Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-11
CHARGE OF B[ACKNA|[
Several New Sensations Prom
Used in the Notorious Hartje
Divorce Case
LETTERS STOLEN FROM TRUNK
Detectives Said to Have Got Into Con-
siderable Trouble by the Methods
Taken to Get Evidence Against Ma
/ dine and the Wife of Hartie-Hartje
u Losing His Nerve.

+ Pittsburg Pa, July 11.--F'ollowing
the issue of warrants for the arrest
of Augustus Hartje the millionaire
libellant in the famous divorce suit, on
trial here, John l.. Welshons, his bos-
ON friend and ore of the most promi-
nerlt business men of the city, and Cliff
ford Hooe, the negro coachman, named
rs correspondent in the case, comes the
announcement by First Assistant Dis
trict Attorney John Robb, that within
few days additional warrants will
be issued for the arrest of several 9TH
or persons who have been mixed up in
the case.
One of those to be arrested, Mr.. Robb
declared, was the cashier of bank;
one is the head of q prominent business
house, while there are several others
of lesser prominence who will be
charged with matchmaking.
The bank cashier and the business
man are to be charged with conspiracy,
the same charge as was lodged against
Hartje, Welshons and Hooe. Robb de-
clared that before he is thru with the
prosecutions the Hartje case will be
shown as one of the most gigantic con-
Epiracies ever conceived in this coun-
try. He intimates that more than one
person of prominence will be landed
behind prison bars.
Hartje Says "rII VIM"
In striking contrast to the. statement
made by Attorney Robb is a pitiful
Interview which was given out by Au-
gusltus Hartje.
AS sure as there is a God, will get
my divorce" he said.
There are twenty-six letters which
cOnclusively prove our side of the case,
: and the more they are read the more
clearly they show what we are seeking
to prove. We are laboring against en-
orrnous odds, but as sure as there is a
Goa we will win
Pale and trembling, Augustus Hartje
is no more than a shadow of his for
mer self. Whatever his present trou-
BILE has cost him in money, his friends
gravely fear that before the case is
over it may cost him his life. Still he
is putting UP a good front in spite of
he is fighting.
Attorneys for Hartje complain that
public prejudice has injured the chanc-
es of their client. When Hartje first
filed his suit for divorce he named Cliff
ford Hooe, his former negro coachman
as correspondent Hooe's statement of
his relations with Mrs. Hartje was re-
voting in the extreme and after it was
n do 1n hyn1y nd ,1
had perjured himself; that every word
promised large sum of money to
make the statement.
Negro Says He Was Puped.
He claimed his promise had not been
kept; that in all he had received less
than $500 from Hartje. 1t was the nam
Ing of the negro as correspondent
Hsrtje
fore a judge who will look entirely at
the legal side of it.
All depends on these letters Hartje
introduced these. The defense says
they are forgeries; but that must be
proved to Judge Frazer
The expense of the case has been
enormous. Today it was declared on
the best of authority that John F.
Scott, who is wealthy man, has spent
his entire fortune in the fight for his
daughters name.
defense of All Womanhood."
Il will spend every dollar + have in
the world, not for the sake of my
daughter, but for the sake Of American
womanhood," Mr. Scott declares. He
Is making his word good The best at
torneys detectives by the score and ex-
perts Of national and International
reputation have been secured. No ex-
pense has been spared.
This is not a. fight for the honor of
my own family alone" said Mr.. Scott.
Every father Of every woman in
America is interested in it. 1t is the
most damnable conspiracy ever con-
ceived to destroy the name of a woman
by a man who has tired of her. I'm
willing to spend my last cent and go to
work in my old age to defend American
.wonlanhood."
The defense has several experts in
handwriting here from New York, and
they are going over the letters alleged
to have been written by Mrs. Hartje
to Nadine. These experts are expected
to swear the letters are forge.ries.
The warrants for Hartje and John l..
Welshons have not been served and will
not be until the divorce hearing is end.
ed.
Story Of the Letters.
Two detectives will be called to the |
stand to tell how they obtained possess
sion of the letters alleged TO .nave been |
written by Mrs. Mary Scott artje to
Tom Nadine, whom the opposing law
yers seek to depict as Romeo in
livery.
The story of how the letters were |
taken is just now explained by the
prosecution. Two detectives engaged |
rooms in the house in Utica place, in |
Oakland, where Tom Nadine lived.
Gradually they became acquainted with
Nadine.
One evening they dropped a casua!
word or two about feminine acquaint-
ances. Nadine, it IS said, murmured I
something about not being back
number, and the detectives gave him
the benefit of slightly incredulous
stare. This look of mild surprise, it is
declared, did the work. Nadine is al
legged to have produced a letter.
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