The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-14
Nine. Steinheil Declared Not
Guilty of the Murder Of Her
Husband and Stepmother
After Sensational Trial.
GREAT CHEERING WHEN
VERDICT WAS RETURNED
Prisoner Tottered Forward,
Sank on the Floor Beside the
Judge and Had to Be Car
RED from the Courtroom.
WILL BE SET FREE TODAY

Paris, Nov. 14.-Mme. Margherita
Steinheil was acquitted by jury at
1856 this morning of numbering her
husband, Adolphe Steinheil, a noted
painter, and her stepmother, Nine.
Japy. The verdict was rendered after
two and a half hours deliberatiou.
during which the jury three times
summoned the president of the court
for explanations, thus proving that
the original majority was for con-
Viction.
A dramatic scene followed tho
jury's appearance.
The red-robed judges and counsel flea
in and took their places. NJ de Wales.
the presiding judge. turned to the tsrI
and asked:
Have you reached a verdictT'
The foreman replied:
"On our conscience We answer No q
every question"
A saivo Of ''bravos" followed this an
nOuncement and perfect bedlam broke
loose. NJ. Aubin, counsel for Nine. Stein
he'll. embraced his colleagues. Men and
women in the rear Of the hall Jumped
ana screamed for joy. The judge threat
ened to clear the court room and when
a semblance Of order was restored he
called:
Bring in the accused"
Prisoner Sank 70 tho Floor.
/ In two minutes the black-robed figure
/ appeared IN the doorway supported on
either side by a gendsrme. The woman
swayed and seemed to be faiting. but In
! response TO q wild Outburst Of cheers she
lifted her head and looked about. smiling
family in acknowledgment. Then she
tOttered forward and sank on the floor
beside the court.
When the Judge pronounced the verdict,
her faint murmur OF thanks was hardly
heard
An Instant later n. Aubin was over the
rail lifting her In his arms.
The crowd Surged forward. cheering
wildly. Outside the gloomy court tens
OF thousands who had been waiting for
her took Up the CRY.
VIII BE Free Today.
After being assisted out Of the eeurt
room Nine. Steinheil was conducted from
the building by one OF the numerous sub
/ terranean passages. Where she was TAX
/ en- is not known, but probably she was
/ escorted back to the St Lazare prison.
as the French procedure requires the for
mality Of lifting the bolts" before the
definite release Of the prisoner.
! This ceremony viii take place tonor-
row.
/ Inc last Jay OK me Nld4 was given
/ over largely to the argument Of NJ. Aubin
/ counsel for the prisoner. Speaking with
much feeling, while admitting the faults
-, of his client, he devoted some time to
| telling the story Of her life child, wife
and mother.
It defend her with ell my soul" ne
said, because I believe her innocent"
Wept While Counsel Spoke.
/ Nine. Steinheil wept gently as her ooun-
/ sci spoke Of how her husband idolized
/ her, n. Rubin maintaining that he en-
/ joyed the adulation of which she Yves the
/ object. II her husband knew OF her In
/ trigues, he never indicated It By word
/ or sign.
The counsel said he greatly regretted
| that former President Faurs's name had
| been mentioned.
who can say" he asked how much
| harm the perfidious insinustions Of which
| Nine. Steinheil was the object in connec-
ton with the former president have done
| herr I prefer not to invoke the shadow
of this profound patriot here"
After sketching the defendants In
/ tTigues with NM. ChOuanard. BalincOurt
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