Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-07-23
Brilliant Young Washington
Professor Convicted Of Killing
Mother-in-Law, After Five
Days Trial.
VERDICT UNPOPULAR
WITH GERMAN PEOPLE
Angry Crowd Threatens Prose-
cutting Witnesses With Vio-
lencei Appeal May Yet Save
Prisoner From SCaffoId.

iBy Morning journal special Lensed Wire
Karlsruhe, July 23-Karl Hau.
brilliant young professor of Washing
ton, -. c., was condemned To death
! this morning after n five days trial for
the murder of his wife's mother. Frau
Molitor. a wealthy resident of Baden
Baden In that city November last.
/ The prisoner heard the verdict or the
! jury with perfect composure and chat
ted smilingly with his counsel. after
the judges withdrew to fix his sem
tence. Upon the return of the judges.
| Hau arose and standing erect With
folded arms. listened to the sentence
without moving a muscle. A moment
later he was hurried away TO prison
| by half a dozen policemen. The sea-
tence Is unpopular with the street
crowds which have been demonstrat-
/ ing openly for several days In Haus
favor and against the Molltor fam
! lily.
After the adjournment OF court for
an hours recess at o'clock last even
ing the women of the Molitor parry
were compelled To remain In one OF
the offices OF the court house because
Il was dangerous To- appear ON the
streets. The carriage waited for them
In the court yard and Il was several
hours before they We're able TO leave.
Meanwhile, enormous crowds had as
court house. Cordons of police kept
/ the crowds in check for an hour or
more but lost control Of them, tbs
masses pushing and crushing forward
to the doors with the evident inten-
tion OF storming the entrance.
There were many shouts from the
crowd of "Hau Is not guilty" ths
voices penetrating To the very court
room. Finally two companies of In
fantry ana squadron of mounted po-
lice appeared on the scene and drov@
the rioters before them. The infantry
with fixed bayonets cleared all the
streets within 500 yards OF the court
house.
A large number of arrests were
made one old woman who was tram
Piled down by the horses and II Is re-
ported that several persons were
wounded
The demonstration In favor OF Hau
appears to be due largely To the same
mnudlln sentiment which has made
hero out OF many another accused OF
daring crime. To the unthinking
people Haus daring trip TO Baden Ba-
den made him appear hero. Another
reason for the demonstrations that
have taken place In the last few days
appears in the states attorneys man-
ner of conducting the prosecution. ami
Il is further explained by citizens that
the MolitOrs are unpopular In karls-
The sentencing OF Hau does not end
his case. his counsel DIR. Deitz having
In his address given notice OF an ap-
peal.
At the close OF the afternoon session
an important admission was brought
out from Hau. After the presiding
Judge had closed the testimony he put
various questions TO the prisoner, ask
ing him, among other things, what had
become OF the dark grey oyercoat no
wore at Baden Baden on November
6 last Hau replied that he threw "
overheard between Calais and Dover
The Judge asked him why he did so
and he said that he did not want his
wife to see e. This reply II consid-
cred Of great Significance. because Hau
bought II In Frankfort In order 10
avoid the necessity Of wearing his
brown ovcrcoat. which was known Ia
BADEN Baden and which he left with
his valiscs at the Karlsruhe station.
The remainder Of the session was
occupied in the rehearinR Of several
Witnesses and the reading Of dOcu-
nnufe