Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-21
LOVE, MANS EXCUSE
Tells Judge 1t Made Him For
oct Promise to Court.
GIRL CAUSES HIS ARREST
Konnecker, Said to Have Threat
ened Young Woman, Is Sen
fenced to Sixty Days.

Love for Miss Aimee Dorm, a telephone
operator at the National Hotel, was so
irresistible that ii rendered futile his
resolutions never to see or speak to her
again, was the excuse given by Hans O..
r. Konnecker to Judge Pugh in the Police
Court today. when arraigned on charge
of threatening the young woman with per-
sonal violence, after having promised to
remain away from Washington. This
promise prompted the court to give kon-
necked his freedom on previous occasion
when arraigned on a similar charge.
Judge Pugh committed konnecker to
jail under a former sentence of sixty
days, with instructions that he be
placed under the care of the Jail ply
sicians.
The appearance of Konnecker before
Judge Pugh TINS morning on the COM
plant of Miss Dorm was the third In
the last few months. On each occa-
sion. it was charged. he had threat
ened to kill Miss Dorm for breaking
an engagement to marry that existed
between them up TO six months ago
konnecker arrived in Washington
yesterday afternoon and telephOned
to Miss Dorm. asking her to make an
engagement to see him. She refused.
and. according to her story. konnecker
threatened to visit her place of en-
she agreed to meet him on the street
opposite the National Hotel. There he
was arrested, Miss Dorm in the mean
time having called upon the police for
assistance
Tells Of Threats.
Miss Dorm told the court of threats
made over the telephone yesterday aft
ernoon and of Konnecker's arrest De-
tective Springman. who made the ar
rest, told of receiving the girls COM
plant and of konneckers excited frame
of mind when arrested. other witnesses
told of the mans presence in Washing
ton and the threatening attitude he had
assumed toward the girl on several occa-
Sions.
1t developed during the testimony of
Miss Dorm that she had written seven
or eight letters 10 him in New York and
Philadelphia since the first of this month,
and had accepted presents fro mhim.
Why did you write these letters?
asked Attorney James O'Shea, who rep
resented konnecker.
Because / was afraid of him--he might
have killed me had l paid no attention
to him." Miss Dorm replied.
And you accepted money and watch
for the same reason. l SUPPOSE Mr..
O'Shea asked.
Yes the witness answered. Hes a
dangerous man
James Fletcher, who qualified as surety
for konnecker when he was released on
bond about month ago. testified he
saw Miss Dorm shortly after KonneckerS
arrest yesterday and asked her if she
thought konnecker would carry out his
threats.
She told me she didn't think Kon- eek
er would harm a hair on her head
Fletcher testified. She volunteered the
Information that she had the man ar
rested yesterday because she was going
TO a party last night and didn't want
him around, as other men would be
there"
Konnecker told the court he expected
to leave for his home in Germany in
q few days. He denied uttering the
threats attributed to him yesterday or
on previous occasions.
Guest at Girls Home.
II came here last Thursday and was
. guest at Miss Dorn's home" he said.
"She was kind and considerable then.
/ gave her money and promised I'd
never drink again. and would try 10
make a man out of myself
Love Of this sort may make man
crazy. I'm not prepared 10 discourse at
length on the proposition, Judge Pugh
remarked in closing the case. ''konneck
er's present frame of mind indicates he
did make those threats, and 1 believe he
did. The most serious phase of the mat
ter, however, is his broken promise to
this court III have to commit him.
The charge of threats growing out OF
yesterdays incident was indefinitely con-
tinued, and Konnecker's committal was
made on a previous charge OF about a
month ago. Judge Pugh said sentence in
this mornings case would depend entire
~ upon the report of the Jail physicians