The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-12
Theory of the Prosecution that
an Unknown Person Actually
Committed the Two Murders
Assisted by Nine. Steinheil.
HUSBAND SLAIN BECAUSE
HE KNEW OF WIFE'S GUILT
Killing of Nine, Japy Only In
Cidental and Not Intended
Whole Life of the Accused
Perverted and SenSuouS.
WILL SOON KNOW HER FATE

Paris, Nov. 11.-That Nine. Stein
he'll, aided by some unknown accom-
phee, murdered her husband in order
to obtain her freedom to wed the
wealthy and infatuated Maurice
BOrderel, but that the killing of her
stepmOther was unprecedented and
merely incident to the tragedy, is the
theory Of the state as outlined by
Tr0uard RiOlle, Judge advocate. in
opening the argument for the prose-
eution this afternoon.
Driven to desperation by her finan-
cial and domestic situation, the Judge
advocate commended, Mrs. Steinheil
saw in BOrderel a savior, with whom,
once rid Of her husband, she could
live in luxury as wife, if possible, or
mistress.
Seeking to simulate in a graphic man
/ ner that her husband had been assassin
/ ated by burglars. who had bound and
! gagged herself and her stepmother he
/ argued, the defendant had brought Nine
| Jappy 70 her home, but in the feverish
I
/ overdOne and the murderers found her
DEAD Vnen the Staying Of Steinheil had
/ been accomplished.
The Judge advocate admitted that the
crime eff parrieide did not appear to he
/ sufficiently established, but ne was con-
WINGED that the prisoner had called her
husband and had assisted IN his murder.
oonIy an Accomplish.
The prosecutor joined in the earlier
] declaration Of NJ Dc, Wales, presiding
judge. that he would raise before the
: jury the general question of the COM
/ Dlicity of the accused. This was inter
preted as an acknowledgment that the
/ evidence was not sufficient TO maintain
| the charge that Mime. Steinheil was the
| principal and that. therefore, he would
ask for her conviction as an accOmpliCc.
! The advocate dealt severely with the ac-
| cused. laying as the foundation of his
| case against her the exhibition Of what
| he called her reticenCe. contradictions and
/ lies. While admitting the physical charms
and mental attainments of the prisoner.
/ the judge advocate insisted her whole life
and been perverted and sensuous-
Why Steinhei Was Slain.
He painted a pathetic picture of the
/ Steiuheil home claiming that the husband
! had held his silence amid the shame for
! the SAKE of their daughter. He declared
| Nine. Steinheifs love affair with Maurice
/ BOrderel. the merchant. was discovered
! BY the husband and that this precipitated
/ the murders. He described Mariefte
! Wolf. the cook. who testified for the de-
/ Tense. IN repuEnant terms. CONCLUDING
] with Such n lieutenant "A woman might
/ undertake any deed
/ Throughout the crushing arTaignmeut
1 today Ema. Steinheil sat with bowed head
| deiectediy buried in her arms on the
/ rail The testimony was restricted to
! statements by few friends Of the -
/ PENDANT. who considered her inc9pahie
| Of the crime. A lawyer. N. PaiSant bv
/ name. who vas an old friend of Nine
/ StainneiI, described her as q veTitaH.s
angel Of love toward her husband and
declared that her entire life had been
/ heroic struggle against adverse circum-
/ stances.
! The judge advocate viii conclude his ar
gUment tomorrow afternoon. ~ Aubin.
! counsel for the defendant. will follow
and a verdict probably will be returned CA
/ Saturday.
SUGAR GOES UP.
New York. Nov. 11.-AH grades Of re-
! fined sugar were advanced 10 cents per
leo pounds today. making standard granu-