Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-28
HAU HAS LOST
HIS REASON OR
ELSE He SLAMS
lice and Prison Doctor Say
That HIS is Feigning
Insanity.
GUARDED TO AVOID SUICIDE
Until This Morning Either Did Not
or Pretended He Did Not Rec
ognize Anybody.
TAKES NAME OF SULTAN'S SON
Calls Himself Burnham Eddine Eff
fendi-German Police Have Strong
Case - Have Traced His Every
Movement for Five Months
Letter From Wife.
TAKES NAME OF SULTAN's SON

The case of Prof. Hau, alias Stau,
who is charged by the German police
with the murder of his mother-in-
law, Mrs. Mother, at Baden Baden,
has assumed a sensational phase
during the past few days. Advices
from London state that the prisoner
has either lost his reason or is feign-
ing insanity. The prisoner behaved
very strangely in the Bow street po-
lice court, where he was today ar
raigned and again remanded. The
German police have made a careful
preparation of the case, which the
London officials say is a most seri-
Gus one. The prison physician con-
firms the statement of the police that
the prisoner is shamming.
LONDON. November 2s-Karl Hau, alias
stau, professor of Roman law in George
washington University. Washington. d. c.,
who has been under arrest here since No
vember on the charge of numbering his
mother-in-9aw at Baden-Baden, was again
brought up on remand at the Bow street
police court today. When the presiding
magistrate explained to the prisoner that
papers containing a mass Of evidence in
his case had been received from Germany
but that there was still further technical
evidence necessary flor which the German
authorities had sent before he could be
formally extradited and asked him whether
he had anything to say Hau, with staring
eyes. answered. Il don't understand what
this is all about"
The prisoner has apparently lost his
reason or is feigning insanity. For several
days he has been confined in the prison
infrmary and closely guarded owing to
fear that he may commit suicide. Until
this morning Hau either did not or pre-
tended he did not recognize anybody, even
his lawyer. Mr.. Wilson. When the former
came into court today. however, he said:
"Oh! This is Mr.. Wilson,"
Did Not Talk Coherently.
Hau was still dressed faultlessly, but his
hair was disheveled and his face unshaven,
while his eyes wandered aimlessly around the
court room. Occasionally he would ask Mr.
Wilson or the detective who arrested him
at the Hotel Cecil what he was there for.
They tried by every means to make him
talk coherently. but If the prisoner was pre-
tending to be insane he was on his guard
for when suddenly told that a letter had
been received from his wife his only answer
was:
That's absurd"
When Mr.. Wilson addressed the prisoner
as Hau, he angrily asked:
why call me Hau? Ny name is Burn
han Eddine Effendi' 0he name of the fav-
orite son OF the Sultan of Turkey.
The magistrate could not get ANYTHING
from the prisoner but the repeated state
ment:
II don't know what it is all about"
Finally, with the consent of Mr.. Wilson,
the case was again remanded for week.
The prison director has certified that Hau
has been acting In queer manner but the
doctor believes this is assumed A further
medical examination of the prisoner will
be held before the case is again called
Case Carefully Prepared.
Mr. Wilson in an interview today said.
Even IL it is shown that the prisoner Is
insane 1t cannot prevent his extradit,on
All the British magistrate has to decide Is
whether there is sufficient evidence against
him to send the case to jury and IL is for
the jury to decide whether the prisoner is
insane. The case against Hau has been
carefully prepared by the German police.
The evidence includes that of a man who
swears he sold wig and false beard To
the prisoner; that of another man who tes-
titles that he helped Hau to adjust his dis
guise and that of still another man who
says he helped the prisoner take off his
beard and wig. In fact Hau's every stem
has been followed from the time ne left
Frankfort for Baden Baden. and the police
have traced his movements from Baden
Baden up TO the time of his arrival In Lon
don. There is no chance of preventing his
extradition."
Read the Papers.
After the adjournment of Hau's case to-.
day the papers in his cas-, were placed b.
fore him. At first no said he could not
understand yS11t the/ meant bus later he
proceeded to read ti,sm earnestly.