The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-11
JURY MAY ACQUIT
NINE. STEINHEIL
Witnesses Prove Preliminary
Probe to Be ValuelesS.
COOK SHIELDS THE WIDOW
Damaging Revelations Fail to Ma
terinIiEe-M. BOrderePs Testimony
shows the Prosecuting Magistrate
Neglected Elementary Safeguards
OF Justice-IIIness Not sham.

Paris. Nov. lO-The day for which
rumor promised such surprising revela-
tions, that the whole Of Nine, Steint sirs
defense would crumbls before them, has
passed. and Il is safe 10 say her ac-
quittal. which has hitherto been prob
lematical would be certain II verdict
were rendered tonight. especially when
Il IS remembered a majority verdict holds
good IN French criminal trials.
Two points that are likely TO strongly
impress the Jury were brought out to-
day. one brought up the question Of the
value OF the whole OF Mag Andres
preliminary examination.
witness Makes Admission.
NJ. BordereL who appeared as a Wit
ness, admitted he had used the word
"saligaud." an especially strong word FOR
blackguard. IN talking 20 NJ Andre. but
did not say that II had been used by
Nine Steinhen
"Bu, said Judge Wales, 1T Is IN your
signed deposit.h
Bu, IL u eod Aoa bsfo-r YOU
signed. said 'he judge.
Never" declared the witness. with
emphasis that carried conviction. M
Andre said IL was not necessary.
He had read It. and had il contained
the word 'saligaud' I should have made
him strike II out"
Il would be difficult to exaggerate the
effect Of this statement on the audience.
and presumably on the jury Il showed
that the most elementary safeguards Of
justice were neglected by Magistrate
Andre. and strengthened the evidence Of
many witnesses who denied the accuracy
OF the reports Of their previous depO-
sltions. and now gives their evidence a
more favorable turn for the accused.
Second Point Scored.
The second point was the testimony Of
Nurse Vogler who was only called on
Thursday last at the insistance Of Nine
Stelnhen She was the prosecutions g
chief witness TO support the contention
that Nine Steinheil slammed illness after
the crime
Yet the defense put in a letter which
was found last Sunday from the nurse to
Nine. SteinheH dwelling on the latter's
terrible suffcrings and protesting readi-
ness TO testify for the prisoner at any
time.
Whether Cook Wolf ever said she would
deny everything was left unsettled, but
the shrewd old woman acted on that
( principle while testifying. denying and
/ saying she could not remember through
out the evidence
NJ. Borderel reluctantly admitted his
short acquaintance with Nine Steinhei
/ cost him 1000 francs. He paid 1000 francs
/ for two Of NJ Stelnhens pictures. l,G0(
4 francs toward the Steinheils' rent az
/ VertlOgis, and some 400 francs for other
/ purposes.
Nine Steinheil said that Chouanard
| gave her 5000 francs yearly. She added
! He had nothing TO grumble about, HC
/ had the use of the house at Vertlogis
! which cost me 5000 francs. without count
/ ing the good business my influence put
/ IN his way"
A Pleasing Episode.
A pleasing episode to-day was NJ. Mar,
tins courtesy TO the accused. The judge
1 asked him when he last saw Nine. Stein.
I he'll He replied:
THE last time l had the honor was or
! November g."
He bowed politely TO the prisoner a,