Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-11
government RESTS.
N sTEINHE|L CASE
,,DuIar Opinion Is That pr0'ecu-
ivan ,i0n Mas Not Made a Case
AGAINST Defendant.
COURT CANNOT BE 8LuFFEO.
81. threatened to Make "Rere-
Nn,a ' . was Told Was at Liberty
:, Tell What she Liked

- ,t-rhe state this after
fa''s ~. Ms case against Nine
s1 n.sll accused Of numbering her
s' s.Dd Adoipho stenhel ana ner
hs0." s,,er Nine Japy. The defense
Fei-''. ..ostionine It's witnesses.
' ~ popular opinion is tha' ene
lns Kan has not made out case
li0 ,,bo prisoner, and that she VIII
\ sNultied. uas closing
~, as the prosecution was c'os, ,,s,
y prisoner renewed the lnpi'.u
us me had several times made 10
ln''-, mr. s.sudal that would involve
puus s. n high standing but again
N me previous locations Judge
T.arss, imitation to proceed win
D''- .,..l,tions" was met with silence
N.' .,s, contains interesting chap
tors she cried.
Judge Deyalles promptly ana sle'"
n relied
you are at perfect hpe''F ~ soy
en.ln"'ss ,.irhen however, went no
further and tne sVfei
declared closed. ....,,a,,ced bv the
~, vas a chauffeur who testified
49, sieinheH gave him - Tor tryihs
. lsafe the "bluc automblie when
y re,.ofted 10 have been seen in 'front.'
~ stelnheil home IN the lmpasse
p,nsln al o'clock on the evening OF
the crime
IA. testimony was intended 10 show
-. No steinheil was anxious 10
t,',,'sr the Identity Of the assassins.
rr,shsr testimony for the defense
"A yicen by NJ Scheffcr, an onicer OF
snsrv who 90 years ago had corr
..'aolsted marriage with Nine. stem
s,T, N paisant, an attorney, ana other
sss,ss al The Steinheil family. All
.ns's smnhaszed their conviction that
M ranan loved her husband aud
's,,.nothcr and was therefore innocent
u,fsrs the Judge advocate began his
.,g.msnt for the state. Judge Devales
sr,ouresd that he would raise later
N, ouastlon on the prisoners compile
~ 10 he crimes as Demonstration IN
tHe EVIDENCE presented
rhs statement by tho president OF
nfoeR Was taken TO indicate his IN
t,aGon Of abandoning the original
ehare which held Nine. Steinheii a
vad,al IN the crime.
ARGUMENT FOR STATE.
rssfd Reono opened his argument for
n state BY warning the Jurors not 10
B .aayed By the public opinion out
81 he court which for is months has
| ien absorbed i'm the case or cOnfound-
| q by the conflicting statements sub
nued to them. lie insisted their duty
vas to weigh the decisions OF Judge
Dsgallss who had sifted impartially
al enormous mass Of evidence consti-
iutng $500 documents and examined
witnesses. 10 Of whom we're experts.
The advocate dealt severely with the
sgcused. laying as the foundation of
is case against her the exhibition OF
wat be called her reticence. contra
tftlons and lies While admitting the
PHYSICAL charms aud mental attain.
rents o. the prisoner the judge adj
'oste Insisted her whole life had been
FneTied and sensuous.
he painted a pathetic picture Of the
sisinhell home, claiming that the hus-
ahd had held his silence amid the
shame Tor the sake OF their daughter.
BE- declared Madame Steinheils love
STAR with Maurice Rorderel, the mer-
cant vas discovered by the husband,
Ud that this precipltated the murders.
Ne described Marictte Wolf the cook,
vho testified for the defense. In repug-
fani terms. concluding: with such a
lieutenant "a woman might undertake
any deeds"