Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-12
CASHIER KILLED, BANKER SHOT
BY ROBBER WHO IS RESCUED
FLEEING IN BOAT FROM MOB
STATE RESTS IN
STEINHEIL CASE
Defense Begins Examination of
Witnesses-Popular Opinion Is
That Accused Woman Will be
Acquitted by the Jury.

PARIS Nov. 1.-THE state at O'Clock
this afternoon rested it's case against
Madame Stelnheil. accused of the murder
of her husband. Adolphe steinheil, and
her stepmother, Madame Japy, and the
defense at once began tie examination of
its witnesses. The popular opinion is that
the prosecution has not made out case
against the prisoner, and that she will
be acquitted by the jury.
Just as the prosecution was closing its
case the prisoner renewed the implied
threat she had several times made, to
breach scandal that would involve per-
sons of high standing, but again, as on
the previous occasions, Judge de Wales
invitation to proceed with her ''revela-
lions" was met with silence. Today in
fash OF passion she cried out: MY past
contains interesting chapters"
Judge de Wales. unmoved by the in
terruption. promptly and sternly replied;
You are at perfect liberty to say any
thing that you please"
HAS NOTHING TO SAY.
Madame Steinheil, however, went no
further and the case Of the government
was declared closed.
The first witness introduced by the de-
Tense was a chauffeur, who testified thai
Madame Steinheil gave him 81 for trying
to locate the blue automobile" which was
reported to have been seen in front Of
the steinheil home in the Impasse Ronsin
at o'clock on the evening of the crime.
This testimony was intended to show that
Madame CtainbaiI was anxious to discover
the Identity of the assassins.
Further testimony was given for the
defense by H. Scheffer, an officer of the
artillery, who 20 years age had contem-
plated marriage with Nine. Steinheil; M.
Paisant, an attorney, and other friends
of the Steinheil family. All these en-
phasized their conviction that the wom-
an loved her husband and stepmother,
and was therefore innocent.
Before the judge advocate began his
argument for the state. Judge de VAL
les announced that he would raise later
the question of the prisoners completely
in the crimes as was demonstrated in
tie evidence presented. This statement
by the president of the court was taken
to indicate his intention of abandoning
the original charge, which held Mrs.
steinheil a principal In the crime.
When the trial of Madame Stein
he'll was resumed today twenty
witnesses remained to be heard. If the
progress made the last week is continued.
thu famous case will soon be determined
After the proceedings of yesterday,
during which little real evidence against
the accused was developed the popular
impression that the real mystery was be-
ing buried under an inextricable mass OF
prevarication was strengthened.
Today the consensus of opinion in Paris
is that the court has failed to develop
any material evidence against Madame
Steinheil and that the jury must acquit
her of the charge OF having murdered
her husband and stepmother.
MRS. STEINHEIL EAHAUSTED.
The accused woman appeared quite ex-
hausted physically as she took her place
i'm the court room today. She listened
listlessly to the testimony of an uncle
and an expert accountant who had been
called to testify as to the probable
amount of money in the Steinheil home
the night of the murders.
This had been a disputed point the
state alleging that the painters family
were in straitened circumstances and not
likely to have in their house sufficient
cash to attract criminals whose real mo-
tive was robbery. Madame Steinheil on
last Friday swore that 81, 500 had been
taken by the murderers. Today her uncle
and the accountant testified that an ex-
animation of the books kept by the fam
lily showed that there might have been
something over $500 in the house on the
night Of the tragedy.