New-York tribune., 1907-07-01
HAU SOON TO BE TRIED.
Mental Irresponsihlity WW Form
Part of Defence to Murder Charge.

Karlsruhe, Germany, June NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
the fact that he has been formally examined ana
pronounced sane by experts, il is probable that
mental responsibility will play part in the de
fence of Karl Hau. the young professor formerly
attached TO George Washington University VINO IS
charged with the murder Of his mother-in-IaW'
Fran Molitor The trial Will begin on July ~ and
Lfe cornse1 have given notice that they will call
Professor Schaffenburger of Cologne as an expert
insanity. ,-,s. 80 hi,
Although greatly affected by the suicide OF MS
wife vvbo drowned herself Zurich few
weeks ago Hau bears up we'll The newspapers
construe her act as due to beuei III Ilei tNS1r c
guilt and recall the fact that prior 70 the foTiha
institution of proceedings against him on tne H''Ii
der charge she visited him frequently when nc
was confined in den-Baden. In the letter "hlCH
she left according the Swiss newspaper SIl'
said that she loved her husband. but thaI even
her little child not a suf1cleht liio''Ne i''
her to continue living ,,.
Han Is twenty seven years old tail ana slehot'
and gives the Impression OF educated man o.
ingratIatiug manners He was just twenty VIM ~,
he married Fraulein Mctor daughter OF lne
widow OF Medical Councillor MoIitor' OF bauet.. ~
Raden 1t was an elOpement and the couple ".EIl
q restless rowing life. Hau had heSth y" 'u-F
law the University OF freiouIg' put ia" otiated
tinued his studies. lie claims to nave "'59,.- -
looms as Intermediary. but the statements ind"e -
his own attorney about these have iaIeu - - 90 -
confirmed after tedious investigations Ills M ~
nears to have been rather that or an ''I
according TO the inquiries Of the pI pIosetulll -
Q, 80. NJ, vvaq much In need of money ana
be frequently applied to his mother-in-la" IoI -
IL cleo caused his wife do this. ana MS ~ :
ercv created dissessions between the couple- -
nan availed herself Of her rights. as lia' W.
10 refuse 10 testify in the case ~ tne 1 -,
tho Investigation however, she tcstlned ltl,' -.
= T,r,s Hotel rpon her refusal 10 comply WIN ~
demand that she write her mother TOT ir''''''
Va, drevy his revolver and shot her IN ue Ii .,
While tbe marriage itself contracted aBdlI9' -,
mothers will carried with II all the %
rI,Iated 10 disturb the relations between 'l1e g
arI ber children the C1utiuuous appic,''',tS -
,,ora,- also did not contribute toward l'i't'
~ re,ariors with her son-in-lav. NeFertle-'
sbe received the couple into her house upon t tr..
,,si,s ~ Raden- Baden and she sent them H'l'rS
G., co1ree Of Their travels. The sums sent novel,,
,,ere not 50 Iargs as EIau demanded ttence I-49
Ifa of the family was always distressing Slol1'
u &c ,roha BILE too. that Frau MohtoFS h,'rs'lly4
cortributed toward increasing the disagree i-eI'9
I'm the Fau family. At any rate she soill-e'i'
made trouble for him, abroad, 10y ueI''''-l7
him to the authorities an anarchiSt' ,
In his testimony before the tnVes.lsaI'ls JUS
Han v,as cautious and reserved. lie HeIlsu @ Il.-
murder itself however. from the heSinn'hE- %
jn Inc face of overwhelming testimony he has ''''-
,,ii,tcJ hatnc nj Raden-Ba Up to the time wIen
the murder occurredc In Frankfort lie had i'l-r
hoard made and the barber who made II snd lI''H
:. ~, Fal has been found and has recognized Ii'"-
Fran Moltor had received telephone WesS''n"
that there was a package for her at the pos
office thar she had call for in person. and sc WT
shot and killed while going on this erraHH ii's
servant who answered the telephone asserted ppS
tiyely after the murder that she had recosIlz7n
Hau's voice In the telephone Search was imne,
diately begun and fJau arrested in London ana
eXtradited Germany.