The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-18
KARL HAU
At BAR FOR
MURDER
Washington University Man
Charged With Crime.
VICTIMS HEART IN COURT
Sixty Witnesses Attend Opening OF
Sensational Trial ut German
Capital.

BERLIN. July ls.-Thc trial Of Kari
Hau. former professor Of Roman law
at George Washington university
Washington. for the murder OF his
mother.ln-law. Mrs. Moliter. In Baden
Baden on the evening 81 Nov. last
was continued nj Carlsruhc.
The large courtroom was crowded 10
excess. The object that attracted most
attention next to the prisoner was the
heart ~ the dead woman. preserved Ia
bottle filled with spirits of wine.
sixty witnesses were present, includ'
Ing Olga. n married daughter. and Fan
ny. an unmarried daughter 81 Mrs.
| Mollter, who were attlrrd In deepest
black. Mr.. Brntter ~ Consiontlnople
was also on hand. lie will testify NJ
60 Hnu's mental condition when Hau
was In Cousinutinoplc aud his state
ment that Mrs Muliter WAS trying 10
upset his negotiations on behalf 81
certain American capitalists with the
sultan Tor The establishment u an oil
station IN Turkey
Among the other witnesses arr ex'
perts who c,IGucted the examination
I OF Mr-. MOlityrs budy aud thUse WHO
examined lInu aud found him sane.
The proceedings began with tie OK.
animation ~ iiau. who spoke with n
/ low but steady voice lie admitted
that BE- was Ia Baden Raden at The
hour when the alleged murder was
committed. but declined a. say why
he was there. In reply o. further
/ questioning by the Judge he said b.
met Mrs. Molltcr and her daughters.
Linz aud olga. No the Hotel Suisse.
| Aiaccio. Corsica. lie did not deny that
/ be wronged Lima aud ran away With
her aud that she tried 10 commit sui.
eide hy shooting The Judge asked:
Did you not have l.lnh's consent 20
I Ore az her on that occasi0nf"
Hsu refused a. answer.
The opening address 81 the state
prosecutor was almost annihllatinr foi
Hau. who. however. rcmsincd perfect
ly calm. Hau's legal attitude In the
| case was. ~ be- said himself not 60
deny any facts that we're confirmed BY
unparalleled witnesses
He pcrsistenily asserted bis limo.
cencc while being examined by che
I judge. but greatly damaged bis gnse
/ BY refusing o. answer many important
I questions. especially Ia declining o.
reply 10 the query whether be- had had
intimate relations with his slsterln.
law. Olga.
Ne alleged that n he had been allow.
cd 90 have n private Interview with
his wife while be was In prison In
stead Of Ia the presence ~ jaIlers she
never would have committed suicide
lie further charged the prosecution
with driving his wife a. despair aud
death.
Hau's examination lasted four hours
Altogether the Testimony was con.
sldered very unfayorable 90 the Dc.
fcndant. the judge himself declaring
that one provision u the VIII left by
IIau's wife. who recently committed
suicide. which be read aud which pro.
NlA"a AhhA N'l lllAlf NNNNuNfl hNNNlN
assume another name. Indicated that
Mp lIau was convinced Of her bus
bands guilt.
Olga Mollter. who was with her
mother when the murder was commit.
tel. told Of the shooting. which was
done by a man who ran away 20 quick
I ly that sho was unable % recognize
him IN the dark. The collar 81 tho
mans coat was turned NJ. but the coat
she recognin'd as one similar 90 that
worn by Hnu. She did not see the
mans face. This witness. who has
been mentioned M having had rcla.
lions with Hau that caused Jealousy
on the part Of Mrs. HAu. gave au em.
phatlc denial o. such report
Various other witnesses we're exam.
ined. aud they testified a. having rec.
ognlzcd IIau In the false beard that
he wore az times