The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-28
LOOMS UP BIG.
Inc Political Side Of the Stein
he'll Murder Case
is Ec.1pSing All Other Interest
in the Affair.
BACK TOFAURE DEATH
That Woman Was With Him
When He Died Is Certain.
New Stories About Her COntin-
ually Coming to Light.

Paris, Nov. 2S.-The steinheil case
continues to be the sensation of the
hour IN all France. No one ventures
70 say where the revelations will end
The political side looms larger and
larger every day and the interest harks
back always to the tragic death in Paris
IN 1899 OF Felix F'aure, president 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 I'm the
company of Madame Steinheil are to-
day hagrantly published by even the
republican newspapers. Up to the
present time this incident in the career
of Madame Steinheil has only been re-
ferred to.
The royalist and anti-Dreyfus organs
are demanding an official investigation
into the death of NJ. Faure and inti-
mate openly that NJ. Faure as the in
superable obstacle to the leaders of the
Dreyfus agitation, was the victim of a
plot. They have put forward the old
allegation that M. Faure intended to
yield to the petitions of the Dreyfusards
and sign an order for the revision of the
case and that consequently 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 decom-
posed with unusual rapidity and to off
set this there are the statements of five
of the best known physicians of Paris,
who certified that he died of cerebral
hemOrrhage.
The other story that Madame Stein
he'll was present when he passed away,
seems unfortunately to be true and
great regret is expressed that circum- |
stances have now compelled the dis
closures to the world of this old scan
dal which the Faure family and the |
friends of the former president thought |
was buried with his body.
Faure Letters.
That letters containing evidence of |
NJ Faure's relations with Madame !
Steinheil were surrendered after his |
death probably is true, but the idea |
that these communications contained |
state secrets is rejected |
by all who were behind the scenes at
the time.
With regard to the crimes them
SteinheiPs husband /
and her mother, Madame Japy, were
in Paris on May 81, of this year. and
at the same time Madame Steinheil
was discovered bound and gagged
the net is drawing closer and closer
romantic affairs with persons
Of note, in political and artistic circles
are coming to light daily, and they
prove what remarkable woman she
IF men, Her salon was dazzlingly
brilliant. Her last lover, in whose
Eyes she declared she wanted to justify
herself, has now been discovered, and
i've for the crime. He is a rich
and resides in a famous
chateau near Meziers, in the depart
nent of Ardennes. He is not impli-
,ated in the crime.
When seen by journalist this man
Who is the father of three children
frantically at the disgrace
would bring; He said he
S-s. I@r1A I
nevertheless he made a clean breast
# his relations with Nine. Steinheil.
lie described how he had met her at
reception at the Steinheils. The I
was distinguished one. He
oon got into the habit of meeting her ;
t the "Green Lodge a villa at Belle !
-ue, which Madame StefnheH rented (
Inder the name of Madame Provost.
vas accused by Madame Steinheil of /
,eing guilty of the murders, lived at
he lodge and was her mistress's con-
Ident. This was early last year.
An Exquisite Idyl.
''For a month it was an exquisite
dyI,' said this man in describing the
pisode Madame Steinheil said she
-dored me, and at each meeting she
made new avowals and swore was the
,nly lover she had ever had
''She told me of her past" the widower
ontinued to the newspaper man, land de-
led the gossip of her relations with 9TH !
r men. She insisted particularly that the
Taure story was legend, and said she !
ould prove that she was home i'll at the
ime of NJ. Faure's death. She admitted, !
owever, that she hated her husband and
aid he led Infamous existence. She
etested her mother also for having forced
er to marry Steinheil. She assured me s
hat she would get a divorce and marry {
me-
Continuing his explanation, this man re-
A ted how the scales gradually fell from
is eyes. When the spell vas broken he
YER continued to pursue him and tele- I
honed him every day.
On the morning of the crime she called
i'm up by long distance telephone. but I
he wire was not working well and he :
ould barely understand what she said.
finally she exclaimed:
II am satisfied for I have heard your
dice; that is enough for me-
The next day. when he learned of the
lurders he suspected the truth and came {
) Paris He saw Madame Steinheil and
Did her never to see him again until she .
ad cleared herself l
The prevailing belief in Paris today is /
nat Madame Steinheil deliberately had t
er husband and mother assassinated. a
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CTOIRV OF EAVTRE.G DEATH