The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-26
[kyLL AND HYDE
OUTCOME BY AUSTRIAN
Evidence OF Double Life Led by
Officer Accused of Poison
ing Comrade.
HIS AMAZING INGENUITY
More Developments in the Case Of
the Young Army Lieu
tenant, Hofrichter.
VIENNA. March 26.

VIENNA. March rs
There has been an amazing develop
nent In the trial OF Lieutenant Hof-
richter, the young army officer who Is
accused Of attempting last November to
poison some nifty officers of the Austr"-
Hungarian general stan with the OBJ
3ec4 ct clearing way for his own promo
ticn. One Of the victims died.
A discovery has been made which. as
the prosecution considers, reveals that
the lieutenant had for long been lead
mr. d Jsxyu and Hyde EXISTENCE, ana
had done 40 with great cunning.
After Hofriehter's arrest, the police
went 10 extraordinary lengths to OBJ
tain evidence. even exhuming the body
0f young Bohemian girl 10 whom
Ifofriehter had been betrothed some
years ago. she had died very suddenly.
and the suggestion Of the prosecution
was that she had beet poisoned.
A Double Life.
Another episode in the lieutenants
career which, brought 10 light some
weeks ago, was then thought TO have
little relevance TO the poison plot has
now become deeply interesting. 1t was
the evidence of young Fiennese girl
who Nent ia IAnz Ia answer an aaSer-
tisement for nursery goTsrness re-
0ufred by Dir. Halter and his wife
The police rescued the girl from ho-
tel where "Dr- Halter" had as she al
legged. made advances to her and en-
ds&voaed to drug her. She now recog-
nixes In Hofrichter DIR. Halter
A new and substantial clue now iden-
tiles. the prosecution maintains, Lieu
tenant Hofrfehter and Or. Halter" as
one and the same man.
Tie clue liz an envelope which Vienna
Arm OF paper makers received from the
dead letter offsce some time ago. It had
been posted to "Dr. Haller. -peste Res
tanfe. Linz" last September. No one had
called for II: and as there was no ndica-
Mnn OF it's provenaace. the envelope was
returned to the paper makers whose name
~as printed Oh 1t. II proved to contain
ANAL bag Of powder labeled poison sub
Innate The paper makers put the en-
vslepe on one side for a time Then a
member of the firm saw In the news
papers that lieutenant Hofrlchter had
used the name Halter in the affair Of
THE governess, and at once handed Il
3ssr To the police.
Je1xyll and Hyde in Real Life.
with this discovery, the prosecution be-
iieves the proof Of the prisoners dual
personality to be complete. AS Lieuten-
amt Hofrichter the man Is respected by
HIS hrether-offseers. He is beloved by his
wife. who is ready to make any sacrifice
for him. His motheT-In-law has nothing
-hali praise far his -s.andaet-@"Iie was In
Hustrious, kind thoughtful" she says
he showed hfs dome stIoIty IN a hundred
little ways. His uephews and nieces In
Vi@nna adoEed their Jolly. generous sol
der uncle.
A. DIR. Hailer he exhibits. says the
prosecution, amazing ingenuity In the &C
ccmplishinent OF n AlahoHcal crime. He
II proved TO have enticed an innocent girl
away from home, and there are indica-
lions that that was not his first AFFAIR OF
the sort. He FORCES railway passes In
order TO 60 on his nefarlous errands at
the expense al he state. In prison he
feigns religious mania and madness. at
the same time showing extraordinary
elevtfaess In communicating with the
outside world Here indeed. the two per-
sonaiities seem Ia overlap. for Frau Hef-
rirhter. who during her husbands inn
Dfisenfnent has given birth te "A child. has
confessed that the lieutenant has SNUG
Elea letters TO her from his closely
guarded cell.