Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-17
LET TER
IN WRENCH
TRAGEDY
Nine. CaiIIaux Admits Publication
of Note From Minister Mo-
tive for Shooting Editor.
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, in violation OF an
"unwritten law" of France, love let
ter written to her by NJ CaillauX
during their courtship,
Premier Doumergue accepted the
resignation Of Minister CaillauX late
| today. This action followed a Cabinet
meeting and a conference between
the Premier and President Poincare
at which it was decided that the Min
! istrv could not survive If CaillauX
we're retained following the tragedy
Minister of the Interio" Rene Re
noult late this afternoon agreed to
succeed NJ. CaillauX as Minister OF
! Finance. Louis j. Malyln, Minister
of Commerce. took the portfolio Of
4 Minister of the Interior. Deputy
Raoul Peret. an Under Secretary OF
the Interior, was appointed Minister
OF Commerce, filling the Cabinet.
Mobs Call for His Life.
The Premier wished to keep Call
laux. but it was pointed out to him
that IL this was done the Cabinet
would he accused of tacItly APPROX
| ing the act Of Nine. CaillauX
! Anti Caillaux demonstrations oc-
CURED in the Latin Quarter this aft
ernoon. and many students were ar
rested before the rioting was quelled.
Earlier mobs clamored for the life of
! CaillauX as the real murderer.
Caillaux went to the Ministry of
Finance this afternoon to remove his
private papers While there the
building was besieged by a crowd who
hooted the Minister They attempt
ed to invade the building, but were
driven back by police while Caiilaux
escaped by rear door.
There was a 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-
hraced Mime. Caillaux The Minister
was in state Of almost complete
collapse as he repeated over and over
again:
Woman Also Breaks Down.
why did you do it? You have
ruined my life but forgive YOU
Nine. Caillaux also broke down and
sobbed As the couple embraced AM
wept, they heard through the barred
windows OF the Jail the shouts of the
mobs in the streets.
When NJ. CaillauX arrived at the
woman's prison in an automobile, he
showed that he had spent sleepless
night His face was pale and lined,
his hair was rumpled and his cloth
ing was wrinkled He tNitched with
nervousness. and was manifestiy
glad when the iron gates OF the prison
separated him from the mobs which
were moving restlessly through the
streets.
J While Mime. Caillaux was the ac-
tual slayer. and did not deny it, yet
the newspapers generally held that
the Minister was morally response
BILE.
NJ Calmette who was shot at $50
last night, died at 12:40 O'Clock this
morning -Four Of the five bullets
fired at the journalist had taken ef-
feet
Nine. Caillaux admitted that there
was a double motive Her anger had
been aroused by the personal political
campaign that :he editor was carry
ing on against her husband, but this
VAS increased to frenzy when NJ. cal
mette published part Of a love letter
which NJ. CailauX had written his
wife during their courtsh.p days
This had Deen violation Of an IN
written law which is regarded Al m
mutab.e in French circles