The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-06

EXHAUSTED
She Asserts Innocence in
Plea to Jury
---
in A PASSIONATE APPEAL
She Explains Varying Stories-All for
Daughters Sake, She Says-Ac-
tors Confession" of Crime
Untrue.
I'm A PASSIONATE APPEAL

Paris, Nov. 6.-The steinheil case
was again the center Of intense interest
yesterday Contrary to expectation,
Madam Steinheil again took the stand,
IL having been decided to resume the al
rect interrogatory address to her We'd
nesday. She plainly showed the effects
OF the trying ordeal she had passed
through during the last two days. Great
black rings were distingushable under
her eyes and her face was almost color
less.
The presiding Judge, M. De Wales,
showed solicitation at the outset, lest
the strain Of previous days had taxed
the woman's strength too severely, but
he was quickly reassured by Madame
Steinheil, who said:
"No, am not all fatigued.'
In opening the proceedings, Judge
De Wales dealt with the appearance
Wednesday Of Rencollard, an actor, who
caused a momentary sensation BY as
sorting that he WAS the real assassin.
Judge De Wales disposed OF this incl
dent as pure invention.
ut Is nothing more than a joke"
said the court The inquiry has estab-
lished that this was crack Drained
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.
Madame SteinheiI's eomposure grad
ually gave way before the succession Of
sharp Interrogation in an agonized flood
Of words IN which she appealed to the
jury To believe in her innocence.
Notwithstanding this passionate ap-
peal Judge De Wales pursued his in.
terrogatories relentIessly. When be
pinned her down with proof that she
wards said had been stolen, she turned
her back on him and with crossed arms
and flashing eyes admitted that she had
done so, justifying her action by the
motherly instinct OF shielding her
daughter.
The hearing was then adjourned.
The method of Judge Wales In brow
beating the woman in his interrogatio
has shocked such Americans and Eng
lishmen al have been present at the trial
and even the French, accustomed TO
such procedure, express their disappro
baton.
Nine. Steinheil's skin IN defending
herself Is largely responsible for this
sympathy among her countrymen. She
has shown herself To he high spirited
woman whom no amount OF cross-ex-
animation can shake and who apparent
L.. T. IA. Al a. al H.
cence at every opportunity. For in
stance, Judge Wales stated yesterday
that the prosecution might have con-
tended that the defendant had an ac-
complete, but he added. chat is not its
contention. IL maintains that you alone
assassinated your mother and husband.
Nine. Steinheil replied. "Why not add
in order to marry NJ. Bordered'1 and
to the courts protest against such i'm
terruptions she said. Fl shall interrupt
every time yon call me an assassin"
There was a stir al anticipation In
the court room when for the first time
the name Of the late President Felix
Faure was mentioned IT has been said
that Mime. Sfeinheil was with Faure the
night Of his death and the more sensa-
tional writers have intimated that she,
as the tool Of the anti .Dreyfus faction,
even caused the presidents death. This
has 80 far lacked any substantiation,
however IT was in reference to two
cards, one for an exhibition of H. Stein
heil's pictures and another a visiting
card Of Nine. Maseline, en- artist, that
Faure's name was mentioned "She
Mime. Maselinel painted q portrait Of
NJ. Faure and in her house you FIRST met
the president" stated Judge Wales.
mo- Mme steinheil replied, Il met
the president IN the Alps.
This line of inquiry was not followed
up BY the court, to the general disap-
pointment Of the spectators.