The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-30
HARDEN IS DONE UP.
Trouble Which He Started Receives
Further Airing in Court.

Berlin, Dec. 30-when the court which
is hearing the Harden-von Moltke libel
suit resumed today Harden appeared
to be very weak, while Count Kuno Won
Moltke exhibited a keen interest in the
proceedings. The evidence of Prof
Schweninger, who was physician to the
late Prince Won Bismarck, was read to
the court. The professor declared that
he had no i'll feeling against Won
Motke, in spite of the coolness existing
between the count and Mrs. Schwen-
niger. Harden, the professor set forth,
had met the hereditary princess of Sake
Meiningen twice in his presence in the
course of visits of Schweneck. On one
of these occasions, the princess talked
about General Count Wilhelm Won
Hohenau, and expressed her sorrow
that such degeneracy should occur in
high circleS.'
Prof. Schweninger deposed that he
was very much astonished when, fol-
lowing the appearance of the articles
In Die Zukunft, the extreme agitation
against Harden broke out. He could
not understand the reason as the ar
ticles were not intended to have per-
sonal but only political significance.
Prof. Schweninger, who is now 81 years
old, was for % years notable figure in
Germany because of his intimacy with
Prince Won Bismarck. This began when
Schweninger was about 20 years old.
The young man became Bismarck's
physician for his govt and this led to
confidential and personal relations
which made Schweninger a political
parsonage until the old chancellor died.
Since this time the professor has quiet
ly followed his professional duties in
Berlin The temperance of Schwen-
niger recalls to the German public the
days when he was reputed to be one OF
Bismarcks most able advisers.
Continuing Prof. Schweninger says
he considered Mrs. Won Elbe, the di-
vorced wife of Count Won Moltke, to be
mentally sound and not likely to suffer
illusions. He consequently believed her
original assertions. She had related
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 Eulenburg even during the
life of Bismarck, but the name of Won
Moltke was never mentioned in connec-
ton with these matters. Mrs. Won Elbe'
told him that her husband, the count,
loved Zu Gutenberg more than he did
herself The state then introduced
discredit Mrs. Won Elbe. Her former
paid companion, Miss Mai, said Mrs
Won Elbe was an unreliable woman and
that she had suffered much at her
hands. She misjudged everybody, was
often excited and Quarrelsome without
reason, and it was her custom to talk
to respectable young girls concerning
the most depraved acts. The count
suffered greatly from his wife's dis
position, but he was patient with, anu
kind to, the countess, no matter what
she did. $1,000.
Mrs. Won Maritz testified that Mrs.
Won Elbe's mother, Mrs. Won Veyden,
once confided to her that her daughter
.ass ill-advised and untrustworthy.
Mrs. Won Veyden poured out her heart
to me and complained bitterly about
her daughter" the witness said.
BARONESS Swassen gave testimony
to the effect that Mrs. Won Elbe. during
her first marriage with Won Kruze, act
ed. absolutely; she mentioned various
Countess DankeInhann swore to cir
detrimental to Mrs. Won
Elbe. and to Count yon Moltke's en-
-husiastic admiration ~of his f1ancee
1uring their engagement, When he was /
irst engaged to be- married he wrote |
IF his brilliant good fortune in win
ming such a remarkable woman.