The San Francisco call., 1908-11-29
Bodies of Murdered Husband
and Mother VIII Be Ex-
humed for Autopsies
Woman May Be Declared In
sane and Locked In MadhOuse
TO End Investigation
Political Side of Case Looms
Larger as Brilliant Charmer's
Record Is Uncovered

PARIS. Nov. 2S.-Tonight Magistrate
Andre ordered that autopsies be per-
formed on the bodies of NJ Steinheil
and Nine Japy on the new theory that
they were poisoned before they were
strangled. NJ. Couillaud testified that
he saw Nine steinhen pour rum into
the glasses of her husband and her
stepmother on the night of the crime,
something which She had never done
before.
Doctors who took the stand testified
TO the absence Of any evidence that the
victims struggled or suffered during
strangulation. and suggested that a
drug was administered beforehand
NJ Couillaud testified further that
since the murders Nine. Steinheil had
ordered him TO destroy various bottles
in the family medicine chest
Contrary to custom" he said, Nine.
Steinneils attitude on the night of the
crime toward her husband and mother
was amazingly amiable."
WAS WOMAN's LOVER
ice Bordel. widower. who admitted he
was the latest lover of Nine. Stein
he'll, came to Paris and voluntarily told
the story TO NJ Andre. the examining
magistrate He is rich retired mer-
chant His official testimony was prac-
ucally a reiteration Of what he told
the newspapermen, but he insisted that
Nine. steinheil could not have hoped
10 marry him, because he had dis
tinctly advised her against obtaining
a divorce and told her that he could
never marry her on account Of his chill
dren.
1T is impossible for me TO believe"
he said, that the woman who was so
gay and light hearted over the tele-
phone in the morning committed these
atrocious murders at nightfaIl"
LIKE POWDER MAGAZINE
The police developments OF the po-
litical side Of the case can best be
nkened 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 NJ Berry, conservative, gave
notice in the chamber OF deputies this
afternoon that he intended to present
an Interpolation on the matter.
The sensational afternoon papers are
filled with the widest rumors and the
most minute articles concerning the
death Of n Faure. It has been pre-
dicted already that Nine. Steinheu will
be declared crazy and locked up in an
asylum and that in this manner all
the further proceedings will be stifed.
AS matter of fact, the experts agree
that she is today a nervous wreck,
even If she were responsible at the time
Of the crime.
Several newspapers pretend to know
the name Of the assassin Of Steinheil
and Nine. Japy. as well as that of his
accomplice.
FAURE's TRAGIC DEATH
No one ventures to say where the
revelations will end. The interest
harks back always to the tragic death
ia Paris Of Felix Faure. president of
France. IL Faure died in the midst
Of the Dreyfus excitement.
The most minute details Of the scene
in the room where he expired In COM
pany with Nine. Steinhen are today
hagrantIy published by even the repub-
lican newspapers. Up to the present
time this incident in the career of Nine.
steinhen has only been referred to
covertly.
The royalist and anti-Dreyfus organs
are demanding an official investigation
snto the death Of 8I Faure, and intimate
openly that NJ Faure, as the insuper-
able obstacle to the leaders Of the
Dreyfus agitation, was murdered as the
outcome Of a plot. They have put for
ward the old allegation that II. Faure
intended to yield to the petitions of the
Dreyfusards and sign an order for tho
revision OF the case. and that conse-
ouenuy he was poisoned.
THINK FAURE POISONED
The only reason to believe that NJ.
Faure did not die a natural death is
found in the fact that his body decom-
posed with unusual rapidity and to
Offset this there are statements OF
seven Of the best known physicians of
Paris. who certified that he died of
cerebral hemOf rhage-
The other story that Nine. Steinheil
VS. present when he passed away
seems unfortunately to be true, and
great regret is expressed that circum-
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 NJ.
Faure's relations with Nine. Steinheil
were surrendered after his death prob
ably is true, but the idea that these
COMMUNICATIONS contained compromfs-
ing statements was rejected by all who
we're behind the scenes at the time.
NET DRAWS CLOSER
with regard to the crimes themselves
Nine. Steinhefls husband and her