Evening star., 1914-03-22
Nine. CaiIlaux Explains Why
She Killed Editor
CaImette.
ATTACKS PREYED ON MIND:
RESOLVED TO STOP THEM
Magistrate Halts Examination for
Week-No Demonstration by
Small Crowd of Observers.

PARIS. March 21.-Mme. Caillaux, In
her preliminary examination before
Magistrate Henri Boucard this after
noon. rocounted the motives which in
duced her to kill CASTOR Calmette
editor OF the Figaro. She was taken
from saint-Lazare prison to the palace
Of justice In q cab. guarded by de-
tectives.
The prisoner was attired in a hand
some black gown and astrakhan mantle
and carried the same nun in which she
concealed the revolver the day of the
shooting.
Once during her recital she gave way
to emotion. At other times she ap-
peared calm and fearless.
Mime. Caillaux began with a brief
history Of her married life. Then she
remarked:
II always took great interest in the
public life Of my husband, sharing the
pleasures and the cares Of politics"
Nine. Caillaux Sobs.
The prisoners recital was suspended
temporarily when She began sobbing
On resuming her testimony. she said:
For two years an abominable cam
paign was directed against my husband
who was attacked on every occasion
notably on the charge that he had
secretly ceded a portion of the French
kongo to Germany, and in connection
with the Agadir incident in Morocco
was deeply grieved by these calum-
MES, which began particularly venomous
At the time of the formation of the
Doumergue cabinet.
The feeling of hostility 1 noticed
especially at receptions. MY indiena.
tion was aroused because 1 had i'm.
pneit faith in my husbands probity."
,;s,h NINE. Calilaux declared that since hel
Figaro When it ioined the enemies OF
M. Caillaux in the campaign against
MIN her Indignation was intense.
On Friday, March 49," she said, "the
Figaro published fragment of a letter
signed Thy Joe.' That letter, 1 know
was IN the possession of a woman. AS
well as two other private letters writer
to me by NJ. Caillaux before our mar
II sought counsel for tn. nurnose NJ
having the publication of these letter,
legally prevented, but in vain. All these
things preyed on my mind. 1 determined
to put stop to the calumnies"
Inquiry Is Suspended.
The magistrate decided not to pursu,
the inquiry further today. The inves
tigation will be taken up again mex
week.
On leaving the magistrates room Nine
Caillaux was escorted by two detective
to an autopobile and conducted to tn
jail. A small crowd OF curious persons
gathered around the palace Of justice, bu
tn ,re was no demonstration.
Nine. Caillaux had been brought from
the Jail to the law courts in a taxicab
preceded and followed by other taxfcal
containing policemen. AS she descendet
from the cab she hid her face with {
large muff. The journey Of the prisone
was kept as secret as possible. Few O.
the public were aware of it.
At the hearing of the committee O.
the chamber of deputies in the Rochett'
inquiry, ex-Premier Monis and Public
Prosecutor Fabre were recalled to con
front each other. They told contradictor.
stories regarding the postponement of tn,
trial of Rochette on charges of exten
sive swindling.
M. Fabre insisted that he had received
an order from NJ. Monis for the postpone
ment. This the ex-premier fatty denied
I There were several minor demonstra
tions today in Paris. Versailles and Mar
seille.