The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
SHOT WIFE'S MOTHER.
Charge on Which an American Is
Wanted in Germany.

Baden Baden. Germany, Nov 9-Karl
Hau. alias Stau, the lawyer of Wash
ington, D. c., who was arrested in Lon
don, yesterday and held for extradition,
is wanted by the local police on the
charge of numbering his Wife's mother,
Frau Moliter The motive of the alleged
crime appears to have been insane
greed of money. Frau Moliter, who was
wealthy, refused many times to COM
ply with Haus s requests for money, haV-
ing given her daughter a considerable
dowry and arranged that she should in
herit part of her fortune.
When Hau married Lena Moliter six
years ago she was 26 years of age and
Eau, student, was 19. Their engage
nent seemingly was against Frau MOli-
ter's wish. Immediately after their
marriage the couple went to America
and Hau attained a good position in
Washington as a lawyer. Hau his wife
and their daughter years old. came
to Germany last summer to visit Frau
Moliter. Mrs. Hau and the child stayed
several months at the villa MOliter
Eau arrived there later via CONSTANT
nople. Visitors to the villa observed
that the best relationship existed be-
tween the Haus and Frau Moliter. A
fortnight ago HaU left Baden Baden to
return to America and his relatives
thought he was either on board ship or
had already arrived in the United
States. Hau, it is now claimed some
days after he left Baden Baden sent
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ted Paris, asking her to go and see her
married daughter there. The falsifica-
ton was discovered and the inquiries
Of the postal authorities with the view
of the message We're still going on when
the murder was committed.
During the evening of November 3,
Frau Moliter received d telephone
message at her home in Baden Baden
asking her to go to the postoffice and
get a parcel which had reached there
for her. Frau Moliter accompanied
I by her young daughter, started at once
for the postoftiee and while passing
through d quiet street she was shot
/ from behind and fell dead with a bull
/ let through her heart. The man who
committed the murder was described
as being of medium height and seem
! ingfy under 4 @ years of age. He wore
d beard, but it is stated that it was a
! false one. The police believe the muir
derer was the one who called up Frau
Moliter on the telephone. The tele-
/ phone message which induced Frau
| Moliter to go to her death was received
by a servant of the household. who says
/ she thought she recognized Hau's voice
and so informed her mistress but the
latter insisted on going to the post
cffice.
Hau after leaving Baden Baden, sent
his wife and child to London and stop
ped at Frankfort, where he attracted
/ attention owing to a long beard which
he wore. This. however, IS now as
tserted to have been purchased from a
1 hair dresser at Frankfort.
The day Of the murder Hau left
Frankfort at IL O'Clock in the morn
ing on the Baden Baden train and re-
turned to Frankfort at 10 o'clock the
same evening. After his arrival there
he sent the following telegram to his
! wife at the hotel
Arrive tomorrow night. Don't be-
tray address.
This telegram gave the police q
clew to the identity Of the murderer
and they promptly notified the Lon
don police. Hau's arrest followed
1t is asserted here that Frau Molit-
er had long been threatened and thai
she was aware that deep laid plots
had been made against her life and il
is believed that the summoning Of
Frau Moliter to Paris was part of :
plot to murder her, which misearried
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