The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-21
MRS. HAR TIE WINS
4 BIG VICTORY.
Confessions of Coach
man Hooe Admitted
in Evidence by Court
COUNSEL AT WAR

PlTTSBURG, Pa, July 20.-Charges
OF crooked methods made by both sides
were a feature of the sensational
HartJe divorce case during its hearing
To-Day. What are apparently a series
OF legal victories for Mrs Hartje, the
respondent in the suit. also marked the
days session and eliminated in the adj
mission of the confessions of Clifford
booe, the colored coachman, in which
he is said to have declared that he lied
when he swore that he had improper
relations with the respondent This
most important point was not gained
until after a bitterly contested struggle
between opposing counsel. which tasted
for more than an hour and half, and
during which Attorney Ferguson made
many sensational threats
With the offering of this confession
and OF several other documents today
the case for the respondent was prac-
tically closed, although Attorney John
Freeman of Mrs. Hartje's counsel told
the court that he might have some mat
tel to present later. An adjournment
was then taken until Monday morning
Detective Ray of the Perkins agency
and Superintendent G. p. Perkins told
Of the arrest of Hooe in Ohio and of
his being brought back to Pittsburg,
where he made his confession.
Attorney John Marion of Hartje's
COUNSEL put OOln 1dy anu ICl hlhS
through a rigid cross examination, in
which he tried to show that Hooe was
made drunk and coerced into making
his confession.
Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje, the respond
ent, testified that she was present when
the first deposition or the negro COACH
man was taken. and that what he SAID
there was "outrageously false"
There was a hard battle of words
haY oil Hartip tried
to get stricken from the case the evil
dence concerning Hooe, given by John
L. Welshons, Hartje's close friend, and
the witness who followed him.
Attorney j. Scott Ferguson led the
argument for Hartje and bitterly ar
raigned Mrs. Hartje.
Attorney John NJ. Freeman, chief OF
counsel for Mrs. Hartje replied sharp
ly, and was reinforced with typewriter
and carefully prepared papers to estab-
lish' his contention that the evidence
was proper.
Judge Robert S. Fraser gave the
counsel for Hartje no encouragement,
and finally ordered that the evidence be
considered and made a part of the case.
The opposing counser had difficulty In
agreeing upon a statement of fact TO
be considered upon which the conclu-
sions of law were based.
At the close of the day Judge Fraser
said that the four statements made by
the negro coachman would not be read
IN open court. The Judge said 1t would
not be we'll to have them made pubic
at this time.
Hooe made four false statements. the
first accusing Mrs. Hartje, and the oth-
er three, made later, declaring this TO
be false.
With this unexpected throwing open
of all the doors in the celebrated case
sensations even bigger than those mere
tofore promised are expected.
Mrs Hartjes side was given the priv
ilege of examining the forty love let
tiers until Monday.
kilograms received by the police to-
night reveal a plot TO kidnap two OF
the Hartje children. A telegram was
sent by superintendent Taylor OF the
Philadelphia Police Department which
says:
a.Rumor here plot completed abduct
one or both Hartje children. Three men
reported left here this morning FOR
Pittsburg No description"
AS result two special of1cers are
guarding the home of John F. Scott,
father of Mrs. Hartje, where Mrs.
Hartje is now living.