The San Francisco call., 1906-07-06
WARRANTS ISSUE
FOR HARTJE
PLOTTERS.
Pittsburg Millionaire and
His Alleged Confeder-
ates to Be Prosecuted
STATE AIDS WOMAN
Man Who Employed Negro
to Besmirch Wife's Char
acter Must Face Trial
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.


PITTSBURG. July 5.-Warrants have
been issued for the arrest of Augustus
Hartje libelant in the Hartje divorce
case now being tried in this city; John
l. Welshons, president of the Farrar-
Welshons Hardware Company. and
Clifford Hooe. the negro correspondent
first named by Hartje in the divorce
proceedings and who is now in jail
awaiting trial on an Indictment for
perjury. County Detective Robert G.
Thompson charges them with con-
spiracy to destroy the name and repu-
tation OF Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje, wife
of Augustus Hartje.
The announcement that charges had
been made against the three came as
a tremendous sensation. Immediately
after court adjourned District Attorney
Robb gave out the news that this ac-
ton had been taken as long ago as
April IS and that. at the request of
the court. further action had been de-
layed until the trial of the divorce
case.
The warrants were today placed in
the hands of the county detective for
service.
Hooe was formerly employed by
Hartje. having entered his employ some
time in 1903, and was discharged in
1904 for drunkenness. After that
Thomas Nadine. the white coachman
whom Hartje now accuses of intimacy
with his wife. became coachman at the
Hart1e establishment
NEGRO TELLS OF BRIBERY.
Hooe probably will be called for trial
next week and will plead guilty to the
charge of perjury. He says he was
promised $4,000 to give the testimony
he did. The prosecution will show
that during the time he was absent
from this city he received various
sums of money. Altogether according
to his own statements. he got about
1926. The prosecution will produce a
number Of applications for money or
ders which were made at the Pittsburg
postoffice for money to be transferred
to Hooe while he was on his travels.
AS soon as Mrs. Hartje's lawyers
prove the letters presented in court the
informations will be made against a
new set of defendants on another and
spicy charge. Information for perjury
and subornation of perjury will follow.
Thomas Nadine. the coachman CO.
respondent. was still on the stand to-
i,,o
as court opened J. Scott Ferguson, for
Hartje, arose and demanded that First
Assistant District Attorney Stubbs be
excluded from the court, charging that
he was intimidating witnesses.
To this Judge Frazer responded that
and had right to be present at the
hearing of this case.
Nadine was on the stand all day.
He was put through an examination
that would have done credit to first
class detective tryingto trip a criminal.
expressed great surprise at the defense
permitting it.
STRANGE WOMAN IN CASE.
One question which made the audi
ence gasp as coming from the libelant's
attorney was:
do you remember Mr. Hartje taking
a woman to the house during Mrs.
Hartje's absence in Memphis?"
Yes" responded the witness.
promptly. Mr.. Hartje came out TO
me at the stable the Saturday follow
ing the day Mrs Hartje went away
He told me to get out the depot wagon
and put the blinds down. Then drove
him out to Forbes street, near the
park. There he met a tall woman
After that ] drove them back home
They got out OF the carriage and went
into the house by the front door. III
went around to the stable with the
team Mr.. Hartje came out Of the
back door of the house. walked back
to the stable and told me not to saw
anything, and gave me $40. / put
the team away and came to Oakland
where / stopped In a pool room until