The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-09
PROF. HAU HELD FOR MURDER,
GERMAN LAWYER OF WASHING
Ton ARRESTED IN LONDON.

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Special Gable Despatch 10 TIE Sun.
LONDON, Nov. SIN the Bow Street Ex-
tradition Court to-day Karl Hau, alias
Slau, aged 20, who says he ia a lawyer
resident in Washington, U. s. A., was
! charged with murder in Germany. He
was arrested in the Hotel Cecil just after he
had arrived there from aden-Baden. He
declared hat his arrest was the result OF a
misunderstanding. The evidence against
him has not yet arrived from Germany
and he was remanded.
The prisoner was born in Germany and is
a naturalized American citizen. He is
charged with numbering his mo~ther-in-law
A detective deposed that he e to
the Hotel Cecil yesterday and saw the
prisoner and read the warrant to him.
Hau replied: It's a misunderstanding"
and afterward he said: Don't you know
where the murder was committed?' The
witness replied: The telegram came from
Baden Baden" The prisoner remarked:
Il rave just arrived from there"
Tn prisoner denied saying that, declaring
that what he said was that he has just
arrived from the Continent. The detective
insisted that his version was correct, and
the prisoner further said: That accounts
for two kilograms my wife received to-day
saying that her mother was dying and that
l was accused OF numbering her."
There was found on the prisoner ECO,
and a loaded revolver was discovered in
his dressing case. The prisoners wife
and child are without money, and el6 is
due to the Hotel Cecil. The Magistrate
ordered that e4O be handed over to the
wife. He also ave permission to the
prisoner to see his wife and child.
The following details Of the crime charged
against Prof. Hau are o here: On the
evening OF November Q the widow of DR..
Molitor was called to the telephone IN her
home at Baden-Baden and received a re-
quest to go to the post Office and get a
parcel that was there for her. She started
at once, accompanied by her Younger
daughter. When passing through a quiet
street a shot was fired from behind her
and Frau Molito or fell dead, her heart having
been pierced by IA bullet.
The man who fired the shot was seen
| but he escaped. He was described as
being Of medium height and apparently
under 10 years Of age. He wore an OBJ
viously false beard. He was undoubtedly
the man who had called Frau Molitor up
on the telephone or n hireling employed To
! murder her.
IL is stated that Frau Molitor mad been
long threatened and that cunning plots
were laid against her. On one occasion
she was summoned by telegraph to Paris
10 visit a sick daughter, Prof. Hau's wife.
The sickness proved a hoax, and it rs be-
lieved that summoning Frau Molitor to
France was actually part Of a plot to murder
her which miscarried. IL is hoped that
the original telegram will prove valuable
evidence.
WAsHINoToN, Nov. s.-Karl Hau, who
was arrested to-day in London charged
with the murder of his mother-in-law in
Germany, is professor Of Roman law at the
George Washin gton University, this city,
and is well known here both socially
and among the legal profession. His
practice, however, has been confined largely
to International work, he being the repre-
sentative here Of German law firms. He
maintains a suite OF offices sfn the Bond
Building and lived with his wife n child
at the Highland apartment house.
He was born in Germany. where his family
il prominent, and his wife is also a native
Of that country. He was graduated with
honors from the universities Of Berlin,
Freiburg and Bologna, and, having ample
income, has travelled extensively. He
has only recently returned to London from
a trip to Turkey in connection with legal
matters there.
His friends scout the idea hat Hau is
guilty of the crime and insist hat he will
be able TO prove his innocence. Hau is
! 20 or q years of age and came to Washington
four years ago.