New-York tribune., 1909-11-13
A PLEA FOR DEATH
DP4HATTC SCENE At
,STETNHEII TRIAL.
Counsel for Prisoner Makes
Point AGAINST the 4d0o-
cate General.


-sse of Nine. SteirheiL which vas long.
-s-st-lly thought out and elaborate, was
s-s-y e1ective In It's conclusion. when he
lraplore6 the jury 70 bear IN mind the
terrible reflection of the faces of the as
sassins rhst must have remained on the
rstinss of the eyes OF the two victims.
9 Nine. Japy and Ai steinhen At these
-ords II Auhin. counsel for lime.
stsinhsii. turned toward the Advocate
General and asked AFTER al your
dark ana terminating insinustions as
20 rhs identity OF the assassins. can you
not frankly and honestly tel the Jury
a-ho the persons are whom you have in
rlinde Is II Maristrs wolnr Is II Alex
sn6re Wolne-
A. these words a tremendous burst OF
applause resouaded from al SIDES.
Nine Steinhen spranE TO her feet. pale
and tragic, and stood in an attitude ike
fhsr of AJAX defying the lightning.
President de Wales shouted silence"
and uttered a word Of command. Forth
With The Municipal Guards burst into the
courtroom. lined Up ia the aisIes and
established order.
toward Mairre Aubin and said. Il need
make no reply whatever 10 your Ques-
don" a murmCr Of public disapprovai
Rt these words was Immediately SUD-
pressed, and the court adjourned until
Tomorrow.
The object y Maitre Aubin in pro-
'roung this violent incident was prob
soly 20 GRACE from the minds OF the
JuryT1en the strong impression made by
the Advocate General at the close Of his
argument FOR the prosecution.
II Is somewhat significant thar neither
Nariette Woln nor her son Alexandra
was present at any time to-day in the
court although they had previously an
peared regularly. NO wolves in tbs
foio To-day" was the remark made bv
New York visitor. Jules Montant- who.
together with Henry Bernstein. PauI
Aoam and Abel Faivre. was in the court
to-day during the trial
Paris, Nov -2-The entire .ssSto, n, -.
steinheh murder case to-day was taken N
NiIn an irlpassioned plea oy Advocate cen
e-s- 4rouard Role sor the conviction Of
me woman who = charged with having
sl--ed Ler husband and her stepmother. ana
since Nine SJeinheiPs counsel. Il. Aubin Is
Vet 20 be heard. doubt has arisen whether
ne fate of The woman viii be given into
ne hands Of ire jury tomorrow
TIE prosecutor showed no mercy IN his
address % the jury He painted the ae-
cas@d woman n TIE blackest OF colors-as
ne most wicked type ot woman. a horn
tar, and as one whose whole Lise. before
-
ron of her guilt He developed the theory
that 'atler The rich and generous Iov.r-
ChouHns-1, abandoned her. IN 1907. Nine.
hielnhsl realized she was almost a. TIE
nd OF her yether. end said when she sot
Mzurios Bcrderel n her clutches she vas
oeterrnineo 20 hold him. even AZ the price
n, murder
Against M-re- stsiaheE's story that burg
lsrs had committed the crime. the prose
-utor Insisted that they were u,vrbs. sns
ne undertook 70 reconstruct the scenes
which happened. saying that while the sc-
cused woman and her sccomplices were
-y-ng Mne- Jspy. II. Steinheu was aroused
by ire noise and sumped out OF bed
rhereCpon uhey attacked and killed hin
and. returning 70 Nine Jspy-s room. found
her n = bad fright
NJ R,olle even undertook 70 account .or
-cre after the murder sdvancine the
-heory rhst Nine Steinhesl IN her anguish
"ou-d not endure the ticking An expert
-esuaed a. rhe trial mat The clock had
neer stopped hv hand as II was being
wound UD
IRE argument of II Rfole left the in
rrsssion that the testimony On which II
vas 5zsed vas TOO oonhicting and that
hrs me spun presumpt,ons were TOO pre-
~,ze. leaving him vulnerable 70 his an
-zEonlsr. n Aubtn The after made q
noir- g the Close OF thesp-osecauor's sd-
dress when h challenged n Riolle 20
gre me ranes o. alleged aooomplioes
--cNaN NAY. ADDRESS JURY.
r--oughout Lhe day Mrse steiaheil
-=emsd terrih-- depressed cSot once did
s1e i-terrupr the proceedings. though fire.
-r-l- she clercled her Esrs and show ed
E-EHs Of anger when the prosecutor made
---tl---s~lT -lious insinEsricns against
rsr u Is understood that az the conclu-
SION ~ n Aubin address Nine Steinhetl
-lls ro take advantage OF the privilege
accorded IN accused person and address
r-e 'u-~ IN her own behalf This would
make d.a2stic climax. and II Is ex-
5s-I-5. would have powerful innuence on
ole which tonight is reported 20 be
.--rat4r- 1- TO Ter E-lIT nT frnC-
TvC fltlE. must be rennem bered IN con-
rsrf-g- With French verdict First the
fals~t4t. Fof- prevails rhe foreman az the
p-rT hsvinE tTo votes Il there be a rte:
-e5-1. r-a- r-e jurors are rot confined
~ are permitted 10 return 70 -heir homes
- --s-t where they are sub jectsd 10 the
possible influence 4 their wives L IS 70
-c--ols mat whereas e majority OF The
men -ere tlvor the acouittsl OF Nine
--e-llell. -le women are practically unani-
nous l- vie belief thar she IS guilty.
'Ll-e Steinheil is being deluged with
e-tel- u every character. many OF them
~or-a-r-rs offers ~ marriage y she 8 &C.
fIlttec. Enterr-i-.-.g theatrical managers
are crying 20 arrange for her Immediate
appearance gr rl- stage after release. one
'zrg one-e1 S-.3oo for shirtv appear
s1ces Nine slzlnneI r. reDresenteS as
-sv-Is t-rovT rle-~ letters away IN =
-a1n- Ncl--sosuec women rranagad 70
saLa entrance - rl.e gloomy. sitting coura-
foon today 20 hear the concluding zrgu-
IeDtA- Anne. sLeluheI dearhlv male.
wslkec uraicsl into rae coUrtroorn. but
rer step was mechanical and her arms
n-ng llmp.y al her sides Wien she had
faken her place in the dock she seemed
czr--y no have tne strength 20 look about
ler and sat with lowered eyes ike one in