The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-30
DID NINE. STEINHElL, WIFE OF
DEAC ARTIST, DELIBERATE
LY KILL THE FRENCH
PRESIDENT?
|EVIDENCE SHOWS She
Kill Ed HER HUSBAND
Cabinet Officer May Be Brought Into
Scandal--Woman Tells OF LA
sons--Government May be
lnterpeliated on
Faure's Death

Paris, Nov. 29.-Among the Mood
of wild reports concerning the Stein
he'll case which has set Paris crazy
with excitement Is one that the
woman has made a confession to M.
Andre. the examining magistrate
now In charge Of the case. In wnich
she duplicates a cabinet minister. Il
iudge and several high officials OF
the iedicial branch of tile govern
cent All details of her hearing ~
lay have been suppressed by the po-
lice who declare that they are OF
such Importance that their disclosurs
would defeat the ends Of Justice. All
other report that gained considerable
corroboration was one that the mur'
der was committed by iahous
French literary man who was
lover of Nine Steinhili.
Official confirmation Of this report
could not be obtained In the m an
time the case has Eeen likened To
powder barrel which the pcliti al
| foes OF the government are trying
4 their DeSL 10 tAploute
| The name of President Fanre and
Faure's mysterious death Is exploited
az great length in many Of the ms Msr-
napers who insist that back OF bis
| death IS a mass of intrigue and
| scandalous state secrets that VIII
| startle the republic If they are un-
| covered.
/ Believed Faure Poisoned.
| The clique opposed to the govern
| ncnt IS moving heaven and earth TO
| ring about such an exposure and il
| "a certain that some members OF
| aurlianient will interpellate the gov.
| ,rnment and demand the innermost
| acts concerning the death of Faure,
| n whose sudden passing Nine.
Stenhill is supposed to have been
lie principal figure.
One version of the death has 1t
that he was about to sign documents
reopening the Dreyfus case and that
The anti-Drefusards poisoned him to
prevent that using Nine. Steinheh,
with whom he was infatuated, as a
ool for the deed.
According to the latest story eS-
planning the death OF Artist Steinheil
and Nine Japy the step-mother OF
his wife. Steinheil came home unex-
Dectedly on the night Of the murder
md caught bis wife with a noted
French author. A scene ensued. dur
ling which the man OF letters
trangled Stoinheil TO death.
Author Went Crazy.
The theory which emanates from
the palace Of justice has il that
Nine. Japy was attracted to the
3ccne from another part of the house
md that when she saw what had
happened she died from the effects
of the shock on her heart II Is he
llieved that the author and Nine.
Steinheil then invented the robbery
story. that he arranged the binding
, of Nine. Steinheil. and fed pronis-
ing to return and join Nine. steinheil
wien the affair blew over.
The story goes however that the
, author went crazy and died.
That letters containing evidence
: Of NJ Faures relations with Nm
= SteInheil we're surrendered after h 5
death probably is true but the idea
/. that these communications contained
, compromising secrets is rejected by
{ all who were behind the scenes at
b the time. Stories Of Nine. steinheii's
: numerous romantic affairs with pe
s sons of note in political AMI artistic
. circles are coming 10 light daily and
/ they prove what a remarkable won'
. an she was.
charner Of Men.
II She is now called the "Charmer
Of Men" Her salon was dazzlngiy
brilliant. Her last lover. in whose
. / ewes she declared she wanted to jrs
ltifv herself has been discovered an
Z his identity furnishes a clue 70 a
motive for the crime He IS a rict
lui5Gwer and resides IN famous
tcbateau near Meziera IN the depart
ment OF the Ariennes. He Is no'
q limplicatei in the crime.
$ When seen by a journalist thil
e man who is the father Of three chill
n frar protested frautically at the d.
q grace an exposure would bring III
y said he was ready 20 commit suicide
Ibuf nevertheless made a clean breas
of. his relations With Nine. Steiaheil
he described her as he had net he
at a reception at the Steinheiis-
The gathering vas a distinguishes.
4 one. He fell easily under TIE spe'
70 OF Nine. Steinheil's eharus- he sccl
y got into tie habit Of mestine her .
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