The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-23
DID MILLIONAIRE HARTJE WHEN
COACHMAN DETAINED HIS
ia SPOUSE.
pITTSBuRG is EXCITED
Ills Life--Respondent ColIapses
When Told of Plot to Kid
nap Children.

Pittsburg, July 22.--Another sensa
tion in the famous Hartje case toda,
was the report that Angustu. Hartje
unable 10 stand the strain and beint
tired Of being stunned by former
friends and hotted al on the street an(
in the street cars, had sent a bullet in
to his brain.
For time this report spread like
wldfre and at every place it was
sprung every person said that they
were glad of it. But lIartje did not
commit suicide, and say- he is not
even thinking about ending his lfe
The third feature was that Mrs. Hart
je collapsed today for the first time
since the famous rial began when he
was told that she must watch the chill
dren closely. becluse effors would be
made to kindnap them
The Hooe statement given Saturday
to the district attorney. is most start
ling in its details EIooe says that he
was working for a man and that Wei
shons sent for him and asked him if
he wanted a job. He said that he did,
and then Welshons began treating
him like a brother, and finally told
him that if he would make certain
statements regarding the conduct of
Mrs Hartje. he (Welshonsl would
land big contract from Hartie. EIooc
de Iares that he was encouraged and
aided in getting together his lie by
Wclshons. who is now also stunned
by his business as ssociates
The remarkable par, or a lengthy
docunienf fs~thaf TI00e sayg~ne rUid "a
most thrilling story regarding his rela
tions with Mrs, Hartje, in the pres
ence Of her husband, and that instea
Of knocking him down or killing him,
as the negro said he expected Hartjc
would do, hat Hart,e grasped him by
the hand and almost kis ed him and
seemed delighted. 1t was then that II
was agreed Eooe should get away
from pittsburg,
lie says he shook Hartje and Wei
shons down for about 5000 before he
was caught, and that If he had not
been picked up by detectives he would
have gotten more. and that if Hartje
won his case he was to get a lump
sum. He brings his statement to a
close by declaring that he concocted !
the entire story, encouraged by Hartie |
and Welshons. and that insofar as he |
Knows, Mrs Hartje is guitless of the
charges made by her husband and
which at leasi seven-eighths of PITTS
burg's population believe were con,
co-ted by Hartje and the miserable
creatures with which ne has sur
rounded himself
When Hartje learned Of his sup
po ed suicide he tore around like a
wild man lie declared that he would
land the man wh) started the story
and send him to the workhouse.
This district attorney will 90 on
with the conspiracy hearings against
Hartje Welshons and Hohe next We'd
neslay and the iudicat ons are that
iooe will get a 1'ght sentence for
turning states evidence.
Somebody called up the division Of :
detectives and told Capt James w
Eagan that the suicide had taken
place From all parts of The city ques
lions a. TO the trulh of the report
con reached the newspaper offices.
A telephone talk at 2.09 D m. with Z
William y. Rogers. one Of the tounsel o.
Tor Hartje wa answered with tho in
-oramtion that NJ Hartic was at that a
moment in the Office. sitting comfort 0
lbly"
Told Of the suicide rlmor. Mr. d
Rogers repeated what he had aid and ,
lung up the receiver. e
Augustus Hari io wa seen in At
orney Rogers office few minutes Il
ater. do look as il were dead?" D
.e asked. He sad ne believed the re- y
.crt was started vita malicious intent s
In effort was made 20 End ont where Il
originated. but 50 far its source can 4
ot be- learned G.
Prominent women IN public and nri
ate life have become incensed AZ the q
istemcnt of Attorney J. Scott Ferru 2
on Yesterday during the Harie Ill 81
orCe proceedings. impuCuinE The s.
onor # P.ttshurs women. IN refer le
ing 10 the incidents which aso-
lated Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje's name lr
'ih that of the negro coachmsB. elf T
I'd Hooe. Air Ferguson said. 4 re-
eat. many a woman as hieh in life
D. tally has sinned as thi. woman has II
one |h
nstrating that there should b. some p
ircss FOR such a statement and that q
ie assertion should not 90 unre- q
rUTed and the Numcns ciuls VIII
Ike up the matter a. sooa as hey are m
scOnvened in the fall p'