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 %
With the "unwritten law" shielding him.
Congressman George. X. F'avrot expects
swift acquittal here next week when
De goes to trial FOR his life for having
shot and killed his family physician. DIT.
r. H. Aldrich. November Z, 1875. The
defense, however. VIII be met with a
mass OF testimony gathered by District
Attorney Hubert y. Wax himsei one
az Favrots best friends. which will at
tempt TO establish that the takine Of
Aidrich's life was nothing less than pre-
medltated 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 A-drich had given utterauce 10 "a re-
hection upon Mrs. Favrot. wife of the
Congressman. tnat could only be wiped
OUT with blood. That was an And irr-
ing The long three months that the Con
gresham has remained In his small
prison cell, kept there by reason of the
tact that there is no one authorized to
accept bail tt'avrot himself being th.
judge OF his district. not one word has
escaped which would tend to throw ugbt
upon the sensational case.
Mrs. Favrot has been equally as ret-
cent She is expected 10 go on the Wit
ness stand at the trial Her own person
aity has been buried. and she stands
out IN the role Of devoted and sacri-
A--hs vic. The night OF the tragedy
she hurried 10 her husbands cell. and has
since remained with him. Their attorneys
are their only conhdantes.
laNrots chief counsel Will b. Irdra
Thomas J. Herman. a noted criminal at
torney whose elucidation Of the iur'spru-
dence or lawiessness attained publicity
az the recent national convention OF the
American Bar Association at St. PAM
Mimi Judge Herman holds that the .'un-
written law can be applied when a wO-
man reputation for chastity has been
traduced. the unishment-death-to Doe
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 onciaI who
occupies a high place In the State adj
rninis'ration. the statement is made that
Aldrich was warned by Favrot that he
would be killed It is not known. how
ever. whether the CONGRESSMAN gave th.
physician an opportunity to make amends
Aldrich was shot as he emereed from
his office In the Raymond Building In
Capitol street. Favrot had been wait
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 bis left breast coat
pocket.
It was necessary to hold a special cleo
ton before a presiding iudee at this trial
could be decided upon. The Constitution
does not give the Governor power TO
make an appointment. and neither does %
authorize the Supreme Court to nm the va
cancv. The people alone shall sav WHO must
preside. II. F. Brunot. Of Baton ROUGE.
Yves elected after two months deiav con
sequent upon red tape and cornaIities
and upon hi will fan the sfraiehtenine
out Of mass OF accumulated business
resulting from the absence ~ court
term in East Baton Rouge Parish since
F'avrOt has been IN prison