The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-23
PRISONER IS
EXHAUSTED AND ILL
Madame Caillaux Shows Effects of
Strain-Visited by Her Husband
Today.

PARIS, July 23,-Judge Louis Albanel's
court in the palace of justice where
Nine, CaillauN, wife Of the former pre-
n4ler. IS undergoing trial fer murder Of
Castor Calmette, editor OF the Figaro.
was crowded when the fourth hearing
started today.
Many had come with the desire to OBJ
TAIN an opportunity OF seeing Joseph
tailaux confronted. according To the prac-
tjce OF the French courts, with former
Premier Louis Barthou. who had been sub
pocned as a witness Testimony was to he
concluded today with the evidence of NJ.
| Ialthon and of Madame Bertha Gueydan,
the first wife OF NJ. Caillaux but before
| they were due to come to the stand half
a dozen other witnesses Of lesser impor-
| tance were To testify
Joseph CaiIlaux and his friend Pascal
| Ceccalh had visited the prisoner before
tie hearing began.
| They found that the long strain was be
| ginning to tell oil her and that she felt
! exhausted and i'll, but she showed strong
| determination to face her ordeal with
| caimness.
The testimony Of the first three today
concerned the two private letters which
the defense seek to show Castor Calmette
/ intended 10 publish.
| The rapid succession of witnesses was IN
| tcuupted by the conformation of Castor
| Dreyfu~ and Paul Painleve, both of whom
maintained the accuracy of their deposi-
! ticns with considerable heat
Amid much mmmuring among the pub
lie Judge Albane ended the incident by
saying the jurors must be lett to decide
for themselves as to the accuracy of the
Ievidence.
Nine. Gueyean. former wife of NJ Gail
lauN, as the principal witness at today $
session of Madame Caillauxs trial for
1 murder, is slender woman of medium
height. She came into court dressed sim
Iply in black She looked to be - or 80
years old She seemed ILL.,, but walked
with calm dignity past her former hus-
band, standing in front Of the judges and
the jury.
There have been so many lies told,
said Nine Gucydan, " that my notes are
absolutely necessary if only to fix dates.
am alone. | have no husband to defend
me"
"You are not here to accuse" inter
posed Matre Labor ''You will find moth
ing but courtesy and Difference for your
, self personally If your role is simply that
Of d witness, but if you come here to ac
: cuse then YOU viii find me in front o.
you as a defendant of my client.
Nine. Gueyean said, "If you have spoll
en- Of me TO NJ CaliauX he will have tolC
you that at least | have courage"
This was spoken in a challenging tone
and called forth bravos from spectators
o whose sympathy she seemed to have.
Il have been panied to see that the per
sons who drew the Indictment have gath
o cred together the filth All the city ha
, gone to the intruder who defiled my hom
0 to take my place. | had never suspecte
d that my husband had mistress | frs
/ knew it when he threw himself at m
n knees and asked my pardon He hun
;: bled himself and ! pardoned him, but tn
4 day afterward he returned TO this person
II | did not cease to believe his lying talk.
o believed that the evil surrounding IN
home had gone for | thought that ! sa'
Is the bottom Of his heart in his tears. | di
d not know at all the person III question
b. To show YOU my loyalty to my hushan
i he confded to me travelling satche ful
he said of important papers. neve
Is opened it. / did not know until Ion
IN afterward that it contained correspondent
n between him and Nine Raynouard, no
n Mime CailIaux