Evening star., 1914-07-25
Nine. CaiIIaux Suffers Serious
Physical Breakdown
During Trial.
DEFENDANT IS LIVlD
AND FEATURES DRAWN
Former Premier's Missives to Present
Wife Abound With
Tenderness.

PARIS. July 25.-The chief Judge
challenging one of his colleagues to a
duel, the reading of the mysterious
letters which were supposed to affect
the case so profoundly and the physical
collapse in court of Nine. Caillaux were
three incidents which today stirred the
emotions in connection with the trial
of Nine Caillaux for the murder of
CASTOR Calmette.
A peculiarly French atmosphere was
lent to the affair by the quarrel of
the judges. This was added to by the
piquant contents of the former premier S
love letters, whose recital before the
public caused the prisoner to fall un-
conscious and to remain for long
time in SWOOn.
Beyond the reading of the letters little
progress was made. and it was generally
expected that the trial would extend far
into next week
Character of Letters,
not, as had been generally assumed,
those which were supposed to have been
in the hands of the assassinated editor
and the threat of whose publication was
understood to have driven Nine Call
iduA " coiililll lne
Nine. CaillauX, after fainting, was laid
upon bench in an anteroom, where she
was surrounded by doctors. One of the
republican guards took off his tunic and
made pillow for her. The physicians.
who had thought she was suffering mere
ly from a passing fainting spell, decided
when she remained unconscious to give
her d lypodermic injection of ether.
Nine. Caillaux appeared to have broken
down completely. and was breathing with
that her husband was admitted to her
side.
Indicate Friendship.
The letters were written in the second
person singular indicating the closest
friendship. The first of them said:
My dear little Riri Can affectionatc
diminutive for Hennette):
When I met thee 1 felt the impulsion
OF all my being toward thee 1 was un-
happy. was humiliated and wounded.
passion. With splendid courage thou
hast reconquered thy liberty asking OF
me but one promise-to give thee my
love. There was between another per-
character
While this portion of the letter was
being read Nine. Caillaux disappeared
completely behind the side of the pris-
was shaken with nervous tremors The
reading continued:
We have everything to fear from
woman's fury"
tered into details Of the local political
situation and other matters and said he
thought he might not enter the contest
at the general elections for the chamber
of deputies in 1910.
Sends Millions of Kisses.
The second letter. sixteen pages in
length, was begun October 49, 1909. and
finished on the following day 1t was
prefecture of the department of the
Sarthe and said:
"My beloved little Riri: At last I have
a minute to write thee"
Then followed long account of cat
tie show at LIE Mans and Of visit by
N. Caillaux to Paris. and it then re-
sumed:
Thou must be very reasonable and
stay at Dinard for the present. I fear
only one thing-bla ckmaii. Perhaps some
one will make scandal. Sometimes I
am very discouraged. What life. I
have but one consolation-thee."
The letter ends:
"A thousand million kisses over all
your adorable little body
Livid and Haggard.
Nine. Caillaux later recovered con-
sciousness and said she felt strong
enough to go on with the hearing. NJ.
Caillaux then assisted her into the pris-
oner's enclosure in court and a chair was
brought for her to sit on instead of the
prisoners bench. She was livid and hag-
gard and her features were drawn,
After he had seen her comfortably ar
ranged NJ Caillaux took his place once
more among the witnesses apd Motive
Labori made the announcement that no
more letters would be read The sur
geons who made the autopsy on CASTOR
Calmette then were examined