Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-30
Nine. Steinheil's Petition to
Magistrate Denied.
DISSECTS MURDER CHARGE
Attempts to Show She Could Not
Have Committed Crimes.
FAILED TO PROVE ANY MOTIVE
Points Out Circumstances to Show
by Husbands Death.
cahlerram 10 The Star.

Special Cablegram 10 The Star.
PARIS. March Ca few days ago
Mime. Steinheil, accused of the murder of
her artist husband and her own mother.
drew up request to be set Professionally
at liberty. and handed 1t to the examin-
ing magistrate, NJ. Andre. Several re-
ports which had been made to the magis-
tTatc al about the same time were read
10 Mime. Steinheil. These reports are not
particularly unfavorable to the widow of
the unhappy painter. The chief one ema-
mated from the medical expert, DIR. Bal
hazard, who stated that NJ. Steinheil
lad not taken a narcotic. and that. having
been awakened by a suspicious noise, he
sat up in bed, and then proceeded to the
dressing room, where he was attacked.
VI. Steinheil. however, did not offer any
resistance: he must have been paraIyzed
by fear. which the sight of his wife could
not have brought about. So there must
have been some one else in the place. AS
. for old Nine. Japy, she was powerless.
and was killed in her bed without a
struggle.
Nine. Steinheil's document contains all
ting forth the line which her counsel
Will take in her defense. She begins
by referring to the agitation against her.
10 the long interrogations which she has
nocencc. and to the skepticism with
which NJ. Andre received her explanations
Ihe latest evidence and the latest reports
show. however. that there were several
thazard, state that there is no trace of
narcotic or poison. Thus is DESTROYED
the odious hypothesis of the tragic
widow dropping in poison or narcotic and
killing her husband and mother single
handed There remains the hypothesis
that she might be criminal all the same
but with an accomplice.
Nine: Steinheil goes on as follows:
without insisting on the imprudence
which the choice of any accomplice would
testify. imprudence which cannot be ad-
united, even in your opinion. as you have
long and persistently regarded me as the
sole cuipr1t, TO what result has your in
yestigation in this direction led? To none
Your dozziers are full of searches, aimed
at all the persons who have visited me
from my most distant relatives to nv
own brothers. This is not ali. Here
again. reason and science bring their tes-
timony.
The Tell-Tale Finger Prints
Mime. Steinhcil reminds the examining
magistrate that the experts have duly
noted an unidentified finger print on the
clock, which was certainly handled by
one of the murderers. On the bottle Of
cognac. with which the grogs were made,
and which was found in the morning
nearly empty. are numerous unidentified
finger marks. On the carpet are many
INK stains caused by the trailing of a
gown which could not have been one of
hers. as she undressed in the dressing
room, and no trace of ink was found on
her clothes. which she had left there
10 whom could this gown have belonged.
IL not to the red-haired woman or to one
of the men attired in long robes, one
or whom left ink on her knee when he
tied her down?
-
rldiculed. but they were stolen from the
Hebrew Theater on the eve of the trag-
edy. and on the day following it a card
OF Invitation to NJ. Steinheil's picture
way, with the address which Informed the
criminal detective department of the
theft, which was unknown to his widow
Nine. Steinheil also refers to ANONYMOUS
letters especially to that Of NJ. Arthur
Rewer. dated June ., stating that about
half an hour after midnight on the fatal
night he noticed, and even followed four
men and woman who left the Impasse
Ronsin with boy. adding a description
of them, which Tailed completely with
her own version.
Motive Not Shown.
Nine. Steinheil repeats in touching terms
that she loved her mother dearly, and
wanted her for her daughter Marthe and
for herself. Nor could she have killed
ucE HuSDdHu, DeCduSe she wished to mar
ry some one else. the person of whom
You know would not and could not marry
again for eight years" Was 1t on ac-
count of money?
How admit this since my mothers
death only brought me a little rente of
about 5000 francs, while that of my hus-
band deprived me of a much larger in
come"
Nine. steinheil concludes by asking NJ.
Andre to restore her to her child, and to
put an end to her torture for which
there can now be no excuse
NJ. Andre refused Nine. SteinheiTs petit
ton. stating that her request for release
from prison could not be granted in view
OF the actual stage of the proceedings
The mystery surrounding this double
murder seems to be as deep as ever, the
evident stupidity of the police and exam
lining magistrate not aiding in its solu-
ton.