The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-24
SECRETS OF life
Barred UPON STAND
Mime. Gueydan, Caillaux's First
Wife, Faces Former Husband
and Puts Rival on Rack.
EMOTIONAL CLIMAX OF TRIAL
Declares She Knew Nothing of
Celebrated Thy Joe Letter, and
Told Calncttc Nothing.

dan, Joseph Caillaux's first wife. n
slender woman with black eyes and
wasted cheeks. to-day faced her former
husband. the ex-Premier OF France.
and put upon the rack the woman who
had won him from her, Nine. Henriette
caillauX, now on trial charged with the
murder OF CASTOR Calnette. !
Mmc. Gueydan WAS expected TO tell
OF her part In the publication in the
Figaro OF the now celebrated Thy Joe"
letter. but she declared she knew moth
ing about It. and affirmed that she had
told Calmctte nothing.
The emotional climax Of the trial
WAS reached when other private letters
we're handed over b. Nine. Gueydan TO
Fernand Labori. counsel for Nine.
caillaux. Here is the packet OF letters
/ took. said Nine. Gueydan, giving
them 10 an attendant. who passed them
10 NJ Laborl.
u will consider with Maitre Chenu
what shall be done" said NJ. Labori.
hut whatever we decide. the jury may
rest assured that theY viii be APP
prised OF their contents, as is their
right and duty TO expect"
Among them added M'nc. Gueydan.
are the two letters referred TO as the
private letters"
PERSONALITY DOMINATES
WHOLE PROCEDURE
Nine. Gueydan left the box. Her peg:
sonality had completely dominated the
whole procedure For three hours she
remotest corner OF the room.
In that time she laid bare many OF
The secrets OF her life with NJ. Caillaux.
She told OF his la!son. and OF his
throwing himself at her knees to ask
her pardon. She described her methods
of defense against what she termed
the Machiavcllian manoeuvres of AN
unfaIthful husband" She testified that
he even threatened her life
Then she left hip, hoping ne would
he nd h,,
added, with fash OF her eyes and a
tightening OF her lips:
You know why"
She gained the sympathy OF those
ia the courtroom with telling phrases,
There were murmurs OF applause det
spite the admonitory rappinGs o! the
judge and threats 10 clear the court.
NJ. caillauN, returning TO the bar.
said:
M. Lahori was right iu thanking
Nine. Gucydan for the letters. The
caiumny does not come from us. but
persons who used methods against us
never used against others. But that
is a diversion. 7 return TO that poor
woman there" pointing with dramatic
gesture TO the dock where Mime. Gail
lau& sat shaking with emotion. with
all my strength l viii defend her.
ought 10 be beside her; nothing shall
separate us"
tONNLLSIVE SOBBING
or PRISONER - HEARD
rs her husband was speaking. the
prisoners convulsive sobbinG could be
heard. ". CaillauX went Oh with wild
gestures 10 depict the years which had
preceded his marriage To her. II made
but one mistake" he said, turning To
Mmc. Gucydan. That was in marry
ing you
Monsieur CaiilauN YOU are disgrac-
ing yourself" responded Mime. Gueydan.
calmly.
NO. I am no, disgracine myself our
- w,r ET am n Len
mon life was Impossible Ny dignity
forbade me o, live any longer with
yolI."
rhis sharp passage provoked an up
roar.
Let me finish shouted NJ. Caillaux
You did not want a divorce. Never
thciess. whatever wrongs were ou nay
side were handsomely compensated for
! gave YOU $1,000 francs aliiuouy. You
had no, cen;ime when | married YOU;
J gave you 100000 francs"
The testimony OF the first three wit
va,e letters which the defense seeks
10 show CASTOR Calmette intended to
publish
iIIs REFERENCE NOT
Gaston Dreyfus explained that the
chemist Paul Painlcve. who yesterday
testified that NJ. Drcyfus had told him
The Figaro Was going 10 publish mum
hcr OF privaie letters, must have mis-
understood him. lie had referred to
the Rochettc swindle anair. and not 10
private letters. about which he knew
nothing.
An official OF the Treasury Depart
ment, Andrew Reissicr, testified to be
ing present during II conversation of n
group OF journalists in the lobby OF
stated that letters shortly would be
published
Francois Desclaux. chief private see
rotary of NJ. Caillaux. when Minister
OF Finances. declared that Andre Yer
WORT. editor OF the Paris Journal, told
him Nine. Gueydan had proposed to
inn la l. 1T
produced
The rapid succession OF witnesses
WAS interrupted by the conformation
of CASTOR Dreyfus and Paul Painleve.
both of whom maintained the accuracy
OF their dispositions with considerable
heat
Amid much murnurlng among the
public. Judge Albanel ended the Incl
dent by saying the jurors must be left
curacy Of the evidence.
Andre Nervoort corroborated the tes-
tiinony OF NJ. pesclnuN. but was unable
Gueydan had taken place before or
after the marriage OF NJ. Caillaux TO
his present wife in 1911.
call Mime. Gueydan." said Judge
NEARLY EVERY ONE STANDS
TO SEE NINE. GUEYDAN
10 NJ. Caillauxs first wife. WHO
has bee, been regarded as the person re-
which nave overcome the. French
statesman and his second wife
Nine. dueydan, a slender woman of
medium height, then came into court.
She was dressed simply in black and
wore a small blue hat. with blue
feathers. she looked To be thirty-five
or thirty-siN years old. Her face was
drawn in tragic lines, her black ewes
showing from great sockets In her
wasted checks. She seemed III, but
she walked with calm dignity past
her former husband. sta,s,img in front
of the judges and the jury
The witness asked IL she might re-
fer to her notes. but the request was
refused by the Judge.
There have been so many lies told"
said Nine. Gucydan, that my notes
are absolutely necessary. if only to fix
Continued on Second PaEc)