The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-03-20
SHOOTS DOWN EDITOR.
Nine. Henriette CailIaux, Spouse OF
French Cabinet Member Kills
CASTOR Calmette.


Nine. Henriette CailIaux, wife of Jos
CaillauX, the French minister of f.
nance, died tonight.
Nine. Cailloux went to the office Of
The Figaro to carry out an act Of
vengeance against NJ Calmette, who
had been waging campaign char
acterized by great bitterness against
the minister of finance She fired
three times, NJ. Calmette being wound
ed in the chest, in the side and the
abdomen.
While the editor was being trans
ported TO the hospital, he said re-
peatedly:
q have done my duty. I have done
my duty"
Having committed the deed, Nine.
Caillaux submitted to arrest, and
while employees in The Figaro were
taking the pistol from ner hands, she
said:
'fsince there is no justice in this
country, I take upon myself an act Of
justice. Take me where you will
Nine. aCillaux Immediately was re-
moved to a police station where she
underwent a preliminary examination,
the substance of which was commun-
icated to the press at her desire.
Sorry, She Says.
81 am. sorry,'' she said, ''for what
was obliged to do. I had no inten-
ton Of killing NJ Calmette, and
would be happy to know that he will
recover. 1 desired only to teach him
a lesson
When Nine. Ca:llaux called, NJ. Cal
mette was preparing 20 leave his Of
fee in the company of Paul Bourget,
the author. He excused himself to
receive Nine. Caillaux.
In her statement to the police, Nine.
Caillaux explained that the campaign
against her husband had become in
tolerable, and she determined to stop
it. She consulted an eminent lawyer,
who advised her that legal proceed
ing would be futile-that they were
often worse in the case of innocent
persons that in the case of the guilty.
She then decided to take the law into
her hands. She bought a revolver,
drove to The Figaro Offices and sent in
her card.
NJ. Calmette was most polite and
asked what he could do for her.
Not a Friendly Call.
"It is needless for me to pretend
that l am making a friendly CALL I
answered said Nine. Caillaux. "Then,
losing all control of myself at the
thought Of the humiliations inflicted
on my husband by. this man, 1 drew
my revolver from my muff and fired
all the cartridges. NJ Calmette was
surprised at the first report and tried
to take shelter behind a desk
Nine. Caillaux was charged formal
Iy with attempted homicide and re-
moved to st. Lazare prison. Later the
charge was changed to homicide.
1t was officially announced tonight
taat NJ. Caillaux had rendered his res
ignation from the ministry OF finance,
but that Premier Doumergue with
held mis- decision until tomorrow.
Mime. Caillaux is tt e minister's third
wife. She is 80 years old Her maiden
name was Henriette Rainouard. She
was the wife of Leo Claretie, brother
OF the late Jules Claretie, from whom
she was divorced.
The personal campaign of CASTOR
Calmette against Joseph Caillaux be-
gan no January u, and since then
the attacks on the finance minister
have'been a daily feature of the paper.
The fact that the campaign was in
augurated on the event of the opening
of the last session of the present
chamber OF deputies created intense
interest in the charges. Among these
NJ. Calmet,e asserted that Nine. Gail
laux offered 10 pay $1,2OO,OOO to N.
Schneider, the legal representative of
Marcel Prieu, who had entered claim
against he government, on condition
that 80 per cent-of that amount should
be turned over to the Radical party's
campaign fund for the coming cleo
tions.
Marcel Prieu was a French mer-
chant of Brazil. Thirteen of his ships
were seized by the Brazilian govern