Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-08
ON CHARGE OF MURDER
Karl Hau Before Bow Street
Police Court, London.
IS KNOWN IN WASHINGTON
Accused Of Causing Death of His
Mother.in-Law.
ALLEGED ACT IN BADEN-BADEN
Accused Man Graduated From George
Washington University-Became
Member Of Faculty.
LEGGED ACT IN BADEN-BADEN

LONDON, England, November 8-Karl
Stau, alias Hau, described as lawyer of
washington. d. c., was arraigned at the
Bow street police court today for extradi-
ton to Germany on the charge of murder
ing his mother-in-law at Baden-Baden The
prisoner declared that the charge was due
to misunderstanding and asked the mag
istrate to send him to Germany Immediate
ly for trial. He was remanded pending the
arrival of evidence.
Staus wife and child were with him at
the Hotel Cecil here when he was arrested
The police found a loaded revolver and
81, 400 on the person of the prisoner
Stau registered at the hotel under the
name of Hau. His wife refused to see any
one.
AS far as inquiry could be directed TODAY
no such person as Karl Stau is known in
Washington, but Karl or Carl Hau is a
member of the faculty of George Washing
ton University, and, as he is known to be
In London at the present time, there is lit
Tie doubt expressed among his friends that
he is the man under arrest. At the same
time 1t is declared. with stoutest profess
tatlon concerning the integrity of DIR. Hau.
that 1t Is impossible for him to be guilty of
the crime alleged.
Caui Hau, as his name is registered at
George Washington University, graduated
from that institution in 1904, after having
earned the degrees of AN. and LID, and
ne was Immediately appointed assistant
professor of Roman law.
He was admitted to the bar in the same
year and opened an Office in the Bond
building. Dr. Haus associates i'm the fac
ulsy or George Washington University were
unit today in expressing the belief that
the charge of murder brought against him
IN england will be found to be unfounded
IN fact, and that a mistake of some kind
must have occurred Hau was described 81
brilliant scholar and man of exceptionaf
attainments. -
Student, Teacher and Lawyer.
According to the best information OBJ
tainable this morning, Carl Hau came to
this country about seven or eight year ago,
and most of the Intervening time has been
In Washington as student and later as a.
teacher and lawyer Haus father is said
to be wealthy and retired member Of the
relchstadt, while his mother Is baroness
His friends today point to the accused
mans good family and his apparent aff1u-
ence to discount the allegation of murder
which came over the cable
When last in Washington DR.. Hau and
his wife and child lived at the Highlands
About year ago he went to Europe, rep
| iOSChtiHS puSIutSS INTERESTS. After school
closed last June he again went to Europe
and his friends say that this trip was also
one of business. He was expected to re-
turn in time for the opening of the present
college year, but postal received by Prof
Lorenzen, one Of DR.. Hau's intimate friends
of the faculty of George Washington, con-
veyed the information that the latter
would be unable to get to Washington until
the latter part of October. and Prof Loren
zen was requested to SO inform the dean Of
the college
Another friend received cablegram from
DR.. Hau day or two ago to the effect that
he expected to sail for America on Satur-
day, and that he had been delayed by the
illness of his wife.