Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-24
NINE. GUEYDAN
SPURNS RETURN
OF LOVE NOTES
He'tlses to Accept Them Back
Hp pm Labor, Nine. Call
laux's Lawyer.
ONLY ONE WILL BE READ;
TWO MORE IN EVIDENCE
e9eocaldi Creates Sensation in
Court When He Defends
/ ex-Premier.

PARIS July 24-"can NJ sse
4 Gueydan." was the command ofssddge
Louis Albanei when the court opened
today for the fifth days hearing in
the trial of Nine. Henriette Caillaux
for the wilful murder on March Is of
Castor Calmette. editor of the FL
garo.
Nine. Gueydan, former wife of the
Prisoners husband, Joseph Caillaux,
an ex-premier of France, had, how
ever, not arrived and Pascal Ceccaldi
the most intimate private and po-
litical friend of M. Caillaux. was
called to the stand
The interest today centred around
the two intimate letters referred to
in yesterdays testimony and handed
by Nine. Gueydan to Maitre Labori
to deal with as he chose.
Great curiosity had been awakened
as to whether they would be read in
court or communicated privately to
the jurors.
Maitre Labori, before M. Ceccaldi
began his testimony, said he would
defer until the arrival of Nine. Guey-
, dan a communication he desired to
4 make to the court.
publish Them AII"-Mme. Gueydan.
When Nine. Jueydan arrived Mai
tire Labori and Maitre Chenu ex-
planned their ideas for and against
the publication of the letters placed
In Maitre Labori's charge by Nine.
Gueydan
Maitre Chenu remarked that the
letters did not concern the case. to
which Maftre Labori retorted that he
thought three of them did. Maitre
Labori then returned the letters to
Nine. Gueydan and asked her what
her wishes were in the matter, and
she replied.
II do not care what you do. Pub
lish them all. If you want to do So"
1t was thereupon decided to place
three of the letters in evidence, but
to read only one of them. This would
be done, II was announced, after re-
cess.
Refuses Return of Letters.
The question Of the reading of the
letters gave rise to another scene
when the court reassembled.
Judge Albanel, who had talked over
the subject with the lawyers on both
sides during the recess. recalled Nine.
Gucydan to the stand and Maitre La
bori at once addressed her. saying.
These letters will not be read by
me. Madame. do you wish them
/. back?"
Nine Gueydan; No"
AMaitre Labori. We'll, then, no one
shall have them. except myself. If
you have heard offme being caught in
trap, you are mistaken"
T tO a
Mime. Gueydan's seeming reluctance
of yesterday and her impulsive con-
sent that he should have the letters
as a device to place him In the posi-
ton either of suppressing the letters
or of reading them to the disadvan-
tage of Nine. Caillaux. He asked her
again:
Madame. do you wish to take back
these letters?"
Maitre Chenu: Give me the let
ters. to tear them up.
CeccsIdi Defends Caiiiaqx.
NJ. ceccaldi addressed to the jury
an impassioned defense of the
Caiilaux family. He described Nine.
Caillaux's efforts to restrain her hus-
band from assuming political Rpwer,
as she was of the opinion that his
keeping out of the government was
the only way in which they could
expect to have peace in their life.
M. Caillaux. seated In the crowd
ed court among witnesses and jour-
nalists, followed attentively his
friends panegyric, nodding his head
In appreciation and occasionally cast
ing a glance about the court room as
though measuring the effect of the
witnesses words
Nine. Caillaux in the prisoners en-
closure presented a sorrowful figure,
In her eyes was a look of bewilder-
ment and seeming terror. She did not
speak to any one, but she had had a
long talk with her husband in the
prison of the Conciergerie be3)re the
hearing began. It was understood
that former Premier Barthtsi was
again to be confronted with M. Call
laux today.
NJ. Ceccaldi amazed those in court
by giving his testimony in the form
of a speech in which he reviewed the
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