The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
DAMAGING CHARGES
MRS. MARY SCOTT HARTJE AN- swERs HUSBANDS PETITION.
Nshe Denies Having Ever Written to the Coachman, and Scores Lappe
 for Selling sisters Letter.


 Pittsburg. Oct. 2s.--Embracing dam aging charges and counter-charges and refutation with denial, was the answer of Mrs. Marry Scott Hartje to her hus- bands petitions to have the Hartje divorce case reopened in the Superior Court, sitting in Philadelphia. was made public by Attorney John Free man. the woman's counsel, in this city today.
 The answer of Mrs. Hartje makes denial of ever writing any letters to Ccachman Nadine. and denies that she committed perjury at the last hearing. The most sensational scathing Is given to Howard I.appe, who, 1t is alleged, sold the Ida Scott letters to MT Hart1e, and to MT. Hartje for his ac- tion in securing damaging testimony against his wife.
 Tn one part of the Ida Scott afhda- vit, which explains the position taken by her in regard to the Lappe leters, it reads as follows:
 "The statements referring to August Hartje, or the Hartje divorce proceed ings contained in the letters written by me to the said Howard Lappe. were written at the suggestion and dicta- ton of the said Lappe. he stating that with such 1stters he could force my father to consent to our marriage. ! am informed and believe that with this end In view. the said Lappe aid ex- htbit some of said letters to my father and sold the same to the said Hartje or his agents"
 According to report from Philadel- phia. Hartje has filed a petition with the court to strike Mrs. Hart5e's an- swer off the record, because it is H. relevant and impertinent. Hartje also flied a supplemental brief today with copies of the love letters alleged TO have been written by Mrs Hartje to Tom" Nadine one of the coacrmen CO respondents in the case. These let- ters are alleged by Hartje to be of an incriminating character.
 Mrs. Hartje stoutly denies that she ever wrote Nadine letter. She cen tends that she Is being iiarrassed by servants in the employ of her husband. Affidavits are attached ts her answer showing that Nadine had been re- peated1y offered large sums to turn traitor on the woman. Nadine recent iy made a confession in Canada, ae- knowledging intimacy with Mrs. Hartje. He has since gone to Ireland, where he purchased hotel.
 Hartjes brief alleges that Nadine made statement, April i2, 1907. in the office of Watson & Freeman, Mrs. Hartje's attorneys. In which he as- serted that a representative of Augus- tus Hartje met him and said to Madfnei If you will come along with me, l will get you $5,00O. If you will make another statement there won't De nothing done to you. and l will see that you get of ali right. In SIX months. you VIII bs shaking hands with me and have sso,ooe in your
 Nadine further ststed that in the office of watscn e Freeman that this same representative of Hartje had of- fered to get him a livery barn if ne wanted one, and that he, the repre- sentative, could make money out of the story if Nadine would make an- other statement.
 sIIe told me- said Nadine in his statement. "that he wanted me to come up on the seventh floor of the Prick bniiding and make the statement be- fore the Superior Court met, and there was no chance Of winning the case un- less would InskS statement SO they could use it in the Superior Court ana he said it would come up in ten days. Ha wanted me to swear that ! got those letters from Mrs. Hartte. and that they were right. I said never Eot any letter, and he said. Well. you can say so anyhow, and he said, All we need is one more envelope.
 ContinuinE, the brief alleges that Ar- dine also made a statement, May 8. 1907. in the office Of the Perkins Union Detective Agency, in which Nadine states that he was offered S10,0OO If heSwould get out of the case and out of the country, and that he would be maid liberally if he produced an en- veIope or if he would give them some information that they wanted.