New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-27
ALL PARIS STIRRED
BY CAILLAUX TRIAL
Pathos and Comedy
Strangely Mingled in
Drama of Real Life.
EVEN ABSORBS AGED
EMPRESS EUGENE
Street Fights, Ribald Songs, Du-
bious Skits and Duels Are Some
of the Side Incidents.


Try cable 20 The Tribune
Paris. July 2e.-Take a chapter out
% any book in Bal-ac's Human Com
edy." add q little ZoIa and q soupcon
Of he Naupassan. and you have the
Caillaux trial The only difference is
that. instead Of resiing the printed
PAGE. one goes % court and hears the
characters in the drama o. love and
politics speak the words the noyellsts
would put into their mouths.
So stirred ia all Paris with It's lie
Drame Cail.cux' .nat fights occur IN
the streets over H., ana DO is the one
topic o. conversation among every
class. Not even the possibility or
European war. il which. before many
weeks, IL not. .nlec., days, the nation
may be fighting Tor It's existence. has
been abe 70 lure me French from their
chief o. loves. the real lie drama. with
All atmosphere Of urre2.ity.
CO whore yoI would in tire capital
TO-DAY you could near tire sub iec- o.
tle coming var give place 20 excited
discussions as 90 the verdict o. the
jury and the question o. whether lime.
CdillauX viii be acquitted, iailed Tor a
long term as murderer or freed on
a suspended sentence as hrst offender.
Empress Eusenie Alert.
Call or the aged Empress E-ge1ie in
her most exclusive o. all hotels and
Caillaux, his love affairs, his roi. .icai
intrigues and the outcome Of the trial.
with the future Of the republic. hold
the interest OF the talk. Drop 20 the
other end OF the social scale; peep N
for moment az one Of the cheapest Of
the music halls or listen for an instant
a. the cabaret in some orasserie. and
what you will hear is the latest sonE
or warton wittlclsm on "Le Drame
Caillaux."
Across the dinner table or -he vener-
able little write-haired Empress fash
ionable imperiaiists talked cynica..y Of
the washing IN public at last Of some
Of the dirty Repub ican linen and sid
that the acquittal Of Nine. CaillauX rad
been settled on. The gentle, fragile
woman who once shared the throne o.
France with Napoleon III softly re-
buked the gossipers.
No, do not say that said the I'm
press. Il Will not believe that judges
OF France can act otherwise than 10y
any " lutll CONSTITUENCIES SlG4A 4ibN@
lects and their oaths.'
Every cabaret and music hall in the
city rocks with rlbald laughter -ltly
over the newest Duriesque Of the trial
and the notable personages taking part
ir il. and over dubious skits on the lives
OF ministers and their wives and mis-
tresses. Fun is poked alike al the dis
tinguished prisoner and the presiding
Judge, as well as az all the witnesses.
Mystery in Letters.
In the restaurants and in the streets
debate as to whether the ex-Premier's
wife was justified in shooting Castor
Calmette 70 death 70 prevent him from
publishing her love letters leads 20 dis
putes on politics. Near-riots follow. A
moment later the crowd rushes away 70
listen 70 or concoct the latest rumor.
One ofthe chief fasclnatIons IS the
mystery that still underlies the sup
posed diplomatic papers. believed, of
course. 20 be Of too serious a nature
TO be made public, and the mystery Of
the CaillauX love letters; FOR no one
supposes that those read yesterday
were the real letters which led 20 the
crime for which Nine. Caillaux is on
trial
Next 20 that is the duel to which
Judge Louis Albanel has challenged
Judge Louis Dagoury. one OF his three
associates on the bench. lntere ? has
been added 20 this to-day by the rumor
that Ne. Chenu. chief advocate for the
Caimette family. is 10 receive. or has
received. a challenge from ". CaIl!auX
for remarks made IN court. and that so
soon as the trial Is over these two men
will meet az the sword point.
Crowds gathered all day al the
prison where Nine. CailiauX is confined.
l. was more than sufficient reward that
they saw her husband pass in and also
her counsel. Ne. Labori
Nine. Caillaux. worn b. the ordeals
OF the six days of her trial. spent sun
day quietly with her mail and the
newspapers. and the visit from VI. Call
lauX and her counsel. The director o.
the prison asked if she would care 20
attend mass in the prison chapel and
she declined. She was still weak from
her long fainting fl yesterday. She IS
receiving letters of sympathy from
every part of France.
Letters Sent to Jurors.
Many letters are addressed 20 the
Jurymen also. Some Of these letters
contain long arguments 70 show that
Nine. Caillaux should be acquitted.
Others threaten the jurors with death
IL they free the woman. The jury IS
not allowed 20 read these missives, and
all arc destroyed But the contents
show how bitterly the partlsans Of VI.
CsllauX and the friends Of the dead
editor are divided into opposing lines.
One OF the most remarkable parts OF
this most remarkable trial Is the way
IN which II has been dominated By the
husband OF the accused woman. There
arc many who believe that the former
. Premier OF France. row leader or the
Radical groups which govern the Rc-
public. has strengthened his political
position by the manner he has Tough
f in the defence Of his wife. and the use
he has made Of the trial for airing the
political questions Of the moment
v. Caillaux was accused by NJ. Cal
mettc i'm "fhc Figaro Of having be
/ trayed the interests of France 10 Co
many in the Morocco affair. ne OK
Prcmicr's retaliation was not = mere
denial He said that "Ine Figaro.
+ orc OF the leading pancrs or farl3; IS
owned By German capitalist, ana thaI
Calmette had been the instrument OIL
France enemies.
Tho Radical leader also brought
high finance into the stirring drama;
With him his partisans have insisted
that il was the cx-Premier'a pressing
of the income tax which caused great
financial interests 20 use Calmetie as
a hammer with which TO beat Caillaux
10 pieces.
Pc, Picture Of CaIllauS.