The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-07-25

but nothing indecent a. common rum
or has reported
In the letter. n. Caillaux. writing
to the present Mime. Caillaux, before
ferred to the happiness he would feel
when no could "press . million kisses
over your dear body"
While tho reading wAs going on,
Nine. Caillaux was crying bitterly.
Her sobs could be heard all over the
fell PROSTATE to the floor. Two
guards carried her out Of the cham
ber. The four judges rose from their
seats at once and Judge Albanel an
nounced the suspension OF the hear
ing.
In the meantime Mme Caillaux had
been laid upon q bench In an ante room
where she was surrounded by doctors-
A guard took on his tunic and made
q pillow for her.
The physicians who had thought sho
was suffering merely from q passing
fainting spell. decided when she re-
mained unconscious to give her . hy-
podermic i-ljection of ether. Nine.
Caillaux appeared to have broken down
completely and was breathing with
difficulty, and such was her condition
that her husband was admitted to her
second person, singular, indicating the
closest friendship. The first OF them
said:
The LetteFa.
my dear little Riri Gan affectionate
diminutive for Henriette).
when / met thee felt the impul-
sion OF all my being toward thee.
was unhappy. I was Inundated and
wounded. I threw myself towards
thee with furious passion. With
splendid >ouraEe thu hast recon-
quered thy liberty asking Of me but
nn~~
There was between another person
and myself such q difference Of char
acter@
While this portion of the letter was
being read Mime. CaillAux disappeared
| completely behind the side Of the pris-
oner's enclosure. and her crouched
body was shaken with nervous trem-
| ors. The reading continued:
we have everything to fear from q
woman's fury" Caillaux in his mis-
| sive then entered into details Of the
| local political situation and other
matters and said he thought he nigh,
not enter the contest at the genera
election for the chamber OF deputies
in 1910.
| The second letter. 16 pages in length
was begun on October IS, 1909, amt
finished on the following day. 1t wa
written on the official note paper o
the prefecture Of the department o
the Sarthe and said:
my beloved little Riri- At last
have q minute to write thee"
Then followed long account OF cat
tie show at Lemans and of a visit b,
M. Caillaux to Paris and it then re
sumed: Thou must be very reason
able and stay at Dinard for the pres
ent. I fear only one ething-blackmai
Perhaps some one will make a scan
dal. Sometimes am very discour
aged. What a life. have but ON
cOnsolation-thee."
L The letter concludes:
l. "A thousand million kisses over q
your adorable little body"
T. She Receivers.
| Mime. Caillaux later recovered con
sciousness and said she felt stron
enough to go on with the hearing
N. Catllaux then assisted her int
the prisoners enclosure in court an
q chair was brought for her to 81
on instead of the prisoners bench
IShe was livid and haggard and he
features were drawn.
After he had seen her comfortabl
Iarranged, M. Caillaux took hi
place once more among the witnesse
and Maitre Labori made the an
nouncement that no more letter
would be read.
The surgeons who made the autop
sy on Castor Calmette were then ex
Iamined.