Evening journal., 1909-11-04
PARIS COURT
ASTOUNDED
Man COnfeSSeS Murder And
Declares Madame Ste.nheiI
Innocent
STARTLING OUTCOME OF
A NOTED MUl DER TRIAL

hy luilcu fFeea Leased special Wlre.
PARIS, Nov. 4-Givon permission TO
make a statement TO tho court dur
ing the trial Of Madame Marguerite
Steinheil for the murder OF her hus-
ban. Adolphe Steinheil and Madame
Japy. to-day. Jean lie Febvre astound-
| ed the Judges, and threw the court into
a scene OF wild confusion by calmly
stating that he had planned and
executed the murders. and that
| Madame Steinheil was innocent
lie Febvre obtained permission 70
speak through NJ. Aubin. attorney for
Madam Steinhcii. The latter received
a letter from Le Febvre asking that he
be allowed 20 interrupt the case and
make q statement. When the Judges
gave tho permission, he arose and
made the confession.
Lefbvre Standing before the astound-
ing judges Of tho Asslzes related that
he disguised as a red haired woman.
had obtained entrance 20 the Steinheil
home In the Tmpasae Ronsin with \
companion. q Pole. The judge ordered
him searched and IN his pocket was
found woman's wig OF red hair:
with wig on my head" dispassion-
lately announced Lefebvre, II met my
lcompanion behind the Pantheon at mid
night. the night the murder was COM
mltted I donned the clothing OF a
woman. and together we proceeded TO
the Steinheil house In the lmpasse Ron
sin We murdered Steinheii and we
killed Madame Japy. Madame stein
he'll is innocent"
Meantime Le Febvre facing the court
. and spectators from behind the little
rail, where he had taken his position
TO make his confession. proceeded TO
tell how the killing had been accom-
, plshed.
''Where is your accomplice2" thund-
cred DE Wales, as he concluded. He
was a Pole. and he has been dead for
some time" replied lie Hebvre calmly
The judges ordered lie Febvre lock-
cd up.
j. Mrs steinhen was revived and
u brought back TO the court room. Hel
Al appearance was the signal for an out
i- bust OF emotion on the part Of thos
o. in the court room. The court ofncer
c. had dirculty IN preventing demon
We stration. but Quiet WAS finally reA ore
ne and once again Madame steinntit w
he placed on tho stand and the eNamin
'as tion- ressap,se- nz.=z--z--ss
M But the interruption had given
4. new courage and she returned bf
y liantly TO her defense from tho biti
~ sarcasm and bitter denunciation Of !
- Wales.
he The story Of lie Febvre. who va
bo well dressed and appeared TO be OF goo
D. address. bears out the oriinagl stor
Z, OF Madame Steinheii regarding tn
"a crime. She said that the murder wa
- committed by three bearded men
a..
~ by red haired woman. An investi
~ CATION will at once be made OF IA
m Febvros story and OF his sanity.
s: Madame steinheil. the terrible ordea
ne Of examination interrupted, sat breath
re- less while the man made his admis
ne sion. She scarcely appeared alive az
mr. he concluded and she collapsed IN he'
chair
ne Before the sensational inciden
ed Madame Marguerite Steinheil resumes
t. the stand in her trial for the murde
en- Of her relatives to-day. Despite he
four-hour ordeal of yesterday. she wa
prepared TO fight her way through al
other mass of accusations and 81
brilliantly parried the thrusts OF Pres
dent Judge De Wales, who under Il
II French law is also the prosecuting O
~ hcer.
Long before the time for.the trl
D. the court yard Of tho Palais de Justi'
,s was filled TO overfiowing with crow
81 anxious TO see the ''red widow und'
~ the ordeal. The officers admitted onl
,~,, the prescribed one hundred 70 the coui
md room. however.
al Madame Steinhen gained the syn
,er pathy of many of the spectators whei
~ in answer 10 De Wales accusation
an that her stories of the tragedy do no
IN agree. she retorted:
When Presiding Judge De Wales re
sumed his examination Of Madam
~ SteinheiI she imediately resorted to he
.eu tactics OF yesterday She became j
turn pitiful and menacing, implorin
N and Indignant.
you are a great actress" remarke
10 De Wales. "You play your part we'll
lse ALAS IL is not acting" retorted Ma
dame Steinheil, II am but poor woma
rt, fighting for her life"
he MY examination was a martyrdor
his When a poor. weak woman has been Il
seven hours day for many days und
the badgoring of a magistrate who new
ceases to repeat Il know you are guilt
You killed your husband and your mot
n or; when your mind is tortured and 70
~ spirit broken contradictions are not u
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