Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-23
Witnesses Tell of Private
Missiyes CaImette In
tended to Print
CASE NEARING CLOSE
runner Premier Barthou and
First Wife of SIayer'S HuS-
band Called to Stand.

,s.-s Madame Caillaux is undergoing
,5al for the murder of Editor Cal
-..,s was crowded more than ever
.,ssv. Many had come to see Joseph
c.iIlaux confronted with former Pre-
-is- Bsrthou, who was subpoenaed as
, fitness. The testimony will be con-
,usad today with the evidence OF
s.1hou and Madame Bertha Guey-
An. frs. wife of Caillaux. but before
asv we're due to come TO the stand
ssF dozen other witnesses OF lesser
,uportance were to testify. Argu-
usnts for the prosecution and defense
vrosably will begin late in the day.
Madame Caillaux took her place in
ne prisoners enclosure at noon The
ing strain is beginning TO tell on her
she vas exhausted and i'll, but showed
. discrimination to face the ordeal
he testimony Of the first three Wit
rssses today concerned private let
tsrs which the defense seeks to show
Cslmette intended to publish
Madame Gueydan Heard.
Madame Gueydan. slender and Of
usdium height. came into court. She
boxed So. Her face was drawn in
tragic lines. her black eyes showing
from great sockets in wasted cheeks.
Shs seemed i'll. but walked with dig
lily past her former husband. The
witness asked if she might refer to her
so;ss, but the request was refused.
There have been so many lies told"
sas said. that my notes are absolute
lyrecessary TO -1I dates. Was not
caillaux allowed to read from his pa
vers? am confronted with a noun
ain OF lies which l must climb and
hreak TO pieces one by one. am alone.
] have no husband to defend me-" In
zYtng this, she cast long glance at
Madame Caillaux, who, however, did
5os look at her.
Witness Grows Bitter.
Madame Gueydan continued: 81 am
stned to see that the person who drew
ne Indictment has gathered together
ne filth All the pity has gone to the
ntruder who defiled my home to take
ny place"
! Naitre Madame Gueydan
ronised to testify without hate"
Madame Gueydan-'It is said the
rine was committed because / COM
nunieated copies of my letters"
The Witnesses referred to her notes.
Lsoori objected amid murmurs of pro-
est against him from the audience.
Judge Albanel supported the objection
I'd himself addressed the witness,
olsagreements arose in your home ?"
Madame GIeyGan-'There were no
eisagreements- Our domestic life was
'sader Absolutely no one knows about
his affair. :"
Madame Gueydan said the first letter
fhieh appeared was given her bv NJ
.siiaux at the ministry of finance in
Believed Lying Talk.
Aaoame Gueydan-'T had never sus-
sected my husband had a mistress. The
srst knew OF it was when he threw
---lseH at my knees and asked my
s1oon' and l pardoned him, but the
sss y after he returned TO this person. I
~ not cease to believe his lying talk.
Oeneved the evil surroundings of nv
aone mad gone. My husband became
81 Unable and was nervous. One dav
UOia me, do you know I came to
'On bedside last night to kill you'
AiIer that felt I ought to leave
Ioame Gueydan went over the in
n Preceding her divorce and said.
CO sNitnstanding all his power. NJ.
-@u1 could not get divorced and IL
t'- pronounced in my favor. was
Seness. The witness admitted
st;s-. 0' aP'i oi my Joe
-. The Judge: How did calmette get
a.: 1Ae Witness; q know nothing
soose; You reafirm you told Cal
-.tte nothing?"
"1tness: Il swear f."
Editors Aid Defense.
rerre Mortier. editor Of Gn Bias.
,..iOoorated -. previous evidence as TO
0serwrought nerves OF Nine. Call
- and TO her knowledge that the
,,rsH o was about to publish sensa-
Ilai revelations.
vas followed by three other Jour
s.n-s,,9 "a ou Barry. editor OF Journee
a. pcane; Albert Livet. manager Of
ssl,,. oicAl' and Robert lie Court,
Va OF the Courier de Parliament,
,,-.s esclared that they had been in
,rsss.a mat the Figaro intended 10
To- ~ otner letters after the Thy
s.ter, but when pressed by the
,,r-s Judge and NJ. Chenu for the
--1es OF their fnforrnar,. - -,