The Washington times., 1906-07-29
HARTJE LAWYERS
To BE ARRESTED
FOR CONSPIRACY
Wife of Millionaire Paper
Man Receives Offers
From Managers.

PITTsBURG. Pa. July 2s.-One of the
sensational features Of the divorce case
OF Augustus HartJe. the millionaire pa
per manufacturer, against his wife.
promises TO be the arrest Of two we'll
known attorneys. These lawyers i.a--e
been active from the beginning of the
suit. and the charge that may be
brought against them is forgery and
conspiracy. The lawyers engaged I'm
the case for both sides are the most
prominent in this part OF the country
one of them being a partner Of Attorney
d. T. Watson. of Northern Securities
fame. He appears for the respondent
The counter charges between the at
torneys have been CT grave nature,
and It was generally reported today that
the Allegheny County Bar Association
viii also take up the natter. There
is some indication that the dlsbaFment
Of one or more OF the members Of the
bar connected with the case will be
asked.
Charge Buying of Witnesses.
The publicity given the fact that the
/ district attorney has in his possession a
deposition Of a negro has caused much
comment. It was TO the effect that he
had been offered a sum Of money 10
substantlate the story Of Clifford Hooe.
the coIored coachnan ia the Hartte
/ house. that he had Witnessed certain
/ improper actions on the part OF the
coaehman and Mrs Hartjc
! According to the story Of the deposi-
/ ton the negro refused TO testify as
/ the detective suggested. lie claims In
: the deposition that no specific sum was
offered him for the perjury he was 10
I commit Tho deposition is said 20 be
full Of details. II Il not at all likely
that It VIII DO made known until some
Of the cases following the final decision
+ of the divorce cass VIII come up for
trial I'm criminal court.
The testimony OF Susie Wagner, a
+ former servant ln the Hartje home
that She had received a letter from Mrs.
Hartje I'm August containing the same
words as one placed ON exhibition was
T a
cd. sustains Mrs. Hartje that she had
not written a letter 10 the girl which
contained any damaging statements, as
was alleged. but the communication TO
her merely touched upon some trivial
matters.
Mrs Hartje Offered Stage Career.
The hearing in the case will be con-
/ tlnued Monday During the last two
weeks Mrs Hartie he's received letters
from all over the world, extending 10
her sympathy. Some have been from
New York theatrical managers These
ms Hart1e bitterly spuned. and de-
clares she has never thought OF such
thing Her father IS Independently
wealthy, and no matter what the YER
cict Of the case may be Mrs. HertJe
will again take up her home with her
parents
Ia addition to the letters from theater
managers, Mrs Hartje has received
many from club women and from wOm-
en- and girls who ask all manner Of non
sensIcai questions She has paid no at
tention 20 tham. The closing OF the
trial. 81 was sid. will be a move on the
part of Hartje's lawyers 20 show where
the alleged love letters or Nadine the
alleged favored coachman. were secured.
The lawyers for Mrs Hartje still con-
tinue 10 claim that these missives are
forgeries, and It is probable that they
will not contradict the efforts Of the
husbands lawyers No matter what the
evidence may be II VIII be insisted that
they were especially prepared.
II has been said the letters were taken
from Ma5Ine's trunk. but the coachman
claims that ne never saw them and Mrs.
HartJe sticks 10 her story that they are
not IN her handwriting.