Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-17
Editof of Figaro, F Fanous Paris
Journal, Falls Before Smok
Ing Revolver in Hands Of
Enraged Woman
BITTER CHARGES WERE
MADE AGAINST MINISTER
Calling on Journalist i0 His Of
flee. Mime, CaIIiaux Calmly
Draws Pistol and Fires
Three Times,

Paris. March lG Castor Camete,
editor Of the tiearo. was shot today
hl Mime Henrietta CailmuN wife 81
Joseph CailauN, thc lcrench minister
of finance. Ho died tonight
Mime CamuN went Go tine office
90 the Fig1ro 90 carry nut nu act OF
.Kengoance against Cuimetto who has
been Waping "a campaign character
iHrd hy rxtreme bitterness teainst .he
minister az finance She fired at
Toast threp times Calmeue bein3
wounded m the chest n the side and
The abdomen
White the editor was being trnns-
ported ~ ihe hospital he sud rcpcat-
edly
l have dome nay duty J huvc done
my duty
INiug committed tho decd Mime
CalllauN submitted To- arrest aud while
employees N the Figaro office were
taking the pistol from her hands, She
said
since there is No Justice in this
country. have taken upon sell nn
act of Justice Take me uhero YOU
VIII
Mime CulmuN Was removed to q
police station whore She underwent
lminary examination the sub
.fnnct. nf which WAS communicated to
the press at her desire
"l ana SORRY .hc said for 81 hat +
was ohliged fo dn nad no inten-
tiou of kiHlns eaImcttr and would
h. hapav to know thnt ne wIu re-
cover desired unly tu teach him
lesson.
At tho moment of the utiack CAL
tncttc yyHs perpariug 10 lenVe mis- off,
firr in thc COMPANY of Paul Hourept.
tbo aulhot ue excused himself to
receive Mime. Caillaux. who fired al-
most immodistey. ;
In her etntement to TN. police Mime.
eaflaux explained fhaf the eampaign
aeainst her husband had become In
tuilerai4le and she determined to stop
H. She cansnlated un eminent lawyer
who advised hor that legal proceed
inps would Doe futile. thm thpv were
often Wors, IN the case or the inno-
cont than m the ease of thp guilty
She decided then to tase the Msv INTO
her own hands. ~hr boueht ID res
yolVer. drove tu the Finnrn office and
sent I'm hor card
Cnmrlte Was mo~t polite and nskcd
what he could au fur her
"'It IT, needless for inc ne pretend
thm / ana making luendt nIE T.
answered Then drew mv revolver
from my muff and fired avn the cart
ridges Mr. Cumettr tried 90 ukc
shelter behind "a desk
Mmr. CaUhuX Was formally ehufp-
cd Wuh attempted homicide aud rec
moved to So lazaIrc prison Latter
the charge WAS changed 10 homicide.
n WAS officially announced tonight
that Mr CunmuN had rendered his
resignation from the ministry af e.
nance. nut that Premier Daumoreue
withheld his decision until tomorrow.
Mime D8illanS ls trc minister's third
wife She IS 39 years ola aud Her
maiden ntme was HUmiotm Bauou-
ard She Was tho wife Of Eco ClHrctie.
brother uf tnr late Jules tlarctlc.
from whom shc wis divorced.
The pcrsonul campaign of Glstou
Calmtue against Joseph CuilluuX hc-
gam ON Januory r. aud since The att
Wcks against the nuuucc minister
have been duilY feature of the pa-
per The fact that tho c4mpHign was
inauEurated ON tho eve of the open
ing If tho LAST session nf The present
chamber of deputies created intense
interest boo the charges.
Among these "a eumottc asserted
that NJ CulllauN offered to paV s1.-
zoo. O0U 90 A. schneider thr lpeal
represr ntutyc of Marcel prIu who
had entered claim against tho poN-
ornmfnt uu condition that so pee cent
or that amount should hc turned over
to the radical party as campaign
fund tor the coming eleetions
Marcel Pricu WIS French mer
chant Of lmzn Thirteen of hls ships
were seized hv ihn brazilian govern
ment n 1850 ou tho charge than the
customs regulations had bocn eyad-
ed Eventually Brazil paid The French
government an indemnify of s8.D00.-
600 Prieu's claim to this was repeat
edly rejected tut nis hcfs in 1899
formed "a syndicate to- prosecute the
claim