Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17
DE A 7 \ F Or
CA|LLAUX IS
DEMANDED
French Minister CoIIapses as He
Visits Wife Who Killed His
Prosecutor.
Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
PARIS, March 17.-Mme. Henriette
Caillaux. wife of the French Minis
ter of Finance, was formally charged
to-day with the murder Of CASTOR
Calmette, the brilliant editor of FL
CARO-, whom she shot to death last
night in retaliation for that news
papers attacks upon her husband.
and for publishing a love letter writ
ten to her by NJ. CaillauX during their
courtship. in violation of an 'unwrlt
ten law of France.
: While the formal charges were
being filed against Nine Caillaux,
mobs parading the streets of Paris
demanded the arrest of the Minister
himself and his execution.
There was pathetic and dramatic
scene when the Minister of Finance
was allowed TO meet and talk with
his wife. Tears rolled down the
cheeks of the statesman as he en-
Traced Nine. Caillaux. The Minister
was in a state of almost complete
collapse as he repeated over and over
again
why did you do it? You have
ruined my life. but l forgive YOU
Nine. Caillaux also broke down and
sobbed. AS the couple embraced and
wept, they heard through the barred
windows of the Jail the shouts of the
mobs in the streets.
Crowd in Frenzy.
Aroused to frenzy by the crime
and by the eulogies of the dead man
printed in the morning papers hun
dreds of persons clamored about the
st. Lazare Prison and the CaillauX
residence screaming:
"Caillaux is a murderer; Caillaux
should be killed."
So menacing became the hostile
crowds that the Project of Police
provided additional guards for the
prison and a bodyguard for the Min
lister
When NJ. Cailaux arrived at the
womans prison in an automooie ne
showed that he had spent a sleepless
night. His face was pale and lined,
his hair was rumpled, and his cloth
ing was wrinkled He twitched with
nervousness. and was manifesty
glad when the iron gates of the prison
separated him from the mobs which
we're moving restlessly through the
streets.
In view OF the public uproar which
vas aroused by the shooting, IT was
evnected that the resignation of NJ.
Caillaux would be accepted at a cab
met meeting held at the residence Of
President Poincare. Georges Cochery
was regarded as the most probable
successor Of the unhappy CaillauX
when the meeting began
Minister Morally Responsible.
While Nine. Caillaux was the ac-
tual slayer. and did not deny it, yet
the newspapers generally held that
the Minister was morally response
bic.
NJ. Camette who was shot at 6'"V
last night died at 12:4O o'clock this
morning. Four Of the five bullets
fired at the journalist had taken ef-
feet
The body was removed early in the
morning from the residence Of Dr.
Hartman. where death had taken
place. to the Calmette home.
Nine Cailaux admitted that there
was a double motive. Her anger had
been aroused by the personal political
campaign that the editor was carry
ing on against her husband but this
was increased to frenzy when NJ. Call
mette published part Of love letter
which A. CaillauN had written his
wife during their courtship days
This had been a violation Of an un
written law. which is regarded as i'm
uutsble in French circles