The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-27
Latest Developments in Tragedy
of Last May Cause of Great
Sensation.
STRONG SUSPICION THAT
WOMAN SLEW HUSBAND
Admits That She Had a Lover
and Hated Man She Was
Married To.

! " lnLeuSe eNcitemeuJ TO-DAY
over developments that have come
thck and fast since last night in the
Stelnnell murder case, and the sensa-
zion mas made itself felt even in the
cham6er of deputies, where many mem.
oers declared they would raise the ques-
tlon, unless the government undertook
10 probe the scandal to the bottom.
Nine. Steinheil made confession to
t%o neWspapermen last night She de.
GIared tnat man named Alexander
,Wo4iI was the murderer OF her has
5pand: Wolff was arrested end examined
py., the authorities. He denied all
an alibi
Madame. steinheil then weakened
and SAD that if it was not Wolff, the
man who committed the crime resem-
bled him strongly.
.. Ihsn suspicion turned upon Nine
Steinheil herself, and at 6 clock it
vas announced that she would be
iockeo up N the prison at Lazare un-
der warrant Of arrest. No charge,
however, was specified. Wolff was al
so held, but not on warrant.
One of the surprises of the day was
the revelation Of the fact that Nine
Japy. who was murdered at the same
tune as Steinheil, was not Nine Stein
he'll mother, as had been supposed,
but her step mother.
Magistrate Involved.
The end of the day brought crop
Of sensational rumors, It was said that
Minister of Justice BRAND had ordered
an investigation OF the open charges
that Nine. Steinheil had been the mis-
tress OF NJ Leydett the examining
magistrate IN the case, and that NJ.
Leydett had been instrumental in stiff
ing the investigation. Chief of Detect
ives Hamard was credited with the
statement that Wolff had practically
established his alibi and chat open
suspicion had been cast upon Nine
Ste he'll. Coulliaud, the man arrested
several days ago on suspicion, was re-
leased.
The local newspapers published ez.
trss throughout the day. giving, under
flaring headlines the details of the
woman g statement and her subsequent
examination. Behind the interest in
the crime itself lies the more or less
| thinlyveled intimations that France is
on the verge OF scandal involving
police to clear up the mystery had led
TO the open assertion that their lack
of energy is dictated by powerful rep
resentations, dating back TO the death
in Paris, in 1899, Of Felix Faure, at
one time president of the republic.
The public appetite for a sensation
was whetted further by NJ. Hamard,
who announced, at ] o'clock, that the
mystery was not yet cleared up and
| that great surprise might be expected
| at any moment.
History OF tho Crime.
The crime in question was committed
the night of May 81.
Nine. Japy was murdered at the same
time as Steinheil The latter was a
portrait painter and grand-uephew of
| Meissonier, The assassination Of the
woman, however, is supposed to have
! been incidental TO the killing OF Stein"
! he'll. He was the man 1t was desired TO
put out Of tho way.
Steinheil, his wife and Nine. Japy
lived together. The wife was found
! bound and gagged in bed, and at first
! she declared that she had been thus
treated by three men and a woman,
/ all unknown to her, Alexander Wolff,
! the man accused today by Nine. Stein
he'll, is the son of woman who was
formerly employed in the Steinbell
! family as a cook. He and his mother,
whose name is Mariette, were at once
! arrested. II transpircd, however, that
Nine Steinheil was not the first per
son TO accuse Wolff. \ mechanic,
/ Wagner, told the police n fey days
ago. after tho crime, that Wolff had
suddenly come around with n pocket
ful of gold. The night Of the crime
! Inc was not present in has usual haunts,
! hut the morning after, when he read
an account of the tragedy in u news
Daper, ne appeared TO be greatly ex-
! cited and swore that he would have
. ycngeance on the assasslns.
Woman's Conflicting Story,
/ Nine StcinheiI repeated her state,
! ment 10 the ncwspapermen and to Nj.
| Uamard, chief Of detectives, this morn.
inc. She was hysteucal and sobbcd
/ ont her story. In many respects her
: Statements were conflicting. She said
3bat Wolff committed the murder from
mntiy. of robbery. but that he spared
| hor on account OF her daughter. She
soid she had kept silent mp 20 the pres
| cnt time because OF Woltf : threats
~ charge her with having melted bim
Sic declared cmphatically and repeat
a5I,. that Wolff was nothing 20 her
an3 that she was not III any way q
anu n The crime She did say, how
s%.sr that she had hated her husband
ord that she had Il lover in whose eyes
She wanted. to JUSTLY heTselIIci 49,
nam whose love / have now lost for
eFTTTL';s man is said TO be French
,ohinman and in his identity IS believed
- ic the KEY 10 this romantic tragedy.
There was n series Of dramatic
o,,Scrcrces at the palace of Justice
I e6miGagLHTtt' eeS6rmanaLont the morning. The parties
~ ibc interview were Nine Steinhcil
W bar daughter; Martho; Alexander
w. aGSiff and his mother, and the man
cnniliaud. Each was subjected sepaT-
e,oiv 10 4 close examination by VI.
Wamard and NJ. LeyGctt. hoou l.,
I'D 10 her mother from. the begin,
ning, but today she was IN pitltuII
him5;t;nn Of distress. After the ordeal
- tbe palace of justice sho was com