The Sentinel=record., 1909-11-05
MARK SECOND DAY ON STAND OF MIME. STEINHEIL, AccUS-
 ED OF MURDER.
Admits Inconsistencies in Her Stories of the Affair, But Charges These to Reporters and De-
 tectfves.

| Paris, Nov 4.-Dramatic situations followed fast, one upon another, in the Assize court today where the trial of Madame Margaret Steinheil, accused of murdering her husband and step mother, Madame Japy, was continued As on the opening day, all Paris was wrought to a high tension over the promised disclosures and, although ] 1t was known that but few could pass within the precincts of the lourt, hun dreds remained just outside while the trial progressed.
 Madame tSeinheil was again on the stand, dressed in a mourning gown, dramatic, though pathetic figure, fight ing hard for life And in the midst of Ter inquisition by the presiding judge, her attorney, M Aubon, with melo- dramatic effect, suddenly pushed to the forefront with a man. who, he said, wished to confess that he had taken part in the murders of which Madame steinheil was charged. M. Aubon, read letters igned by Jean Le Fevre,' asking that he be permitted to confess, and then he pointed at the man and said:
 This is Jean Le Fevre'
 Madame Steinheil gazed at him wearily and after he had made a rambling statement in which he said that, disguised as a woman and wear ing a wig of red hair, he had helped to commit the murders. she declared that she could not identify him as one of the mnrderers whom she had pre- vicusly described.
 The presiding judge promptly or dered Le Fevre's arrest and an inves- tigation of his statement and warn ed the jury that this might prove to be another attempt to baffle justice. A search of the man disclosed two photographs, one of Madame Stein heil, and the other of the house where the crime was committed. Le Fevre was locked up as a vagabond.
 The police thus far are inclined to believe that the mans seif-accusation belongs in the category Of incidents well known to criminologists, where an individual. half femented by the reading of the case, and possibly fan cying himself in love with the pris- oner, has resolved to sacrifice himself for a fascinating woman
 LeFevre's description of the crime coincided with the original version upon which Madame Steinheil now in- sists.
 Just before the close of the day came the first direct mention of the 1 late Felix Fevre, former president of France. Much interest in the present case lies in the friendship that is known to have existed between Mad anne Steinheil and the late president of the republic and several times the l prisoner made vague reference to "a high political prsonage who had been my friend" This direct reference to the presi- dent was made in connection with a ! discussion of the incident of finding ir the subway of an invitation to an exhibition at the Steinheil home. to- gether with pieces of visiting card of Madame Maseline, with the name of costumer written in, which Mad anne Steinheil asserts was dropped by the fleeing assassins.
 Responding to a question as to whether if was at the home of Mad anne Maseline at Havre she met Pres ident Felix Faure. the prisoner re- piled:
 No. 1t was during trip in the Alps.'
 The Judge did not pursue this line of Inquiry further. Owing to the many trying ordeals of the day and the ia. tigue which the prisoner showed, her lawyer asked for an early adjourn.