The Washington herald., 1908-03-29

Of guilt. She said that this was a secondary con
sideTatoD. as the point in question not TO allow
all these things 20 be made pubic. We then spoke
about the provisions for the child. and she asked
that | should no; meet you on hostile grounds
whereupon the inspector forbade the continuance OF
the conference before had time 20 answer
District Attcrney-I have not spoken 70 Mrs. Hau
since NOEembeT. and what Han has said Is untrue.
said DO you really wish that all Of your most
intimate family matters be presented 20 the public
in court and in the presence Of all Of your rela-
tionsy Your wife would surely faint in such
Presiding Judge (to defendantl-Why did you not
make an attempt to detain the unfortunate woman
Defendant-I did az once and sent for DR..
Dietz. but 1t TOO late. Ny wife had already left
Baden BADEN
Attorney for Defense That is exactly right.
Mary Bechte. charnbernaid. who had been en-
ployed hy Mrs. Molitur was here called 70 ahe
stand She testified that November about SD
she heard the telephone ring That she went 70
the telephone and heard voice say: Can ! speak
10 Mrs MOlitor:" The voice sounded 10 her like
Hau's She called Mrs Molitor and listened as she
spoke through the telephone She said New ! am
suffering from cold" She further said: Whom
shall call for Postal Director ShaeferY Yery
well. ] coming She then left saying. Il have
70 90 to the poSi-ofice. "
1 Presiding Judee-Did YOU tell her that the voice
sounded Ike Mr. Haus?
Witness-Yes
Attorney TO. Defense-Dd Mrs. MoIitor under
stand the voice that Of Mr.. Hau:
Witness lBechtel-No; she simply laughed when
/ l told her.
/ Baroness yon Reitzenstein has residence in En-
/ peFoT William street in Baden Baden, and she saw
on The same day a dark. suspcious-ooking man at
SIS Who seemed TO wish TO hide his face
/ II shortly before that tie witness met in
/ front Of her residence the two Molitor ladies
/ Behind them followed another man. who looked
somewhat older lie dressed in brown clothes
and wore side wiiiskeTs mingled with gray. He wa'
/ Of medium height and walked in stately manner
/ The witness recognized Hau the da.k man with
] the black beard whom she had met first. The mar
who followed the ladies was a different person
I Excitement.
/ Attorney for Defense-Did the man who walke1
/ behind the ladies not wear brown coat anc
/ brown hatf
/ Witness-That is correct.
Attorney for Defensc-Did you ever see the mar
again. The police have been searching for him viii
/ great diligence
wtness-It seemed 10 me at the time that rec
ogniEed him ] have never seen him again that
/ am aware u.
Hack DriTer Martin here testified that on the dal
o the murder. about ten minutes after g. he drove
a man 20 the depot for the SIS or the g. % train
! that the had hired him the Liehtenthale
road. He had slight tinge of mustaehe Ee tes
/ tined that Hau not the man. the one whom
he had driven was between thirty and forty years
ege,
Presiding Judge tto the desendantl-You weT,
/ seen by a number Of witnesses on the 9Th q No
remher last in the afternoon in the vicinity o.
/ the holitor residence.
The defendant admitted that he seen ther'
/ by witnesses. and also that he Travelled on a SLOW
train rom Baden BadeE 20 Carisrhue and thence q
] Frankfort.
/ Presiding Judge-Wili You now testify why yo'
we're in Baden Baden and what you did there:
/ Defendan'-ln regard to the motive of NY mi
/ from Frankfort % Baden Baden ard IN regard % th
events there remain stcldfast in rrEnrd n ny dec
laraton that ! do not wish 20 give any further IN
I formation tComnoti0n)
/ Presiding Judgc-What vas the object Of You
! tripg What did YOU do in BADEN Badens C0nsde
/ il carefully You are under a teuible suspicion any
you should vindicate yourself
! Defendant-I realize fully to-day vel as Or
the first day Of the trial The possible result Of IA
/ refusal. lTrCmcnd0us excitementl