Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-23
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LETTERS
| CAUSE Controversy.
WITNESSES DISAGREE AS TO
WHETHER cALMETTE coNslp-
Erred PUBLICATION.
cAlLLAux's FORMER WIFE
AMONG DAYS WITNESSES
Madam Guaydan's Testimony Looked
Forward to With interest-Asks Per-
snissein to Use Notes in Giving Testi-
mony - caiilaux Scores at Hearing,
and Makes Yelled Threat

Paris, July 23.-Judgs Louis AL
baneis court in the palace Of justice,
where Madam CaiIlaux. wife Of the
former premier is undergoing trial for
(. the murder ON March is, OF Castor
Calmette, editor of the Figaro. was as
Ing started To-Day Many Of the people
had come to see Joseph Csalllaux con-
fronted, according to thu practice Of
the French court, with former Premier
Louis Barthou. who had been sub
poenaed as a witness
The testimony was to be concluded
today with the evidence Of NJ. Barthou
and Of Madam Bethe Guey6xn the first
wife Of NJ. Caillaux, but refore they
were due to como to the stand half 4
dozen other witnesses Of lesser potence
were to testify.
Disagreement Over Letters.
The testimony of the hrs: three wit
lesses in the Caillaux trial today con-
cerned the two private letters which
the defense seeks to show Castor Cal
mette intended to publish.
Castor Dreyfus q banker, and a
friend Of the murdered editor, came to
the stand and explained that the scien-
fist, Paul Painleze, who had yesterday
testified that II. Dreyfus had told him
the Figaro was going to publish q
number Of private letters must have
misunderstood him. He had referred
70 the FAhre report ON the Rochelle
swindle AFFAIR. and not TO private let
sers about which he knew nothing.
An official Of the treasury depart
ment, Andre Reiasier, testified to be-
Ing present during q conversation OF
= gr0up 81 journalists in the lobby OF
the CHAMBER of deputies, v hen 1t We.
stated that letters shortly would b.
!; .phbiishsd-
francois Des Claus, chief private
secretary Of NJ Caillaux, when minis
ter Of finance, declared that Andre
vercoort, editor Of the Paris Journal
came to him and told him Madam
Gueydan had proposed to him to pub
lish Two letters which she produced.
He had, he said, informed NJ. Caillaux
OF this, AMI he exclaimed: But
those are letters which were stolen
from me; I hope no newspaper man
can be found to publish them"
Dreyfus confronts Painleze.
The rapid Succession Of witnesses
was interrupted by the conformation
of Castor Dreyfus and Paul Jainleze,
both Of whom maintained the accuracy
of their dispositions with considerable
heat Amid much murmuring Of the
public, Judge Albanel ended the Incl
dent by saying the jurors must be left
TO decide for themselves as to the &C
curacies Of the evidence.
Madam Gueydan, a slender woman
Of medium height, then came into
court. She was dressed simply, in
black, and wore a small bn:e hat, with
blue feathers. She looked to be IS or
So years old. Her face was drawn in
tragic lines. her black eyes. showing
from great sockets in her wasted
cheeks. She seemed i'll. but she walked
with calm dignity past her former hus-
bnad, standing in front of the Judges
ana the jury. The witness asked il she
might refer to her notes. but her re-
quest was refused by the Judge.
There have been so many lies told,
said Madam Gueydan, that my notes
are absolute necessary II only to fix
dates. Was not n. Calllaux allowed
to read from papers? I am confronted
BY q mountain OF lies which I must
climb and break to pieces one by one
am alone. have no husband to de-
TEND me-"
In saying this she cast long glance
1t Madam Caillaux who, however, did
not look at her.