Evening journal., 1909-11-05
HIS CONFESSION
PROVES A HOAX
Trial Of Madame SteinheiI For
Alleged Murder Proceeds
in Paris

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
PARIS. Nov. with fearful appeal
ing smile at the jury that is trying her
for her life, Madame Marguerite Stein
he'll staggered from tho witness stand
to-day in her trial for the murder OF her
husband and mother, at the end Of three
days Of battling against continuous brutal
browbeating and bullying by President
of the Assize Court, Judge de Vailes the
prosecutor general and the other members
Of the court The wan, haggard almost
feeble figure that stumbled from before
the tribunal ot-day was but a wrath Of
the brilliant woman whose beauty cap
tivated French presidents and politicians,
and whose influence swayed French poll
tics.
To the end OF the terrible inquisitlon,
Madame tSeinheil preserved her dramatic
emotional attitude. AS De Wales, almost
exhausted himself by the terrific deluge
OF questions and accusations that he
poured at the woman, motioned her away,
indicating that her examination was con-
cluded. she grasped weakly at the wooden
railing beside her. then with a sudden
Strengthening Of her slight body gained
control Of herself and stumbled heavily
to a chair beside her counsel Maitre Au-
bin
At no point in her three days ordeal
/ did Madame Steinhmeil make an adj
mission damaging her case. She held
| steadfastly TO her story that her hus-
band and mother we're murdered by
three men and a woman, the former
clothed in long robes and the latter a
red haired female. Clever, sarcastic
cross-examination and brutal denunci-
alton failed to shake her.
The trend Of the governments prooi
in establishing a motive for the mur
der was revealed shortly before she
was excused when De Wales quest
ioned her at length on her relations
with NJ Borderel, who she admits wa
her lover. and to marry him, the Stat
contends, she murdered her husband.
'eWhy did you return TO Borderel
your lover. after your husband wa
dead" asked De Wales. This CAV
Madame Steinheil opportunity for an
other emotional display.
"The whole world was against me.
she sobbed, stretching her arms towar
the Jury. ''I had no one to turn tC
Every one believed I had committe
the crime. Alone-with no one to lea
on revived my love after a Will
with M. Borderel'
Here she gave way entirely to he
emotion and a recess was taken to al
low her time to recover.
Upon the resumption Of coui
Madame Steinheil explained her az
cusation Of her servant, Remy Coui
lard, whom she charged with the mul
der claiming to have found a pearl
his possession which she said wa
stolen the night OF the murder. 81
said that she was driven TO accul
Couillard by newspaper men, anan.
nous letters and several of her frien,
who were certain the servant WI
guilty.
Lefebre is IN despair to-day over t
failure OF his attempt to save Aiadai
stelnhen. When he was taken frc
the court room after his dramatic CO
fession. the authorities, who suspected
hoax, took him before a magistrate
examination. For several hours he pl
tested that he was the murderer. II
he and his companion, disguised-he
woman's dress and his companion in
long robe-had picked the lock Of
steinhen house in the Impasse Rons
that they had killed Adolphe steinh
and Madame Japy; that they then h
bound and gagged aMdame steinheil a
escaped.
Buth. the pale youth could not withsta
the batting Of the officials and finally tel
fully admitted that his story was fal
Lefebvre whose real name is Rene G
lard, will be examined by commissi
- to determine his sanity. II he is fou
mentally sound he will undoubtedly
sentenced to long term in prison on
charge OF hindering the cdministrati
Of justice.