THE PARIS MURDER.
A CHIVALROUS YOUTH.
AVOWS HIMSELF THE MURDERER.
w/TO SAVE THE PRISONER'S life.
A - c KS E,e:tricTe,Bsraph PARIS, November 5.
At the trial of Madame Sfceinheil, charged with the murder of her husband and mother in May last year, a sensation was caused by a ylath coming forward and confessing that he participated in the murder. When examined by the judge, the youth's story was found to be full of inconsistencies. The youth ultimately declared that lie believed Madame Steinheil to be innocent, and that he had chivalrously concocted the confession to save her life.
VIOLENT SCENES.
V-BATTLE BETWEEN JUDGE AND ' . PRISONER.
Eeceived November 8, 1.10 a.m. PARIS, November 7. There were many violent scenes yesterday at the trial, through the judge browbeating the prisoner as though he were the prosecutor. There was a constant battle between him and the prisoner, whose dramatic hysteria was remarkable even for France.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9643, 8 November 1909, Page 5
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151THE PARIS MURDER. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9643, 8 November 1909, Page 5
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