The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-12-01
Woman COnfcsses

Late in the evening, when the Palais de Justice was closing its doors, d young woman heavily yelled and richly dressed entered and demanded an immediate au- dience with the officials in charge. It was granted her. In a low, firm voice she made her statement My name is Madame x. I have come to give myself up. for 1 am guilty of my husbands s death."
 Then the story was told. Five years ago the self-accused prisoner married the son of wealthy dealer in precious stones From worldly point of view the match was ideal. Husband and wife each brought a sum of s60,000 into the settle- ment. The former also received a salary of S10,000 a year in his capacity of junior partner in his fathers firm. The newly married couple took luxurious flat In Fashionable quarter and year later a child was born.
 From the first, however, the marriage proved unhappy M. X. was a man of violent temper and of not too scrupulous fidelity. Questions of interest also arose to widen the breach between husband and wife. M x. considered that he had d just grudge against his father-in-law, and scenes between the two men were ire uuent few days ago the father-in-law, as happened from time to time, was dining with his daughter and her husband. M.
 
 the dinner passed off without unpleasant- ness.
 over their cigars M x. and his father in-aw discussed the question of the Balkan war and it's possible reaction on the great powers.
 Tn any case" said the father-in- law. "one can be sure that our army will never fail us in the hour of need" This inno- cent and eminently natural remark in ri tod V To pl and shouted: It's sheer nonsense you're talxingl@ adding: "If there's war we'll be beaten. and thoroughly. You're mad, mad, mad"
 You make me think that it's you who are mad rotortcd the old man, with in- dignity.
 The words were hardly spoken before Nj. X. was at his throat "This has gone on long enough it must be ended" he cried, and flung his father-in-aw to the ground. Then, placing his foot on the old mans chest reached out for Persian poniard that hung from the wall among other arms. Madame Reinhardt, who was the lady in question, had been d witness of the whole scene. When she saw her father on the ground she ran swiftly into the next room and seized q loaded re- Nolver which as she knew only too well her husband kept in n drawer bS his bed side. The ponlard was at hcIa ia ther $ throat when she fired twice. NJ. x. fell unconscious over the body of his ia ther- in-lsw. For a moment Madame x. stood as if turned 10 stone, with the smoking revolver in her hand. Then she ran to the window flung it wide open and called for help. Servants and the concierge ran in, To their questions the husband, who had recovered his senses, replied There's nothing seriously the matter with me. l was foolish enough to try to kill nyself-it's all right"
 A doctor was called in. and-on his ad- vice the injured man was taken to pri- vate hospital. There good hopes of his recovery were held out. as neither bullet had touched a vital spot Three days later however, when M. K, who had persisted in his version of the affair was writing letter to his wife. he fell back on the pillow and died in few moments. IL was under the influence of the shock of her husbands tragic and unexpected death that Madame x. made her confess sion. She has been charged with volun- tary homicide, but for the present has been left al liberty.