Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-31
PHYSICIANS
TRY TO CLEAR
Won MOL IKE
SISTER OF EMPEROR IS
INVOLVED
EVIDENCE IN HARDEN TRIAL
ALL TAKEN
Accused Count Takes Stand in His
Own BehaIf-He Explains
the Handkerchief In-
cldent
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
BERLIN, Dec. 30.-The taking of evil
dence in the Harden case came to an
end this afternoon and the case was
adjourned. The final pleadings will be
heard tomorrow and judgment probably
will be rendered on Thursday.
After a considerable amount of evidence
from the servants and others regarding
the hysterical nature of Mrs. Won Elbe,
a physician attached to the law courts
gave the expert opinion gathered during
the entire course of the proceedings that
he had not observed the least foundation
for the accusation of abnormality against
Won Moltke.
After this state, Count Kuno Won Molt-
Ike himself took the stand. He declared
he had hardly slept for two months. He
rejected the statement that he had habit
ually used cosmetics to beautify his ap-
pearance, but said he was In the habit
of using smelling salts.
He explained the handkerchief by say
ing that owing to the jealousy of his
wife he refrained for several weeks from
visiting Zu Eulenbergs house, although
his office was in the buiiolng. After a
scene with his wife one day, he picked
up a handkerchief belonging to Zu Eu-
lenburg and kissed it in an affectionate
manner to see whether or not this
would provoke an outbreak of jealousy
from the countess
DR.. Magnus Hirschfeld, who at the last
trial swore that Won Moltke was abnor-
NAL. was severely cross-examined today
and withdrew his previous statement.
Emperor's Sister Involved
Charlotte Won Saxe-Meiningen, the eld-
est sister of Emperor William, was
brought into the Harden-Von Moltke libel
case today as the person who had sup
piled Maximilian Harden with the in
formation concerning the Zu Gutenberg
group near the person of the emperor
upon which Harden based his campaign
against the so-called Camarilla.
Harden had two meeting with the
princess, seemingly at her request. Pro
fessor Schweninger, who was present al
these interviews. gave a brief account OF
them in deposition. ss s'
General Count Wilhelm Won Hohenbau
was mentioned at these meetings, but nc
reference was made to Count Kune von
Moltke.
Princess Charlotte and the emperor
have been on cool terms for several
years. The late Prince Bernhard, hus-
band of the princess, was long opposed to
the influence of Prince Philip Zu Eulen-
berg at court. 1t Is apparent that the
princess did not forget this feud, and
that she has been instrumental in ruin
ing Zu Eulenbergs reputation and his
consequent loss of favors with the en-
peror.
SchWeniger Examined
MUNICH. Dec 3O.-Professor Schwen,
iger and his wife. who is a member of the
Won Moltk family, and from whom Max
imilian Harden obtained his information
regarding the alleged tendencies of Count
Kuno Won Moltke, have been subjected
to judicial examination here and made
depositions before privy councillor
which will be read in Berlin.
In the course of their examination
both the professor and his wife swore
that Mrs. Won Elbe desired particularly
that Harden be introduced to her When
this had been done she made certain
statements. which were duly reproduced
in good faith, 1t is claimed, in the articles
Harden published in Die Zukunft with
the purely political object of dissolving
the alleged Objectionable camarilla sur
rounding the emperor. These assertions
were repeated by Mrs. Won Elbe during
the first trial.
The professor confirmed the report thai
Prince Won Bismarck was aware of the
existence of this camarilla, and had
spoken of the abnormal inclinations OF
the imperial adviser.