New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-25
TRIAL OF BARONESS"
DEFENCE Il MYSTERY.
Woman, Up for Murder, Particular
About Description of Her Dress.

Ths coolness Of Baroness Anis!a Louise de
sIsssy whose trial for che murder OF Gustave
simon q manufacturer at no. COS Broadway, be-
an Yesterday, astonished even her own LAWYERS
T5.tls hint was given by the defendants counsel
charles Le BaTbieE and John Goode, as 10 the
Inc Of defence they would adopt The baroness
fe;ng French subject. there was a representative
q that country at the trial.
MrE de Massey seemed more interested in having
.ne newspapers get 3 correct description OF her
earb than in fact that she was on trial for her
ne She prepared description OF her dress and
rsnsFai appearance. which she sent TO che news
pauer writer's with request that IL be used in
preferences 10 anything the reporters might write
From her personal description this was taken:
She wore black toque. with gold band and
sSd black skirt spTinkled with gold tassels, de-
r.grsd by herself and made 20 order.
Assistant District Attorney Ely is prosecuting
the case In his opening address 10 tho Jury he
said he would show that The murder was premedi-
tassa and II was not necessary 10 establish a
motive when the other elements were proved He
MADE much Of an incident at the entrance 20 the
ssctory where Mrs de Massey was stopped and
asked concerning she trouble upstairs Mr. Ely
said she admitted there was some shooting, and
oontended that strong point against her was that
she had admitted that the shooting was going on
while she was ct the street door. while as matter
Of fact she had discussed IL while the landing OF
the fourth floor
1T. Aiberf T. v essen was The inst witness. He
testified 10 making a post mortsm examination OF
ths body and said that death Was due 20 a pistol
shot wound in the neck. In answer to a question
from Nr. lie Barber whether q wound OF such a
nature might have been self-innicted. he replied.
Possibly Sc"
This was the only question fror2 The defendants
counsel yesterday that might give any mixing OF
what the defence might be
Or. Arthur s. Wright, division surgeon at ST.
rinoents Hospital. said Simon died from internal
hsmOrrhage caused by pistol shot wound.
Miss Rea Fauchere. cashier OF the Queen Shirt
Waist Company for two years was the next wit
ness She Identified Mrs. de Massey as a designer
employed by the company. She said Mrs de
Massey left The firm November Is, and Mr.. Simon
asked her 70 come back later 10 make designs.
che replied that she had other work to do
Was there anything else said?'' asked Mr.. Ely.
There vas some talk about the money duo her.
She was told 70 come back for IT.
DID you see her when she came back the
afternoon OF November 1872
She replied in the Affirmative then described IN
detail the incidents leading Up 20 the tragedy Mrs.
de Messy was asked 10 return at $3.50.
And when Simon told Mrs. de Massey to come
back az $50. what did she say?' asked Mr.. Ely.
That she would not go. and would remain right
there until she was PAID. Mr.. Simon asked her 10
leave by the elevator, and when she refused to
leave that way he told her she would have 10 so
down by the stairway
And you say you heard rapping the outside
OF the once door leading into the hallway
Yes; il continued until got into the elevator
O rny way 10 the bank 10 get the money TO settle
the payroll with" When she returned the shooting
had been done.