The Washington times., 1924-12-05
Gil EFlQLY
REVIEWS
GRIMES
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The box was covered with blood
stains and could not understand
why they did not see it,
Hartmann then switched his tes-
Etimony to the story Of mis- first
crime. So graphic was his descrip-
tion of his emotions and his re-
actions that many spectators In
the crowded court room uncon-
sciously rose to their feet. Their
interest was tense. There were
shouts Of protest from those in the
rear whose view thus was OBJ
etructed.
IT cannot tell you just, how I
killed my first victim or why"
Hartmann continued. "All I re-
call is that I went to bed as usual
one night. My thoughts were
peaceful and / had not even eaten
anything which might have caused
me to rise from my bed while still
aslep. But when awoke in the
morning the sun was shining into
my room and there was the body
of boy on the floor, a body hor-
ribly mangled.
Teeth Marks On Neck.
Haarmann gesticulated dramati-
cally. 1.-THE boys mouth was open
and there were teeth marks on
both sides Of the Adams Apple"
he resumed. ST covered the face
so the staring eyes could not look
at me. Then cooked strong cot.
tee, drank It. smoked good cigar
and then fell asleep again."
Hartmann again referred to his
reputed accomplish, Grams. saving
"Grans always smelled Of blood
after one OF the murders. He
would go away and would remain
away until / told him he could
come back. He always was careful
to remain away until after I had
dismembered the bodies"
Another of Haarmann's queer
Quirks Of mentality marked the
trial. Turning to J the Judge he
asked that women, who form the
majority Of the crowd, be excluded
from the courtroom. 81 don't see
how women Of any sense Of shame
can come here" he said.
], The judge replied that the trial
was public and the women could
remain, adding, ''the women must
themselves decide If they wish to
listen to these horrible things"
Haarrnan said that he kept in his
room a whole chest of tools with
six or seven Knives" which ne used
to cut up the bodies.
II nursed a viper in my bosom
when / took in Grams" Hartmann
continued. when he was in prison
sent him packages OF food, Ibut
ne did was to steal my purse"
Makes Merry In Court.
The fierce Fritz thinks it's very
Jolly that court spectators are SO
numerous they must have cards to
get into the tiny, tumbledown court
room whose walls never before have
listened to a story so sickening as
Is his.
II want one Of those little red
cards, too" the vulture man said
with a playful pout.
His mood will change Of a sudden
from a child-like naive to a cunning
and shrewdness marked with a
rapier-like wit, though his "humor"
has repelling, inhuman touch.
Doctor SchackwitZ, the States
alienist, who has been trying since
July to penetrate the mystery of
Haarmann's brain and soul has
tried "jollying" him in an effort
TO get Haarmann in turn to confess
In repentant mood.
Alienist's Tactics.
Talking to the prisoner, the ply
glcian pictures the horror of execu.
ton by the axe, telling him his in
Will be doubly terrible unless he
previously has made a clean breast
and told all.
Haarmann makes light Of the
nature of his threatened death, the
death Ae is certain he will get. In
gesture he knocks his own neck
with the fiat Of his hand.
"Then it's all over with" he says,
smiling.
The doctor replies: ooh, no, Friz.
That's when your tortures only be-
gin. All your victims will rise be-
fore you to accuse you OF their
DEATH"
A crafty twinkle steals in his
eye as Haarmann answers, still
with that superior smile: "Oh, that's
all right, doctor. They'll all be
headless. They'll have no face and
body without head holds no
terror for me-"
To Die Like German Hero"
Thus the prisoner indirectly ad.
mits again what he has already
confessed under questioning that
he invariably severed the heads
from his victims bodies.
Feeling certain he will be
executed, Hartman now concen.
trates his thoughts upon leaving
the world with grand stand
flourish.
"Tll die like a German hero" he
proclaims. "I'll make them q little
speech before walk to the
scaffold."
Then he throws back his head
and walks with a bombastic air in
rehearsal Of his last minutes before
the executioner lays hands on him.
He will beg with Doctor Setback
witt to edit his farewell speech
for him.
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