The Washington herald., 1907-07-20
DRAW NET ABOUT HAU KNOX PLEASES BLKS
Prosecutions Witnesses Give
Damaging Testimony.
LIEUT.. MOLITOR TAXES STAND
Brother of Defendants Wife De-
clsres Mysterious Telegram Was
for Purpose of Provoking Stroke
OF APOpIexy in NIother-Accused
Asks 10 Make Statement.

Karlsruhe. July 19-Interest in the Kar
Hau murder case to-day ceutered around
words and letters Of the dead wife Of tn,
accused. The prosecution by this line OF
evidence sought 70 show that Mrs Han
was convinced Of her husbands guilt.
Lieut. Molitor. a brother OF Mrs. Hau
was the strong card for the prosecution
at the morning session. He told the court
thar mysterious telegram from Hau &c
Mrs. Molitor. announcing the seriou,
sudden illness Of her daughter Olga, wa.
or the purpose Of Inducing a stroke o.
apoplexy in Mrs Molitor. who was easily
excited by bad news.
The witness told Of his interview with
Mrs. Hau on her return from London
after the murder. He said Mrs. Hau at
first held the theory that some enemy Of
her husband had killed her mother. in
order to throw suspicion on Hau
1t became my duty" Lieut.. Molitor
told the court, Ito explain 10 my sister
all Of the circumstances connected with
the case pointing 70 the guilt OF her hus-
band. she broke down completely. and
after a terrible mental struggle finally
yielded to the evidence"
Wife's Money All Gone.
The lieutenant said his sister thereafter
had him cable to Washington 10 ascertain
whether her patrimony Of Sl5.Ce0 was still
In the keeping OF the Union Trust Com
pany and that the response came back
that Hau had drawn out all OF the money
20 the credit Of the fund.
Lieut. Molitor then entered upon a
tragic recital Of his trip to Zurich &c
take possession Of the papers and effects
left by his sister at the time of her
suicide. He was Of the opinion that Mrs
Hau took poison prior 70 drowning her
self, saying that he found some OF the
poison still In her handbag He read a
note which the woman wrote TO the Do
lice, in which she said, Death IS bitter
because Of my little daughter" The re-
cital made a deep impression on the
audience in the room, but Hau remained
calm and collected throughout.
Another letter written by Mrs. Hau
was also read 10 the court This letter
was to Herr Dietz. Hau's counsel. and re.
ferred to the interview she had with Hau
in Jail, June :. The letter describes the
interview as exciting and unsatisfactory
and concludes by urging Herr Dietz To
stand by him.
Hau Makes Statement.
In the luH following the reading OF
these letters. Hau asked permission Of
the court to make statement. He want
ed 10 make it clear that in the interview
referred 20 in the last letter read. he en-
deavored 20 dissuade his wife from COM
hitting suicide, telling her it would create
an impression that she was convinced of
his guilt
Hau told the court that his wife said
she was going to commit suicide because
she could not bear to hear all of her fam
ily matters discussed publicly He said
that upon her departure from the prison
he sent a message to his counsel. Herr
Dietz, asking him to take steps TO prevent
his wife from executing her threats to
kill herself.
Bearing on Hau's statement, Herr Dietz
told the court that he telephoned to Ba-
den-Baden and made every effort to COM
municate with Mrs. Hau, but could not
reach her.