The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-10-31
Won M0LIKE IS.
STONED BY MOB
! WAS MAN OF ABNORMAL HABITS
EDITOR PROVED TRUTH
or WRITINGS.
HARDEN GETS OVATION
From Ten Thousand Germans For
Round Table Exposures
Count ogaered to Bear Costs
OF Trial.

Berlin, Oct. 30.T The decision OF tn
court in the libel suit brought b.
i Count Kuno Won Moltse against Maxi
> milan Harden, editcI ", the Znkunft
! was that the editor was justified /.
making his famous trouud table, OK
pcsures.
Count Won Moltke was ordered K
bear the costs of the trial.
The judgment in Harden's favol
was based chiefly on the fact that
Ialthough the articles published in the
ZulSunft contained all tae elements
able because the accused had proved
the truth of his assertion with regard
to Won Moltke's character The court
found that Won Moltkc was man OF
abnormal proclivities, while 1t decla-
ed that he had not been proved guilty
Of any actual offease or to have had
any knowledge Of Lieutenant General
Ichenau's misbehayior Oh Of the or
sfes in the Lynar villa,
Tremendous Ovation.
Harden received tremendous ova
tion when he emerged from the court
house A.. crowd Of at least 10000
persons made a great rush to shake
hands with his and congratulate him,
and the mounted police vainly brand
ished their swords.
The frenzied crowd hemmed Har-
den, struggling to hoist him ON their
Shoulders. Harden was finally com
PEELED to take refuge in neighboring
beer hssusa until the police We're able
to clear a passage for him.
Won Moltke appeared almost stun
ned by the verdict, He settled back
in his chair as If suddenly stricken
with paralysis and finally broke in.
to tears.
After the reading of the judgment
by Justice Kern, which consumed
twenty minutes, he seemed on the
verge OF absolute collapse. When he
emerged from the door of the court
room, supported by friends, another
ordeal awaited him. chorus OF |
hotts, Kisses and vile epithets greeted |
him from the crowd in the street, who !
had stod in the rain awaiting an op
portunity to express their disapprovall
of the practice that had brought the
highest society OF the empire into dis
repute in the eyes of the nations OF
the world
"Oh, am ruined, am damnedl
Would | were dead!" cried the count
as the cries reached his ears.
showered With Stones.
His friends tried to force a way for
lim through the crowd. A shower
If stones beat him back
Down with the noble wife beater.
Death to the moral leper," screamed
he people, rushing at the group.
The police were unprepared for so
'iolent an outbreak They quickly ,
anne to the rescue. however. Beat
ng back the throng with the fat Cf
heir swords they finally opened a
Iarrow lane to the counts carriage.
sven then the mob cursed aud spat
i the rCtched ncblcman as he was l
airly dragged to the carriage and c
fitted 10 his seat A detachment of 9
nounted men formed about him and !
hus guarded, be was driven home at /
op speed.
Charges Truth, Says Justice.
Ven Moltke. the judge declared. was l
characterized by az 2
East an inclination toward the shock
lg immoralities attributed to him G
he court believed there was no ques- {
ion concerning the truth OF Haren's
barge Of hideous orgies among the
Knights Of the Round Table" of
HON Won Moltke was one That the
nights were guilty of a longs series
mischievous political intriFhes the
istics considered fully established.
Harden was plainly justified. the
ourt concluded, in making public the :
nth concerning the character of the
lembers of the coterie. The public
lterest demanded il, and he deemed
be editor entitled to his country
ranks for the service he had done.
After the court had announced its
ecision. Count Won Moltke's attorney q
ave notice Of an appeal. but even :
sversal Of the lower courts iudg =
ent viii not save Won Moitke ncr q
,b Harden OF the place he has won in =
lpular esteem.