The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-12-31
HARDEN LIBEL SUIT
MUCH DIsGRACEFUL EVIDENCE IS
 INTRODUCED.
The Character of Mrs. v0n Elbe, The Divorced Wife of Count won Moltke, Was At-
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Berlin. Dec, 30--When the court, which is hearing the Harden-von Motke libel suit, resumed today, Har- den appeared to be very weak, while Count Kuno von Motke was exceeding ly cheerful and keenly interested in the proceedings.
 The evidence of Professor Schwenin- ger. who was physician to the late Prince von Bismarck, was read to the court. The professor declared that he had no ill-feelings against von Moltke. in spite of the coolness existing be- tween the count and Mrs. Schwenin- ger. Harden, the professor set forth, had met the hereditary Princess of Saxe- Wening twice in his presence in the course of visits at Schweneck. On one of these occasions, the princess talked about General Count W.lhem von Hohenau, and expressed her sor- row that such degeneration should oc- cur in high circles. Professor Schwen- finger said that he was very much as-. tonished, when, following the appear ance of the articles in Die Zukunft. the excitement against Harden broke out, He could not understand the reason, as articles were not intended to have a personal, but only a political significance. Professor Schweninger. who is now 57 years old, was for twenty-five years notable figure In Germany because of his intimacy with Prince von Bismarck. The appearance of Schweninger recalls to the German public the days when he was reputed to be one of Bismarck's most able ad- visers
 Professor Schweninger says he con- sidered Mrs. von Elbe, the divorced wife of Count von Moltke to be men tally sound and not likely to suffer illusions. He consequently believed 1..x x,~s~ ~rNt.z IT,. l.a1 lated many incidents of the Counts violence in which he alone appeared to be blameable. The professor had heard rumors of the perversity of Prince Philip Zu Elasberg. even during the life of Bismarck, but the name of won Moltke was never mentioned in con nection with these matters. Mrs. von Elbe told him that her former husband, the Count, loved Zu Eleberg more than he did herself.
 Continuing the professor said he had himself related to Harden Bismarck's opinion of Zul Fulenberg. whose ten dencies the Prince considered unfitted him to act as confidential adviser to the Emperor He could not say whence Bismarck had acquired this knowledge. The chancellor expressed the opinion that a certain imperial adjutant, whose name was not mentioned, had more in- fluence upon the decisions of the Elm peror than had the chancellor him self. Bismarck declared in this connec- tion, according to Professor Schwenin- ger. that if the members of the cama- rilla were so foolish as to permit their influence to be suspected, the cama- rilla would immediately cease to exist Professor Schweninger declared that he would not have introduced Hardan to Mrs. won Elbe had he considered the latter to be untrustworthy. Harden's desire, he said, was to make the affair public in the interests of the father land, not as a personal matter.
 The State then introduced witnesses, whose testimony tended to discredit Mrs. von Elbe. Her former paid com panion, Miss Mai, said Mrs. von Elbe was an unreliable woman and that she had suffered much at her hands. She misjudged everybody, was often excited and quarrelled without reason, ard it was her custom to talk 10 respectable young girls concerning the most 6e- prayed acts. The count suff arod great ly from his wife's disposition, but he was patient with and kind to the Count ess, no matter what she did
 Mrs. Van Den Marwitz testified that Mrs. von Elbe's mother, Mrs. von Vey- den, once confided to her that her daughter was ill-advised and untrust- worthy.
 Mrs. von Veyden ,,ou:od out her heart to me and complained bitterly about her daughter, the witness sGid.
 Baroness Schwarzson gave testimony to the effect that Mrs. von El5e. during