The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1914-07-22
|MME. CA|[LAUX
TELLS Of CRIME
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT
OF EVENTS PRIOR TO
4 THE KILLING
Ia WILLING WITNESS
Gave Vivid and Thrilling Account
of Incidents Prior to and of
the Time of Crime

dramatic manner the circumstances
leading up to the shooting on March
86 Of Castor Calmette, editor OF The
Figaro, with whose murder she is
harged.
Judge Lois Banel acted as president
$f the court; the procurator general
Eules Herbaux, had charge OF the
prosecution, and Ferdinand Laborl
j he noted advocate, who was closely
with the Dreyfus case, was
Mhief counsel for the defense.
"A Nine. Cailaiux held the attention OF
|she crowded court room for three
hours. She told her story and showed
Remarkable skill in marshalllng her
tacts so as to represent them IN the
8best light for her cause.
Nine. CaillauX was willing witness
|throughout.- After she had concluded
4her narrative and was asked II there
Ewas anything she would like to add'
She thrilled her listeners when she de-
scribed the protracted agony she had
Endured because Of the calumnles
eigainst herself and her husband.
For three menths l mounted cal
larry" she said. "Such l do not wish
% my worst enemy. No one can i'm
gine what I went through. l feared
Ifor myself, for my husband, for my
hild. feared for myself because II
Sart of those letters were published,
3ny deepest secret would be displayed
before the world; my womanly honor
stand stripped and naked.
4 81 hal always been taught that wo-
|Anan's honor consisted in having her
ife as open as possible. My poor
father. who last year told me that a
wife who had loyer was woman
gitthout honor. neTer would have set
loot in nay house had he known or my
aison with NJ. CaillauX
"We were reproached with being OF
he Rourgeoise. 1t is true. l am
3onrgeoise. When the letters were
burlofned, M. Caillaux and myself felt
Hike: we would have preferred 10 re-
bounce our great happiness rather
han see our inner life blazoned to the
- prld -.
IT feared the publication of the let
"a We had many friends, especially
hong the embassies, and in those
relies people wished to humillate anu
ast ridicule on my husband by the
bublicatfon Of two letters, addressed
a two different women, signed lhy
oe.' They wished to throw contempt
4,pon the head Of minister OF the re-
|hnblie. the chief of the radical party,
5bnd strike through him, the republic.
,"Finally, did not wish to blush be-
'fore NV daughter; that is one thing q
z&oman must not be asked to do.
3deeply regret the present misfortune
land / would have undergone anything
In. the world rather than nave peeh
(he cause of it" ...
Her impassioned peroration was ac-
tompanied by eloquent gestures.
Mme Caillaux told Of the shooting
"a the Figaro Office. Prior to this sne
FAD been asked by the judge regarding
Isar interview with Ferdinand Monlef,
85resident of the tribunal of the Seine
Rom whom she had sought informa-
lion as to whether the attacks or M:
<calmette against her husband coulo
c~kopped,
s!l4tonLer told hef, she said. that
Bfhis would be impossible; that one
&could only put up with it or defend
kone's self by ones own means. he
khad added, the witness asserted, tnat
kat was astonishing that with the
lFrench temperament there were not
more heads broken.
Maurice Chenu, attorney for M:
8Calmettes relatives, arose and SAID
1that M. Monier, before the examining
1imagistrate had denied giving utter
4 ance te-anything Of the sort
Nine. Caillaux then told of events
IN the day Of the tragedy. Il inform
ed M Caillaux at lunch" she testified
awbat M Monier had said. He was
Eyery indignant and exclaimed, II tha'
$fs how things are then Will sinaSn
4his
Nine. Caillaux hesitated a momen'
and added face"
DO Jumped Chenu, "Oh. you can sa!
4 tho word, snout. 1t has been SAT-
swenty times during the investisS
tion." o.:,,.u. ..b,
.b.re are words that are not uttered
Il in pubic ro,s,o,
-"smash his snout," and the aual
Fence laughed.
Nine. Caillaux went on in tremDlns
(syoice: "If nay husband had SAID u
me. there Is nothing to be done'
should have looked upon him as
\ coward. / asked him 'When--today
"He said, NO at my own time.
81 She raised her clasped hands ant
'eried: my God! My God! If you
you"-turning to the jury-"kneV
what I suffered that day! To thlnl
that my husband was going to Kill
She lowered her voice and nal
vhisDered: ~ thought of commltln'
suicide, Then thought of trying t
DO something myself to stop that pup
1ication. 1 said to myself will max
She put her handkerchief to ne
.ves and cried: "Ah, My God! II
had soreseen the horrible issue"
explaining the circumstances Q
bnving the pistol, Nine. Caillaux sal J.
sbe had no fixed idea Of using II