The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-20
.CA|LLAUX TRIAL
STARTS IN PARIS
:
Husband of Woman Charged
With Murder, Will At
tempt to Take the
Blame.
FOR KILLING AN EDITOR
Expected Demonstration In Court
Room Failed to Materiaifze
and Crowd Was Not
Excited.

lBy William Phillip Simms, United
Press stan Correspondent
PARIS, July 20.-The spectacle OF
a former premier of France publicly
seeking to assume responsibility for
the shooting and killing of an editor
as the result Of bitter political cam
paign was in prospect today when
Mme Henriette Caillaux, beautiful
wife OF Joseph Caillaux, was placed on
trial before the court of assizes for
the murder of CASTOR Calmette, editor
or LeFigaro.
Nine. Caillaux shot Calmette after
calling at his Office last March, follow
ing the publication of letter OF q
personal nature written by Caillaux
to his present wife before their mar
riage.
In discussing the bitter fight which
Calmette was waging against him, his
wife had remarked that he would
smash CalmetIe's face. Because OF
this remark, Caillaux will assume re-
sponsibility for the death of the editor
when he takes the stand, 1t was re-
ported. He. will declare that by this
threat he unintentionally but unmis-
takeably upset his wife. She feared
that he might attack Calmette and as
"a result ruin his political career, then
through love for him she conceived
the idea OF visiting the Figaro once
and appealing to Calmette not to pub.
|lish other letters he was supposed to
have In his possession. There she
was overcome by emotion when facing
her husbands most bitter enemy, and
losing her head for the moment, pull
ed an automatic revolver from her
mum and shot him to death.
Nine. Caillaux arose early today.
Breakfast Of rolls and hot milk was
brought to her in her cell In the
Conciergerie. adjoining the palace Of
Justice. Whatever danger there may
have been of her nervous collapse ap-
peared to have passed today. Nine.
Caillaux was calm and told her jail
ers that she was glad the day of her
trial had finally arrived. She con-
'ferred with Fernand Labori, her coun-
sci, and her husband during the morn
ing. Caillaux was apparently the
worst sufferer of these concerned in
the drama. He smoked cigarettes in
cessently and was extremely nervous.
With 1t all however, he remained
vigorous and still the impacably dandy
in appearance. His entire bearing up
held the admission of his worst enemy,
LeFigaro, that he Is "the mighttest
man in France"
Extra guards were thrown about
the palace of justice today to prevent
any demonstration, but at noon tour
lists comprised practically the only
crowd that had gathered.
Wildly shouting and pounding upon
the door, 100 persons, all bearing
cards of admission, forced the author
tiles to admit them to the court room
after the trial began and when it was
thought every inch Of standing room
had been occupied. The trial was
formally opened at 1925. At that
time every seat in the court room was
taken. The aisles were packed to suf-
location and the space in the rear OF
the room, reserved for spectators, was
iammed. The doors were closed, but
the confusion caused by those still
outside with cards resulted in further
packing and jamming until all were
admitted.
Women will not be admitted to the
court room during the trial of Nine.
Uaillaux. In fact the limited space
will permit the admission Of compar-
atively few SPECTATORS.
To all intents the Palais De Justice
will be in a state OF siege during the
entire hearing. The most minute pre-
cautions have been taken by the pre-
feet OF police and the military Gov
ernor of Paris to prevent disorders.
Nine. Caillaux's cell in the Concierg-
erie is near that occupied by Marie An
tcinette, the queen of Louis XVI, be-
fore she was beheaded. Any attempt
at disorder about the Coinciergerfe will
be promptly quelled by force of arms.
The court room in which Nine. Gail
laux is being tried will hold at most
400 persons. A railing traverses the
room, cutting it in half. On one
side OF this sits President Albanet
OF the tribunal and his associate
Judges Katz and Dagoury. On the
sams side of the railing is a small