Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-19
WOREAFALSE BEARD
Prisoner at Turkish Capital
 Lived Like a Prince.
HAU SHOT AT LIMA NOLI1OR.
Frau Mueller Testines as to Crazy Actions at London-Eloping Couple Made Suicide Pact In Switxer-
 land, but Failed.

1 KARLSRUHE, Germany. July l9-
 The trial of Karl Hau, formerly pro-
 lessor of Roman law in George Wash l ington university. Washington, on the ! charge of having murdered his moth ] er-in-law, Frau Molitor, in Baden 1 Baden on Nov. G of last year was re- i sumed here. ...
 F Hau appeared in the courtroom look
 ing cheerful and confident He sur l prised the court by yamaking important admissions concerning incidents of
 which he had hitherto refused to
 speak. When the presiding judge call
 ed handwriting experts to identify i Hau's writing in the dispatch sent from Paris calling Frau Molitor to that city Hau, anticipating the testi- ! mony, arose from his seat and said that in order to expedite the case he l would admit that he wrote this dis l patch. -.,. Hau's stepaunt testified that the de- fendant's wife complained to her about : Hau being in love with her sister Olga. l Do you still deny intimate relations with Olga?' the judge asked Hau. z 'Yes," said Haul.
 The effect. of the evidence given by Olga Moliter. sister-in-law of Hau, that
 she had not had intimate relations with Hau, together with Hau's astute si- lence. deepened the murder mystery,
 but there Is suggestive testimony tend
 ed toward lifting the veil, Fraulein
 Lorche testified that Hau's wife bit
 terly complained of her husbands close
 relations with Olga She dared not, so
 the witness declared the wife said,
 leave her husband and Olga alone to-
 gether any longer.
 Philip Uhlig, merchant of Frank
 fort-on-the-M Main. testified he saw a
 man on Nov. G in the Frankfort rail-
 road station wearing false beard and { mustache. The judge here asked Hau
 to put on similar disguise, and Uhlig
 then recognized him as the same man. c. A. Bratter, a newspaper man of
 Constantinople. testified that while
 Hau was in the Turkish capital he
 played the role of a man of wealth.
 He spent money lavishly, chartered yacht, organized reyels at hotel with dancing girls and boasted of his wild
 life as a student. He claimed to have an immense income and showed pas sion for collecting precious stones. Frau Mueller. sister of Hau's step- mother, testified that she accompanied
 Mir. Hau senior to London. Upon
 hearing of the arrest of Hau she had an interview with him in prison. She found him much altered and in a state of great mental excitement. He gave her the impression of a crazy man,
 holding his arms rigidly to his sides and then touching his forehead in a singular manner.
 Referring to Hau's elopement with
 Lima Molitor, the witness said the couple went to Switzerland where they were visited by Mir. Hau senior. They soon after ran out of funds and were in despair. She was informed, the witness continued. that the couple intended to commit suicide and that Hau had shot at Lima. but missed her heart. Lima then requested of Hau to shoot second time, but the mans courage failed him. They then plan ned to end their lives by poisoning. but this project also was abandoned.
 Upon hearing of his sons trouble Mir. Hau senior decided that the couple must marry. go to America and start life anew. He undertook to assist them financially.