The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-12-31
ROYALTY PL|CATED
Name Of Kaiser's Sister Brought
Into Harden Libel Case.
TOLD OF COURT CAmARILLA

Princess Charlotte Won Saxe-M eningen
Gave the Accused Editor lnforma-
ton Concerning "the Group Near
the Person Of the Emperor"
Berlin, Dec. 31.-The name of Prin-
cess Charlotte Won Saxe-Meningen, the
eldest sister of Emperor William, was
brought into the Harden-Von Moltke
libel case as the person who had sup.
piled Macmillan Harden with the IN.
formation concerning the Zu Eulen.
burg GROUP" near the person Of the
emperor, upon which Harden based
his campaign against the so-called
camarilla.
Harden had two meetings with the
princess, seemingly at her request.
Professor Schweninger, who was pres
ent at these interviews, gave brief
account Of them in deposition. Gen
oral Count Wilhelm Won Hohenau was
mentioned at these meetings, but no
reference was made to Count Kuno
Won Noltks.
Princess Charlotte and the emperor
have been on cool terms for several
years The late Prince Bernhard,
husband of the princess, was long op-
posed to the influence of Prince Philip
zu Fulenburg at court. It is apparent
that the princess did not forget this
feud and that she has been instru.
mental in running Zu Eulenburg's repu-
tation and his consequent loss of favor
with the emperor.
When court resumed Harden ap.
peared to be very weak, while Count
Kuno Won Moltke was exceedingly
cheerful and keenly interested in the
proceedings. The evidence of Profess
sor Schweninger, who was physician
to the late Prince Won Bismarck, was
read to the court. The professor de-
clared that he had no i'll feeling
against Won Moltke in spite Of the
GOODNESS existing between the count
and Mrs. Schweninger. Harden, the
professor set forth, had met the
hereditary Princess of e-Meiningen
twice in his presence in the course of
visits at 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 cir
cles.''
Of Political Significance Only.
Professor SchWeninger deposed that
he was very much astonished when,
following the appearance of the art
ieles in Die Zukunft, the excitement
against Harden broke out. He could
not understand the reason, as the art
icles were not intended to have per-
sonal, but only political significance
Continuing, Professor Schweninger
says he considered Mrs. Won Elbe, the
divorced wife of Count Won Moltke, to
be mentally sound and not likely to
suffer Illusions. He consequently be-
lieved her original assertions. She
had related many incidents of the
counts violence in which he appeared
to be blameable.
The state then introduced witnesses
whose testimony tended to discredit
Mrs. Won Elbe. Baroness Swassen
gave testimony to the effect that Mrs.
Won Elbe, during her first marriage
with Won Kruse, acted absolutely;
she mentioned various details.
Countess Dancelmann swore to cir
cumstances detrimental to Mrs. Won
Elbe and to Count Won Moltke's en-
thusiastic admiration of his fancee
during their engagement.
Count Kuno Won Moltke himself then
took the stand. He declared that he
had hardly slept for two months. He
rejected the statement that he habitu-
ally used cosmetics to beautify his ap-
pearance, but said he was in the habit
Of using smelling salts. He explained
the notorious handkerchief incident by
declaring that owing to the jealousy of
his wife he refrained for several weeks
from visiting Zu Eulenburg's house,
although his office was in the building
After scene with his wife one day
he picked up a handkerchief belong
ing to Zu Eulenburg and kissed it in
an affectionate manner to see whether
or not this would provoke an outbreak
of jealousy from the countess.
Mr.. Magnus Hirschfeld, who at the
last trial swore that Won Moltke was
abnormal was severe1v cr0ss.oxa mind