The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-27
SHE MEANT TO SHOOT
EDITOR OF FIGARO"
NINE. Caillaux Says She In.
tended to Create q Scandal,
|, hut Not to Kill.
yow DEPLORES HER DEED
Wife of Minister Denies There
Was Discord Between Hus-
band and Herself.
yow DEpLOREs HER DEED
,s,c,ai cabs Despatch TO THE sus.

uoucard In regard 10 the killing Of NJ.
Csimettc.
Tn. prisoner was AS cool and collected
~ On the preceding days. She again as
!. rted that she did not intend to kill the
.lltor OF the Figaro. but lost her head
q, the excitement and kept on firing the
s,tomatic pistol She made no pretencs
hat she had bought the pistol solely be-
,,use she would be travelling at night
9TH her husband in the Sarthe depart
mont his constituency, but insisted that
.hs had no idea OF bringing about u
tragedy.
lust before Nine. Caillaux began her
..rlmony the assistant to the gunsmith
rom whom she bought the revolver testi-
4ed that after Nine. Calllaux had bought
no pistol she practised on twp silhouette
targets representing humans They were
placed at a distance OF fifty feet and Mime.
Caillaux fred at the abdomen and legs,
making excellent shots.
Meant to shoot Calnette.
Al the beginning Of Nine Caiiiaux's
Examination Magistrate Boucard asked
her why she bought the revolver II her
object in calling on NJ. Calemtte was to
talk about the letters which she feared
would be published She said that she did
not pretend that she bought the revolver
solely for the electoral journey. but was
unwilling that the newspaper should
treat her visit to NJ. Calmette's office as
vain duplication. She said she went
to the Figaro office prepared for eventual
tiles and II NJ. Calmette did not give her
satisfaction she meant to shoot him to
create scandal.
The Judge asked her why she did not
eoeak to NJ. Caimette about the letters
which she feared would be published be-
fore shooting him.
Nine. Caillaux coolly pointed out that
.as might charge NJ. Calmette with hav-
ns provoked her by violent words, but
me considered II unworthy Of herself to
speak anything but the truth. She re-
,ested her story Of Tuesday that the
Surroundings in the Figaro office were
slch that she lost all idea OF the objec:
" her visit when she entered the office
and lost her head and fired after reply
.ns TO NJ Calmette's salutation.
Nine. Caillaux explained the differ
noes between her statements to the DO
Ice commissary and those she made to
Magistrate Boucard by saying she was
'nnerved after the shooting and had not
eaten either luncheon or dinner. There-
fore sar did not give the commissary a
coltrent explanation. In regard to her
PISTOL practice she said that was simply
Or the purpose OF famll!arixing herself
VITA the working Of an automatic pistol.
Not PremedttatioM, she says.
Nine. Calllaux said she did not consider
Ter letter TO her husband. in which she
said France needed him and that she pro-
posed 10 do what he had threatened to do
70 NJ. Calmette., showed premeditat ton.
Tier nervous state caused the dramatic
words which she used In the letter. This
vas the letter which she told her maid
. deliver 10 NJ. Calllaux at o'clock II
sac had not returned home by that time
Nine, Caillaux, In reply to other ques-
tons said she was convinced that, NJ
camette Intended to print other letters
rne Ton Jo' letter which was printed
Aaa always been grouped with the others
rnfeats OF the publication Of these Letters
had been made for three years A woman
oa NJ Caillaux that NJ. Calmette DOS.
'seed the other letters An anonymou.
l'f'er which Nine. CailIaux said she re.
eNed on sunday, the day before tn,
''ooting. SAID the publication OF thes.
''Ners would expose her alleged intlmac,
'tn NJ Caillaux before their marriage.
Ihese letters, Nine. Caillaux said. yer,
written In 1909. She was divorced II
s'VS ara NJ Ca!llaux got his divorce II
wi The originals We're destroyed II
lslO during NJ. Caillaux's reconciliation
Win his second wife. Nine Dupre.
She DepJores Her Act.
calmette. Nine. Calllaux said, di,
no' Limit himself to the political side O
'ne letters. as he prefaced the publication
VI 'he Ton 10? letter with a reference L
ne dddr'ssee rs wishing to bury In for
seuu!nrss lfe's faiths In illusions an,
0'eans H. conclusion Nine. Cailiaux said
deplore the misfortune which hap
pehed and profoundly regret the conse
eaehces OF my act. I would q thousan,
eHes rather have the campaign agains
81 'diAauN and myself continued tina
"a' NJ, Calmette should have been killed
II Is absurd and odious to say ths
mere had been discord between my hus
0aha and myself and to accuse mo Q
saving done the shooting for fear Q
'Nhs my husband. There was the mos
'''''i affection that ever existed betwee
'F husband and myself and our mos
""ound love and confidence In each othe
aeyer ccastd."
heior" the hearing closed Mime. CAT,
aux Was confronted with a Figaro a,
''udhI The latter denied that he ha
cc"OouHced Nine Caillauxs name. MN,
,1IianN Insisted that he did. Tho al
yladnt was positive that he did not. b,
Use l." did not know Nine. Caiiiau
,e.I 'ho said. II am Nine. Caiilaux.
lave Just performed an act Of Justice I
Another Figaro attendant testified tbs
c' Je were four lights burning in \
annette office when Nine. Caillaux er
~ In her testimony on Tuesday Mn
SHAUN said there was but one dim tab
1sht burning.
w. me constituents OF NJ Cailiaux In Ii
ms.. prefecture OF the sarthe dspar
cs et are Eager to return him to Il
SasthhHr OF Deputies despite the fact ths
=" ma declared that he wants TO retiI
H"aie NE The general elections wi
"sn April 20