Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-05
AWFUL ORDEAL OF
NINE. STE|NHE|L
During Examination Necessary to
Give Her Syrup Of Ether Sew
eral Times to Quiet Her.
THE JUDGE WAS MEMORABLE.
Doggcdly Forced Prisoner 10 Rctracc
step by step Her Actions During
Mouths Following Murder.

Paris. Nov. 5.-The Steinhell case
remained the center Of interest today.
Contrary to cxpectnGou. Ai,eamc
stolnheil again took the stand It being
decided TO resume the direct inter-
rogatory addressed to her yesterday.
she plainly showed the effects of the
trying ordeal she has passed through
during the last two days Great black
rings were under her eyes and her
face had the color Of putty. Neverthe-
less she rose to her feet when the in
quiry began, and responded bravcly 10
tho examination.
The presiding Judge. NJ. Dcvalles.
showed solicitation at the outset lest
the strain OF the previous days had
taxed the witness strength too So
verely but he was quickly reassured by
Madame Steinheil. who said
mo. ] am not at all fatigued.
In opening the proceeding Judge
Devalles dealt with the appearance
yesterday OF Rene Collard. an actor,
who caused a momentary sensation
by asserting he was the real assassin.
Judge Devalles disposed OF this Incl
dent as pure invention.
NOTHING But A JOKE.
1t is nothing more than q joke"
said the court "The inquiry has es-
tablished that this was a crackbrained
youth whose parents have stated that
he followed the case passiOnately, and
had previously attempted To Intervene
with anonymous letters addressed TO
the examining magistrate
Judge Devalles then turned his atten-
ton 10 Madame Steinhel lie con-
fronted her with various conflicting
statements she had made regarding
tho occurrences on the night of the
crime He also questioned her closely
on the involved financial condition of
the Steinheil household at the time of
| the murders.
Madame Steinheirs composure grad
ually gave way before the succession
Of sharp heterogeneous. Her feeling at
/ last found expression in an agonized
4 flood of words in which she appealed
/ 10 the jury TO believe 10 her innocence.
I complaining bitterly that VA the hour
I Of her misfortune she had been deserted
/ by high placed friends asserting also
I that society women who had frequent
/ ed her home had now deserted her.
/ Notwithstanding this passionate APP
| peal, Judge Devalles pursued his in
| terrogatories relentlessly. When he
| pinned her down with proof that she
I had concealed jewels that she after
| her back on him. and with crossed arms
and flashing eyes. admitted that she
had done so. justifying her action BY
the motheriy 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 revive tine
case last fan by an accusation against
young Wolf, the son of tho cook in the
Stelnheil household. was due TO the in
sistence Of her sweetheart, Maurice
Borderel the merchant whom IL was
supposed she desired 10 marry. and in
an EFFORT 10 clear herself
ALL FOR HER DAUGHTER.
"Borderel had passed out OF my
life said Nine. Steinheil. 'and | had
no thought OF him. Ny solicitation ,vas
10 save my daughters enga cement to
Pierre Bussion."
In an interview today Borderel re-
afirms his faith In the innocence OF
Nine. Steinheil, saying she knew mar
rage with him would he impossible
ana that therefore the alleged motive
OF the murder Of her husband was
untenable, He added.
she did not revive the case on my
account for she knew the woman
whom ] had loved was not the woman
whose lnlrigues with Faure. Chouan-
ard. Rlaincuurt and so many others
have been exposed"
The Judge continued doggedly 10
force the prisoner 10 retrace stem bv
step her actions during the feverish
months following the crime. confus-
ing her a. every turn with some new
story which she had told or compelling
her 10 explain over and over again
why she had accused wrongfully Bur
bingham. the American newspaper man.
couillard. the servant. aud Young
Wolf. Upon each Occa sion Nine. stein
he'll sought refuge behind the plea
that In her frenzicd desire 10 clear
herself from the awful imputation that
she had murdered her husband and
step-mother. she had acted upon any
suggestion that came into her head.
Judge DeValles was particularly
severe in his cross examination as 10
the lack of feeling displayed by the
prisoner az her siep-mothcr's funeral
Although todays session OF the court
did not begin until 1880 D. m. the
ordeal was So severe that before the
afternoon had passed 70 had been
| necessary 10 Interrupt tho proceedings
several times in order that the accused
women might hc given syrup of ether
90 quiet her