The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-11-14
MADAME STE|NHE|L
IS FREED BY JURY
Expected Termination of Case
That Has Stirred the City
of Paris.
VERDICT OF JURY Is
RECEIVED WITH CHEERS
Prisoner COllapses and Is Car
ried Painting From Crowded
Courtroom.

PARIS, Nov. l3.-Mme Margherta
Steinheil WIS acquitted by the jury at
l2:l5 this morning of numbering her
husband, Adolphe SteinhciI, noted
painter and her tep-mother, Mmc. Japy
The verdict was rendered after two and
4 half hour S dellberation, during which
the jury three times summoned the pres
ident of the court for explanations, thus
proving that the original majority was
for conviction.
\ dramatic scene followed the jury s
appearance.
The red.robcd Judges and counsel fled
i'll and took their places. NJ. dc Wales.
the presiding Judge, turned TO the lGry
and asked.
Have you reached verdict9'
The foreman replied:
On our conscience we answer no TO
every question:
Verdict Is Cheered.
A salvo of 'bravos" followed this
and perfect bcdlam broke
loose NJ. Aubin. counsel for Mmc.
Stenbeil, embraced his colleagues. Meu
and women In the rear of the hall Jump
ed and screamed for 10Y. The Judge
W tlfdl lD' NDNllib'-'l <lii
when a semblancc Of order was restored
he called
Bring in the accused -
In two minutes the blacli-robcd fig
urc appeared III the doorway supported
on either side by Il gcnddrmc. The wo-
man swayed and seemed H. be fainting.
but IN response 10 a will outburst Of
cheers she lifted her head and louked
about, smiling family in acknowledg
.-l .,
sank on the floor beside the court
When the Judge pronounced the YER
Dict, her FAINT murmur o. thanks was
hardly heard.
An instant later NJ Anbin was over
the rail lifting her in his arms.
Whole City Interested.
The crowd surgcd forward, cheering
wildly. Outside the gloomy court tens
of thouss"ds who had been waiting for
her, took mp the cry. After being as
sisted out of the courtroom Nine Stein
he'll was conducted from the building
by one of the numerous subterraucan
passages. Where she was taken on. IS
not known, but probably she was cs.
,orted back TO st, LaZair prison ms the
French procedure requires the formaitr
IF ''litting the bolts - bcfo"c the def
mite reiease of the prisoner.
This ceremony will take place tomoy-
row
The last day of the trial was given
,ver largely to the argument of NJ.
Aubin. counsel for the prisoner. Speak
ng with much feeling. while admitting
he faults OF his client, he devoted some
me TO telling the story OF her life rs
,hild, wife and mother
- defend her with all my soul. - be-
aid, ''becausc ! believe her innocent.
hrcuva5 nJpun5 10 pearc
Nine Stcinhcil wcpt gently az her
zed her, NJ. Aubin maintaining that be
,njoyed the adulation of which she was
he object. If her husband knew Of
Ter intrigucs he never indicated if by
Yord or sign.
The counsel said he grcutly regretted
hat former President Faurc S name had
,c0n mentioned.
''Who can say he asked, Chow
ruch harm the pcrtdious insinuaiions
f which Nine, Stcinheil was the object
II connection with The former president
ave done her! | prefer not 10 Invoke
he shade Of this profound patriot
ere. -
After skctching the defendants in.
rigueS with Nj. Chouanard. Balincourt
nd Hurdcrel, he came 10 the crime, in.
lsting that the original story told BY
he accused was true. lie declared
be- cptirc circumslantial case of the
rosccution was u tissue laborlouslv
iabUrat"d on pr, ,sumptions without
hadow of direct proof
NJ ;Numn prolonged his plcadiug f;-
no the night.
Final Hours Dramatic
The courtroom was lighted with rlar-
~ chandeliers and was sitting hot
he Jury became restless, and several
omen sitting in the rear shrieked and
United.
The prisoner was u pitiful spectacle
al gradually fell forward. n cold
ycat turning her Iivid face u ghastlv
'een. \ doctor was called in and
ice administered restoratires. but
st before NJ Aubin finished the wo-
an S strength snapped. and with
nvulslve gesture she threw her arms
'cr the rail and collapsed in II fit Of
coping.
When the judge asked her if she had
'ything TO say she made no reply.
ears streamed from many eyes and
mute later. as the Jury retired, guards
ntIy lifted the limp figure and ear.
ed her from tHp