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ham, Of the university. to found two
scholarships in the law course on his
salary. which he would give for the pur-
pose This offer was submitted 10 the
board Of trustees and accepted. and the
following year the scholarships were men
toned in the university catalogue.
During the fall and winter of 1905 Haus
service at the university did not prove
satisfactory to the authorities. He seem
ed 10 have changed in his habits and
temperament. and took less interest in his
work. He became cynical and irregular,
and when in January he applied for a
leave Of absence II was granted, in the
hope that on his return he would resume
his duties with the same zeal and devO-
ton that had characterized him I'm pre-
vious years,
Hau left this country filled with the
hope Of the successful elimination Of sew
eral important business deals. As a rep
resentative Of the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock Company, he went
10 Constantinople for the purpose OF SELL
ing the Turkish government a war ship.
He was unsuccessful. Hau also endeav-
0red to secure valuable oil concessions at
Tshibukl for the Standard oil Company,
but in this, too, was he doomed 10 dis
appointment, as well as in his efforts 20
secure railroad concessions for big rail
roads In this country.
Goes Abroad with Family.
He returned 10 Washington late in
March and again sailed with his wife and
child June Y. landing at Genoa. The
couple parted again at Lucerne. Mrs HaU
going 70 visit her mother at Baden Baden
and Hau returning 10 Constantinople 10
reopen his negotiations with the Turkish
government
Mrs. Hau was taken i'll during the sum-
mer, ana Hau made a trip 10 Munich.
where she was IN a hospital, remaining
about two weeks. Mrs Hau returned 10
Baden-Baden, and he 10 Constsnunople.
lie remained there until late in October.
and at last, finding all efforts to bring
about a successful conclusion 20 his busi-
ness negotiations. hopeless. and having
spent a great deel Of money IN vain, he
returned 10 Baden-Baden and took his
They arrived in Paris October % and
remained about eight days. on October
Is occurred the mysterious telegram incl
dent. Mrs. Nolitor received on that date
a message reading: Olga very IN. come
az once Lena" Mrs Moltor. with an
other daughter. Fanny. caught a night
train and arrived in Paris the next morn
Ing.
Mystery of n Telegram.
At the Regina Hotel she found her
daughters in excellent health and possess
ing no knowledge of the telegram that
had brought her. Hau professed also 70
know nothing about the telegram. Mrs
M0litor returned Immediately 10 Baden
Baden, accompanied bv her daughters
Fanny and Olga, and Hau and his wife
went the same day 10 London, taking
rooms at the Cecil. where they also
brought Miss Stoles. as Eoverness and
travelling companion.
The following day, Hau told his wife
that he had received a Cablegram from
the continent uecessitating his immediate
return on business. He left without stat
ing his destination. a day or two later
on November Z. Mrs. Hau received a teIe-
gram from him 90 the effect that all was
well with him. Two days later, the even
ing of the 9Th. Mrs. Hau received the fol
lowing message.
Accident happened TO mamma Are
you coming? Olga
Husband Returns. Is Arrested.
The message excited Mrs. Hau greatly
and Miss Stoles tried TO comfort her
They remained at the hotel that night
Miss Stoles sending telegram asking
for further particulars. As an answer
came the tragic message. Mamma will
be buried Friday. Are you coming.
Olga" Almost Immediately after the re-
ceipt Of this message, Mrs. Hau received
another from her husband stating that
he would arrive at the Charing Cross
station at o'clock that afternoon.
She me, him at the station and they
drove % the hotel. Ten minutes later he
was arrested by London detectives
charged with the murder Of Mrs. Molitor.
who. it appeared, had been shot down
near her home in Baden-Baden while on
her way 10 the post-of1ce in response TO
a telephone message 10 the effect that a
parcel was being held there for her.
Hau and his faithful wife stood in their
rooms at the Cecil and faced the officers
coolly. The young professor denied all
knowledge Of the crime and Mrs. Hau
came braveIv TO his side with passionate
assurances of her faith in his innocence
The officers led Hau 20 the gloomy re-
cesses Of Bow street Jail.
sisters Against Her.
Mrs. Hau remained in London a day
or so, in the hope Of seeing her husband
released Immediately. and then went u
Baden-Baden. arriving too late 10 at
tend her mothers funeral. She found
her sisters arrayed against her and the
! rest of her relatives her bitter enemies
because OF her loyalty TO her husband
No one but she believed in his innocence
and no one but she knows what she suf-
fered during the days Immediately fol
lowing Hau's arrest and Imprisonment
After some six or seven weeks. Hau
was extradited and brought to the prison
at Karlsruhe. Dispatches from German
papers about that time stated that he
was taken to Baden-Baden. and thence
TO the scene Of the crime. There he was
forced TO face the witnesses who had seer
the man in the false beard, thought "a
have been the murderer. Hau was made
to put on the false wig and beard. anC
several witnesses testified that they were
certain that he was the man they had
seen the night Of the murder. Hau ad.
mitted having been in Baden- Baden that
night, and having purchased a false wig
and beard in Frankfurt. but denied al
knowledge of the shooting. Later thi,
incident was denied.
He was taken back TO prison and later
to the clinic at Frieeburg. where an ex-
animation as to his mental condition was
held. He was adjudged perfectly sane
by a inrY OF prominent eXnerts. and thor