The Washington herald., 1907-10-30

Berlin, Oct. 29.-MaXimilian Harden cdi-
tor Of Die Zukunft. was acquitted to-day
in the suit brought against him by Cen
Count Kuno Won Motke. formerly mill
tary governor of Berlin, for defamation
Of character In addition, Gen. Won Moltke
was condemned 10 bear the costs Of the
trial.
Won Moltke started violently. when JUS
tice Kern announced the verdict. Then
he settled back in his chair like a man
stricken by "a mortal wound. He sobbcd
aloud. The justice took twenty minutes
10 finish reading his judgment. In that
time the count seemed TO age as many
years.
HOOtN and Kisses Greet Count.
A new horror awaited him as his friends
helped him. lettering and trembling, TO
packed, and as he appeared a hurricane
Of Kisses. boots, vile epithets. and vitupe-
rative cries fairly swept him from his
feet
"Oh. I am ruinedl am damned!
Would I were dead"' cried the count
His friends tried 70 force a way for
him through the crowd 4 shower Of
stones and filth from the street beat them
back
Down with the noble wife beater!
/ Death 10 the moral leper," screamed the
| people. rushing az the group
Mob Spat at NObIeman.
Won Moltke's friends drew their swords,
but the count himself covered back to-
ward the entrance 10 the courts without
an effort to defend himself. His face was
ashen. his manner that Of a man walk
I ing in a dream.
Beating back the throng with the fiat
Of their swords, the police opened a mar
row lane TO the counts carriage. Even
I then the mob cursed and spat at the
wretched nobl-man, as be was fairly
dragged to the carriage and HftedsintO his
seat
A detachment Of mounted men formed
about him, and thus guarded he was
/ driven home AZ top speed.
/ Harden IN the meantime was having
hard work 10 escape suffocation under
/ the avalanche OF congratulations heaped
upon him.
4 throng OF spectators dashed toward
4 bih the moment the verdict was an
f nounced, and the courtroom was in an
! upr0ar fin an instant. The attendants re-
stored order with much difficulty, and
/ the moment the reading Of the judgment
. was finished d Clamoring group Of friends
/ fairly threw themselves upon the editor,
lifted him in their arms, and carried him
. from the courtroom in triumph
/ Outside. the crowd greeted him with
an enthusiasm eQuaIiug the fury with
which Won Moltke had been received.
/ His progress 20 his home was con-
( tinual ovation, and q cheering crowd still
surrounds his house.
Nature of Harden's Charges
The trial. which began October %, at
tracted the greatest interest through
out Germany. Counsel for Harden
charged that the court clique. OF which
Won MoItl.e was a member. was guilty
Of Infamous practices. and also had
sought to exercise undue influence over
/ Emperor William. The names of Prince
Philip IN Gutenberg, ex-German Am
bassador TO Vienna. and Lieut. Gen
William vor. HohenaU. one of the En-
peror's adjutants, were mentioned by
. ildl utl a. oSllle L.Lell'eiS Oh lht chg ut
/ referred 10 as the Round Table and
an army officer who had served in the
Guard Corps az POtsdam testified tc
having taken part in orgies AT the
house OF Mai. Count Lynar which had
resulted IN the dismissal from the serv.
ice in disgrace OF the count and Lieut.
Gen. Won HOhenaU.
Won Moltke denied that such a cliqu,
as the Round Table" could exist, and
clgo denied the other charges brough
against him. Harden declined to with
draw anything he had written on tn,
subject, but said he did not accuse Vo1
NOltke Of crime.