The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-12-13
HARTJE LOSES FAMOUS
 SUIT FOR A. DIVORCE
PITTSBURG JUDGE HANDS DOWN HIS DECISION IN SENSA-
 TEONAL CASE

Declares Petition of Millionaire Paper
 Manufactures InconcIusive--Servant
 Stories of Mrs. Hartje's Wrongdoinrg
 Quite Different Than Those Based in
 the Plaintiffs Petition--Same Excuse
 for Defendants Frequent visits to
 Coach House.
 Pittsburg, Dec. 12.-Judge Robert s. Frazer handed down his decision in the famous Hartje divorce case this after noon, declaring the petition of Augus- tus Hartje, the millionaire paper manu- facturer, for divorce from his wife, Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje, whom he charged with intimacy with Thomas Nadine, former coachman, inconcIu- sive. In substantiation of this incon- clusiveness. Judge Frazer cites the fol- lowing points:
 The servants stories of Mrs. Hartfe,a wrongdoing are quite different than those based in Mir. Hartte's petition. The story of Susie Wagner, maid, was grossly exaggerated and built up; she was prejudlced, and under the an- fluence of HartJe's family.
 Mrs Hartje perhaps visited the stable too often, but her fondness for horses sufficiently explains what might be con- sidered an indiscretion.
 The letters introduced are open to suspicion, and are conclusive of noth- ing. Experts testimony is of little vaGl- ue.
 The stealing of the said letters from Madine's rooms, as testified to, asowa those who produced them to be law breakers.
 The preponderance of testimony shows the letters were not in Mrs. Hartte's handwriting, and at the trial Hartje abandoned all his charges except the one relating to Nadine.
 The decision does not refer to the question of alimony, but Mrs. Hart1e has motion pending in court for the granting of alimony. The two children. Mary Louise Hartje and John Scott Hartje, will remain with their mother. The entire cost of the proceedings are placed on MT. Hartje, and the suit for divorce filed by his wife will be tried when 1t Is reached in the regular or ! der.
 MT Hartje announced he would make an appeal,
 l The wealth and prominence of the principals, the ugly charges alleged and later, after the trial had begun addlS tional charges, against Mrs. Hartje in connection with second coachman, I Clifford Hooe, a negro, tended to make the case exceedingly sensational. Fol- lowing the introduction of the Hooe in | cident MT. Hartje and business friend, John S. Welshons, together with Cliff ford Hooe, the negro, were all arrested on a charge of conspiracy, Hooe was also charged with perjury was con- l victed, and is now awaiting a new trial.
 Mrs. Hartje, who has been in Red lands, Cal, with her children, arrived home yesterday.
 T am greatly disappointed and sur prised,' said Augustus Hartje this aft ernoon, "but we will fight the case through every court we can, believing that we are right. I am advised by my attorneys that we have good case and an appeal will be at once taken. Fur ther than that I have nothing to say, and no comments to make on the opin- ion of Judge Frazer.
 T am very we'll pleased with the de- cision of the court" said Mrs. Hartje, and consider the decision vindica- tion for me. I am exceedingly grate- full toward my many friends who have stood by me through this trouble, and also for their expressions of kindness since the verdict was announced to- day."