Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-01-11
.FAvROT TRIAL
 SOON ID BEGIN Strange Resemblance of the Case to the ThaW White Tragedy in New York Attracts Attention
THE UNWRITTEN LAW
Sensational Features Involved in kill ing 0i Doctor Aldrich by Congress- Wiie's Character" Says Slayer.

Baton Rouge. La. Jan. It, Throughout this section the one topic of discussion just now is the trial of Representative elect George K Favrot for the alleged murder of Dr. R. H. Aldrich, his college classmate, life long friend and family physician. The case resembles the Thaw case in New York in that both involve the ' unwritten law But the two cases are entirely dissimilar ill respect to the reputation of the principals. In tragedy, all those chiefly concerned were of unimpeaehable reputation and of highest standing in the com munity At the time of the killing Favrot was district judge and about the same time was elected represen- tative in congress. The victim, until a short time before his death, was physician of high standing and known as religious, abstemious man. Different Stories.
 i Different stories are told of the
 events and causes that led up to the
 tragedy. 1t is averred by friends that
 Dr. Aldrich possessed d secret re-
 garding the wife of F'avrot and that
 the knowledge greatly oppressed him. It is related that he appealed to a
 fellow physician that he go to Judge
 Favrot and reveal it to him. Dr. Ald-
 rich spoke of his anguish and of his ! !reluctance to destroy confidence re-
 posed in woman, yet he felt as a
 friend he could no longer preserve silence It is said that the doctor ap- pealed to finally consented, and this {, brought on the tragedy.
 But the friends of Judge Favrot give
 an entirely different version of the
 case. They affirm that Dr. Aldrich
 while intoxicated. was not so careful
 in his speech as he should have been,
 and made boasts that involved the
 good name of woman. The usual
 talebearer hurried to Favrot and in- formed him of the alleged reflections , cast 0y Dr. Aldrich.
 l The Tragedy.
 ! The tragedy occurred November
 last. The returns from the election
 were still coming in when the repre-
 sentative-elect walked down Capitol street. On his way numerous friends stopped him and congratulated him on his victory. Judge Favrot thanked them apparently as collected as ever. Leaving a group of his friends he crossed the street and entered the Ray mond building. Hardly had he disap peared within the door when a pistol shot was heard, followed by another and third The first to
 reach the scene found the boAy of Dr.. Aldrich stretched upon the floor, with Judge Favrot, pistol in , hand looking coolly on. The physician had just descended the stairs from his office on the sec
 ond floor when met by the volley i of bullets that instantly killed
 him.
 Judge Favrot has consistently re- 1 fused to make public the facts that { led up to the killing, except to let it be known that he killed the physician because the latter had traduced Mrs. Favrot's character
 In circles known to be friendly to ! the Aldrich family the belief is ex- pressed that Dr. Aldrich was
 martyr; that he sacrificed his life 1 in an unwise attempt to show his l deep friendship for Judge sdvrot | and to reveal to him a secret With
 which he thought his friend ought
 to be made acquainted. Others express the opinion that aNrot
 got the wrong man, and that he reati1ed his erfol too late Others,
 including some who declare Inst ] they have knowled"e of the in-
 side. facts, stoutly naintain that