The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1907-10-08
HARTJE OBTAINS
W|FE'S LETTERS
TO A COACHMAN
Pittsburg Millionaire Petit
tions for Reopening of
Divorce Case
HAS NEW EVIDENCE
Holds Missives That Passed
Between Mrs. Hartje
and Nadine
WANTS VINDICATION
Correspondence in Question
Conducted Since Trial
of Suit
WANTS VINDICATION.

PITTSBURG, Oct 7.-Interest in
the sensational Hartje divorce case
was revived today by the announce
ment that a petition had been filed
by the complainant, Augustus Hartje.
with the justices of the superior
court, sitting in Philadelphia. asking
that the case be reopened in order
that additional evidence, alleged to be
damaging to the defendant. Mary
Scott Hartje, could be heard
The millionaire paper manufacturer.
it is said. has discovered package OF
( letters alleged to have been written
by the two sisters of Mrs. Hartje and
Thomas Nadine, the coaehman core
respondent was guilty of the charges
brought against her.
The letters said TO have been written
by Mrs. Hartje's sister are alleged TO
contain admissions with reference TO
the divorce case. Nadine is alleged
to have made a confession to the at
torneys for Hartje. and to have turned
over to them masses of documentary
evidence.
D. T. Watson. attorney for Mrs.
Hartje, said today that the alleged
letters had no bearing on the case
Augustus Hartje said the new evidences
would vindicate him. He would spend
his last dollar TO obtain vfndication.
he said. and before he was through
he would go after every one involved
in the case.
NADINE Is IN IRELAND
1t was learned that Nadine was mar
ried recently and is now in Belfast.
Ireland, with his wife. 1t is said Ma
dine intends to make that place his
permanent home.
Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje, who is vis-
iting at Lisonier Springs. Pa, in tele-
phonic conversation with this city to-
day, refused TO discuss the new phases
of the case alleged by her husband
Further sensations are expected.
In the petition presented to the court
for Hartje he recites that since the
hearing in the case he has secured
letters written by Thomas Nadine, the
coachman. while Nadine was in Ire
land. TO Mrs. Hartje, while she was at
the Hotel Victoria in London. and 9th
ers which she wrote to the coachman
from there. He relates that he is in a
position to prove. that Mrs Hsrtje ar
ranged with the employees of the hotel
70 have the letters delivered privately
TO her. and that she supplied Nadine
with envelopes addressed TO herself
He further AYERS that Mrs. Hartje ar
ranged with hair dresser. Ambrois,
of 274 Rue Ste. Honore, Paris. to mail
letters through him to Nadine and that
she received letters from the coach
man and sent money to him through
the same avenue.
HARTJE OBTAINS LETTERS
Hartje relates that the receipt of the
letters by Nadine was established
through Madine's mother at Down Pat
rick, ireland. and by the testimony Of
the coachman's sister. The petitioner
sets forth that the letters were in the
July of this year. when he wrote for
them, and that on August they were
delivered by Nadine to a representative
of Hartje in Toronto Can.
Other letters which the petitioner
says he has found since the case was
heard were written, he alleges by
Helen Scott and Ida Scott 10 Howard
A Lappe of Pittsburg. in which the