The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-11-12
Wealthy Merchant Testifies
For Accused Woman.
DECLARES SHE is. INNOCENT.
Maurice Borderel, Whom 1t Was
Said She Wanted to Marry,
Confirms Story That She
Telephoned to Him.

Paris, Nov. 11.-At the continuation
Of the trial Of Nine. Steinheil for the
murder Of her husband and stepmoth-
er a witness Of much interest was
Maurice Borderel, the wealthy mer-
chant and former friend Of the pris-
Oner.
One Of the motives alleged against
Nine. Steinheil was a desire to rid
herself of her husband in order that
she might marry Borderel. The mer-
chants testimony was distinctly IA
The witness also made an excellent
impression upon the jury by the frank
ness with which he admitted his for
mer association with the accused.
Despite the revelations which had
been made to him concerning the wo-
mans character, Borderel could not
be shaken in his declaration that the
woman was wholly innocent Of the
crime laid at her door. He was rather
vague in his replies when questioned
as to his intentions regarding a re-
marriage, but confirmed his earlier
testimony that Nine. Steinheil tele-
phoned him on the morning following
the murders.
During his examination Borderel
was asked whether he had previously
testified that when discussing the diff
ficulties in the way of their marriage
Nine. Steinheil had said: "One never
knows. Let us wait events" The
witness denied that he had so testi-
fed.
At one time, when the Judge had
pointed out discrepancies between the
testimony given at the preliminary
hearing and that offered in defense,
Nine. Steinheil cried out that this COM
parison was unfair, inasmuch as Mag
istrate Andre, who had heard the orig
inal testimony, was prejudiced against
her.
No servant ever fought more loyal
ly for her mistress than did Marietta
Wolf, the cook in the Steinheil house
hold, when called as witness in the
trial of Nine. Steinheil for the mur.
der Of her husband and stepmother
When the Judge had led her through
labyrinth Of contradictory state
ments he suddenly challenged the wit
ness with this abstract from her Origi
nal deposition:
when Nine. Steinheil learned that
her husband was dead she calculated
AT last l am free!"
Without the least hesitation the serv
ant replied:
"No. 1 have been misquoted. What
madame said was, AT last 1 an
alonev"
The witness insisted that the wife
was devoted to her artist husband.
Next to the prisoner, Marietta Vol
excited the most interest in the court
room, as, in the popular mind, she IL
suspected of holding the key to the
mystery of the Steinheil home. Sht
was gowned in black, and her attitude
was as somber as the clothes she wore
Judge de Wales with considerable
difficulty induced the witness to de
scribe the Steinheil home and tell how
Nine. Steinheil had leased Greer
lodge in order that she might there re
ceive her admirers.
! Marietta declared that Nine. Stein
he'll had always shown herself yer!
fond of both her husband and he
mother, and she volunteered the fur
ther statement that Steinheil occasion
ally took opium.
At one point Nine. Steinheil inter
rupted angrily and shouted defiantl.
that If it was true that she had re
ceived 81 200 from Chounard, the irol
manufacturer, he had made hundret
times that amount from clients whom
she had brought him.
The testimony of Marietta Wolf, lik
that of her son, Alexandra, who fol
lowed her on the stand, was who'll.
favorable to the defendant. Alexan
Dire admitted that the accused womai
had been In the habit Of addressing
him as "Thou," and that she had kiss
ed him on New Years day.
Further testimony to the advantag
of the defendant was developed fror
the witnesses who followed. Anon
these was a nurse who cared for tn
widow after the murders and who tel
tilted originally that Nine. stsinhel'
illness at the time appeared to b
feigned. She now testified to Just tn