Evening journal., 1914-07-23
DENIES SHE CAVE
OUT TON JO" LETTER
Former Wife Of Caillaux Re
called to Stand in Murder
Trial Today
WOMEN FIGHT
FOR SYMPATHY
RY MILLIAM PHILLIp sIMMs.

united Press stan correspondent
PARIS, July ga silent battle
between two women, one fighting
with the last ounce Of her strength
against conviction on a charge Of
murder, the other charged with be-
ing indirectly responsible for dis
closures which led to the killing
was presented today during the trial
OF Nine. CaillauX
Getting far from the actual charge
that Nine. Caillaux murdered CASTOR
Calmette. editor of lie Figaro, the
trial today developed into a series Of
tests OF the yeracity Of the state
ments Of Mime Gueydan, divorced
wife Of Caillaux, that she had nothing
to do with the famous Ton Jo" let
ter printed by the editor.
Nine. Gueyden was called to the
stand and the battle between the
present and former wife of the ex-
Premier was on
Exchanges of anger flashed be-
tween the two women as they play
ed for the sympathy of the crowded
courtroom, the judges and the jury.
Nine Gueydan told of her marriage
to CaillauX and their divorce, looking
significantly at Nine Caillaux sitting
in the prisoners box as she mention
ed the latter.
OF his present wife the former
Trime Minister has said: 1--WE lived
on terms of utmost intimacy both of
heart and mind. We were complete
" happy. My wife was the most
tender, the most thoughtful the most
attractive companion possible. being
al the same time a perfect associate,
wide-awake and well-informed.
or his marriage with Nine.
Iueydan he has merely said it was
never happy one" The disap-
pearance OF private letters from his
desk, the demand that they be re-
turned and then the burning was one
OF their incidents of their lives.
Mime. Gueydan declared that She
CaillauX in 1906. She was
formerly the wife of NJ. Dupre. tax
collector in Paris, but upon her di-
Korce from him resumed her maiden
name of Gueydan. II was in 1909
THAI a crisis was reached in their
married life They were then at
from which CaillauX was re-
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Nine. Gueydan again told of the burn
ing Of the letters at the Caillaux
home in Paris in November of that
year. Nine Gueydan swore that she
had made no copies Of these letters.
which we're from Caillaux to the then
Nine. Rainouard, his present wife.
There was a reconciliation at this
time but in 1910 divorce proceedings
We're instituted. A divorce was grant
cd in 1911, after an agreement had
t-e~ reached between husband and
wife. Atg GiNiN
.s.ne Gueydan denied the state
iscnts of NJ. Vervoort, a newspaper
man. that she had sought an inter
view with him and asked advice as to
The publication of private letters
written by Caillaux, which she held.
The courtroom being filled to capac- /
ty. great crowds gathered outside the |
Palace of Justice today As Caillaux /
arrived mingled cheers and Kisses I
erected him. Smiling upon those I
Who participated in the friendly dem
but disdainfully refusing
q take notice of the others, the for
ner minister whose position in the I
rial has all but become more promi- /
tent than that of his wife, hurried I
rom his automobile to the courtroom.
I'm an editorial today, lie Figaro de-
ends itself against certain charges
which have been brought out since the
rial opened The editorial declares:
We never said that Nine Caillaux's 4
earl necklace was bought at the price
t the loss of the French Congo. We