The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-29
Former Professor in Washing.
ton, d. c. University, Has
Hearing in London.
ALLEGED TO HAVE SLAIN
HIS M0THER-N-LAW
Further Medical Examination
of Prisoner Will Be Made
Before Case Is Resumed.

|
Stau. professor Of Roman law in
George Washington university, Wash
| lngton, ID, c., who has been under ar
rest here since November 7 on a charge
of numbering his mother-in-law at Ba-
den 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 mass of evidence in his
| case had been received from Germany
but that there was still further techni,
cal evidence necessary (for which Ger
man authorities had been sent), before
he could be formally extradited, and
asked him whether he had anything
to say, Hau, with staring eyes, an"
swered:
"I don't understand what this is all
about"
The prisoner has apparently lost his
reason or is fcigning insanity. For
several days he has been confined in
the prison infrmary and closely guard
ed owing to the fear that he may COM
nit suicide. Until this morning Hau
either did not or pretended he did not
recognize anybody, even his lawyer,
Mr.. Wilson. When the former came
into court today, however, he said:
ooh, this is Mr.. Wilson" /"
Hau was still dressed faultlessly, but
his hair was disheveled and his face
unshaven, while his eyes wandered alm-
lessly around the courtroom.
Occasionally he would ask Mr., Wi
son or the detective who arrested him
at the Hotel Cecil what he was there
for They tried by every means to
prisoner was pretending TO be insane
he was on his guard. for when suddenly
told that letter had been received
from his wife, his only answer was:
"That's absurd. -
Takes Turkish Name.
When Mr.. Wilson addressed the pris-
oner as Hnu he angrily asked;
"Why call me Haul Ny name is
Burnham Eddine Efendi," (the nar1e
of the favorite son of the Sultan Of
Turkey,)
The Magistrate could not get any
thing from the prisoner but the repeat
ed statement
II don't know what il is all ahout, ~
Finally, with the consent of Mr.. Will
son, the case was again remaIdcd for
n week.
The prison doctor has certified that
IIau has been acting in an lDsar3 mar
ner, but the doctor believes IL is as
sumcd.
Further medical examination of the
prisoner will be held before the case
- again tdjlch
Mr.. Wilson, in an Interview today,
said:
"Even if it is shown that the pris
oncr is insane ii cannot prevent his ex-
tradition. All the British magistrate
has to decide is whether there is sufi
clent evidence against him TO send the
case TO n jury, and it is for the jury
to decide whether the prisoner is in
sane.
Case Carefully Prepared.
carefully prepared by the German po
tains the evidence of man who swore
he sold false wig and beard to the
prisoner and another that swears he as
sisted. Hau 10 adjust his disguise, and
another of a man that ne assisted the
prisoner to take off his beard and wig
'.In fact, Hau S every step has been
followed from the time he left Frank
fort for Baden Baden and the police
have traced his movements from Ba-
den-Baden up to the time of his ar
rival in London. There is no chance
of preventing his extraditiou.p
After the adjournment of Hau s case
today the papers in his case were placed
before him. At first he said he could
not understand what they meant, but
later he proceeded to read them earn
estly.
The prisoner is being watched by
German detectives. A representative of
the American Embassy was present in
court today watching the case, but
Hau has not yet claimed the protec-
tion of the United States, nor has he
produced his naturalization papers.