The Washington herald., 1908-03-29
THIRD DAY OF THE TRIAL.

Merchant Mueller. son ~ Mrs. Dr.. Mueller. was
called to the stand. He had been in close company
with Hau during the years from 1895 10 1850, and
had also met him later.
District Attoruey-Have you a bank credit 70 the
extent of 10000 marks!
Witness-Yes ! have together with Ely brother- in
law and business partner. NcuerbuTg. in the bank
Of Schafhausen.
District Attorncy-gow larEe sum would you
have PLACED al Hau's disposal last fan2
WitHess-Sums up 90 N.GOo marks.
Attorney for Defeuse-Has the Neusnbur- family
a fortune q sbou, hall a million maTksl
Witness-Tha; is correct
Attorney for Defcnse-IfaS your brnthCrin-lau not
declared after hearing that Han was suspected that
HAu's motive could not have been 20 obtain money
because he would have assisted Hau without hes-
tstion.
witness-We entertain very brotherly spirit to-
ward Hau
released. would Mr. Mueller and Mr.. Neuerburg
assist him with 10OG marks in order that he could
again take up his practices
Witncss-I would take an oath upon that,
Defendant have never been in such position
that II vss for 70 call my relations
for assistknce
A,torney for Defense TO defendsut,-Dia you
know that your relations would assist you II YOU
were financially embarrassed
Defendant-That knew.
4 Merchant NeuerbuTg next took the stand. The
witness confirmed the testimony of his brother-in-
law in regard 20 his family having fortune o. 3
gladly assisted Han al any time thst he might have
been in reed Of funds.
Testimony of Fannie MoIItor.
At tbs point Miss Fannie NIolitor a daughter Of
/ the MURDERED woman. called 70 the stand Dur
ing the catire time she testifynE the excite
ment in the audience was pitched 20 the highes,
tension Size accompanied her mother % Paris in
compliance with a mysterious telegram. but there
was nobody az the railroad station 20 meet them.
When they arrived az the hotel they heard that Mrs.
I Hau stin in bed and they went 10 her room.
She az first very much plszzled. Miss Ola was
not ill., and az the breakfas, table Mrs. Hau stated
that she thought the telegram must have been sent
/ by burglars in order to get them away from the
house.
! Presiding Judse-Did You notice any estransement
I between Mrs Hsu and Miss Olga?
| Witness-Mrs. Hau jealous without any rea-
whatever. simply because she thought herself too
| old and not companionable enough.
-f'Tesidins JudgJ-Did You notice any intimate
| relations between Hau and Miss Olga
Witness-No
| Presiding Judge-Did you notice that Hau had
considerable interest Miss Olga and that ne paid
/ her attention.
have been led 70 believe this. CWitness disclaimed
/ this statement lateT.l
Presiding Judse-You then went 10 Baden Baden.
Did you leave when the crime was committed?
Nitness-Yes: I went the O'Clock train. The
/ servant Paul Wieland had brought my baggage at
So and after placing it on the train returned
/ home
Presiding Judge-was this servant Of short staturel
/ Witness-Yes.
Presiding Judse-Upon bearing Of the crime YOU
came back again? Was ycur sister Olga very much
/ shocked
Witness-Yes-
Presiding Judge Disconnected?
/ Witness-NO.
Presiding Judse-Did your suspicious fan on Hau
! Immediately?
whness-Yes; because had always nistr,,sted
| him.
Presiding Judge-You should have believed him tc
| be Far away.
witneSs-I did not consider any one else capable
OF doing it
Presiding Judge-were you stin in Badsn-Bader
| when Mrs. Hau arrived2
| Witness-They had told her the circumstances and
that her husband believed 70 he the peretrator
| Lieut.. Moitor-Aletz. a son Of Mrs. MoiitOr. was
| here called 20 the stand
| Presiding Judge-Whst about the Paris AFFAIR."
witress-We considered il an attempt to .murder
because my mother suffered from heart disease and
every excitement could have had serious conse
Quenees.
Presiding Judge-was your sister Lena jeaiousy
| Witaess-Sbe did not think that she vas intellect
! ually her husbands equal and afraid that h,
might interest himself more in Olga.
1 Presiding Judge-You were called 20 Pfseficon
where the horrible incident of the suicide Of you
sister happened?
Witness-I heard that ny sister swan out in IN,
lake. where she stopped suddenly. When they be
came aware Of Il and went 20 her assistance in tn,
boat they found her on her back. She did not sinl
because she had a lot Of documents and letters Sc
creted in her bathing suit. This was according Il
| the statements Of eye-witnesses
Presiding Judge-Did she drown did she poison
herself7
Witness-I found some receipts in her hand bag
according 20 which she had bought two or thre,
vials Of an opiate. and some Of il was missing
! therefore thought that she had poisoned herself
She was living on her back her head backward unde
the water. She was a good swimmer and. withou
being unconscious. she ~os:i., not have browne.
without struggle.
Presiding Judge TO defendant)-what have you t,
| say 70 this?
Defendaut-About whatr To the whole testimony
Nothing
Presiding Judge-was your wife with you at TIL
prison June 5!
Defendant-Yes.
Presiding Judee-And she went TO her death o,
the 7th Of June2
| the conference with my wife. She inquired from
the district attorney regarding the probable con
cuson Of my case. He had previously ordered m,
to his Office and had told that If | did not maxi
confession he would during the trial bring salcl
things 10 light that my wife would faint during tn
trial. Great excit smentl I then told him that M
| wife would not te present. She was informed o
this through DR.. Dietz- When she came TO se
me in the preser q Of prison inspector she han
pened 10 mix 80 ne English words with her Ger
man and urged u,e 20 avoid the trial. as il woulc
mean suicide for re. step which she had deter
mined to take herself She said she could not lir
through the proccedinrs While talking she saic
| something about the district attorney. I told he
that did not want to shirk the trial by committing
suicide, as this would have been equal TO al sEowa