Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-11
IRy Associated Press !

PARIS, Nov. 10.-No servant ever
fought more loyalty for her mistress
than did Mariette Wolf, cook in the
Steinheil household, when called to-
day as a witness in the trial of Nine.
Steinheil. charged with the murder of
her husband and step-mother.
When the judge had led her through
a labyrinth of contradictory statements
he suddenly challenged her with this
abstract from her original deposition:
when Nine. Steinheil learned that
her husband was dead she CALCULATED,
at last l am free.
Without the least hesitation the
servant replied
mo, l have been misquoted. What
Madame Steinheil haid was. at last
L am alone"
The witness insisted the wife was
devoted to her husband.
The womans testimony aroused
much interest in the court room, as
she is suspected of holding the key 90
the mystery.
AS a witness she was reticent and
volunteered nothing, replying frequent
ly, Il do not know" or Il do not re-
member"
Describes Home
Judge de Valles induced the witness
to describe the Steinheil home and
tell how Nine. Steinheil had leased
Green Lodge" in order that she might
there receive her lovers. 1t vas then
she had expressed the opinion that
Adolphe Steinheil was ignorant Of his
wife's intrigues that the witness was
confronted with the deposition which
she made for the police soon after
the tragedy.
Mariette Wolf contradicted testi-
mony given yesterday by Barby, the
newspaper photographer. She had
! never stated, as Barby had said, that
she would deny everything if Nine.
Steinheil were arrested. The witness
was confronted with Barby, and re-
peated her denials in his presence.
Several stormy scenes occurred dur
ing the day At one point Nine. Stein
he'll interrupted angrily and shouted
defantly that if ii were true that she
had received $1,000 from her lover,
Chounard, the iron manufacturer he
had made a hundred times that amount
from clients whom she had brought
him.
Also Aids Woman
The testimony of Mariette Wolf. like
that of her son, Alexandra, who fol-
lowed her on the stand. was wholly
| favorable to the defendant. Alexandra
admitted that the accused woman ha-
been in the habit of addressing him
as Thou" and that she had kissed
| him on New Years day.
He offered the opinion that Nine.
Steinheil had been led to accuse hin
through suggestions on the part of the
police reporters.
Further testimony to the defendants
advantage followed. Among the wit
Inesses was nurse who had cared for
the widow after the murders and had
testified originally that Nine. Steinheips
illness at the time appeared to her to
be feigned Today the nurse testi-
fed to the contrary.
Maurice Borderet, the wealthy mer-
chant and former friend of the pris-
oner, testified favorably for his old
time companion. One of the motives
alleged against Nine. Steinheil was a
desire to rid herself of her husband
in order that she might marry Bor-
deret.
The witness made an excellent i'm
preston upon the jury by the frank
ness with which he admitted his for
mer association with the accused. De
spite the revelation which had been
made to him concerning the woman's
character, Borderet could not be
shaken in his conviction that she was
wholly innocent of the crime.
He was rather vague in his replies
when questioned is to his Intentions
regarding marriage, but confirmed his
earlier testimony that Nine. Steinheil
telephoned him the day following the
murders,