Los Angeles herald., 1907-10-24
LIBEL SUIT S7ZRS
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are nephews of the late great Field Mar
shall vor Moltke.
Harden began last November to assert
that Count Zu Gutenberg was the head
of group at court that sought to influ-
ence the emperors political action by
subtle indirect suggestions. Count Zu
Gutenberg, Count Kueno Won Moltke and
Lieut.. Gen. Count William Won Hohenau,
ore of the emperor's adjutants, were
mentioned by Harden as members OF the
so-called camarilla, or "round table," and
he further alleged that they were spirit
ualists and of abnormal temperament and
habits 1t was also said Crown Prince
Frederick william made inquiry into the
charges in May and went to his father
with the result of his investigation
which caused Count Zu Eulenberg, Count
Won Moltke and Lieut.. Gen. Won Hohenau
to resign.
Few Admitted
Few of the 10000 applicants for cards
Of admissions to the court room were able
to get them, and these largely were law
yers, witnesses and reporters. After the
clerk of the court had read all OF Herr
Harder's articles on the subject, the de-
fendant rose and said:
"I have followed political aims alone In
my articles, and in so doing have been
name. 1 did not say he had practiced
disgraceful vices, but said that he was
abnormal in temperament"
Harden said he had meyer written q
word more than was necessary
Count Won MoItke said that such a
circle as the ''round table" which, as the
defendant alleged, had sought to influence
Emperor Williams political actions often
in a sense contrary TO the views of his
constitutional advisors, had never existed
and could not exist in the encourage of
the emperor. The count added that his
old friendship with rrince Zu Gutenberg
was wholly without ulterior signin-
cance."
Herr Harden's counsel, Herr Bernstein,
asked Won Moltke If he had not heard
disgraceful reports about M. Lecomte. the
first secretary of the French embassy,
who was transferred in June, and the
plaintiff replied:
~ did hear them, but did not believe
them 1 met M. Lecomte many years ago
at Starnburger, watering place in upper
Bavaria, and l saw him once or twice
with Prince Zu Gutenberg"
Herr Harden asked the plaintiff about
the cause of his divorce from his wife.
Frau Won Elbe, and said he had heard
things about the plaintiff five years ago
which If ne told of them would have
caused the counts uniform to be torn
from him, but he had kept silent. Con-
tinuing, Herr Harden declined to with
draw anything he had written, but ad-
mitted frankly that he had twice been i'm
prisoned for insults to the sovereign, each
time for six months, and that he also
had been fined several times for the same
offense.
Accuses Won Moltke
At the afternoon session of the court
Harden said he did not accuse Won
Moltke of criminal acts, but he regarded
his friendship with Prince Zu Gutenberg
as erotic in character.
Frau Elbe, the divorced wife of Count
Won Moltke testified to the gross epithets
that her former husband applied to mar
ried life. She declared also that Prince
Zu Gutenberg, once knelt to her, beg
ging her to give up her husband.
Referring to the divorce, Frau Won Elbe
said she had asked Won Moltke: What
will his majesty say to our divorce?' To
this Won Moltke replied:
"TIis majesty only hears what allow
him to know"
These words created great sensation
ness testified that Won Moltke had once
written a letter to her mother in which
he said they had formed circle about
the emperor which nobody was able to
break through.
Answering a question from Harden.
Frau Won Elbe said Won Moltke had once
told her that he often had to make a
daily report to Prince Zu Gutenberg of
the happenings at court.