The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1914-07-24
NINE, CAILLAUx
IS CRITICIZED
Husbands First wife Reveals
Marriage Secrets.
She YIELDS UP LETTERS
Declares "Husband Confessed to Me
on His Knees" and Once Threat
ened to Kill Her.

Paris. July 24.-Mme. Berthe Guey
dan, Joseph CaillauX's first wife, a
slender woman with black eyes and
wasted cheeks, went into the court
room, faced her former husband, the
ex-premier of France, and put upon
the rack the woman who had won him
from her-Mme. Henrietta CaillauX
now on trial for the murder OF CASTOR
Calmette.
Nine. Gueydan was to tell of her
part in the publication in the Figaro
of the now celebrated 'Thy joe let
ter. but she declared that she knew
nothing about it and affirmed that
she had told Calmette nothing.
The emotional climax of the trial
was reached when other private let
tiers were handed over by Nine. Guey'
dan to Fernand Labor, counsel Tor
Nine. Caillaux Those who packed the
court room witnessed one of the most
dramatic incidents in the annals OF
French courts.
"Here is a packet of letters | took
at Manners said Nine. Gueydan, Civ
ing them to an attendant, who passed
them TO VI. Eabori.
81 will consider with Maitre Chenu
what shall be done," said M. Labor,
"but whatever we decide, the jury
may rest assured that they will be ap-
prised of their contents as is their
right and duty to expect"
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dan, are the two letters referred to as
the private letters
For three hours she spoke, and her
voice gained strength, carrying to the
remotest corner of the room. She
more than held her own against the
great advocates, Labori and Chenu,
and the judge gave up trying to direct
her deposition.
In that time she laid bare many OF
the secrets of her life with Nj. Gail
laux She told of his liasion and of his
throwing himself at her knees to ask
her pardon. She described her meth
DDS of defense against what she term
ed 1.-THE Machiavellian manuevers of an
unfaithful husband" She testified that
he even threatened her life.
Then she left him, hoping that he
would follow her, but he did not, and
she added with flash of her eyes and
a Tightening of her lips: you know
why"
She gained the sympathy of those
in the court room with telling phrases
and shafts that seemed to sink deep.
Joseph Caillaux, the witness former
husband, during her testimony had
changed his seat four times, getting
nearer to her, so that he was better
able to hear, until finally he was with
in four or five feet of her.
Nine. Gueydan, however, did not
notice M. Caillaux, whose fingers were
twitching and whose hands were in
cessantly opening and shutting. The
witness meanwhile entered into many
details of small happenings preceding
her divorce She said:
81 had an impression that he was
afraid
While she was saying this Nine.
Gueydan turned and looked her for
mer husband straight in the face,
while Nine. Caillaux bent over the
railing around the prisoners enclos-
ure with her face half concealed, &C.
casionally wiping away the perspira-
ton.
Nine. Guaydan then recited sue
cession of quarrels and reconciliations
between NJ Caillaux and herself. She
said she had found letters at their
house in Manners and added: 81 took
them so as not to be unarmed in the
divorce"