The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-11
 EXCORIATES
 RED WIDOW
Special from United Press.)


 Paris, Nov. 11.-wfth a flood of in vective directed against Madame Stein hell. her parents and her associates, the prosecutor general this afternoon began his summarizing speech in the trial of Madame Steinheil for the mur- der of her husband and mother, hoping to bolster the tottering circumstantial case of the state. The summary was wordy, emotional and vituperative, but 1t contained little that to the ordinary mind would justify the sending of the Red Widow to the guillotine. All of the shame of Madame Steinheil's gal facts were shown to prove her guilty of the crime.
 The witnesses for the defense, some 25 in number, were sworn today and thei- testimony was brief. consisting mostly in insisting that Madame Stein hell could have had no motive for mur- dering her husband and mother.
 Shouting the most excoriating villi- dress by attacking the parents of the prisoner and reviewing the history of her childhood. Every childish fault of the woman on trial was amplified into a crime. The prosecutor walked up and down the narrow space before the tribunal shouting and waving his arms wildly
 The aspersions cast upon her par ents gave Madame Steinheil oppor- tunity for another Of the emotional displays which have characterized her conduct throughout the trial and which have earned her the reputation Of an unsurpassed tragedianne. She buried her head in her arms on the rarrow rail before her chair and sob bed aloud
 The prosecutor general reviewed the entire life of Madame Steinheil, SCOT ing her for her relations with her low ~.~~1 -L-- faithfulness to her husband which he said led to the murders. He made no mention of the late President of France. Felix Faure. although he spared none of the less noted lovers of Madame Steinheil-
 At the conclusion of the session to- day the prosecutor announced that he will take at least four hours tomorrow to complete his summary of the case.
 Paris. Nov. 11-"Beaten by its own ed today of the states case against Madame Marguerite Steinhel. on trial for the murder of her husband and mother. When the court opened today but one witness for the prosecution re- mained to be examined.
 In spite of it's bombast and inquis- ftory powers the state has been able to only build up totterfng circum- the prisoner has withstood the bullying | of the court has won her the open sympathy of the spectators and cannot have been without effect on the inn jury.
 Maitre Aubin will probably summar- ize for the defense on Saturday and Madame Steinheil will then be allowed 1 to make her final statement for which she has been making voluminous notes during the presentation of the trial. l That the verdict will favor Madame | Steinheil is the belief of those who | have watched the trial from the begin l hing. The clever woman has success fully either denied or nullified the l points upon which the authorities built ! their case. The motive which the prosecutor ascribed for the murders was eliminated yesterday when M. ! Borderel. former lover of the woman, ] testified that there had never been any 1 thought of marriage between Madame | Steinheu and himself. The testimony | of Mariette Wolf. confidant of Mad l anne Steinheil. almost completely off, set the damaging testimony of the | men who said the willow | wished to commit suicide after the | murder.
 When Madame Steinheil took her place in court today she seemed to have all the advantage possible for | successfully terminating the fight she Is making against the guillotine.
 M- Bordet, father-in-l2w of M. Japy, and Mime. Wolf were the opening wit nesses for the defense. They testified hat Madame Steinheil loved M. Japy and that the two women had always other unimportant witnesses gave sim r