The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-11-09
MIME. STEINHEIL ISDRIVEN WILD
 IMPROVEMENT
Special from United Press.)

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 Paris. Nov. e.-Fully as much mys- tery today surrounds the tria, of Mad anne Marguerite SteinheiI for the mur- der of her husband and mother as en- shrouds the crime with which she Is charged At every stage the proceed ings of the court grow more mixed. The most commonplace question put to an uninDortant witness seemed preg- nant with dire importance and the judge. jury and spectators. as well as the black clad prisoner, wait breath leSSly for an answer.
 Madame Steinheirs defense suffered the most damaging development of the trial today in the statement made by the widow immediately after the crime. that 23 pieces of 5ewelry were missing from the house. Witnesses today tes- titled that three of these pieces of jewelry were given to a jeweler by Madame Steinheil to be altered, and that four other pieces were found in the house after the murders. The i'm ference drawn by the prosecution is ing to make it appear that the motive for the crime was robbery.
 When the trend of this testimony be- came apparent Madame Steinbeil jumped to her feet to explain away the damaging statement she made af- ter the crime.
 'I was irresponsible when said those things. My husband and moth-
 
 not condemn me on that statement" she cried.
 De valles interrupted and tried to quiet her. but she would not be still. she shouted. 'T was a maniac driven wild by the excitement and the agony"
 It took some time to quiet the tumult that the woman aroused among the spectators.
 Several newspaper men testified re- garding Madame Steinheil's accusation of Alexander Wolf. son of Marietta Wolf, in the house at the time of the said, was in a state of wild excite ment, crying and talking hysterically. She talked excitedly for a moment with Mariette before talking to the
 At this point De vaIles turned to Madame Steinheil Did you try to kill yourself after Mariette's attempt?' he shouted. Alas. no" she replied
 The tide turned against Madame Steinheil today in her fight to escape the guillotine for the murder of her husband and mother. and toward the close Of th~ afternoon session her out look seer blacker than it has since the trial began. It was rumored that Marfette Wolf. cook in the Steinheil household at the. time of the crime. is to be arrested as an accomplice in the murders. and that a young official, son of a prominent politician. is also to- be arrested in connection with the case
 The sudden shifting in the trend of the testimony which until this after noon has been almost universally in hvor Of the little black clad woman PEho Is making her fight alone, came svhen a number of Journalists took the Of them. astounded the court room by opening his testimony with the state ment that Madame Steinheil, when he visited the house after the crime, had begged him to kill her although she had never seen him before.
 Just as she asked me to take her life" said Barby. while all the court room was in hush of expectancy, hold cook entered the room. She gazed intently at her mistress and rushing to her, threw her arms about her neck. As they parted. Madame steinheil said: Tn case I am arrested no one shall know a1l-'
 Fear nothing, I will deny all.' re- piled Mariette."
 Judge De valles jumped to his feet and turning to Mamade Steinheil. who crouched trembling in her chair. thuu- dered. ''Did you say that?" For fully a minute the accused woman was si- lent then. q don't remember" she whispered.
 Did you ask for strychnine later that you might kill yourself?" After another lengthy pause, Madame Stein kAsii jumped to her feet. 'I have told Pyou I don't remember" she cried. Then she turned to the jury.
 They are torturing me. killing me" she shrieked. How am I to know the things I did in those terrible hours If is worse than death to torture me"
 Another witness testified that when Msriette heard that her mistress had been arrested, she became crazed and threatened to kill herself.