The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-12-31
ROYALTY IMPL|CATED
Name Of KaiSer's Sister Brought
Into Harden Libel Case.
TOLD OF COURT CAMARILLA
Princess Charlotte Won Saxe-Meninuen
Gave the Accused Editor Informa.
ton Concerning "the Group Near
the Person of the Emperor"

SaNe the NcCuseo EDITOR Intorma
ton Concerning "the Group Near
the Person of the Emperor"
Berlin, Dec. S1.-The name of Prin.
cess Charlotte Won Sake -Meningen, the
eldest sister of Emperor William, was
brought into the Harden-Von Moltke
libel case as the person who had sup
piled Macmillan Harden with the in.
formation concerning the Zu Eulen.
burg group" near the person of the
emperor, upon which Harden based
his campaign against the so-called
camarilla.
Harden had two meetings with the
princess, seemingly at her request.
Professor Schweninger, who was pres
ent at these interviews, gave a brief
account Of them In a deposition. Gen
eral Count Wilhelm Won Hohenau was
mentioned at these meetings. but no
reference was made to Count Kuno
Won Moltke.
Princess Charlotte and the emperor
have been on cool terms for several
years. The late Prince Bernhard,
husband of the princess, was long op-
posed to the influence of Prince Philip
Zu Eulenburg at court. 1t is apparent
that the princess did not forget this
feud and that she has been instru.
mental in running Zu Eulenburgs repu-
tation and his consequent loss of favor
with the emperor.
When court resumed Harden ap-
peared to be very weak, while Count
kuno Won Moltke was exceedingly
cheerful and keenly interested in the
proceedings. The evidence of Profes-
sor Schweninger, who was physician
to the late Prince Won Bismarck, was
read to the court. The professor de-
clared that he had no i'll feeling
against Won Moltke in spite of the
coolness existing between the count
and Mrs. Schweninger Harden, the
professor set forth, had met the
hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen
twice in his presence in the course of
visits at Schweneck. On one of these
occasions the princess talked about
General Count Wilhelm Won Hohenau
and expressed her sorrow that such
degeneracy should occur in high cir
cles."
OF Political Significance Only.
Professor Schweninger deposed that
he was very much astonished when,
following the appearance of the art
icles in Die Zukunft, the excitement
against Harden broke out. He could
not understand the reason, as the art
icles were not intended to have a per
sonal, but only political significance.
Continuing, Professor Schweninger |
says he considered Mrs. Won Elbe, the |
divorced wife of Count Won Moltke, to
be mentally sound and not likely to |
suffer illusions. He consequently be- |
lieved her original assertions. She |
had related many incidents of the
counts violence in which he appeared |
to be blameable
The state then introduced witnesses |
whose testimony tended to discredit |
Mrs. Won Elbe Baroness Swassen |
gave testimony to the effect that Mrs. |
Won Elbe, during her first marriage |
with Won Kruse, acted absolutely; |
she mentioned various details.
Countess Dancelmann swore to cir |
cumstances detrimental to Mrs. Won |
Elbe and to Count Won Moltke's en- |
thusiastic admiration of his fiancee |
during their engagement.
Count Kuno Won Moltke himself then |
took the stand. He declared that he |
had hardly slept for two months. He |
rejected the statement that he habitu- |
ally used cosmetics to beautify his ap- |
pearance. but said he was in the habit |
of using smelling salts. He explained |
the notorious handkerchief incident by |
declaring that owing to the jealousy of |
his wife he refrained for several weeks |
from visiting Zu Eulenburgs house. |
although his office was In the building. |
After a scene with his wife one day |
he picked up a handkerchief belong
ing to Zu Eulenburg and kissed it in
an affectionate manner to see whether
or not this would provoke an outbreak |
of jealousy from the countess
Mr.. Magnus Hirschfeld, who at the
last trial swore that Won Moltke was /
abnormal, was severely cross-examined
and withdrew his previous statements