The Washington herald., 1908-03-29

Presiding Judge-What do you infer from the state
ment Of Mrs. Hau about Olga, SO far as the crime
i8 concerned?
witness-what can l say?
Attorney for Defense-I understand that witness
has cnly to testify to facts.
Presiding Jrdge-wnl you not please leave the
procedure TO mel
District Attorney Witness is said 10 have tried in
Baden Baden 10 avoid testifying.
Witness-WhatY There is absolutely no truth IN
that.
She testified that she would have been ready to
give the defendant - 900 marks at his request
Rector Gemmel testified that be had known Bsu
from his earliest youth. and that he had always
been abnoTmally developed mentally. but that be
was physically weak He further stated that. in has
opinion. If Hau committed the crime he DID 50
during period Of temporary insanity Herr hiem.
who had known Hau since early youth. TESTIFIED
that he considered Har Of noble nature ard gen
tleman Of excellent character.
Presiding Judge-What foundation have you Tor
the excellent testimony that you give the defendant
who IS accused Of the murder
Witness-From eompanionship Of three years.
do not believe that Hau can be guilty Of this
crime.
Here deposition taken in Paris was read, in
chich waiter related a quarrel between Hau and
his wife the day the Telegram was sent.
Attorney for the Defense-Did this dispute have
any relation 20 Miss Olga (Hau had first refused
70 make statement in reply. but finally amid the
greatest excitement in the audience. admitted that
the dispute related 20 olga
Defepdant-My wife blamed me violently concern
ing my relations 10 her sister, and claimed they
were not proper.
Presiding Judse-What reply did you mixer
| Defendant denied IL.
| Presiding Judgc-were your relations, according
TO your ideas. proper;
Defendant-They
Presiding Judse-was it only phantom in Tia
brain Of your wifef
1 Defendant-No phantom Of the BRAIN she onls
construed lhe facts wrongly and took proper rela
| tions 20 be something entirely different. The dis
pute was finally ended and my wife ceased 20 re
proach ne. ] much excited that ! tried q
devise some means 20. get Olga away from Paris II
for that reason that I wrote the telegram and
sent it to the telegraph Office BY one Of the hoie
/ porters.
Presiding Judge-That Is rather romantic Could
you rot have used other means and consulted Mis-
Olga about it
| Defendant-My relations 70 my slsternlaW vert
net Of such a nature that I could have spoken q
/ her frankly about the affair
/ Presiding Judge-it was plainly an intrigue. Dil
you not tell your mother-in-law about u
Defendant-There no reason why she should
/ know anything about the matter. Miss Olga admit
ted that later she heard Of this dispute from hc
/ sister when in London
| District Attorney Ito defendant)-f you wanteC
20 get nd of Miss Olga why did you not profess U
1 take business trip 20 Londonl
| Defendant-We expected our child in Paris.
Presiding Jrdge-You wanted. therefore. n ge
| Miss Olga away from Pans on account Of yoU
/ - Paris?
! Defendsnt-I wanted 10 end the trouble. The fric
/ ton was less upon the arrival Of the mother.
/ At this point the court Adjourned until fridal
morning. Miss Olga Moitor and her relatives wer'
/ followed 10 their hotel by large crowd.