The Washington times., 1908-11-27
POLICE ARE ACTIVE
IN STEINHEIL CASE
Widow of Artist, Accused of
Murder, WeepS in
Gloomy Cell.
is BOLDLY ACCUSED
OF POISONING FAURE
Faints When Questioned Concern
ing Mysterious Death of For
mer President.


PARIS, Nov. 27.-Another sensation
resulted in the SteinheH case late this
afternoon, when the minister Of JUS
tice, NJ. BRAND. withdrew the proceed
ings from Magistrate Boucard and de
tailed Examining Magistrate Adre to
conduct all further inquiries
Boucard has only had the case since
il was taken from Magistrate Leydette
this morning, on the allegation that
the latter was closely affiliated with
Nine. Steinheil
Weeping and moaning in solitary
confinement. in the gloomy prison Of
St Lazare. Nine. SteinheH. accused Of
the murder OF her husband. and the
real center figure IN one Of Frances
recent tragedies. maintains a positive
silence as to her connection with the
death OF either Eer life partner or Of
the dead President Of France. Felix
t'aure- She spends her time calling
Diteously for her daughter, Marthe. who
is detained in another part Of the
prison.
Faints Under Ordeal.
When first arrested she declared thar
she was innocent, but when taken be-
fore the examining magistrate and the
direct question asked Of her if il were
not fact that she had poisoned n
Faure, she fell In a faint from which II
took physician some time to revive
her.
The allegation that she poisoned him
and that she did so I'm reprisal. as 4
result Of hts failure 10 take up promptly
the Dreyfus case, has sstounded every
one
Minister Of Justice NJ. BRAND has d.
reeted that this phase OF the scandal
be investigated.
The direct charge made. that because
of his friendship for Nine steinheiI.
Magistrate I.eydette protected her In
the investigation Of the murder, has
resulted in his withdrawn. from the
case. BY order OF N. BRAND he t,frr-
ed all OF the papers and exhibits in fhe
case over TO Judge Boucard early 10.
day
Starts Afresh.
The latter at once started a compiere
new inquisiticn. He first had Mime.
Steinheil before him. but her condition
was such that he made no attempt
10 question her
Judge Boucard then sent for Andre
Woln' accused by the widow Of having
killed her husband. He declined 10
make any statement regarding what
developed at the hearing.
NJ. Hamard, chief OF the detective
bureau. declared today that he had no
doubt Of the guilt OF Nine. SteinheH. but
he insists that she had an aCcomplice.
he said:
rbsysL~ 90 E-,,--.
several hands carried out the murder.
The brain which conceived the stage
setting and story Of the burglars is
known today. while the hands which
executed. necessarily belonged TO pro
fessional bandits"
Deputies Indignant.
In the chamber of deputies the greatest
indignation prevails AT the manner in
which the investigation has been pur-
sued and many members have given
warning that unless the government
probes the case to the bottom they viii
call il up in the chamber.
One OF the most startling revelations
made known is that Of the intimate
friendship existing between Nine. stein
he'll and NJ. Leydett. the examining
/ magistrate in the case, and that the
latter had been instrumental is crush
ing the inquiry Minister of Justice
BRAND has ordered a thorough nves-
| tigation Of this report.
| The arrest of Nine Steinnei yester-
| day was the climax in q succession Of
! sensations which occurred throughout
/ the day Throughout the entire case
1 Nine. Steinheil has been the star fig
uTe, and IL was thought that surely
| her audacity had spent itself. but she
| created a profound sensation again last
night when she declared emphaticaIly
/ that she hated her husband. and had
/ lover at the time of the IN rider
! II IS believed the Identity II this lover
/ Is known and the last of me astonish-
! ing revelations has not yet been made.
Man She Accused.
| AIexan0re Wolf. whom Nine Stein
E! he'll first boldly accused Of the murder
/ and then weakened, declaring if il
were not Wolff the murderer strangely.
| assembled him, is the son Of a former
! emrIOye Of the SteinheiIs. He mas
maintained from the first that he mad
/ no connection with the crime. and
was released last night, although nom
| inaIlv held. When she accused WoIm.
| Nine Steinheil declared that he had
| murdered her husband for robbery, but
/ had spared her because of her daughter.
| She repeated again and again thar
| Wolf is nothing to her and that she
| was not in any way party 20 the
| crime.
Public opinion is divided in its theory
/ Of the murder, and one hears on all
| sides different versions of the story.
] Some are of the belief that Nine. Stein
| he'll murdered her husband because ne
/ was in her way. Others believe the
/ crime TO have been committed by 2
/ man who desired to get the husband
/ out of the way Mime. Steinheils mani
/ love affairs, the greater number or
] which we're carried on with her hUs-
| bands knowledge have complicated
/ the case so that IL not only promises
| to drag in many others, who have not
| heretofore been mentioned. but indi-
| Gates that one of the greatest scandals
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