Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-20
SUICIDE WIFE
BELIEVED IN
HAUS GUILT
DAMAGING TESTIMONY
BY SON OF VICTIM
Third Day of karlsruhe Muir
der Trial Brings Climax Of
Dramatic Interest; Accused
Puts Up Bold Front
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Karlsruhe. July 9.-Thc third day
Of the trial Oh Karl Hau, accused of
numbering his mothcr-in-laW, at bd-
den Ba len, last November, brought a
climax of dramatic interest. Tesii-
mOny was given by the sisters anG
brother of Hau's wife. who committed
suicide. and the letters she wrote jus;
before taking her life, were read in
court.
Lieutenant Nlolitor, who y stationed
at Metz, sWore he suspected Hau from
the first. His explanation OF the dis
patch sent TO Frau M0iitor by Hdu
from Paris was that his mother, a.
Hau kEeW, WAS easily agitated n OK
cited over bad neNs. The accused sen
the message saving Olga was danger
ously IN in the hope that its receipt
would cause a stroke Of apopleNy. -
scribing his talks with the late Mrs
Hau. the lieutenant said his sister first
theory was hat some enemy Of Han
had Killed her mother in order %
throw suspicion on hgr husband. 1t
fell 10 the lieutenant to explain to hi~
sister all the circumstances of the
case pointing to the guilt of her nus
band. and this recital finally convinced
her that Hau was the murderer SHE
broke down and grovelled on the ilour
in the struggle against conviction, bur
finally Welded to the evidence. At her
request the lieutenant cablod TO Wash
ington. asking If SIS. 600 Of his sister's
money was still IN the Union Trust
company.
The answer he received was that
Hau had drawn all this money.
Herr Dictz. counsel for Hau. read a
letter which Mrs. Hau had written hun
regarding her last interview with her
husband which took place in prison
June r. Mrs. Hau said this interview
was unsatisfactory. At this point Hdu
arose and asked permission 10 make O.
statement. Speaking slowly, TIE plis.
oner said his wife had told MIN at this
interview that sho intended TO commit
suicide BECAUSE she was unable to heal
her family matters discussed bctor,
the public. lie tried to persuade hc'
10 dcstst, as IL would create the m
preston that he was guilty.
Hau's composurc was complete.
The afternoon session was devoted
to hearing various witnesses who saw
a man with a false beard in Baden Ba-
den. several of them near the MOlitor
home aud within an hour of the tho
gcdy. Two of these Witnesses de
clared they recognized Hau as the
same man Schmitz. the gardener
testified that he heard the fatal shot
Asothor witness said that mo saw %
man with q full black beard sitting ou
the seat at i.30 o'clock where other
witnesses had already testified seeing
him and am hour later ne saw tine
same man below the park going at "a
hasty mace i'm tho direction ut the Mol
itur Nil.a.
A servant girl employed by an,
M%olitnrs testified tina she answered "a
telephone call and reported to trau
Molitor that 10 was "a well known
voice. 'It's Mr.. Hau," the witness said
she told Frau Molitor.
Several specialists testified concern
ing a prolonged examination # llau.
during his incarceration and ot finding
i'm sane. Or. beitz OF counsel for
Hau criticised the remdtka of me 90
the experts as being In the tome of the
prosecuting attorney
sharp words we've then exchanged
hctwecn the Judge and Dcitz and tho
latter threatened to withdraw from the
case.
The court Is working in an cud,aN'f
10 finish the ease tomorrow night Nd-
ournneut was taken at 10 80 clcck
tonight with the court room sun
crowded to suIocatiuu