The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
Sensational Trial In Baton Rouge.
Prominent Man Shoots Physician
for Defaming His Wife's
Character.
TRIAL TO BE. HELD THIS WEEK
Favrot in Prison and His Wife,
Society Woman, Shares
His Cell.

BATON ROUGE. LA, January 26.-
With the "unwritten law" shielding him.
Congressman George. X Favrot expects
a swift acquittaI here next week, when
he goes to trial for his life for having
shot and killed his family physician, DR..
r. II. Aldrich, November Z, 1906 The
defense, however, will be met with a
Attorney Hubert n. Wax Chimself one
of Favrot's best friendsl, which will at
tempt TO establish that the taking of
Aldrich's life was nothing less than pre-
meditated murder.
The public knows little of the events
leading up to the tragedy. These have
been guarded with the strIctest secrecy.
Congressman Favrot. the morning after
the killing. made the simple statement
that Aldrich had given utterance to re-
Election upon Mrs. Favrot. wife of the
Congressman. that could only be wiped
out with blood. That was all. And dur
ing the long three months that the Con-
gresham has remained in his small
prison cell, kept there by reason of the
fact that there is no one authorized to
accept bail (F'avrot himself being the
judge OF his district, not one word has
escaped which would tend to throw light
upon the sensational case.
Mrs. Favrot has been equally as reti-
cent. She is expected to go on the wit
ness stand at the trial. Her own person.
ality has been buried. and she stands
out in the role of n devoted and sacri-
ficing wife. The night of the tragedy
she hurried to her husbands S cell, and has
SjpCa remainc1 wifi, hin, at,,,
are their only. confidantes.
Favrot's chief counsel will bt, Judge
Thomas j. Herman, noted criminal at
torney, whose elucidaton of the j,r!spru-
dence of lawlessness attained publicity
at tho recent natonal convention of the
American Bar Association at st. Paul.
MINI. Judge Kern.,n holds that the ''un-
written law" can be applied when wo-
mans reputation for chastity has been
traduced, the punishment-death-to be
administered by the husband or any near
relative. The traducer however, accord
ing to Judge Herman, must be given an
opportunity to retract or apologize.
On the authority OF an official, who
occupies a high place in the State adj
the statement is made that
Aldrich was warned by Favrot that he
would be Killed. 1t is not known, how
ever. whether the Congressman gave tho
physician an opportunity to make amends.
Aldrlch was shot as he emerged from
his Office In the Raymond Building, In
Capitol Street. Favrot had been walt
Ing for him, and as the physician stepped
into the vestibule he was met with three
pistol bullets. AS Aldrich dropped a re-
volver fell from his left breast coat
pocket,
1t was necessary to hold Il special cleo
ton before presiding judge at this trial
could be decided upon. The Constitution
does not give the Governor power to
make an appointment. and neither does 1t
authorize. the Supreme Court to I'LL the va.
cancy, The people alone shall say who must
preside. II, f. Brunot OF Baton Rouge,
was elected after two months delav. con.
sequent upon red tape and, formallties,
and upon his will fall the STRENGTHENING
out Of mass OF accumulated business
resulting from, the absence Of court
term in East Baton Rouge Parish since
F'avrot has been In prison.