The Washington times., 1906-08-11
WIFE NUMBER 2
CLAIMS SHE WE'D
AUGUSTUS HARTJE
Pretty Girl Tells Lawyers
She Married Millionaire
Ten Years Ago.

PITTSBUEG. Aug. ll,-Fresh comph-
catious were added to the sensational
suit OF Augustus Hartje for a divorce
from Mary Scott Hartje when an ex-
tremely c1mely young woman burst
upon the astonishcd vision of Police
Superintendent Thomas McQuaide with
the assertion that she. too. was Mrs.
Hartie The good-Iooking stranger said
she was married TO the paper million
aire ten years ago. She was unaware
then. she explained. that the wealthy
manufacturer had a wife. IL remained
for his divorce suit from the woman
who at any rate is Mrs Hartie No.
10 disclose TO her. she added. the dual
matrimonial relations the plaintiff held.
She was emphatic In saying she was
Mrs Hartjo No. 2, and that she was
determined TO have any rights the law
might give her.
Told Straight Story.
AicQuaide. when he had recovered his
breath questioned his excited visitor
closely. She answered readily and, al
though he practically put her through
the third decree" she did not contradict
herself at any point The young woman
Insisted she was not mistaken in the
man. Il was Augustus Hartje. the mill
lionaire paper manufacturer 10 whom
she was married In the middle nineties,
she saId-rhe same now seeking final re-
lease from john F. Scott's beautiful
d.ughJer. Mrs. Hartje No. .. as the
STRANGER persisted In calling herself.
ratified il all of Elibly. and made so deep
nu HIuression on the police superiuten-
dert. as nc admitted to a reporter. that
lie considered it his duty TO send her TO
Hartje's lawyers.
Say She's Crazy.
SHE lost mo- time IN going to the at
torneys' 0ftce-that Of ReaEers & Me
Creery. Those partners instantly called
10y telephone Hartje himself and all his
other counsel. Edward &. Hartie.
brother 20 the divorce plainUn, was one
OF the lawyers who hsstened 90 the Of
fee. in a half hour after tie ycUnS
Vamaus arrival. client and attorneys
we're IN close conference with her. The
discussion lasted long time. Il LETT
the stranger less communicative and as
Tor the other parties 10 the talk, they
were SO many SpAluNts. ttartJe laW
gers. however, broke their stony silence
after "a while sufficiently TO say the VIsi
tor must be crazy u she really believed
she was plural wife of August Hartle.
1t doubles was through reading OF the
dNorcc 5ult IA the newspapers, they
4-a-e.l Ntts1 Al---s iltl AbLtil4oll 40A AteHlA
attracted 20 the millionaire. Her name.
nome, and occupation they kept rIgOr-
oUsly 20 themselves.
Police Chief interested.
Equally geticent In these details was
McQuaide But he admitted the woman's 5
story had moved him. He wouldn't put
himself Ou record as expressing implicit
belief in it. but he submitted for what
IL was worth the admission that he
had sent her post haste TO the lawyers.
McQualde wouldn't even share his in
formation as 20 the Oyuug persons his
tory with Detective O.. b. Perkins, en-
plOyed bv Mrs. HarJje No. ], although
he recognized readily the interest that
sleuth would have in the knowledge.
Perkins said he saw clearly the posi-
billUy the woman was demented. He
believed she meant what she said.
IhOugh-IhaU she wasn't am impOstOr,
however inaccurate her assertions might
be. The new feature caused a Sensd-
ton among those connected with the
divorce case, and IL was said tonight
Hartje's attorneys consented 10 per
nit Mrs. HaTtie 10 take her little ones
out of the State. Hartle months ago
sued 70 obtain possession of the chill
dTen. boy and a girl. That WAS reIus-
ell. and 10 the mother was given charge
of them. subject 10 decision Of the court
after the opinion in the divorce trial
wishes 20 go 90 Michigan for few
weeks rest. and 10 take her son and
daughter with her. Hartje's consent had
10 bC obtained TO take the youngsters
out of the Jurisdiction of the Peunsyl-
Vanla courts.