The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-05
MORE SENSATIONS
IN HARTCE
SUIT
COACHMAN SAYS MASTER OFFER,
ED HIM $2,500 TO SHOOT
SUSPECT.
ONE MYSTERY CLEARED
Nadine Reveals Identity Of Woman
Named MARY" With Whom He
Talked Over Phone-Letters
Declared Fakes.

Pittsburg, Pa, July 4.-Sensational
testimony again marked the hearing
Of the Hartje divorce case
Both Mrs. Hartje and the coachman,
Tom Nadine, declared under oath they
had never seen the sensational let
ters alleged to have passed between
them. Mrs, Hartje denounced them
as forgeries. Nadine denied there
had ever existed between him and
Mrs. Hartie any undue familiarity.
| In the course Of his testimony Ma
Idine declared that Mr.. Hartje once
offered him $500 to ehoot man of
whom he was jealous and that on an.
Iothcr occas on Hartje offered him S.
geo IT, swear he had seen Mrs. Hartje
and Gross MacConnel alone in the
house.
The name of the man Nadine de
clared Hartje asked him to kill was
aivon as Mr. Smith to shield h.s idea-
.tity.
coachman Asked to say.
"Mr. Harje and ! were driving
when we met him Nadine testified,
"aud Mr. Hartie said TO me: Ton,
hat has been trying to do me
dirt ever since I've been married I'LL
eve you Sc 500 if you hoot him
"At another time Mr.. Harie stopped
ne in Wood street | crossed over,
and he said: Tom. I'm N trouble
md want you TO he1p me | viii give
ycu $4,000 ii goa e-iN wear shat Yer
saw Mrs. Har0e and Gross MacCan
ncll in the house alone
II told him I had seen Gross Maa
Connel IN the house ouIy once, ami
that was when he was there and Mrs
Harlie was up rairs."
Nadnes story consi ted largely 81
1enials cf misconduct with Mrs
Hartie. He was asked TO write such
words as but. don't, Tom Nadine,
and when he wrote Alloue2 Mari p
watched him closely and sad: Now
write your natural hand to which |
he replied that he had What this
writing disclo3ed is doubtful gs il Is
in the possession Of Hariie's attor- |
1eys, Ferguson, Narron * Rodgers
Nadine repeated the story as TO
his work about the aHrtjc premises. |
saying he was told by Mr. GIartie TO |
10 what Mrs Hartie asked him. When |
H.. 10, T,, nj "a
Gx window screens or do work of that
character He told Of lIartjo giving /
him $50 when he only owned him |
$50. and declared the Mary" who he /
said tclephoncd him from the Castle /
nan street house two r. three times q /
day was a domestic named Dillon /
This was brought ont to show that the |
telephone messages be received were
not from Mrs. Hartie He denied talk
ing over the telephone with Mrs |
Hartic or having his picture taken for
her.
Nadine denied emphaticallv he had /
p, his arms about Mrs Harlics waist /
while sitting on a Htchcu table or at T
any other time During his entire eX-
animation he never looked at Mrs /
Hartje once.
Letters Branded Fcrgerss.
Mrs. Hartje deaied every allegation I
made aga nst her and her husband'g
lawyers surprised everybody by refus- I
ing To cross examine her. Mrs Hartje I
denied writing letters go Nadine or
giving him money other than for ordi- +
nary uses Of her hou.e She denied /
Mrs. Thorn. sister Of Mr. Hanie. had +
seen her in her stable with Nadine +
or that she paid his fare to Europe /
and saw him brard tho ship She 4
started g. tel what Mr. Hauie gave j
Aor 10 run the house hut the court I
-cfusod TO permit that line Of ques-
tioning.
Mrs Hartie had previously admit
ed writing The first seven Of the let
ter shown as evidence. She today
reiterated this statement. saying:
Il wrote the first seven aud tho
others 7 never wrote. 7 never saw
,hcm until at Mr. SwoarinEen's office"
Tho case was continued until Thurs
lay ma-niur
Attorney Freeman called NJ
Eaclc-o- who test fed ~ arrange +.
ncn-s being made between himself
md tHrac rfhers inril1iuc Wadiu7
IN come hack home from Europe on
ne Rsitc. Eag1eeYn said Mad'r7 haf /
Visited him ar his New jersey home
md told him be was going fo he s~ed \
and wanted him fo-trii about their
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