The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
FRESH CHARGES IN
THE HARIJE CASE
Pittsburg Dry Goods Man On
Trail of Alleged Con
spirators.
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journal Special Service.
Pittsburg. July 1o.-August Hartie y
supplementary petition in divorce has
caused new sensation in this now eel
ebrated case. AS result Of it, Henry
Ruhl of the department. store of Boggs
Ruhl has instructed his attorney,
Attorney John s. Robb. in prosecuting
the charges Of conspiracy and black
mail which are to be fled against par
ties who supplied Hartje with the al
legged evidence for the supplementary
proceedings.
The firm Of Boggs & Ruhl is one of
the largest in the country between New
York and Chicago.
In his supplementary petition for d.
vorce, Hartie alleged his wife had Wis
| tied the Hotel Lincoln on a number Of
occasions with q prominent citizen Of
Plttsburg, whose name he would pro-
| duce at the trial Of the case Mr..
Ruhl g action Is connected with this in
| cident, according to a good authority.
Mrs. Hartje declared that she has
t th}. hotel management '0rr0borates
Negro to Be Guarded.
Augustus Hartje, John L. welshons
and Clifford Hooe, the negro first named
by Hartje as correspondent, will have a
hearing on charges Of conspiracy to de-
stroy the good name and reputation of
Mrs. Hartje.
Superintendent Of Police and Detec-
tives Thomas McQuaide will provide
heavy police guard for the occasion, as
public sentiment against Hooe is! 50
strong it is feared some attempt might
be made to do him an injury while he
| was being taken to and from the county
| Jail, where he is now confined.
| There Is some talk Of the summoning
Of special grand jury to investigate
the charges Of fraud, conspiracy, per-
| Jury, blackmail and subornation of per-
Jury which have grown out of this case.
Writing Expert Arrives.
David N. Carvalho, the handwriting
expert, has arrived in this city. Dur
ing the entire day he was closeted with
John Freeman Of counsel for Mrs.
| Hartie, going over the letters which
were admitted in evidence as coming
from Mrs. Hartje to Nadine. The letters
have all been photographed. These
photographs have been enlarged again
again until the ha now LAP ap
all been mounted on charts and will be
exhibited in the courtroom in the
demonstration which the attorneys for
Mrs. Hartje expect will show they are
Detective Perkins has little hope of
being able to produce the party who
forged the letters as witness in the
case.
ION Nadine is still absent from the
city. Augustus Hartje is on the verge
Of nervous and physical collapse. In
the past week he appears to have aged
twenty years, and his step is uncertain
and feeble.
Trial Is Postponed.
The divorce suit which was to have
been resumed today was continued I'M
til Thursday at the request Of the copn
the handwriting experts opportunity tt
examine the letters further.
| It is now generally agreed that Dis
trict Attorney John 8: Robb, Jr., will
ask for postponeme4t Of the conspir
aoy hearing before Aldermen King o.
Saturday, and that the alderman will
grant this postponement until after thu
divorce case has ended, the district at
torney, it is said, not believing, It I'D
visable to 90 on with the hearing be
cause Of the effect it might have on tn
divorce proceedings,