Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-29
FORMER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF
FRANCE INVOLVED
ANTIsDREYFusARos SAY PREsI-
DENT WAS MURDERED
Parisians Believe Widow-DaughteI
Had Victims Assassinated-Last
Slave to Woman's Charms
Tells Salacious Story
RAR1s Nov. 2s.-The steinheil case

ventures TO say Where the reNeidtLous
win 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 Faure, prest-
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, today
fiagrantly are 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 covertly.
The royalist and anti-Dreyfus organs
demand an official investigation into
the death of NJ. Faure, and intimate
openly that NJ. Faure, as the tnsuper-
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 M. Faure
intended to yield to the petitions of the
Dreyfusards and sign an order for the
revision of the case, and consequently
he was poisoned.
The only reason to believe M. Faure
did not die a natural death is found in
the fact his body decomposed with I'M
usual rapidity, and to offset this there
are statements Of seven of the best
known physicians of Paris who certi-
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rhage.
Nine. Steinheil Is Present
The other story that Madame Stein
he'll was present when he passed away
unfortunately seems 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 the letter containing evidence of
M. Faures relations with Madame
Steinheil was surrendered after his
death probably is true, but the idea
that these communications contained
compromising statements was rejected
by all who were behind the scenes at
the time.
With regard to the crimes them
selves-Madame Steinheils husband
and her mother, Madame Japy, were
found murdered in the Steinheil home
in Paris May 81, 1908, and at the same
time Madame Steinheil was found
bound and gagged-the net is drawing
closer around the wife.
Scores of romantic affairs with per-
sons of note In political and artistic
circles are coming to light, and they
prove what IT markable woman she
was. She is now called THE Charmer
of Men" Her alon was dazzlingly
brilliant.
Her last sweetheart. in whose eyes
she declared she wanted to justify her
self, has now been found, and his iden-
tity furnishes a clew to a motive for
the crime. He is a rich widower and
resides in a famous chateau near Mes
iers, in the department of the Araennes.
He is not implicated in the crime.
Confesses to Liaison
When seen by a journalist this man,
who is the father of three children,
protested franctically at the disgrace
exposure would bring He said he was
ready to commit suicide, but neVerthe-
less he made clean breast of his re-
lations with Nine. SIeinheil.
He described how he had met her at
a reception al the Steinheils. The gath
ering was a distinguished one. He soon
got into the habit of meeting her at the
"Green Lodge" a villa at Bellevue.
which Nine. Steinheil rented Ter the
name of Mime Provost Mariette Wolff,
the cook, whose son was accused by
Nine. Steinhei of being guilty of the
murders, lived at the lodge and was
her mistress eonddante. This was
early last year.
For a month it was an Exquisite
idyl" said this man, in describing the
episode. Mime. Steinheil said she
adored me, and at each meeting she
made new avowals and swore 1 was the
only one she had ever loved
"She told me of her past the Wild
over continued to the newspaper men,
"and denied this gossip of her relations
with other men. She insisted particu-
larry the Faure story was legend, and
said she could prove she was home i'll
at the time of NJ. Faures death.
"She admitted, however, she hated
her husband and said he led an in
famous existence She detested her
mother, also, for having forced her to
marry Steinheil She assured me she
would get a divorce and marry me-"
Continuing his explanation this man
related now the scales gradually fell
from his eyes. When the spell was
broken he returned home. Nine. Stein
he'll however, continued TO pursue him
and telephoned him every day. On the
morning of the crime she called him
up by long distance telephone, but the
wire was not working well and he
could barely understand what she said.
Finally she exclaimed:
II am satisfied, for 1 have heard your
voice; that is enough for me-"
Suspected the Truth
The next day, when he learned of
the murders, he suspected the truth
and came to Paris He saw Nine.
Steinheil and told her never to see him
again until she had cleared herself.
The prevailing belief in Paris today
Is that Nine. Steinheil deliberately had
her husband and mother assassinated.
The police developments OF the po-
liticaI side of the case can best be lik-
ened 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 sensational afternoon papers are
filled with the widest rumors and the
most minute articles concerning the
death of M. Faure. 1t has been pre-
dfcted already that Nine. Steinheil will
be declared crazy and locked up in an
ASYLUM, and in this manner all the
further proceedings win be stitied As
q matter of fact, the experts agree 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
accomplish.
Late this afternoon he widower who
admitted he was the last lover of Nine
Steinhefl came into Paris and volun-
tarily told his story to M. Andre, the
examining magistrate. The name of
This man has not yet been disclosed.