Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-07-17
Former University Professor is
Arraigned Before Jury To-
day in Germany
MAKES GENERAL DENlt
Hau Was at One Time Instructor Of
Roman Law in the George Wash
inston University, Washington. D.
c.-He Pleaded Not Gulty-Jury Sc
lected in Ten Minutes.

Karlsruhe. Germany, July 1.-THE
trial of Karl Hau, charged with the
murder OF his mother nlaw, Frau
Moliter, in Baden Baden, Nov. s, 1906.
began here today. Hau at one time
was professor of Rowan law in the
George Washington University, Wash
ington. ID. C. Mrs. Hau committed sui
eide by drowning in June. leaving a
could no longer bear the sorrow of liv-
ing apart from her husband. 1t was
once reported that Hau had confessed
to the murder Of Frau Moliter but this
was later denied. The selection of a
jury occupied only ten minutes The
prisoner pleaded not guilty, but ad-
mitted having been in Baden Baden
the night the tragedy occurred.
The examination took a wide range,
including Hau's life in Washington,
and his visits to Contantinople in an
unsuccessful effort to negotiate conces-
sions from the porte for certain Amer
lean firms.
Hau admitted to having had a wig
and false beard made by barber in
London, and that in explanation of
this procedure previously given, that
he was going as a spy to Turkey and
needed wig and beard to protect him
against attempts at assassination, was
incorrect. He said today he threw
the wig and beard from the car win
dow after leaving Charing Cross, and
that his only object in using them had
been to leave London unrecognized
He admitted, however, to having had
the false beard made at Frankfort on
the Main. He had a business confer
ence in Frankfort, but he refused to
say with whom.
He admitted going to Karlsrueh No
vember s, the day of the murder, and
wearing the false beard. When the
judge brought the investigation down
to the incident at Baden Baden, Hau
announced his intention to give no in
formation whatever concerning what
happened there. He refused to say
Why he had telephoned Frau Moliter to
come to the railroad station. Asked
whether or not he had heard shot
fired, which caused Frau Moliter's
death he refused to answer. He re.
fused to say whether he carried a pis-
tol. He admitted having left Baden
Baden by the 6:15 train and that he
arrived at Karlsruhe without his false
beard. He explained he had thrown IL
out of the car window between Baden
Baden and Karlsruhe. This act. the
judge said, resenbled fright. He
pointedly insisted that 1t looked ex-
ceedingly suspicious. The prisoner ad-
mitted it had suspicious look, but re-
fused to say why he threw the beard
away.
The Judge read an abstract from the
will of Hau's wife left by her before
committing suicide. One provision of.
the document is that her little daugh-
ter should take another name. The
judge said this indicated that Mrs.
Hau was convinced of her husbands
guilt. Hau replied, with much feel
ing, that he had not had a single op-
portunity while in prison to have a
private talk with his wife, and that
il he had she never could have gotten
such conviction. This was the only
instance during the long inquiry where
Hau spoke with any show of excite
ment.
The Judge, before closing the session
of court, confronted Hau repeatedly
with the grave evidence against him.
but he only ELECTED refusals to answer.