The Washington times., 1907-07-23

mounted policemen made a lane through
the mob
house the'crowd shouted:
"Hau is not guilty.
There also were cries of Release
him., Dent sacrifice his life; he is In
n~ocenti'
So violent did the crowd become that
finally two squadTons OF infantry were
called out to help the police. The sol
diers charged the crowd with bayonets
and a dozen persons were injured. one
woman was trampled under foot or a
mounted pOliceman's horse, and II IS
feared she VIII die. Many persons also
were arrested, among them a dozen
women. They seemed almost hysterical
IN their sympathy FOR the condemned
man. and even after their arrest they
shouted in his behalf.
Hide in Court House.
Because OF the temper OF the mob the
members of the Moiitor family feared
10 leave the court house. They remained
sacluded in one of the Judges chambers
and for three hours thew Waited for the
crowd TO dispense. Additional COM
panies of infantry finally were called
out, and the streets were cleared.
After court adjourned last night the
MoIitors also had an unpleasant expert
ence with the crowd. When they loft
the building after the end of the trial
their automobile was surrounded by the
mob. and stones were hurled at IL
Soldiers and policemen charged the
crowd. and finally the automobile was
escorted 20 the hotel at which the Moli-
tors were stopping. After Hau was
sentenced to die II required the best Of
forts of a squad Of mounted policemen
10 get the members OF the slain woman :
family home. q,
Hau tha swept over the city came as
& surprise to the authorities. Ihey re-
garded the evidence against MN as 50
Overwhelming that instead Of sympathiz-
ing with him they expected the crowds
might try to stone him 81.
At one time this morning II looked II
the crowd would overwhelm the ponce
at the door of the court mousse ana ruSh
into the building. The crowd surged for
ward and was about 10 storm the en-
trance when a policeman closed the
door. The forward movement OF tRhee
crowd was checked. n When the
soldiers arrived they drove the MOB
back at the points OF their oayonets-
Case Is Not Ended
To u%nthinking people. Hau's daring
trim 10 Raden-Baden made him appear u
nero. Another reason for the demonstra-
tons of the last few days appears IN
the states attorneys manner OF Sou-
Quoting the prosecution. and II Is lut-
Their explained that dhe Moiitors are IN
popular in Karlsruhe, having nXeo mere
since 1899. The sentencing or Hau uoes
not end the case; Dr. Dletz' ms GcsIIv
sci. having in his address pracuc@l-y
given notice Of appeal
As the Karlsruhe dispatch states, II
was for the murder of his rich mother
fn-law- Frau Molitor. at Baden-Baden,
on November 6. 1906. that Prof. Hau was
condemned Yesterday. He had married
Lima Noltor against the wishes OF her
mother. 4 brought with her a dowry
of $4,000. and II is alleged that Hau
s~ouqndered a large part Of the fortune.
on the 6th OF November IL was alleged
Hau telephoned 10 his mother-in-law's
home. telling her TO go to the postonce
and receive a registered letter. Hau
was supposed 10 be far from the city
81 that time, but one of Frau Molitor's
servants recognized his voice over the
wire
Frau Molitor and her daughter, Olga.
went to the postofice. As they were
RAISING dense ~shrubbey in the road a
man s2rang out and shot the elder WON
. an dead. He then disappeared
He was said 10 have worn a black
beard. and during the trial just ended
the professor was compelled 10 don a
false beard OF that color, so that identl-
hcatiOn might be made. Lawyers say
that such a proceeding could not have
taken place in the courts Of three Gun
tries IN the world