition."
After the adjournment of Hau's case
today the papers in his case were
placed before him. At first he, said he
could not understand what they meant,
but later he proceeded to read them
earnestly.
The prisoner is being watched by
German detectives. A representative
of the American embassy was present
in court today watching the case, but
Fau has not yet claimed the protection
of the United States, nor has he pro-
duced his naturalization papers.