A BERLIN SENSATION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 26 October 1907, Page 5

A BERLIN SENSATION.

CHARGES AGAINST PROMINENT ~_ PERSONAGES. I EDITOR ON TRIAL FOR LIBEL. STARTLING EVIDENCE. Received Oct. 25, 1022 p.m. Berlin, October 25. # 311* action for libel brought by General Count Kuno Moltke against Herr Harden, editor of the Zukunft, is causing* tremendous sensation in Berlin. Extraordinary allegations were made Impugning the morality of General >■■ . Moltke, Prince Phillip Eulcnburg, and • other high Court officials, whom Herr Harden also accused of forming a ring around the for political purposes, and exercising a banefnl influttee, only allowing the Kaiser to hear what suited them. , • ■■ General Moltke's divorced wife rare startling evidence. Herr HajrJen declared he wrote boWt to do the Empir/ a political service, and destroy the «jn£ Hi» counser*BUted Herr Harden *.! sot accuse General Moltke of unname■He offences, which the art eles had oeen interpreted to suggest, bnt, added •wane", "I tay plaintiff is the only Bembn of the c : rcle to wh.-m the allegation does not applv. I have witBesses who can prove It." Herr Harden asked the court to hear Witnesses to prove that plaintiff was ■ware of his assoc'ates' conduct It was decided to admit this ev : dence, tot the general public were excluded.