The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-26
Recovers After an Hour, But Seems Hardly Con. scious During Re-
 mainder of Session
PRESIDING JUDGE OF COURT MAY DUEL WITH ONE OF COLLEAGUES
Judge Albanel Sends Challenge to Judge Dagoury--Prepsratio Are Suspended Pending Decision of
 Minister of Justice as to
 Whether They May Fight


 Paris, July 25.-Madame Henriette cail- laux, whose trial for the killing of Gas ton calmette has provided many thrills for Paris. Tainted while her husbands love letters, written to her before his divorce from Madame Gueydan. were read in court today. She recovered after an hour and, although in the dock the re- mainder of the sitting, seemed scarcely conscous of what was going on
 The evidence after the love letters wan dered off into discussions by surgeons as to whether NJ. Calmette could have been saved by an immediate operation.
 A remarkable feature of the proceedings is the quarrel which has arisen between the presiding judge of the court. Louis Albanel, and Judge Louis Dagouy, one of the three other judges sitting on the bench with him. as a result of which a challenge to duel has been sent to Judge Albanel by his colleague.
 Preparations Suspended
 Preparations for the duel however, have been suspended until the decision of the minister of justice has been rem dered as to whether they may fight The two judges sat side by side today without speaking.
 Prof Pierre Delbet of the University of Paris, provided another moment of ex- citement when he refused to take an oath to tell the whole truth because he said he had been approached by person whose name he had promised not to se. veal This person mentioned the name Of I.abori as having sent him. The advocate rose tn g rage and said
 the person lied. A violent altercation fol- lowed between Maitie Labori and Pro- lessor Delbet The latter ended the inei- dent by leaving the stand without d. vulging the name of the person. When the court had opened today Mai tre Labori began requestioning some of the Gueydan letters, He remarked when he took up the second one: Tn this you will find burning love. but nothing indecent as common rumor has circulated"
 In the letter M Caillaux, writing to the present Mme. caillaux before his divorce from Mime. Gueydan. referred to the hap piness he would feel when he could press million kisses over your dear face" Mime. Caillaux Cries Bitterly While the reading was going on. Mme. Caillaux with her body bent was crying bitterly. Her sobs could be heard all over the courtroom.
 Then with sigh she fell prostrate to the floor. Two republican guards carried her out of the chamber
 The four Judge at once rose from their seats and Judge Albanel announced the suspension of the hearing. Mme Caillaux in the meanwhile had been borne to couch in an anteroom. There she was surrounded by doc tors. One of the republican guards took off his tunic and made pillow for her head.
 The physicians who had thought she was suffering merely from a passing fainting spell. decided when she re- mained in a coma to give her a hypo- dermic injection of ether. Madame Caillaux appeared to have broken down completely and was breathing with difficulty. Her condi- tion was such that her husband was admitted to her presence. Mime. Caillaux later recovered con- scousness and said otherwise she felt strong enough to go on with the hear Ing
 M. Caillaux assisted her into the pris- oner's enclosure and chair was brought for her to sit on instead of lreclining on the bench of the prison- CTS.
 She was livid and haggard, and her features were drawn.
 When he had seen her comfortably arranged M. Caillaux took his place once more among the array of wit nesses and Labori made the announces mcnt that no more letters would be read
 Surgeons CrOss- Exa mined The surgeons who made the autopsy on M. Gaston Calmette were then cross examined.
 The letters read at the hearing in dicated the closest friendship. The first of them said: My Dear Little Riri Gan affection ate diminutive for Henriette} When I met thee I felt the impulse of all by being toward thee. I was happy. I was wounded l threw myself toward thee with a furious passion. With splendid courage thou hast reconquered thy lib- erty asking of me but one promise to give thee my love. There was be- tween another person and myself such n difference of character- There. we have everything to fear | from womans fury" 1 While this portion of the letter was | being read Mme. Cai1laux disappeared com pletely behind the prisoners en- closure and her bent body was shaken with nervous tremors. Talks of Politics l M Caillaux in his missive then en- tered into details of the local political situation and other matters He said ! hr thought he might not enter the con 1 test at t1a general elections for tho | Chamber of Deputies in 1910. ! The second letter. 16 pages in Quaker style, was begun October IS. 1910, and ] finished the following day. It was writ tten on the official note paper of the Iprefecture of the department of the sarthe, and said:
 | "My Beloved Little Riri--At last ! lhave a minute to write thee" | Then followed long story of . cat- <Centinuea on Page Nine)