Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-13
SUBSTITUTE IN JURY BOX
Trial Delayed for Investigation Of
Chairman's Illness.
AUBIN SPEAKS FOR DEFENSE
Rehabilitates Character Of Nine.
Steinheil-Denies She De-
serves to Be Pilloried.

PARIS, November 3-There was a de-
lay at the opening Of the steinheil case
this morning because Of the non-appear-
ance of the chairman Of the jury.
Judge Wales suspended the hearing
while an investigation was being made.
When the hearing was resumed an hour
later the Judge read a telegram from
the absent juryman saying he was III.
Judge Wales swore in an ofhcial doctor
and sent him to examine the missing
juryman. In the meantime the hearing
was again suspended.
Marietta Wolf was present In court.
She was all smiles and her appearance
showed big improvement over the fixed.
determined look she wore when testifying
Thursday.
Each time the Judge entered the room
while waiting for the missing juryman
she advanced toward the witness stand.
She was apparently determined to inter-
vene, presumably in connection with the
insinuations OF the advocate general yes
terday as to her connection with the MUIR
der.
Problems Before Jury.
When the pleadings In the Steinheil
case are all in the jury will be locked up
to study the appended questions. Whether
the answers are yea or nay q majority
vote of the jury will decide.
First-Is Nine. Steinheil guilty OF the
voluntary homicide Of her mother7
Second-Is Nine. Steinheil guilty Of the
voluntary homicide Of her husband?
Third-Were these homicides premedi-
tated?
Fourth-Did the second homicide pre-.
cede, accompany or follow the firstf
These subsidiary questions will also be
submitted:
First-Is it established that a voluntary
homicide was committed on Mme. Japy?
Second-Is Nine. Steinheil guilty Of hav-
ing Willingly aided in this homicide?
Third-Was Nine. Japy Nine. Stein
heil's legitimate mother?
Fourth-Is 1t established that Q volun-
tary homicide was committed on M
Steinheil?
Sixth-Did the homicide Of NJ. Steinheil
precede, accompany or follow the volun-
tary homicide on Nine. Japyf
Seventh-Is Nine. 6teinheil guilty OF
aiding therein?
mother Is explained by the fact that the
French code allows no extenuating cir
cumstances for paracides.
Substitute Juryman Appointed.
The doctor who was appointed to ex.
anime the sick juryman reported that
he was really Ill. Another turyman waa
appointed to take his place and the trial
was resumed.
AS Maitre Aubin. counsel for Nine.
Steinheil. was about to begin. Mariette
Wolf advanced and said to Judge
Wales:
Il was among the witnesses. I wish
to protest against the insinuations that
my son and myself are assassins."
Judge Wales replied: Nobody named
YOU"
Mariette-No. but the advocate general
accused US.
Judge Valles-what do you wish?
Mariette-1 demand apologies.
But" interposed the advocate general,
II did not name YOU.
Maitre Aubin asked that note be taken
of the fact that Mariette had not been
named by the advocate general.
Judge Wales made the note as request
ed. He added that NJ. Aubin had asked
the advocate general yesterday whom he
meant when an accomplice was referred
to. and the prosecutor made no reply.
Aubin Speaks for Defense.
Maitre Aubin began his address by
pointing out that eighteen months of in
QulIy INTO Inc CllIn0p "h2Sh yiCioro AoSooS
pages Of evidence. had resulted in an &C.
cusation about which the prosecution
could not be precise and which had been
changed In form twice within q few min.
utes, the question Of unexplained com.
plicity and the Intervention Of an un-
named accomplice having been raised.
Maitre Aubin pictured Nine. 6teinhetPs
life in far different terms to those used
by the advocate general. After reading
loving letters from her to her parents be-
fore her marriage to NJ. Steinheil. coun-
sci for the prisoner said:
IT ask no pedestal for her. Neither does
she deserve a pillory. / alone possess
the truth in regard to this case. for !
studied it twice as long az the advocate
general"
This Is the woman" said Maitre Au-
bin, after reading the letters to her par
ents, for who the advocate general
demands the death penalty. for that is
the penalty for an accomplish as well as
for the principal. although the advocate