The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-10
GREED FOR GAIN
CAUSE OF MURDER
Alleged Motive of Kark Hau.
an American Charged with
Killing Mother-in-LaW.
DEED DONE IN GERMANY
THE ACCUSED is NOW BEING
HELD IN LONDON FOR EXTRA
DITIoN PAPERS-BRIEF STORY
OF THE AFFAIR.
publishers Press

Baden-B Baden, Germany, Nov. 9. =
Karl Hau, alias Stau, the lawyer of
Washington. d. c., who was arrested
in London and held for extradition, is
wanted by the local police on the
charge OF numbering his wife's mother,
Frau Molitor. The motive of the al
legged crime appears to have been in
sane greed of money. Frau Molitor,
who was wealthy. refused many times
to comply with Hau's requests for
money, having given her daughter a
considerable dowry and arranged that
she should inherit part OF her fortune.s
When Hau married Lena Molitor
six years ago she was % years Of age,
and Hau, student, was -. Their
engagement seemingly was against
Frau Molitor's wishes. Immediately
after their marriage the couple went
TO America and Hau attained a good
position in Washington as a lawyer.
Hau, his wife and their daughter, 8
years old. came TO Germany last sum-
mer to visit Frau Molitor. Mrs Hau
at the villa Molitor Hau arriver there
1aer via Constantinople. Visitors to
the villa observed that the best rela-
tionship existed between the Haus and
Frau Molitor.
A fortnight ago Hau left Baden
Baden to return to America, and his
relatives thought he was either on
board ship or had already arrived in
the United States Hau, it is now
claimed. some days after he left Ba-
den-Baden, sent Frau Molitor a fake
telegram dated Paris, asking her to
go and see her married daughter
there. The Justification was discov-
cred and the inquiries OF the postal
authorities with the view Of discover
ing the identity of the sender of the
message were still going on when the
murder was committed.
During the evening OF Nov. Frau
Molitor received a telephone message
at her home in Baden-Baden asking
her to go to the postoffice and get
parcel which had reached there for
her. Frau Molitor, accompanied by
her young daughter, started at once
for the postofffce and while passing
from behind and fell dead with a bull
let through her heart. The man who
committed the murder was described
as being OF medium height and seem
ingly under 40 years old. He wore a
beard. but it is stated that it was
false one.
Hau, after leaving Baden, sent his
wife and child to London and stopped
at Frankfort, where he attracted at
tention owing to a long beard which
he wore. This, however, is now as
serted to have been purchased from
hair dresser at Frankfort
Widow Slain by Burglar.
Johnston. Pa, Nov. 9.-Mrs. Cath
crime Stauffer, a widow, was found
murdered in her bed at Lambertsville,
a small village in Somerset county.
There was bullet hole in her head.
1t is believed Mrs. Stauffer was muir
dered for money which she is sup
posed to have possessed. A couple of
grandchildren were living with her,
one of whom, a girl, is almost grown
up. The girl was awakened by the
presence of man in her room. He
tried TO choke and chloroform her.
but she made her escape and aroused
the neighbors. When they arrived on
the scene the man was gone.
Pistol Duel.
Money. Miss. Nov. 81. D. Money.
Jr. nephew of United States Senator
Money, emptied revolver at L. J.
Henderson. a we'll known merchant
planter. killing him almost instantly,
and by lodging and moving about dur
ing the entire time the tragic affair
was taking place, escaped six shots
fired at him by his victim. Those &C
quainted with the trouble say that diff
ferences over a land deal precipitated
the shooting. Witnesses say both men
started shooting about the same time
Miners Get Increase.
Bisbee A. T., Nov. 9-Au miners
employed by mining companies at Bis
bee and Tombstone have received no
tice of raise in wages to date from
Nov /. The scale has been advanced
% cents day all around Miners
now receive 1915 a day, shaftmen
S4.25 and first motion hoisting engi-
neers s5.25. The new scale means the
payment of half a million dollars more
each year by mining companies
Campbell to Return to Ohio.
Hamilton. O.. Nov. 9.-The an
nouncement is made here that former
Governor James E. Campbell who was
defeated for congress Tuesday by j
T. Harding. Will probably give up his
New York home and return to Ohio
He is thinking seriously of resuming
practice of law in Hamilton or Day
ton. Democratic leaders are urging
him TO do so. and he looks on the plan
with favor
Soy Crushed to Death.
Cleveland o., Nov. 9.-Eisht-year-
old Jacob b. Askin was killed BY /
Union street car He was lifted on