The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-07-31
Former Premier's Wife Who
Killed Editor Faints When
Told She is Free.
BITTERLY DENOUNCED
BY OPPOSING COUNCIL
Famous Case Ends as WOm-
an Slayer and Husband
Depart in Automobile.
By telegraph to The Tribune.


free. After delibcrating less than an
hour on the evidence of the most
sensational trial in the criminal annals
of France, the jury today brought
in Il verdict of not guilty.
Nine. CaillauX killed Castor Cal
mcttc. editor Of the lie Figaro. not
in cold blood according to the jurors,
but while temporarily insane through
the fear that he would publish letters
between herself and husband when
their love was illicit.
The verdict was no surprise 10 the
thronged courtroom. Long before
the jury returned it was admitted,
even by friends Of tie murdered editor
that the woman would either be freed
or would be given Tie rinimum SEN
tenCc ui two years.
Nine CaillauX, who during the day
had heard herself cXcoriated rs a
woman without shame, murdcrcss to
whom illicit passion was dcarcr than
human life. fell fainting when the
verdict was announced. She was
taken from the courtroom 10y her
husband and the pair were whiskcd
away in an automobile.
Maitrc ScIigmau who prosecuted
the case said:
"Thc sor- of Go-t,r Ca:mcttc
asked IT, t. irir. tlciu to- thIs court
to seek Justice" lc .oid. eve It.
fused to do So. but &C. rot ,crgct,
gentlemen Of "a" ior, With what
anguish IT,, c. ans await lo". YER
dict. You hay, beard witness after
witness speak in praise of tie late
NJ. Calmcttc There has been only
one discorG&nt note, and that came
from NJ. CaiIlauN. v hat connection
with the case has the fortune of the
murdered man? How many millions
must man have in order to permit
his being assassinatcd with complete
immunity
The Jury was next addressed by
Maitrc Chcnu, and his cutting analy-
sis Of the action uf Mmc. CalllauN
on the day of the tragedy was too
much for the prisoner. She collapsed
and fell in heap ON the floor OF
the prisoners enclosure.
81 will speak of nothing except
the assassination of NJ. Calmcttc,
Chcnu was saying, If will ask the
accused whether when she spoke OF
her love for her daughter, the thought
of the two children of NJ. Calmcttc's
whose pictures never left him.
shall not attempt to go into the
biography of Mime CaillauX, She is
cool, sensible woman, without emo
emotion or pity. She has tears only
for herself
She worked with tcnacity to break
up her lovers home. You see the
result-the mistress triumphed over
the lawful spouse. They are bound
up in each other, in their happiness
in their hopes, even in their murder
plans.
IN. Caillaux is a man of inordinatC
and limitless ambition, whose power
rests on his own audiacty and on thu
fear he inspires.
IN. Caillaux omitted to tell hi
wife of the assurance given by Presi
dent Poincare that CaImcttc was III
capable of printing private letters
They did not fear that. What they
feared was the publication of thu
report by Victor Fabre on the Roch
cite swindlc.
"The husbands violent words a
the lunch table decided the wife t.
substitute herself for him, and Sh'
prepared the assassination with a
much calm as society woman
fitting in calls between two tc;
parties,
William Lightncr came over from
East Cape yesterday and purchased
number of blooded hogs from +
A. Miles
II. Kinchcloe, a prominent farmc
of East Cape was in the city yes
terday with two loads of alfalfa ha,
which he disposed Of to local dealer,
: Amanda Nabe, whose home is o
q Ellis street, was adiudged insane i
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