The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-30
MRS. MARY HARTJE
 ANSWERS CHARGES
Damaging Countercharges Are Made Against Husband
DENIES ALL ALLEGATIONS
Mrs. Hsrtje Declares That Howard Lappe Is To Blame for the New Move Made By Angus
 tus Hartje,

Pittsburs, Pa, October 29.-Embraeing damaging charges and counter charges and combining refutation with denial. the answer of Mrs. Mary Scott Hartje 10 her husbands petitions to have the Harlje divorce case reopened in the superior court sitting in Philadelphia. was made public by Attorney John Freeman. the woman's counsel, in this city, today.
 The answer of Mrs Hartie makes de nial of ever writing any letters to Coach man Nadine and denies that she commit ted perjury at the last hearing. The most sensational seathing is given to Howard Lappe, who, it is alleged. sold the Ida Scott letters 10 MT Hartie, and 10 ATr. Hartie for his action in securing damag- ing testimony against his wife.
 In one part of the Ida Scott affidavit. which explains the position taken by her in regard to the Lappe letters, it reads as follows:
 The statements referring to August Hartje. in the Hartie divorce proceedings. contained in the letters written by me to the said Howard Lappe were written at the suggestion and dietation of the said Lappe, he stating that with such letters he could force my father to consent to our marriage. I am informed and be- lieve that with this end in view the said Lappe did exhibit some of said letters to my father, and sold the same to the said Hartje or his agents"
 According 10 reports from Philadelphia, Hartie has flied petition with the court to strike Mrs. Haries answer off the rec ords, because ii is irrelevant and imperti- nent, Hartie also filed supplemental brief today with copies of the love letters alleged to have been written by Mrs. Hartjet to Tom" Nadine, one of the coachmen correspondents in the case These letters are alleged by Hartje to be of an discriminating character.
 Mrs Iiartje stoutlv denies that she ever wrote Nadine a letter. She contends that she is being harrassed by servants in the employ of her husband. Affidavits are attached to her answer showing that Nadine had been repeatedly offered large sums to turn traitor on the woman Mad me recently made a confession in Canada, acknowledging intimacy with Mrs. Hartje He has since gone to Ireland, where he purchased a hotel.
 Hartjes brief alleges that Nadine made . statement April l2, l9Df, in the office O. Watson x Freeman Mrs. Hartjes at torneys, in which he asserted that q rep resentative of Augustus Hartje met him and said to Nadine: "If you will come along with me, l will get you s50O0. Ii you will make another statement there won't be nothing done to you and l will see that you get off all right In six months you will be shaking hands with me and have $S0,000 in your pocket
 Nadine further stated at the office of W atson X Freeman that this same rep resentatlve of Hartie's had offered to get him a livery barn if he wanted ones and that he (the representative could make money cut of the story if Nadine would make another statement.
 He told me- said Nadine in hls statement. that he wanted me to come up on the seventh floor of the Prick buld- ing and make the statement before the superior court met and there was no chance of winning the case unless l would make statement so they could use it in the superior court he said It would come Up in ten days. He wanted me to swear that l got those letters from Mrs. IIartie and that they were right l said I never got any letter and he said, Well. you can say so anyhow and he said. all we need is one more envelope '
 Continuing Lhe brief alleges that Nadine also made a statement. May ,. 1907 in the office of the Perkins Union Dctee- tive agency in which Nadine states that he Was offered $10.000 if he would get ont of the case and out of the country and that he would be paid literally if he pro- duced an envelope or if he would give them some informatiop that they wanted.