The Cairo bulletin., 1906-07-25
HARTJE CASE IS
DRAWING TO
A CLOSE
LiBELANT'S ATTORNEYS WITH.
DRAW SOME CHARGES
AGAINST HIS WIFE.
ROBBERY IS ADMITTED
Letters--Handwritin Expert
! Poor Witness for
Millionaire.

Pittsburg. Pa, July 24.-The de
fense in the Hartie case has at last
concluded its testimony.
Helen Scott and the letters she Is
alleged to have written have been
the attorney for the libelant in the
trial Despite vigorous protests on the
part Of Mr. Freeman, who said ii was
unfair to drag the name of the girl
into the matter, j. Scott Ferguson
declared that he would prove that
Miss Helen told an untruth when she
denied writing the letter known as
No. H. He said that the letter known
as No. 50 was written by Miss Scott
and contained instructions to Tom
Nadine what to sa, on the witness
stand In regard to the episode of the
blonde woman and August Hartje in
Schenley park, Mr.. Ferguson said
Helen Scott fguratively got down on
her knees in asking Nadine to testify
In order to clear away all doubts
regarding the manner in which the
famous letters which nave figured in
the Hartje case were obtained the
prosecution has subJoenaed as wit
riesses Police inspector Robert Gray.
of the Oakland district, Sergeant
Michael Hanley and Special Officer
Pat Golden Hanleyl Is sergeant at the
No 1 police station and was on duty
when Nadine reported the robbery of
his rtunk on June 9Th. Golden Is the |
officer who made the Investigation.
VIII Admit Theft.
Realizing that upon the authenticity |
of the letters their entire case rests. |
the prosecution has determined to tell |
the story of the alleged robbery |
through their own witnesses, and 1t is
understood that the method of obtain
ing the missives, ii admitted, will be
defended on the ground thai none of
Madness personal effects outside of
the exhibits were disturbed. In other
words, the prosecution, it is under
stood, will defend the right to obtain
evidence even If extreme measures
have 10 be resorted TO-
A moral clean bill of health in re
gard TO the Hotel Lincoln incident was
given to Mrs. Hartje by Judge Robert
:. Fraser Mrs Hartje was called 10
the stand as the closing witness for
the defense, so that che might have
an opportunity of denying the in
uuendo which has clustered about |
this item in the miiiionaire's bill of
charges. The Judge said the libelant's
attorneys were not able to Prove that
The wife had been guilty Of wrong
doing with man unnamed at the
hotel and also assumed that the WON {
an was innocent.
The testimony in rebuttal was =
started when Dr Persifor Frazer oi &
was called He attacked :
tn Susie letter from another angle
as a handwriting expert and will seek
la show that the letter was written ,
by Mrs. Hartje The wife said she q
wrote the letter and then repudiaied p
il. q
Same as "Desr SUSIE" .
Fraser. the handwriting expert said C
hat he had examined letters known
ls ! to 8. the first i've of which Mrs.
Iartie wrote as standard. and that II }
lis opinion the same hand wrote the h
Dear Susie" letter known as exhibit C
!. Frazer was not as gbod a witness t'
or Hartie as mis- legal lights hoped \
Is he was frequently compelled to ad q
nit that the characters In the Dear "
;usie" letter locked" like AIRS. Hart. "
e. writing Edward Hartje. brother
f the libelant. who. according TO the CO
egro. Hooe knew Of the conspiracy al
ntered into to defamc Ms. Hartie. n
las called 10 the stand. He recognized J.
orlain letters. saying tney were taken u
rom the sweepings in siadinc's room. n'
Ie was shown Pullman check io
incinnati and sad he had seen II Al