The Washington times., 1906-07-09
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sixteen years ago The wedding was
big social event for those days. for the
bride was the daughter OF one Of the
leading citizens Of Pittsburg, as well
as one of the wealthiest, while the
groom was one Of the rising young busi-
ness men. Fog a time they lived hap
PLY. They had two children-Mary
Louise, now aged eleven. and John
Scott. now nine Since the separation
Of the Hartjes the children have been
living with their mother at the home of
their grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Scott.
Mr. Hartje is about nifty years old.
He Is the senior member Of the firm OF
Hartje Brothers. paper manufacturers.
The firm is probably the largest inde-
pendent concern IN the United States
manufactUring wrapping paper white
print and note paper. hir- Hart1e also
owns. according TO testimony on tho
stand the other day, twenty-Hx pieces
OF real estate Ia the downtown business
section Of Pittsbu~g. which alo~" vf-f'la
make him several times millionaire.
Mrs. Hartje Is about thlrty-fOur ls-
though she looks much younger.
DiscTedited Detectives.
For the last few years the Hartjes
have not lived happily together. Mr..
Hartje was jealous OF his pretty wife
every one knows that. And during one
OF his fits Of Jealousy he engaged q de-
teetive agency to follow her every
movement. The detective agency gave
him a vast amount Of information, and
he brought sult. Since that time this
detective agency. which was conducted
by Ira /. Berry. has mad It's license
revoked by the court for using under
4a In I
is alleged that the agency manufactured
a great amount OF its evidence.
At the last session OF the license
court the And-saIoon League employed
this agency 10 secure information against
saloon n-keepers. and on the strength of
this information the licenses OF many
saloon-keepers were opposed. But when
the time came for the hearings the de-
tectlve agency was unable 10 make
good" and In a number OF eases did
not put In an appearance at the hear
ings. On that account the license Of
the agency was revoked, after the man
ager had been given a stinging Tepri-
mand by the court
And now people are wondering whether
or not the Hartje family might not
have been a victim Of these same meth
DDS. When Gus Hartje dragged Clifford
Hooe. the negro coachman. into the case
as a correspondent. his friends were so
Mortified that they could scarcely be-
lieve the reports They declared that
Hartje must be insane to make such
charge. But they are beginning to think
that possibly 10 was only the suspleions
Of Hartje and the crooked methods or
persons whom he employed that brought
both himself and his wife into one OF
the most sensational divorce suits ever
tried.
Public Sentiment in the Case.
Public sentiment has been and is de-
ciIedly against Hartje. while the con
duct of Mrs. Hartje on the stand and
In the court room has won friends by
the thousands They believe she is
telling the truth when she declares that
all the charges against her are false.
There are those. too. who believe that
Augustus Hartje himself believes her,
now that lt IS roo late.
Reared in luxury and surrounded by
cultured people. her friends cannot be
lieve that she could ever stoop TO a
Iout like Nadine or 10 the negro. Mad
inc Is ignorant. CTinEing. ana yet we'll
satisfied with himself After having
been in the court room and on the wit
ness stand almost daily for a week.
Nadine on July 4 attended the races al
Burmots Isle. stTuttinE up and down
IN front OF the graudstand. well pleased
with the attention ne attracted. lie
can scarcely read or write. On the wit
ness stand the first Of the week Attor-
ney John HarrOn brought out the extent
OF the mans intelligence He asked
him 10 write a number Of sentences.
I.aboriously he spelled them out, the
point OF the pencil on his tongue the
greater part of the time. Scarcely "A
rataH
in the primary department of school
would have done better. He was asked
TO spell a number of ordinary words.
He couldn't spell one Of them correct
", and then, Ia his smart" way told
the attorney 20 spell them himself.
Such is Tom Nadine TO whom the burn
ing love letters are alleged TO have been
written by "A refined. intelligent, and
well educated woman
In some OF the letters there are also
words OF love sent by the sisters of
Mrs. Hartje 10 Nadine. The inference
IS that these sisters or at least one of
them, knew OF relations existing between
Mrs. HaTtje and the Coachmdn.
The Stolen Letters.
Patrick Golden, a special officer at
tho Oakland police station, verified the
story as to the methods by which the
letters IN the case were secured. They
were secured. IL IS assrted. by a deteC-
tive named Craig. VINO engaged room
at the boarding house of Mrs Richard
son. at 1913 Fillmore street, about three
weeks ago Craig Is alleged 10 have
taken them while Tom Nadine was at
work at the Schulenberg stable.
Nadine discovered the loss of the let
ters the day following mis- return from
New York, where he had gone for the
purpose of securing witnesses to testi-
fy in the divorce case. The cOachman
first reported his loss at the East End