South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-07-24
M. BarthOu, Former Premier,
on Witness Stand, Flies Into
Rage and HurIS Vituperation
on Defendants Husband.
HURLS LIE
AS SPECTATORS JEER
Nine. CaiIIaux, Whose Fate
Rests Upon Outcome of Trial,
Completely Forgotten During
Raging Battle of Politics.

PARIS. July "a. - Thrill after
thrill, rivalling the creations of melo-
drama authors was given to the
spectators at the trial of Nine. Hen
riette Cainaux for the murder of
Editor CASTOR Calmette today.
Nervously twisting her handker-
chief or wringing her hands, the de-
fendant sat forgotten while a storm
of politics broke and ragged about her
husband, Jos. Caillaux. former pre-
mier.
The first sensation of the day came
when Nine. Gueydan, the first wife
of NJ. Caillaux, who was the star wit
ness yesterday, failed to appear
Then came the political clash
which was fiercer than any other
which has marked the tempestuous
course of the trial.
Nine Gueydan, who had held the
stage yesterday, was called to the
stand as the first witness but she fail
ed to answer her name. This caused
a sensation. Attaches of the court
searched the corridors, but could not
find the missing witness. Officials Of
found, but the searchers could get no
trace of her.
Tempest of Politics.
Judge Louis Alhanel sent two re-
publican guards to Nine. Gueydan's s
home to fetch her and in the mean
time Louis Barthou. former premier
of France, took the stand to continue
the story he started yesterday.
And now came the tempest of
Caillaux's past stood il the gaze Of
spectators.
Barthou had made some remark
derogatory to the political honor of
Caillaux when Pascal Cecaldi, a
member of the chamber of deputies
and friend of Caillaux, leaped to his
feet. An acrimonious verbal duel
followed.
The spectators catching the ex-
element of. the lively encounter took
sides and cheered, according to their
sentiments.
NJ. Barthou, losing control of his
temper. waved his arms and Shrek
ed, heaping vituperation upon the
head of the former finance minister,
NJ. Caillaux.
The spectators were dumbfounded
at first, scarcely crediting their eyes.
so strange was the spectacle of one
of Frances foremost statesmen in a
childish tantrum before a crowded
court room. jumping to his toes now
waving his arms; his face red from
the exertions of his shouts and his
words stained with the billingsgate
of the states.
UprOar Is Resumed.
Barthou left the witness box, but
Immediately the uprOar began again.
NJ. Cecaldi let drop some further re-
mark which enraged Barthou.
You lie" shrieked the former pre-
mier. 'T hope I will have the Op-
portunity of reentering the witness
box to prove il. 1 viii refute your
accusations"
The wOrdy feud was resumed while
Nine. CaillauX sat quietly in her
chair, completely forgotten and over
looked
When court was called to order it
was a fact to be marked that there
were more women both inside and
out Of the palace of justice than
there has been at any other time
since the trial started last Monday.
When Nine. CaillauX entered, she
seemed startled at the number of
women who had been able, through
some ruse or another, to get into the
courtroom, and stared at them while
they stared back with eyes filled with
curiosity. Some of them had met
Nine. Caillaux at social functions
while the latter ruled as the mistress
OF the home OF Frances minister OF
finances.