The sun., 1908-12-25
"AUNT LILY AOONVENIENCE
INVENTED ron THE AMOURS
or NINE. STEEEHEIL


OTthe Alleged Murderess's Exauhina.
PARIS, Dec. g. Mime. stelnheil tn,
much discussed woman who is accusec
of the mdrder OF her husband, Adolpht
Steinhal. the painter. Is credited with
creating a character which certainly
will live in Paris boulevards and
music hall life. She said tina,
when she went to her, villa at Bellevue
to entertain one OF her wealthy lovers
she used to explain her absence to hel
family by saying she was going to see
her Aunt Lily, a rich and eccentric lady
who loved her. but did not want to know
her husband or daughter. II all the
family were at Bellevue and she wanted
to get rid OF them she told them Aunt Lily
was coming and sent them OF TO the
house in Paris. -
Three days last week the juDe din
strucI'on, or inquiring magistrate, M.
Andre. examined Nine. Steinheil keeping
her under fre for five or six hours each
day. On each OF the three days after the
Paris newspapers printed columns On
what had been said at each interrogation
some OF them giving the Judges ques-
tions and the prisoners replies "verba-
tim" And yet the only persons present
in addition to the Magistrate and the
prisoner were his clerk, her lawyer,
Maltre Aubin. and his assistant. Matte
Iandowski. no one OF whom has told
anything about what passed. How then
are these accounts obtained and what are
they worth?
The reporters whose duty it is to cover
the proceedings OF the Palais de Justice
meet each evening at a cafe and pool all
the points they have been able to pick up
during the day. They make up their minds
as to what lines the days interrogation
has run upon ,and each one bases his
report on this presumption. Their ver-
sions therefore bear an appearance OF
consistency but differ materially on i'm
portant points IL compared with any
care. One newspaper alone has had the
honesty to state that nothing transpires
Of what happens in NJ. Andres office.
the strictest orders having, been given
by the Minister OF Justice himself on the
subject. and the long detailed accounts
given by some are absolute fabrications,
As only little confidence can be placed
in the reports Of what Nine. SteiDheil
told the Judge only summary need be
given. She confessed that her affection
for her husband had died. giving for a
reason the receipt Of anonymous letters
accusing him Of Infamous habits. Once
she wished TO divorce him for this reason.
but he opposed her on account Of the
daughter. She allowed that she had
lovers, but could not say II her husband
was aware Of it; at least he never let her
know that be was. Her love for, her
mother had changed to hate because she
had induced her to marry Steinheil. her
mothers motive being to take advantage
OF Steinheil's irfatuation for her by
giving her no dowry, her mother having
made great sacrifices to give the other
two daughters dowries. She accused her
mother of'liviDg on her.
The glasses out Of which NJ. Steipheil
and Nine. Steinhei's mother. Nine.
Japy, drank their rum grog on the right
OF the murder have been broken. They
were sert to NJ. Bertillor to see IL he could
flnd any finger traces on them, and the
detective who took them let them fall.
Remy Couillard. the valet. rather late In
the day. after he had been released. re-
membered that Nine. Steinheil mixed
these grogs herself. a thing she never had
done before. and the theory arose. that she
may have placed poison or strong opiate
in them. The bottle of rum has been pre-
served and Is to be tested. >s'"a'
The atmosphere Of doubt which envel-
ops the who,s case is particularly thick as
regards the autopsies. The bodies were
OF course examined at the time Of the
murder. and the medical men said they
we're exceedingly careful. Among the
things they noted was that Nine
Japy's spleen was broken. fact that
seemed to Indicate that tneo murderer
had knelt on her. The bodies have been
again exhumed aud examiDed end we are
told that Nine. Japys spleer. was found
irtact. Doctors Acheray, STUNT. four
other physicians. two medical. studerts
and three employees at the T,sorgue were
in charge Of the frat autopsy, They re-
ported that NJ. Steinheils death was due
to a very violent pressure or the peck and
that his arms bore traces Of having been
held. Nine e.Japy. they corcuded.
had been strangled by cord which had
cut into her reck and her false teeth mad
beer driven down her throat by the enor-
nous mass Of cotton wool that had been |
thrust into her mouth Now DR.. Acheray |
was the regular doctor Of. the Steinhei |
Family-in fact he had been called in to |
zee Nine. Japy on the Saturday OF the |
murder, and Dr. Suff1t had attended |
Nine. Steipheil therefore a doubt ex-
SITS on this first au topsy, MANY believing |
hat it was part of the hushing up policy
of which Magistrate Leydet is accused
One at least Of Nine. Steinheil's ad-
nirers shows no reluctance as TO talking
Ibout her Count de Balincourt says:
Il really can't understand why people
eem so terribly afraid of recalling their
with the steinheii family.
What do they fear-the eminent func-
10 nary Of fine arts, MIR. D., B. and
Judges L., Lem and B or Gen.
. or those eminent merchant princes
-, D. and N OF Paris. E. Of
trdennes or the other B. OF Amour
Why should the charming Countess Of
- find it a reproaoh TO have eaten a
Inner cooked by Mariettel What have
We all to fear? little ridicuie? And
fter that? It's long time now since
idicule killed any one. . ,a
Il met Nine. Steinheil one evening
m the Metropolitan Underground Rail-
Say. In the crush Of leaving d station {
young woman cried out. / interviewed
md helped her up the stairs. Outside
She invited me 10 come and see her hus- ,
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