Las Vegas optic., 1914-07-24
LETTERS FINALLY INTRODUCED
FORMER WIFE OF EX-PREMlER
SAYS SHE NO LONGER CARES
ABOUT THEM
MAY GO PRIVATELY TO JURY
SPECTACULAR PRocE EDING S
AGAINST SLAYER OF CAL
METTE IN FIFTH SCENE

GdTlS, July "a Sdll MlnC' NuS'
dan," was the command of Judge
Louis Albanel, when the court opened
today for the fifth days session in
the trial of Nine. Henriette Cailiaux
for the murder, March 16, of CASTOR
Calmette, editor of the Figaro.
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 polIri-
cal friend of Caillaux, was called to
the stand.
The interest centered around the
two intimate letters referred to in
yesterdays testimony and handed by
Nine. Gueydan to Maitre Labor to
deal with as he chose. Great curiosity
has been awakened as to whether
s they would be read in court or COM
municated privately to the jury
Maitre Labori, before M. Ceccaldi
began his testimony. said he would
defer until the arrival of Nine. Guey-
dan a communication he desired to
make to the court.
M. Ceccaldi then addressed the jury
an impassioned defense of the Call
laux family. He described Nine. Gail
Iaux's efforts to restrain her husband
from assuming political power 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,
NJ Caillaux, seated in the crowded
court among witnesses and journal
lists, followed attentively his friends
panegyric, nodding his head in ap-
proval, and occasionally casting a
glance about the court room as though
measuring the effect of the witness
words. 4 ss1Fs,lI
Nine. CaiIaux PitifuI Figure
Nine. Caillaux, in the prisoners en-
closure, presented sorrowful figure
In her eyes was look of bewilder-
ment and seeming terror She did
not speak to anyone but she had had
long talk with her husband in the
prison before the hearing began.
1t was understood that former Pre-
mier Barthou was again be to con-
fronted with M. Caillaux today.
M. Ceccaldi amazed those in court
by giving his -estimony in the form
of speech in which he reviewed the
political and newspaper attacks on the
former premier.
The auditors meanwhile kept up
murmur of protest or approval The
protests caused Ceccaldi to shout, "If
] defend NJ Caillaux it is because he
is an honest man"
Tiresome Oratory
Those in the court room soon be-
gan to tire of M. Ceccaldi's speech
and the Interruptions increased, which
bIOuSHJ lTOn IuO WlJhSoo tnS uSdtCu
exclamation:
Il have the right to talk here, be-
cause they seek to keep woman in
prison"
He then proceeded with criti-
cism of former Premier Barthou's
course in reading in the chamber of
deputies the documents drawn up by
Victor Febre in connection with the
Rochette swindle.
When M. Ceccaldi concluded former
Premier Barthou was called and de-
Tended his action in making public
the Victor Fabre documents M. Call
laux also spoke briefly.
Maitre Labori and Maitre Chenu
then explained their ideas for and
against the publication of the letters
placed in Maitre Labori's charge by
Nine. Cueydan Labori returned the
1attnre IN NTn,o Cuevdau and asked