The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-11-05
Paris Sensational Murder Case, in Which
Nine Steinheil Is Accused Of Killing
Her Husband and Mother

Paris. Nov 5.-The Steinheil case
remained the center of Intense inter
est today. Contrary to expectation.
Nine. Steinheil again took the stand.
it being decided TO resume the direct
interrogatory addressed TO her yoSter-
day. She plainly showed the effects
OF the trying ordeal she had passed
through during the last two days.
Great black rings were under her
eyes and her face had the color of put
ty. Nevertheless. she rose To her feet
when the inquiry began. and respond
ed bravely to the examination. The
presiding Judge, NJ DeValles. showed
solicitation at the outset lest the
strain of the previous days had taxed
tho witness strength too severely. but
he was quickly reasSurcd by Nine.
Steinheil, who said
NO, | am not at all fatigued."
In opening the proceedings, Judge
DeValles dealt with the appearance
yesterday of Rene Collard, an actor,
who caused momcntary sensation
by asserting he was the real assaS-
sin. Judge DeValles disposed OF this
Incident as pure invention.
1T is nothing more than a joke, .
said the court "The inquiry has eS-
tablished that this was a crack BRAIN
ed youth whose parents have stated
that he followed the case passionate
ly. and had previously attempted 10
intervene with anonymous letters ad-
dressed to the examining magistrate =
Judge DeValles then turned his at
tentlon to Nine Stelnheil. He con-
fronted her with various conflicting
statements she had made regarding
the occurrences on the night of tho
crime He also questioned her close
ly on the involved financial condition
of the Steinheil household at the timc
Of the murders.
Nine. Steinheil's composurc grad
ually gave way before the succession
OF sharp inteTogatorles. Her feeling
at last found oppression in an agon'
ICED flood of words IN which she ap-
pealed to the jury TO believe In her
innocence. complaining bitterly that
in the hour of her misfortune she had
been deserted by high-placed friends.
asserting also that society women who
had frequented her home had now de-
serted her.
Notwithstanding this passionate ap-
peal. Judge DeValles pursued bis In.
terrogatories relentlessly. When ho
pinned her down with proof that she
had concealed Jewels that she after
ward said had been stolen, she turn
ed her back on him and. with cross
ed arms and flashing eyes, admitted
that she had done go. Justifying her
action by the motherly instinct OF
shielding her daughter from the
knowledge that the jewels had come
from her lover.
The prisoner Indignantly denied
that her sensational attempt 10 re-
yiye the case last fall by an accusa-
ton against young Wolfe, the son of
the cook In the Steinheil household.
was due TO the insjstence of her
sweetheart, Maurice Borderel, The
merchant whom ii was supposed she
desired to marry, and In an effort 10
clear herself
-Borderel had passed out Of my
life" said Nine. Steinheil. and | had
no thought OF him My sole sohcita-
ton was 10 save my daughters en-"
gagement to Pierre Buisson."
In an interview today. Borderel re-
affirmed his faith In the Innocence OF
Nine Steinheil. saying she knew
marriage with him would be impossi-
BILE and that, therefore. the alleged
motive for the murder of her huS-
qAI
She did not revive the case on my
account for she knew the woman
lad loved was not the woman whose
intIiGues with Faure. Chouanard. Bal
incourt and so many others have
been exposed.
The Judge continued dogeedly to
force the prisoner to retrace step b.
step her actions during the feverish
months following the crime. confuS
ing her at every turn with some new
story which she had told or compell-
ing her to explain over and over again
why she had accused wrongfnlly Bur
lingham. the American newspaper
man, Coulllard. the servant, and
Young Wolf Upon each occasion
Nine. Stelnheil sought refuge behind
the plea that, in her trenzied desire
10 clear herself from the awfnl inn
pntation that she had murdered her
husband and mother, she had acted
upon any suggestion that came into
her head.
Judge DeValles was particularly Sc
we're In his cross examination as to
the lack of feeling displayed by the
prisoner at her mothers funeral.
Although today's session of the
court did not begin until 1880 p. M.
the ordeal was so severe that before
the afternoon had passed. 1t had been
to interrupt the proceedings
several times In order that the accuS-
ed woman might be given syrup of