The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-13
THE STEINHEIL
 .CASEREVIEWED
AFTER ARGUMENTS OF THE AT. ToRNEYS, THE CASE WILL
 BE GIVEN TO JURY.
Trouard Riolle, Attorney for Prose cution, Paints Her as One of BIackest of Criminals
 in History.

Paris. Nov. 12.-The entire session of the Steinheil murder case today was taken up with an impassioned plea by Advocate General Trouard Riolle for the conviction of the wo- man who is charged with having kill ed her husband her stepmother, and since Mme. Steinheiks counsel, NJ. Anbin, is yet to be heard, doubt has arisen to whether the woman will be given into the hands of the jury to- morrow.
 The prosecutor showed neither pity nor mercy in his address to the fury. He painted the accused woman in the blackest of colOts-as the most wicked type of woman, born liar. and as one whose life before and after the crime, justified the presumption of her guilt.
 He developed the theory that after the rich and generous lover, Chou anlard, abandoned her in 1907. Mme. Steinheil realized she was almost at the end of her tether and said when she got Bonderel in her clutches she was determined to hold him even at the price of murder.
 Mme. S-einhei's story that burglars had committed the crime. the prose cutor insisted. was myth and he un4 dertook to reconstruct the scenes that actually happened, claiming that while the accused woman and her accomplices were tieing Mime. Japy, NJ Stenheil was aroused by the noise and jumped out of bed. Thereupon they attacked and killed him and re- turning tio Mime. Japy's room, found her in bad fright.
 M. Tlouaqd Riole even undertook to account for the stopping of the clock in the Steinheil home ofter the murder advancing the theory that Mine. Steinheil. in her anguish, could not endure the ticking. An expert testified during the trial that the clock had been stopped by hand, as it was being wound up.
 The argument of NJ. Trouard Riolle left the impression that the testimony upon which it was based was too con ficting and that his fine spun pre- sumpicns were too precise leaving his vulnerable to his antagonist, NJ. Aubin
 The letter scored heavily at the con- clnsion of the prosecutors address when he challenged NJ Trouard Riol- le fo ngme Marietta Wolfe. the cook in the Steinhell home. and her son Alexandre. whom Riolle had hinted at as being the acecmpiices Of Mime. Steirheil.
 Throughout the day Mime. Steinheil seemed depressed Not once did she Interrupt the proceedings. though ire quently she clinched her fists and showed signs iof angerwhen the pnose. clutter made particularly odious insin- nations against her. Ii is remarked at the conclusion of NJ. Aubin's ad- dress, Mne. Steinheil intends to take Rdvan'age of the privilege accorded an accused person and address the jury In her own behalf This would make a dramatic climax and it is ex. pected to have powerful influence on the jury
 Two things must be remembered in connection with French verdict. First, the majority vote prevails, the foreman of the iury having two votes if there he tie; second. that the jurors are not confined. but are per mitted to reiur nto their homes at night where they are subjected to the possible influence of their wives.
 lt is notorious that whereas a ma iori'y of the men here favor the ac- 1uittal of Mme Steinheil, the women are practically unanimous in the be- lief that she is guilty Mime. Stein heil is being deluged with letters of every character. many of them con taining offers of marriage if she is acquitted.
 Enterprising theatrical managers are trying to arrange for her imme- diate appearance on the stage after relepse, one having offering $2000 Tor thirty appearances. Mme. Steinheil is represented as throwing these let. ters away in a mage.