The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-06-09
HAU CONFESSION BRANDED
A FAKE BY HIS LAWYER
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their friends were aware and unite in
saying that Hau believed nothing was
too good FOR hrs wife. He always want
ed her 10 have the best. 10 go about
where she pleased. and consulted her
wishes a all times.
Whatever the nature Of the interview.
II undoubtedly had an intimate bearing
on the case. although information con
corning this feature of the tragedy IS
meager In letters 10 her friends IN
Washington Mrs. Hau repeated again
and again her belief IN her husbands
innocence. but told Of her extreme IN
happiness In being separated from him
and in the keen sorrow she suffered IN
the awful circumstances surrounding
her mothers death
Parting From Daughter.
Little Olga Hau. the six-year-9ld
daughter Of Prof and Mrs. Hau. was
I in Switzerland AT the time of her mOJh-
er's suicide, and grief in leaving the
I little girl was one Of the pathetic in
cideuts connected with the tragedy and
| 10 which Mrs Hau is said 10 have re-
/ ferred in long farewell letter she left
/ Mrs. HaU's family is prominent in
/ Germany Mrs. HaUs father was court
physician 10 the Grand Duke Of Baden.
] Six sisters survive her, all OF whom are
well known in social and art circles In
{ their native home. one Of the sisters
/ was with Frau MOlitor when her mother
/ was shot down in the streets Of Baden.
! The murder Of Frau Molitor was one
/ Of absolute cold blood. II was deliber-
! ate in every degree. and had manifestly
! been planned with care The connec-
! ton n Hau with the deed has been cir
/ cumstantial. but very strong. against
I the young professor. The Haus went
: abroad about year ago. Hau going to
/ Constantinople, where he was interested
. in obtaining a concession from the Turk
! ish government I'm connection with an
! OH depot at Tshibukh.
Friendly With Frau Molitor.
| Later the Haus vent To Baden Baden
! for a visit to Mrs Hau's family and
! the relations between the young hus-
/ band and Frau Molitor were friendly
! and absolutely free from any restraint.
/ After Hau had left Baden Baden on his
! proposed return 10 the United States,
/ Frau Molitor received a false Telegram
! from Paris telling her TO 20 there at
I once TO see a married daughter. The
/ truth OF the message was discounted
and an investigation begun. While this
! was pending. Frau Molltor received a
( telephone message 10 go 20 the post
: Office and get a package that had ar
/ rived fOr her UnsuspectinEiy the moth
/ CT and "a young daughter started from
/ the home 10 the postofice- While pass
/ ing through a quiet street Frau Mohtor
was shot from behind and instantly
I killed The assassin, who esCap ped, was
/ seen to be wearing a false beard
HaU was next seen in Frankfort and
/ then in London. where he went 10 Join
/ his wife. on November he was ar
I rested on information from the police
/ Of Baden Baden. who declared they had
/ found sufficient evidence 10 connect
I Hau with the crime Hau protested HIS
| innocence. but his eXtradition vas &C
/ cOmplished and on Jnauary s he Vas
/ placed I'm Jail I'm Karlsruhe. Germany.
Question as 70 his SANITY arose and a
I special examination into his mental con-
/ di'ion was made by Prof. Hoche and
! o-her specialists al Frieburg and Hau
was declared sane His trial for the
alleged murder Of his mother-Iu-law
was set Tor next July.