Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-11
FAVRO1 SENT WORD
ABOUT THE CRIME
Or. AIdrich Was Formally Mott
fled That He Must Die.
WAS ARMED WHEN KILLED
Representative Has Engaged Fa-
nous Criminal Lawyer for Defense.
AUTHOR OF "UNWRITTEN LAW"
Declared That Any Man Who Ira
duces a woman's Character Might
Be Shot With Impunity.
WAS ARMED WHEN KILLED
AUTHOR OF "UNWRITTEN LAW
Special Dispatch to The Star.

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BATON ROUGE, La, November TO-
When Representative George X. Favrot
goes to trial for the murder Of DR.. r. H.
~Aldrich he will be represented among 9TH
srs, by Judge ]. T. Herman. one of the most
successful criminal attorneys in America
and who has made special study of the
jurisprudence of lawlessness. 1t was Judge
Herman who recently read his notable pa
paper on The Unwritten Law" before the
annual convention of the American Bar
Association at ST. Paul, MINI. Judge Ker-
nan formed a decalogue Of the ten cardinal
laws in the jurisprudence of lawlessness.
The eminent jurist entertains the following
opinions regarding this phase:
'It is a jurisprudence which has assumed
the dignity and symmetry of system. 1t
Is neither legislative nor judge made 1t
might not inaptly be styled system OF
5ury-made lawlessness which recognizes
rights that are forbidden by law and de-
MES rights that are guaranteed by law
Necessarily II has no code or textbooks,
hence its pre-eminent claim to the title
of the unwritten law 1t Is fragrant
violation of all statutes, hence 1t Is styled
by its advocates the law above the stat
utes' or the higher law
ut has its basic foundation in the public
opinion Of the communities in which 1t
prevails. and has all the certainty and
sanction that constitutions. or statutes
could give it,
The "Unwritten Law"
Judge Herman then formulates, the un-
written LAW system into ten cardinal laws,
the fourth one of which ts:' ANY man who
traduces virtuous womans character for
chastity may be shot with impunity by her
or by her husband or any near relative.
But the offender must first be given an op-
portunity to deny and disprove the charge
or to retract and apologize"
DIR. Aldrich was not given an oppor-
tunity to deny and disprove the charge,
nor was he permitted to retract and apol-
ogize. When Representative Favrot
heard the first whisper that the finger of
scandal pointed al his family he sent in
slant notification to DR. Aldrich that he
would kill him on sight. 1t Is believed
that this notification was given Wednesday
morning a few hours before DR.. Aldrich
was shot down in the corridor of the Ray
mond building. just as he was emerging
from his offices for the night.
Expected to Be Killed.
DIR. Aldrich expected to be killed. or at
least looked for an attempt on his life.
He armed himself Wednesday morning, the
pistol falling from a pocket when the
body dropped beneath the rain of Repre-
sentative Favrot's bullets
1t is stated that friends of both the
representative and DR.. Aldrich attempted
TO arrange an intermediary about noon
Wednesday. after learning that Representa-
tive Favrot had sent a formal note to
Dr. Aldrich that the latter was a doomed
man. However, the representative was
deaf 10 every entreaty. He refused to dis
cuss the matter with his riends. neglected
his bench In the district court and patiently
awaited DIR. Aldrich's coming.
IL is understood that Judge Herman will
play a strong card at the trial. What
this may be Is left In doubt. In a for
NAL statement this afternoon he announces
that there will be question of OBJ
tanning a quick acquittal when Repre-
sentative Favrot faces the bar of justice
and the concealed facts are given.