Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-18
Mobs Shrek death to Call
Iaux," and Declare He Is
the Real assassin"
SLAYER OF NJ. CALMETTE
HEROINE OF THE HOUR
Anti-Republican Party Expects to
Benefit at Coming Elections by
Reason of Murder.


PARIS. March 1S.-The appearance of
armed detachments of republican guards,
posted at strategic points Of Paris, today
added to the tense excitement aroused
among the various political factions by
Mondays assassination of CASTOR Cal
mette. editor Of the Figaro.
At every point where there was likeli-
hood Of trouble the police were support
ed by soldiers. The offices of the Figaro.
the chamber Of deputies the residence OF
NJ. Caillaux and the St. Lazare prison.
where Nine CaillauN has occupied a cell
since she killed the editor because Of at
tackts on her husband, all were magnets
which attracted the populace today. At
each of these points strong bodies of
police and soldiers were on duty. pre-
pared to act sharply In quelling disturb
anceS.
In the southern part of Paris, in the
Latin quarter and in the working-class
districts, where it is only necessary for
turbulent individual to Shrek Death
to Caillaux"' or Assassin" for him to
be joined by dozens of others, the police
kept Jealous watch. Several times they
cleared away noisy groups, who, how
ever, reasSembled as soon as the police
had passed.
Has Become a Heroine.
Nine. Caillaux seems today to have be-
come popular heroine amid all the tur-
MOL Among the crowds Of excited. ges-
ticulating people her name Is heard con-
stantly She is talked Of as the victim
of her love for NJ. Caillaux. and as his
instrument in committing the crime which
has robbed the press of prominent
writer and the French cabinet Of its lead
ing spirit.
The crowds have adopted as their own
the assertion Of Deputy Delahaye IN the
chamber last night-that cabinet minis
tiers nowadays send their wives to XIII
those obstructing their path
The excitement among the populace is
worked upon by the many sensational
newspapers among the 139 daily publica-
tons of Paris. These exaggerate, invent
and hint at things, and the paper vendors
yell the insinuations among the croWo,
exciting the people still further.
Nine. Caillaux meanwhile sleeps on q
narrow iron bedstead in the prison OF
St. Lazare. Her hitherto remarkably
calm attitude today was said to De
being always under watchful obserVa-
ton. She Is never for moment left
alone. Relays of nuns, two at time,
sit in the cell with her whether she Is
sleeping or waking. Besides these con
slant companions prison warders fire.
auently look into the cell through the
finely meshed wire partition In order
to see that no breach of the prison
regulations is committed.
Marvel at Her Firmness.
The wardens in the prison talk among
themselves of the firmness with which
this woman, accustomed to luxury, en-
dures the restraint.
Not since the Dreyfus affair has any
incident in French history SO stirred
the French people as the shooting OF
NJ Calmette by Nine. Caillaux. The
Immediate effect Is a tense political sit
uation, all the greater in view OF the
nearness of the elections.
Among parliamentarians the whole az
fair is considered as q great and unex-
pected boon to the anti-republcan party,
which will not fail to exploit 1t to the ut
most with the object Of discredidng the
government at the elections.
Late last night the Royalists' Associa-
ton was called out by Leon Daudet, the
leader He mounted table outside Ia a
NJ. Caillaux in violent terms to the &C
compartment of shouts of Down with
the assassin, Caillaux!"
Shout "Long Live the King!"
NJ. Henion, project Of Paris, command
ing a large body Of police, harried the
manifestants up and down the boulevard
and finally scattered them. the royalists
fleeing with shouts Of Down with the re-
public." Long live the king!"
Daudet made second attempt to or
gantze a demonstration with the as
sistance of another royalist leader,
Maurice Pujo, outside the Opera
Comique, and the two men were ar
rested.
Earlier in the evening half dozen
mobs assembled and endeavored to
make their way to the chamber OF
deputies. In every instance formidable
battalions of police barred the streets
and made short work Of the mob. The
police were ordered to repress all anti
CailIaux outbursts, both because they
were disorderly and because they were
provocative of counter-demonstratio by
socialists and radicals.