The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-10-31
FILES HER ANSWER
Mrs. Hartlo Denies Husbands
Latest Allegations.
MONEY OFFERED NADINE
After Denying Newly Discovered
Evidence wife OF Pittsburg Mil
llonaire Brings Damaging Counter.
Charoes-Hartje Wants 1t Quashed.

Evidence" wife OF Pittsburg Mil
llonaire Brings Damaging Counter
Charoes-Hartje Wants 1t ouashed.
Philadelphia Oct 80. - Embracing
damaging charges and counter
charges. and combining refutation
with denial, the answer Of Mrs. Mary
Scott Hartjo to her husbands petition
to have the Harije divorce case re-
opened in the superior court, sitting
here. has been made public.
The answer OF Mrs Hartje makes
denial OF ever writing any letters to
Nadine. and denies the she commit
ted perjury at the last hearing The
most sensational scathing is given to
Howard Lappe. who. 1t is alleged. sold
the Ida Scott letters TO Mr. Hartje.
and to Mr. Hartje for his action in
securing damaging testimony against
his wife
'One part of the Ida Scott affidavit.
which explains the position taken by
her in regard 10 the Lappe letters, is
as follows.
THE statements referring TO Angus
tus Hartje, or the Hartie divorce pro-
ceedings, contained in the letters
written By me to the said Howard
Lappe were written at the suggestion
and dictatlon OF the said Lappe, he
stating that with such letters he could
force my father to consent 10 our
marriage. ! am informed and believe
that with this end in view. the said
Lappe Gid exhibit some OF said letters
to my father and sold the same to the
said Harije or his agents
Hartje has filed petition with the
court to strike Mrs. HarUe's answer
of the record. because IL is Irrelevant
and imperiincnt.
Hauje also filed a supplemental
brief. With copies of the love letters
alleged to have been written by Hrs.
Hartje to Tom" Nadine, the coach
man correspondent in the case. These
letters are alleged by Hartje TO BE- OF
an discriminating character
Mrs. Hartje stoutly denies she ever
wrote Nadine a letter. She contends
she is being harrassed by paid per
sons in the employ Of her husband.
AGidayits are attached to her answer
showing that Nadine had been re-
peatedly offered large sums TO turn
traitor TO the woman. Nadine recently
made a confession in Canada. ac-
knowledging bis friendship With Mrs.
Hartie. lie has since gone 10 Ireland.
where he purchased a hotel.
Mrs. Hartje's brief alleges that Ma
dine made a statement on April y.
in the Office Of Watson & Freeman,
Mrs. Hartjes attorneys. in which he
asserted that a representative OF Au-
gustus Hlrtje met him and said to
Nadine: "n you will come along with
me will get you $4,000. If you will
make another statement there won't
be anything done to you and they VIII
see that you get of all right In six
months you will be shaking hands with
me and have $4,000 in your pocket
Nadine further stated that this
same representative OF Hartje had Of
fered TO get him a livery stable II he
wanted one and that he could make
money out of the sale If Nadine would
make another statement
HE told me" said Nadine. that
he wanted me to come up to the sew
enth floor Of the Frick building and
make the statement before the super
Tor court met and that there was no
chance Of winning the case unless
would make a statement so they could
use It in go superior court. and he