The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-24
Mme. Gueydan on Stand Gains Sympathy of the
 Spectators
EMOTIONAL CLIMAX
 OF TRIAL REACHED
Woman Hands Packet of Letters to Caillaux Counsel. Who Says the Jury Will Be Appraised of the
 Contents

Paris, 1uls ss Mme Berthe Gueydan, Joseph caillauxs first wife. slender woman with black eyes and wasted checks today faced her former husband. the ex-pfemier of France. and put upon the rack the woman who had won him from her-Mme. Henriette caillanx, now on trial charged with the murder of Gas ton Calmette
 Mme Gueydan was expected to tell of her part in the publication in the Figaro of the celebrated "Thy Joe letter, but she declared she knew nothing about it and affirmed that she had told calmette nothing
 The emotional climax of the trial was reached. when other private letters were handed over by Mime. GueSdan to Fer dinand I.ahori counsel for Nine cail- iaux,
 4IIere is the packet of letters l took at l Manners" said AIme. Gueydan. giving them to an attendant who passed them to NJ Lahor T will consider with Maitre chenu what shall be done. said NJ. Lahori, but whatever we decide, the jury may rest assured that they will be appfised of their contents as is their right duty to expect
 Judge Alhanel refused Mme. Gueydans request that she be permitted to refer to her notes.
 "1lhere have been so many lies told, said Madame Gueydan referreding to libel that my notes are absolutely nee essary. if only to fix dates. Was not Madame Gaillaux allowed to read from
 
 tain Of lies, which | must climb and break to pieces one by one l am alone. have no husband to defend me.
 Saving thls. she cast a long glance at l Mme, Caillaux who nevertheless did not look in her drection
 Madame Gueydan There were no dis agreements. Our domestic life was ten der. No one knows, not even you the president, and no one else absolutely knows about this affair.s Judge Albanel Nevertheless YOU and sour hs1shaild ind Ii rahonciintion over something and the letters were burned Mme Gneydan: The first letter which appeared-do you know who gave that to me- NJ Gaillaux He did it at the ministry of finances in 1908 had never suspected my husband had a mistress 1 first knew il when he threw himself at my knees and asked my pardon. I pardoned him but the day after, he re- turned to this person. l did not cease to believe his lying talk. l believed that the evil surrounding my home had gone. for I thought saw the bottom of his heart in his tears"
 T did not know the person in anes- ton witness continued. "fo show you my loyalty to my husband he eonfided to me satchel filled. he said. with mnor- 1 iant papers l never opened it. did not know until long time afterwards that it contained correspondence between him and Madame Raynouard, now Mme. CaillauX.
 Witness stood silent a moment and then said
 T don't know what I can say. What ought to say"
 Judge Albanel said continue.
 Then Judge Albanel requested her to speak. She said;
 Husband Becomes Irritable
 My husband became irritable and I was nervous. One day he said to me. Do you know l came to your bedside last night to kill you9 l felt l ought to leave. l went to Versailles and wrote to him 1 thought he would follow me and bring me home, but no. he went to the department of the Sarthe, and I returned to Paris
 When l came back home noticed his desk half open. Tkere were .J 't two letters from woman writer. They had been fabricated by him and Madame Ray nouard to make me believe that there was no intimacy between them. =
 Joseph Caillaux, the witness former husband, during her testimony, changed his seat four times. until finally he was within four 10 five feet of her.
 Mme Gneydan nevertheless did not no- tice NJ. Callaux. whose hands were in- cessantly opening and closing.
 Witness ghve details of happenings pre- ceding her divorce.
 She continued:
 ''I had an impression that he was afraid"
 While saving this. Nine e;neydan looked M. Caillaux straight in the face. Mme. Caillaux bent over the railing with her face half concealed.
 Tells of Quarrels
 Mme Gueydan then recited q slcees- sion of quarfels and reconeliatons be- tween NJ Callaux and herself,
 Maitre Labori inquired if Mile Guey- dan had not signed an agreement to burn all the correspondence after her divorce, Mime. Gueydan q nad to defend my self against the Machlavellian maneuvers of an uufathful husband. He asked me to give my word of honor l did not do 1t. nor did l ask his word of honor, be- cause l knew he had no honor.
 Maitre I.abor: Did not AI Cailaux pay you ls,oo0 francs t$sdoo, regularly an nually?"
 Mime. Gueydan: Not regularly.''
 With misgyings the court at this point took recess. When the session resumed, Mime. Gueydan took the stand again.
 Replying to Maitre Labori's direct q,ies- ton. she said:
 There was no agreement Only his suppllcations. You are trying to make , me responsible for the crime. You seek extenuatins circumstances. All that has , been said by the accused Is false and all that h caillaux said is false She uttered this with a cry. You are not here to aecuse. inter posed Maitre f.abori You will find ] nothing but courtesy and deference for yourself personally. if your role is simply that of witness. But If you come here to accuse then you will find me in front . of you as q defender of my elient.''
 Mime. Gueydan If you have spoken of me to NJ. caillaux. he will have told you that at least I have courase. I Spectators Applaud