THE STEINHEIL CASE.
EXCITEMENT IN PARIS. By Telegraph.— Association.—Copyright. Paris, November 15. _ The jury which tried Madame Stein* ' ' heil on the charge of murdering her husband and stepmother returned a verdict of not guilty by five-votes to ,sf, three. , • • : . ';i,"'' The leading Paris newspapers kept " motor-cars outside the Court, and * <'.' when the verdict was announced vM they raced through the streets, the journalists and chauffeurs wildly shouting the news of the acquittal.' Men and women in the Montmar- '''- tre cafes, kissed each other lahdrt; danced in semi-delirium, the scenes resembling Mafeking night in Lon- •'• ,\ don. The pent-up emotion in the court- Cr house resulted in a roar of ; bravos • '\ when the verdict was announced. i The barristers in Court threw their V caps in the air and climbed on the ' benches waving handkerchiefs.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14220, 17 November 1909, Page 7
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