Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-11-04
Todsy's Telegraphic News
The Trial of Madame SteInheiI.


The details OF her varied life which cul.
minated when her husband and Nine.
Jspy we're found murdered 10 her home,
Madame Marguerite SIeinheiI resumed
the stand in her trial for the murder OF
her relatives today. Despite her four.
hour ordeal Of yesterday, she was pre-.
pared to fight her way through another
macs OF accusations, and she parted the
thrusts of presiding Judge de Wales,
who, under the French law, is also
prosecuting officer.
When Judge de Wales resumed his
examination Of Madame Stelnheil she
Immediately rssortsd TO her tactics OF
Yesterday. She became In turn pitliul
aud menaclng, imploring and indignant.
The prisoner seemed to retain some OF
the charm that had won her position 10
Paris. Bat her fsmous beauty Is no
longer seen. A years imprisonment and
her natural anxiety over the charges
have had their effect. Her wonderous
eyes alone tell OF the beautiful woman
who once played an important part 10
the politics OF Paris.
The spectators have watched closely
for auy reference in The story OF Madame
Steinheil TO Felix FAure, the dead pTesi-
dent OF France. The only statement
that could In any way be construed 10
that connection was when she said:
"My husband took me 10 the saloon
OF 3 high dIgnitsry who was Of the
highest intelligence, and who later be-
came my lover. He took an interest In
my husbands painting. The only wrong
be ever did was 10 dying and not taking
me with him."
10 her testimony Madame s einheil
adheres closely to her story that the
crime was committed by three men and
a red haired woman clad in long robes,
who after killing the artist and M'daue
Jspy bound and gagged the prisoner
herself. M. Valles, in bis review OF the
case aud throughout mis- questioning, as
sumes the attitude outlined 10 bis state
meul: MADAME Steinheil was liar al
the sge Of FIVE. She never reformed"
hURDEhER NONt ESohos
Paris, Nov 4.-Dsclsripg that be was
the slayer Of A !olphe S.einheil and
Madame Jspy, Jesa LefebyTe, al un'
known young FrsuebmaD, electrified the
court room where Madame Marguerite
Sleinneil is on trial for her life for the
murder of her husband and mother, to-
day, by recitiDg 10 all its morbid details
the killing OF the couple. Lefe5yre,
pale aenemic. and apparently about 20
years old, dramatically declared that the
beautiful woman who crouched 10 the
witness chair Was innocent, and ssid
that his motive for the killing was rob
berry.
Lefebvre, standing before the as
founded judges OF the Assizss, related
that he, disguised as red haired woman,
had obtained entrance to the Ste'nhell
home 10 the Impssse Ronsiu, With 8
companion, q Pole. The judge ordered
him searched and in his pocket was
found a wonsn's wig of red hair.
"With this wig on my head" dis.
passionately announced LeiebVre, 81
met my mpaDiOn behind the Pantheon
OF midnight the night the murder was
committed. donned the clothing OF
a woman, and together we proceeded to
the SteInheil house In the Impose
Rousiu. We murdered S.sinbeil and
We killed Madame JspT Madame
Sieinbeil Is innocent"
A buzz of establishment ran through
the court room. The pale faced woman
who since Yesterday noon had been
fighting With every means at her COM
mand the merciIess bsdgering OF presi-
dent of the Court De Wales, fell for
wsrd 10 her chair, striving valnly to
keep her composure. Attendants rush
cd TO her and she was carried to al ante
room. 1t took several minutes to arouse
her.
Meantime Lefebvre, facing the court
and spectators from behind the little rail
where be had taken his position to make
his confession, proceeded to tell how the
killing had been accomplished.
"Where Is your sccompliceP thunder
cd de Wales, rs he concluded.
"He was a Pole and he has been dead
for some time, "replied LeiebVre calmly.
The judges ordered Lsfebvre locked
up. ;,
Madame Steinheil was revived, aud
brought back to the court room. Her
appearance was the signal for an out
burst of emotion on the part OF thoss in
the court room
The court officers bad difficulty In
preventing q demonstration, but quiet
was finally restored, and once again
Madame Steinhell was placed on the
stand and the examination resumed.
But the interruption had given her q
new courage aud she reiuroed brilliantly
to her defense from the biting sarcasm
sud bitter denunciation Of de Wales.
The story OF Lefsbvre, who was well
dressed and appeared TO be of good ad-
dress, bears ont the original story OF
Madame Steinhell regarding the crime.
She said that the murder WAS committed
by three bearded men, wearing long
robes and accompanied By q red-hsired
woman. An investigation will be msde
OF Lefebvre's story aud of bis sanity.
The authorities Immediately put
Lefebvre throughs grllling examination,
the result of which was kept secret.
Eugiand's Crisis.
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