The Cairo bulletin., 1909-11-08
COILS TIGHTEN
ON STt|NHE|L
ACCUSED SERVANT ON STAND
DAMAGING EVIDENCE
AGAINST DUBARRY.
She WAS LOOSELY TIED
On Night of Murder--Contradic
Evidence as to Manner In Which
She Was Tied-Dog Or
dered Removed.

fdTlS, NOV. mime. SJelnneli,
who was led fainting from the court
room Friday, was not called to the
stand when the trial was resumed
Saturday, somewhat to the disappoint-
ment of the spectators. Those who
had witnessed the dramatic situation
of the past three days were prepared
for new thrills today. The court,
however, elected to continue the eX-
animation of the states witnesses,
which was begun after the accused
woman had collapsed.
The prosecution had announced that
it would call 67 witnesses and three
of these were heard late Yesterday.
The opening examination today was
along the same lines, police witnesses
being introduced to describe the ap-
pearance of the Steinheil home imme-
diately after Adolphe Steinheil and
his motherin-law. Nine, Japy, had
been murdered. The purpose of the
testimony was to show that there
were no evidences of a genuine char
acter to support the claim of the wild
ow that robbery was the motive for
the crime.
AS upon preceding days, everyone
who had been granted permission to
hear the case has been on hand early.
The intense interest of the public con-
tinues, sympathy of the publicehow
tinues, sympathy for the prisoner hav-
ing failed to dull the edge of expect
ancy or lessen the eagerness to learn
the latest sensation of the now fa-
nous case.
Servant on Stand.
The first witness called today was
Remy Couillard, formerly a servant
in the Steinheil household, but who
is now in the military service. he
appeared in the uniform of dragoon.
1t was Couillard who found Nine.
Steinheil bound and gagged in her
bed, and the bodies of her husband
and step-mother in adjoining rooms.
He recounted today the story which
he had told the police, but nothing
new was developed,
In his examination special empha-
sis was laid upon the condition in
which Nine. Steinheil was found, and
the way in which she was bound and
gagged. Soon after the crime Couil-
lard left teh service of Nine. Steinheil
and on Nov. q, 190S he was arrested
upon suspicion of being implicated
in the murders.
A pearl which Nine. Steinhei
claimed was stolen from the home at
the time Of the murders had been
found in his pocket but after he had
been held in Jail several days he was
released upon confession of Nine.
Steinhel that she had placed the jew
el in his pocket.
Was Loosely Tied,
She claimed that she had become
convinced that the servant was guilty
and believing that if arrested would
confess, she planned to bring him into
the custody of the police.
Couillard's testimony was damaging
to the defendant. He insisted that
when he found Nine. Steinheil she
told him only Of burglary. making
no mention of her husband and step
mother who lay dead in their rooms.
He said the gag w's not in her
mouth but in the pillow upon which
hnn rngfn %n
tied in front of her, and not behind
her back, as she had testified, the wit
ness said, and both the ropes about
her wrists and ankles were loosely
bound
Moreover, the witness said that af-
ter the police had arrived, and the
woman had told them the story of the
murders. the telephone bell rang, and
Nine. Steinheil, who had been feign-
ing illness and pain, ordered him
from the room and springing from her
bed answered the telephone.
During the testimony the prisoner
interrupted repeatedly, denying most
of Couillard's statements as fast as he
made them.
Removed Watch Dog.
The questions of Judge de Vailles
emphasized the Importance to the
state of Couillard's testimony. The
questioning brought out the state
ment that the alleged murderess had
ordered that their watch dog be re-
moved from the house on the night
preceding the murder, She explained
her desire to get rid of the animal,
the witness said, on the ground that
it was ill-smelling and also sometimes
damaged the pictures in her hus-
bands studio.
Couillard was followed on the stand
by police witnesses.
During the afternoon much contra
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