The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1914-07-23

absolute silence in the court room and
the masses of faces turned toward her
that made her hesitate on the thres-
hold and reach out unsteadily to catch
the arm of the republican guard stand
ing at her right. He spoke a,word to
her and she entered the prisone's en-
closure directly in front of her.
Madame Caillaux there stood with her
eyes dOwncast and her shoulders bent,
a timid looking figure In black. She
wore cloth Jacket suit q small black
hat with black bird wing cooked on
one side. white linen collar edged
with lace and held together by an I'M
obstrusive pin. The prisoner sat down,
but as all in the court room except
the judges were standing she hastily
rose again and did not reseat her self
until all the others did.
a moment later Judge Albanel asked.
What Is your manner"
Nine. Caillaux stood up and her lips
moved. The words, "Geney4ave Call
laux," could scarcely be heard. As
the prisoner remained standing the
presiding judge said: You may sit
down" -
Murder Cold BIooded.
The cold blooded assassination OF
Calmette by Nine Caillaux last March
created tremendous sensation in
France and throughout Europe. The
deliberate character Of the deed and
the prominence of the principals made
thing that had occurred in Europe in
recent years.
While public feeling in France was
at first against the slayer, her apollo
gtstS soon came to the front and even
went so far as to say that her act
was justified In the preliminary ex-
animation she expressed regret that
Ch n Oh laI f1,n
she merely intended warning him.
Il was afraid he would carry his at
tacks so far" she said. that my hus-
band would take It upon himself to
klli him. did not want such thing
to happen"
Newspaper Articles Bitter.
The published attacks in LIE Figaro
nae Deen carried on for some months
and each article became more poignant.
The trouble started when Calmette be-
gan systematic campaign against the
finance minister in an effort to pre-
vent the passage of an income tax law.
CaillauX was the real force in the cab
met, and as he had pledged himself to
the leyytng of an income tax Calmette
ana the interests he represented did
their best to discredit him and bring
ABOUT the tall OF the cabinet. He was
accused In lie Figaro of various acts OF
gross political corruption, but when
these attacks failed, Calmette made his
charges more personal
Last January Calmette published a
four column article under the heading
The Secret Combination of M. Call
laux and His Personal Political Treas
ury." In this article the Figaro editor
attempted to show that the finance
minister had tried to extort money from
the heirs Of Prieu, the Frenchman
whose Brazilian concessions were sold
by the French government and the pro-
ceeds retained by the treasury.
h. In subsequent articles Caillaux was
called. CRATER, and the charge made
that he USED every means to secure
personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Cleaner Politics Wanted.
Since the murder a formidable relig-
tous movement has been launched for a
higher moral standard in politics. The
religious press calls attention to the
fact that Nine. CaiIlaux is a divorcee;
that the man she murder d had been
divorced; that Caillaux had been di-
vorced twice and that the defending
lawyer, NJ. Labori, is the husband of
a divorce, the former wife of the