New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
HARDEN CASE NEAR END
Name of Princess Dragged m
.Schzceninger's Deposition.

Berlin. Dec 3O-The name of Princess Chariotte
Won Saxe-Meiningen, the eldest sister OF Emperor
William was brought into the Harden-VOn Moltke
libel case to-day the person who hao suppIieo
to Maximilian Harden information concerning the
Zu Eulenburg group which Harden nased MS
campaign against the so-caled camarilla.
Harden had two meetings with the princess
seemingly at her request. Professor Schweninger'
who was present at these interviews. gave a brief
account of them in a deposition. General Count
Wilhelm Won Hohenau mentioned, but no refer
ence was made to Count Kuno Won Motke
Princess Charlotte and the Emperor have been on
cool terms for several years past. The late Prince
Bernhard husband of the princess, was long op-
posed to the influence of Prince Philip zu Eulen-
burg at court. It seems that the princess did not
forget this feud and that she has been lnstru-
mental in running Zu Eulenbergs reputation ana
his consequent loss Of favor with the Emperor.
The reassembling OF the court attracted only q
small attendance. Harden appeared to be weak,
while Count Kuno Moltke was exceedingly
cheerful and keenly interested in the proceedings
The evidence Of Professor Schweninger who was
physician to the late Prince Bismarck. was
read to the court The professor said that he had
III feeling against Won Moitke. in spite Of the
GOODNESS existing between the count and Frau
Schwennger.' Harden the professor set forth, had
met the hereditary Princess of Saxe-Meiningen
twice in his presence in the course of visits at
Schwaneck. On OF these occasions the princess
talked about General Count Wilhelm Hohenau,
and expressed her sorrow that "such degeneracy
should in high circles" Professor Schwen-
niger deposed that he was much astonished when.
following the appearance of the articles In die
ZIikunft." the excitement against Harden broke out
He could understand the reason. as the articles
were not intended to have a personal, but only 4
political significance.
Professor Schweninger added that he considered
Mrs Won EIbe, the divorced wife OF Count Won
Moltke. to be mentally sound and not likely to
la1,T IONS rJa N6vgl
orienal assertions. The professor said he had
himself related TO Harden Prince Bismarcks
opinion Zu Eulenburg whose tendencies, the
prince considered untitled him to act as conhden-
tial adviser TO tha Emperor. He could not say
whence Bismarck had obtained this opinion. The
Chancellor expressed the opinion also that a GER
tain imperial adjutant, whose name was not men
toned had more influence the decisions Of the
Emperor than did the Chancellor himself Bis
-narck said regarding this, according to Professor
Schweninger, that If the members of the camarilla
foolish to permit their influence to be
suspected the camarilla would Immediately cease
to exist.
Professor schweninger said tha. he would not
have introduced Harden to Frau Elbe had he
considered the latter to be untrustworthy Har-
desire. he said, to make the affair public
IN the interests the fatherlan6. not personal
matter
The state then introduced a number OF wilt
nesses whose testimony tended 10 dscredIt Frau
Elbe. Her former paid companion said Frau
Eibc untrustworthy woman She mis-
Judged everybody, was often excited and quarrel
some without reason and II her custom TO
talk TO respectable young girls concerning acts
of depravtsy The count suffered greatly from
his wife's disposition. but he was patient with
and kind 10 the countess
Frau Won dem Marwftz testified that Frau Won
Elbe's mother, Frau Veyden, once confded
TO her that her daughter I'll advised and
Trustworthy. Baroness Swassen then testified 10
circumstances detrimental TO Frau Elbe
A physician attached TO the law courts gave
the expert opinion. gathered during the entire
course of the proceedings. that ne had not OBJ
served the least foundation for the accusation
OF abnorTnality against Motke.
After this statement Count Kuno Won Moltke
himself took the stand. He said that h" had
hardly slept ali for two months he rejected
the statemen: that he habitually used cosmetics.
said he in the habit OF using smelling
salts. He explained the handkerchief incident by
saying that owing TO the Jealousy of his wife he
refrained for several weeks from visiting Eul-
enburg's house, although his Office was in the
building. After q scene with his wife day he
picked up a handkerchief belonging 10 zu Eulen-
burg and kissed II In afectlonate manner, TO
see whether or not tais would provoke out
break Of jealousy from the countess.
Dr. Magnus H.rschfeld. who at the last thai
swore that Won MoItke abnormal was
verely cross-examined to-day and Withdrew his
previous statements.
The taking OF evidence then II end
and the adjourned. The. final plead
inys Will be heard tomorrow. and Judgment
probably will be rendered Thursday.