The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-29
PARIS IS STIRRED
MORE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE
 sTEINHEEL SCANDALS.
Belief is Prevalent that Wcmsm Had Her Artist Husbapd and Mother killed--PoiitieaE sfg-
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Her Artist Hushapd anA Mother kiiled--Pciitieal siE-
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 Paris, Nav. 2s-The Steinhei1 case continues to be the sensation. of the hour In all France. No one ventures to say where the revelations will end j | The political side looms larger and larger every day and the interest harks | back always to the tragic death in Paris in 1889 of Felix Faure, Presi- dent of France. M. Faure died in the midst of the Dreyfus excitement.
 The most minute details of the scene in the room where he expired in the company of Madame Steinheil are today 1 fiagrantly published by even the Re- publican newspapers. Up to the pres ent time this incident in the career of Madame Steinheil has only been re- ferred to covertly.
 The Royalist and anti. Dreyfus or gans are demanding an official inves- tigation into the death of M. Faure, land intimate openly that M- Faure.. as | the insuperable obstacle to the leaders l of the Dreyfus agitation, was the vfc- l tim of a plot. They have put forward the old allegation that Mir. Pause tn- l tended to yield to the petitions of the 1 Dreyfusards and sign an order for the revision of the case. and that conse- quently he was poisoned. The only reason to believe that M. Faure did not die a natural death IS found in the fact that his body deconi- posed with unusual rapidity and to on- set this there are the statements of | five of the best known physicians of Paris who certified that he died of cerebral hemorrhage.
 UncOvers q Scandal.
 | The other story, that Madame Stein | hell was present when he passed away, seems unfortunately to be true, and great regard Is expressed that circun- stances have now compelled the dis closure to the world of this old scandal which the Faure family and the friends of the former President thought was buried with his body.
 That letters containing evidence of M. Faure's relations with Madame Steinheil were surrendered after his death probably Is true but the idea | that these communications contained compromising State secrets, Is rejected by all who were behind the scenes at l the time.
 l Stories of Madame Steinheirs nu- merous romantic affairs with persons of note in political and artistic circles are coming to light daily and they prove what remarkable woman she was. She Is now called the charnter of men," Her salon was dazz1ingly brilliant. Her last lover, in whose eyes she declared she wanted to justify herself, has now been discovered ana his identity furnished a clue to a motive for the crime He is a rich widower and resides in famous cha teau near Mezfera, in the department of the Ardennes. He is not implicated | in the crime.
 When seen by a journalist, this man, who is the father of three children, pro- tested frantically at the disgrace an sex- posture would bring. Re said he was ready to commit suicide, but neverthe- less he made a clean breast of his re- lations with Madame StelnheiI. He described how he had met her at re- ception at the Steinheils. The gather ing was a distinguished one He fell easily under the spell of Madame Stein heil's charms. He soon got Into the habit of meeting her at the Green Lodge" a villa at Bellevue, which Madame Steinheil rented under the name of Madam Provost Mariette cused bN Madame Steinheil of being I guilty o{ the murders, lived at the lodge. and was her mistress's conii- dante This was early last year.
 story of the Woman.
 For a month 1t was an exquisite idyl," said this man. in describing the episode. Madame SteinheiI said she
 
 made new avowals and swore I was the only lover she had ever had"
 She told me Of her past" the wId- ower continued to the newspaper man, ''and denied this gossip of her rela- | tions with other men, She insisted particularly that the Faure story was a legend, and said she could prove that she was home i'll at the time of M. Faure's death. She admitted, how ever, that she hated her husband, and said he led an Infamous existence She detested her mother also for hay ing forced her to marry Steinheil She assured me that she would get a d. vorce and marry me-"
 Continuing his explanation, this man related, the scales gradually fell from his eyes. When the spell was broken. he returned home. Madame Steinheil, however, continued to pursue him, and telephoned him every day.
 On the morning of the crime she call ed him up by long distance telephone, but the wire was not working we'll and he could barely understand what she said. Finally she exclaimed. .
 T am satisfied, for I have heard your voice; that is enough for me
 The next day when he learned of the murders, he suspected the truth and came to Paris. He saw Madame Stein hell and told her never to see him again l uHtil Suc ndO CleATSQ hSFSelI.
 The prevailing belief in Paris today is that Madame Steinh ell deliberately had her husband and mother assassin ated.
 The possible developments of the political side of this case can best be ltkened to a powder magazine; and the Dreyfusards are moving heaven and earth to explode it. absolutely regard less of the national scandal that may result.
 M. Berry. Conservative. gave notice in the Chamber of Deputies this after noon that he intended to present an interpolation on the matter. The sem sational afternoon papers are flled with the widest rumors and the most min ute recitals concerning the death of M. Faure. It has been predicted al- ready that Mms. Steinh ell will be de- clared crazy and locked up in an asy- lum. and that in this manner, all fur ther proceedings will be stinied. As a matter of fact, the experts assert that she Is today a complete wreck. even if she were responsible at the time of the crime. Several newspapers pre- tend to know the name of the assassin of Steinheil and Mime. Japy, as well as that of his accomplice.
 At a late hour. this afternoon, the widower> who admitted he was the last lover of Mme. Steinheil. came into Paris and voluntarily told his story to