Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-30
HARDEN VERY WEAK,
Won MOLTKE STRONG
That Was Appearance Of Princi-
pal Figures in Celebrated
Libel Suit Today.
ScHWENlNeER TESTIFlES.
Wa, Bismarck'~ Experimentation
isiicd ut Personal Turn Given
Die Zukunft Articles.

Berlin. Dec so.-when the court
which is hearing the Harden Won
Moltke libel suit. resumed today. Har-
zen appeared TO be very weak. while
Count kuno Won Moltke exhibited a
Keen interest in the proceedings. The
evidence Of Prof Schweuinger. who was
physician TO the late Prince Won Bis
marok, was read 10 the court. The
professor declared that he had mo- IN
i'ellng against Won Moltlc. 10 spite OF
the GOODNESS existing between the count
ana Mrs. Snweuinger Harden. the
professor set forth. had met the here
dltary prince OF SAKE Meingcn twice
ia his presence in the course OF visits
or SchWeninger. on one Of these oc-
casions the princess talked about Gen
Count Wilhelm Won Hohensu. and ex-
pressed her sorrow that "such de-
generacy should occur In high circles.
Prof SchWeninger deposed that he
was very much astonished. when. fol-
lowing the appearance OF the articles
Ia Die Zukunft, the extreme agitation
against Harden broke out He could
not understand the reason as the ar
ticles were not intended to have a per.
sonal, but only a political significance.
Prof. schweninger, who is now 81
years old was for 25 years a notable
hgure IN Germany because Of his in
tinacy with Prince Won Bismarck This
began when Schweninger was about 20
al
Bismarck's physician for his govt ard
this led TO confidential and personal re-
lations which made SchweninRer a DO
litical parsonage until the Old chan
celior died.
Since this time the professor has
quietly followed his professional du-
lies an the University OF Berlin. The
rcappearance OF sehwennger recalls t.
the German pubic the Gays when ne
was feputea 10 be one o. Bismarck =
most aLic ADVISERS.
Continuing, Prof. Schweninger SAYS
he considered Mrs. Won Blue, the di-
Norceo VIE OF Count Won Moike to be
nentaii4 sound ana not ukey 10 guf-
Icr Illusions lie consequently be-
hcVed nor original assertions. she
mad related many incidents OF the
counts violence IN which he alone
appeared 10 be blameable. The PROBES
sof nad heard rumOrs Of the perNerslty
Of Prince Philip Zu Gutenberg even
during the life Of Bismarck. but the
name OF Won Molke was never men,
TONED TN connection with these mat
ters. Mrs. Won Elbe told him that her
former husband, the count, loved Lu
Eulenburg more than he did herself
The state then introduced witnesses
whose testimony tended to discrodit
Mrs. Won Elbe. Her former paid COM
panion, Miss Mai. said Mrs. Elbe was
an unreliable woman, ana that she had
suffered al her hands. She misjudgod
everybody and was often excited and
QuarrclsOme without reason. aud Il
was her custom to talk 10 respectable
young girls concerning the most de-
proved acts. The count suffered great
ly from his wife's disposition, but he
was patient with, and kind to the
countess, no matter what she did.
Mrs Won Den Maritz testified that
Mrs. Won Elbe's mother. Mrs Won
Neyden. once couflded 20 her that her
daughter was illadvised and untrust-
worthy.
Mrs Won Veyden poured out her
secrets 20 me and complained bitterly
about her daughter" the witness said.
Baroness Swassen gave testimony
20 the effect that Mrs Won Elbe. dur
ing her first marriage with Won Kruse,
acted absolutely; she mentioned war
details
Countess Dauckelmann swore 10 cir
cumstances detrimental 10 Mrs Won
Elbe and 10 Count Won MOltke's en-
thusiastic admiration OF his hancee
during their engagement when he was
first engaged TO be married he wrote
Of brilliant good fortune IN winning
such a remarkable woman