Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
Pandemonium in Court When
Verdict Is Announced.
COUNSEL HUGS WIDOW
Prisoner, Collapsing, Supported to
Bar to Hear Fate.
WILD 0uTBURsT OF CHEERS
Lifting Of the Bolts" Immediately
After Acquittal, and She Is Hur-
ried Away in Automobile.

PARIS, November 14.-Mme Margher-
ita Steinheil was acquitted by a Jury
at an early hour this morning of the
murder of her husband. Adolph Stein
he'll. noted painter. and her step
mother, Nine. Japy.
am. after two and a half hours de-
liberation. during which the jury thrice
summoned the president OF the court
for explanations. thus proving that the
original majority was for conviction.
To some degree sentiment and a
stuffy, crowded courtroom favored the
prisoner. The delay caused much ap-
prehension. With the first appearance
of the jury. however. several of whom
were smiling. an instructive feeling Of
acquittal flashed through the court
room.
A dramatic scene followed. The red
robed judges and counsel filed in and
took their places. Every eye was riv-
eted on the door through which the
prisoner should enter, but she did not
appear.
NJ. de Wales, the presiding Judge, turn
ed to the jury and said
Have you reached a verdict?'
The foreman arose and replied:
"On our conscience we answer No to
every question"
Pandemonium in Court.
A salvo Of .'bravos'' followed this an
nouncement. Perfect bedlam broke loose
NJ Aubin, counsel for Nine. Steinheil,
embraced his colleagues. Men and women
in the rear of the hall jumped and
screamed for joy.
The Judge threatened to clear the
courtroom. When a semblance of order
was restored. he called:
Bring in the accused
Fully two minutes passed before the
black-robed figure. with a white face
dropping on her breast, appeared In the
gendarme. The woman swayed and
seemed to be fainting.
In response to a wild outburst of cheers
she lifted her head and looked about
smiling family in Acknowledgement. Then
she tottered forward and sank on the
| floor beside the rail-
When the judge pronounced the verdict
her faint murmur OF thanks was hardly
heard; An instant after NJ. Aubin was
over the rail. lifting her in his arms.
The crowds surged forward i'm a solid
wall. making the rafters ring with cheers
Outside the gloomy courthouse tens of
thousands. who had been waiting for
| hours, took up the cry. Special editions
of the papers spread the news like wild
fire through the boulevards. where thou
sands more were waiting I'm front of the
cafes. and the same scenes of rejoicing
were witnessed there.
Nine. Steinheil Set Free.
After being assisted out Of the court
room Mime. Steinheil was conducted from
the building by one of the numerous SUBJ
terranean passages. The French pro-
cedure requires the formality of lifting
the bolts" before the definite release of
the prisoner.
The ceremony of nberating Nine Stein
he.i occurred soon after her acquittaI
The woman. heavily veiled, accOmpa MED
BY a relative and one of her lawyers, en-
tered a high-powered automobile and
dashed away to an unknown destination.
hotly pursued by newspaper reporters
1t is understood that the jury stood nine
for acquittal and three for conviction
The last day Of the trial was given over
largely to the argUmeut Of NJ Aubin