The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-19
KARL HAU WORE A
FALSE BEARD At
BADEN-BADEN
Prisoner at Turkish Capital
Lived Like a Prince
HAU SHOT AT LIMA MOLlT0R
Frau Mueller Testified rs 10 Crazy
Actions atLondon Eloping Couple
Made Suicide Pact

KARLSRUHE. Germany. July 10
The trial of Kari Ilau, formerly pro
fessor ~ Roman law IN George Wash.
lngton university. Washington, ON the
charge of having murdered his moth.
er.ln.law. Frau Molltor. In Baden
Baden ON Nov Of last year was re-
sumed here
TIau appeared IN the courtroom look.
Ing cheerful aud confident lie sur.
prlsed the court by making important
admissions concerning incidents Of
which he had hitherto refused 10
speak. when the presiding Judge call
cd handwriting experts 10 identify
uau's writing IN the dispatch sent
from Paris calling Frau M"lii"r a.
that city IIau. anticipating the trsti-
mony. aruse from his seat aud said
that IN order 10 expedite the ease be-
would admit that be wrote this dis
patch.
The Judge inquired whether or not
be had sent II uff. hut this Hnu de-.
cllned a. answer lie also refused 10
say whether bic wife was aware that
this message had hcpn sent.
linu's stvpHuut testified that the de.
PENDANTS wife complained a. her about
llau briug To- hove with her sister, Okla.
"po you SIN deny intimate relations
with Olray' the Judge asked llau.
Eyes" said Hau.
The effect ~ the evidence given by
Olga Molitcr. sister lnlaw ~ Ilnu. that
she had not had intimate relations with
Hau. together with llnu's astutc II.
lrnce d.cpyned the murder mystery
but there L. suggestive testimony tend.
III toward ufiIng the veil fnulein
forche testified that ilau's wife bit.
terry complained ~ her husbands clnsc
relations with Olgn. She dur,-i not. "a
the witness declared the wife said
leave her husband aud Olga alone to
gethcr any longer
AZ the same time gOyerncss admit.
ted never having seen anything su-ia.
riuus between the pair OlEn WIS ~
called o. the stand ~ this polnt and
again denied the charges. although she
confessed that her sister once IN ~
~ jealousy told her 60 make herself
ugly. a. dress In sackcioth aud ashcs
~ ns not a. attract Hnu.
Philip UhliE. a msichant ~ Frank
furton the Main. testified be- saw D
man on Nov. q In the Frankfort raj.
road station wearing a false heard aud
mustache The Judge here asked Han
10 put on similar disguise. aud lhlir
then recognized him us the same mun.
e. A. Hmitcr n newspaper man ~
Cunsianiinuplc. testified ant while
Iiau was in the Turkish capital b.
played the role ~ man ~ wealth
lie spent money lavishly. chartered o.
yacht organized rcyrls NJ hotel with
dancing girls and loastrl ~ his wild
life ns a student H. claimed g. have
an Immense income aud showed pas
Sion Tor collecting precious stones.
Frau Mueller. a sister ~ lInu's step
mother. testified that she accompanied
Mr.. lInu senior a. London. iron
hearing ~ the arrest ~ llnu she had
nm Interview with him In prison She
found him much altered aud in n state
~ great mental excitement lie gave
her the impression ~ crazy man.
holding bis arms rlgidly o. his sides
aud then touching his forehead IN n
singular manner
She said a. him.
"Arc you guilty. KarlY
To- this the prisoner answered.
"No. did not d. H."
Referring a. lluu's cloprmcnt with
Lima M"litor the witness said tho
couple went a. Switzerland. where
they were visited hy Mr.. lInu senior
They so"u after ran ont ~ funds and
we're IN despair She was Informed
the Witness continued. that the couple
Intended a. commit suicide aud that
liau had shot NJ Lima. hut missed her
heart. Lima then requested ~ iIau
Ia shoot second time. hut the mans
courngc failed him They then plan
ned Ia end their lives 10y poisoning
but this project also was abandoned.
Upon hearing ~ his sons trouble
Mr. llnu senior decided that the couple
must marry. ~ 10 America aud start
HE anew. lie undertook 90 assist
them financially.