Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-24
GERMAN COURT.
STIRRED BY
LIBEL SUIT
STATE SECRETS EXPECTED
TO LEAK AT THE HEARING
NobIemeo Charged With Seek
ing BanefuI Influence Over
Emperor Hale Editor Making
Charge Into Court to ProyeIt.


IBy Morning journal Special leased Wire
BcrIm. oct 28 Tho libel suit
brought by Count Hugo Won Moltke
against MaXimuion Harden editor of
Die Zeul,mftz. free lance Polemical
weekly and long an organ Of extreme
radical opinions. began here today be-
fore Justice Kern. The public awaited
the trial with extraordinary interest
because it was believed that many se-
crets OF the imperial court would be
drawn from the distinguished persons
summoned to The trial some OF whom
are members of the imperal ontour-
age. Nou Moltke is an intimate friend
OF Prince Philip Ecu Gutenberg. tho
eX-German ambassador To- Vienna. and
kiusman 20 the present chief of the
general stan Count won Meltkc ana
of the governor Of the province Of
East Prussia, Fred Won Mouke These
three Won Moltke's are uephoWs Of
the late great field marshal Won
Moltkc.
Harden began nst November To as
sert that Count Zeu Gutenberg was
the head of a group al court that
sought 10 influence the emperor's po-
litical action by subtle. Indirect sug
gestions. Count Zeu Eulcnbe rg. Count
Kuno Won Moltke and Lieutenant
General Count William Won Hohenau.
one of the emperoU's adjutants were
mentioned by Harden as members of
the so-called Camarilla or round
table" and ne further alleged that
they We're spiritualsts and of abnor-
NAL temperament and habits.
According 90 report the Crown
Prince Frederick William made an In
qdiry into the charges In May and
went TO his father with the result of
his Investigation which caused Count
Zeu Gutenberg. Count Won Moltkc and
Lieutenant General lIohonhau to rec
sign.
after the clerk of the court had
read AN Of Hurden's articles on TIVE
subject the defendant rose ahd said:
II have followed political aims
alone i'm my articles. and IN 50 doing
have been compelled 10 mention
Count Won Moltkc's name did not
SAY he had uracticed disgraceful vices,
but said that he was abnormal IN
tenn neramcnt
Harden said he had never written
"a word more than was necessary.
Count Won Moltke said that such
circle as the round tables" which.
as the defendant alleged. had sought
10 influence Emperor Williams polit-
icul actions. often In sense contrary
to the views of his constitutional adj
Viscrs. had never existed and could
not exist iu the encourage of the em-
peror The count added that his old
friendship with Prince Zeu Eulen-
berg was wholly without ultcrior sig
niflcance.'
Hero Harden's counsel. Herr Bern
stern. asked Baron Won Multke II he
had not heard disgraceful reports
about NJ Lecomte. the first secretary
Of the French embassy who was
In June, and the plaintift
replied:
Il ala hear them. but I did not be-
lieve them / met NJ. Lccompte many
years ago al StarnberEcr Ga watering
place IN upper Bavarial, and | saw
him once or twice with Prince Ecu
Herr Harden asked the plaintiff
ihout the cause OF his divorce from
his wife. Frau Won Elbe, and said he
had heard things about the PLAINTIFF
i've years ago which, Y he had told
n them. would have caused the
cunts uniform TO be torn from him
iut he had kept silent. Continuing
Herr Harden declined 90 withdraw
Inything he had written, but admitted |
frankly that he had twice been Inn |
,rlsoned for insults 20 the sovereign. |
zach time for six months Harden |
aid he did not accuse Won Moltke ot |
rimiual acts but he regarded his /
with Prince NeU Gutenberg |
s erratic IN character. for the plaintiff, |
be- said. had pressed the prince |
to his lips and cried. /
Phyl. mv Phyl." and lu writing him /
letter had made use OF ga" term, [
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