Evening star., 1914-07-23
CA|LLAUX'SF FIRST
WIFE ]EST|F|ES
Continued from Fhest Page,


! Nine. Gueydan-There were no disagree-
| ments.
| The witness was speaking rapidly She
continued:
| Tells Of Domestic Life.
Our domestic life was tender. No
one knows. Not even you. Mr.. Presi-
dent, and absolutely no one knows about
! this affair"
| Judge Albanel-Nevertheless you and
| your husband had reconciliation over
something, and the letters were burned
I>Wtll you explain?
Nine. Gueydan-The first letter which
alpeared-do you know who gave that to
mex M. Caillaux. He did 1t at the
minietry of finance in 1903
NINE. Gueydan was speaking m 7 low
tones Nnd the impatient spectators cali
ed out: Louder! Louder.
Mme Gueydan-I had never SUSPECTED
that my husband had mistress / first
knew it when he threw himself at nay
knees and asked my pardon he NUM-
bled himself and / pardoned him, put
the day after he returned to this person.
I did not cease to believe his lying talk
believed that the evil surrounding my
home had gone for 1 thought ] saw the
bottom of his heart IN ms Ieaas' d o,.
clear, and, though she spoke In low
tones. her words penetrated every part
of the chamber as she said:
Protests Her Loyalty.
II did not know at all the person IN
question. To show you my loyalty TO my
husband, he confidad to me a travehns
lsatchel full, he said. OF important papers.
1 never opened 1t. I did not know ontii
a long time afterward that 1t contained
correspondence between him ana Mme'
|Raynouard. now Mime. Caillau1
The witness voice sank into indfstinct-
ness and she stood silent for moment
before continuing her testimony. ana
then she said only, IT do not know what
II can say-what L ought to say.
Nine. Gueydan again stood silent untn
Judge Albanel requested her to continue
and to speak louder. She then said:
my husband became irritable. and l
was nervous. One day he said to me, Do
you know 1 came to your BEDSIDE last
night to xill your After that l felt
ought to 1eSwe. I went to Versailles and
wrote to HIM. I thought he would follow
me and bring me home, but no! He went
to the department of the Sarthe, ana
returned to Pavis. but he did not ana
you know why. .,
Nine. Gueydan continued: We'll. l
came back home and 1 noticed hde desk
half open. There were in 1t two letters
from a woman. They had been 1aor1-
Gated by him and Vine. HaynouarI I'd ~ ~
make me believe that there was no ihei-
macy between them
Joseph Caillaux, the witness FORMER
husband. during her testimony changed
his seat four times. getting nearer ~
her. so that he was better able 10
hear. until finally he was within four
or five feet of her.
Mime. Gueydan. however, did not
notice NJ Cafllaux, whose fingers were
twitching and whose hands were IN
cessantly opening and shutting.
The witness meantime entered into
many details and small happenings De-
fore her divorce. She said:
Il have an impression he was afraid.
Confronts Former Husband.
While she was saying this Nine
Gueydan turned and looked her former
husband straight in the face. while Nine.
Caillaux bent over the railing around the
prisoners Enclosure with her face half
concealed, occasionally wiping away the
perspiration
Nine Gueydan then recited a success
sion of ouarrels and reconciliations be-
tween NJ Caillaux and herself she
said she had found letters at their house
in Manners. and added: Il TOOK mem >: SO
as not to be unarned in the divorce
Upon Judge Albanel reminding the VII
ness at the end of the second hour OF
her testimony that her voice had become
almost inaudible she excused herself oy
:This recital is very painful to me. 1t
takes all my strength"
Caillaux Contradicts Editor.
Aueuste AvriI. political editor of the
Figaro, in his deposition yesterday after
noon. declared that early in November,
1913, NJ. Caillaux had stopped him in the
lobby of the chamber and asked him how
much longer Calmette was going to con-
tinue his campaign. He gave an evas1Ve
answer, and NJ CaiIlaux then said to him
You know l am crack shot 1 go every
day to the shooting gallery ana get
bul1's-eye every time.
The ex-premier leaped to his feet and
demanded to be confronted with the WIT
ness. The two stood face to race at the
bar NJ Caillaux affirmed that he had no
recollection of ever saying such a thing
NJ Avril maintained with equal determine
ton the exactitude of his testimony. Final
lv the two men Withdrew and the matter
resolved itself into question OF reiia-
bility.
close of the hearing. many hands were
outstretched to him. Some were those OF
ers He seemed to be deeply touched by
these manifestations OF sympathy and ex-
claimed in a voice shaken with real emo
ton II see 1 still have some friends
left"
small crowd assembled outside the
main gates of the palace of justice to see
NJ Caillaux depart. They gave him
rousing cheer, mingled with a few hisses
Discussion Leads to Blows.
NJ. Cafllaux. accompanied by Deputy
Pascal Ceccaldi, went to the Concier-
gerie and spent an hour with his wife.
Meanwhile, on the opposite side of the
palace, close to the statue Of Henry Nv
on the Pont-Neuf. a small crowd, wait
ing in vain to the ex-premier. be-
blows. 1t required determined police IN
reference to disperse the rioters.
Pierre Mortier. editor Of Gil Bias. cor
roborated previous evidence as to the
overwrought nerves Of Nine Caillaux and
to her knowledge that the Figaro was
about to publish sensational revelations.
He was followed by three other jour
nalists, NJ. Du Barry. editor of Journee
Republicaine; Albert Iivet. manager of
the Radical, and Robert LIE Court, editor
of the Courier du Parlemen, who de-
clared that they had been informed
that the Figaro intended to publish other
letters after the Thy Joe" letter. but
when pressed by the presiding judge and
NJ Chenu for the names of their inform
ants they sheltered themselves behind
the plea Of professional secrecy"
Planning to Print Private Letters.
Witnesses followed each other in rapid
succession. The distinguished scientist
MI