The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-20
CAnLAUX TRIAL
. STARTS IN PARIS
CONTINUED from page IL

army OF other persons connected with
the trial-the accused. her attorneys.
their secretaries, the prosecutor and
his assistants, witnesses, newspaper
correspondents, attorneys and high
dignitaries with political connec-
tons which enabled them to procure
admission On the other side of the
railing there is enough space for per
haps 200 spectators. No chairs OF
benches are provided for them.
On either side OF Nine. Caillaux
stood husky soldier of the municipal
guard today. Elsewhere In the court
room and throughout the palace
were hundreds of other soldiers. POI
licsmen and gendarmes on the alert
for the first sign OF trouble. Upon the
slightest manifestation either In the
court room, In the corridors or In the
court yards. the place will be swept
clear OF the public. Fourteen special
tickets were issued for foreign cor
respondents and about the same num-
Der for the local press. Reporters for
LeFfgaro are seated directly back OF
Mime. Caillaux. About sixty attorneys.
unconnected with the case. have
seats inside the railing. Back OF the
Judges, special chairs have been p!ac-
ed to accommodate high functionaries.
Foreign diplomats have asked for ad-
mission cards and in the hign Official
ard social worlds there has been a
veritable scramble for the limited
number OF available seats.
In contrast to American court pro-
cedure the presiding Judge takes an
active part in the trial. Judge Al
banet will cross examine all witnesses
closely.
Police Commissary Carpin was the
first witness. He investigated the
time Nine. Caillaux visited the Credit
Lyonnais bank on the day OF the
shooting and Withdrew several docu-
ments from her safety deposit vault.
He testified she must have visited the
bank about Ais. This corroborates
the story told by Nine. Caillaux.
|Calmette was shot about 6:35.
Bursting into paroxym OF tears
Nine. Joseph Caillaux presented,
picture arousing the sympathy OF all
IN the crowded court OF assizes today
as the indictment charging her with
the murder of CASTOR Calmette was
read to the Jury. All Paris had
anxious1y awaited the first public ap-
pearance of the beautiful wife of the
former premier since the hearings
following her arrest last March.
In bringing to climax this drama
Of political warfare In which a WON
ans hand finally played the card
which all but overturned cabinet
and stirred the republic to its founda'
ton, Paris expected a picture In the
trial today rvaling any painted IN
| the romancing OF the writer's of fic
ton. The few who were able to gair
admittance to the court room were not
disappointed.
Nine. Caillaux was taken from hel
cell in the Conciergerfe to the cour,
room through secret corridors. In the
court, the three judg es having taker
their places, were leaders OF the po
litical, social and literary worlds o.
France. Every available seat was TAX
en-, aisles were packed and the room
was crowded to surocation. Then 9
door opened and standing between
two giant gendarmes was Nine. Gail
laux. She was dressed entirely II
black save for a small white collar
Her small brimless hat was trimmed
only with black feather. She APP
peared somewhat thinner than at thu
time Of her arrest. She was pale and
her expression was that Of beauti
full blonde nun. sweet and giriish
rather than that of murderess. TAX
/ ing her place in the dock, a guart
standing upon either side, Nine. Gail
laux sat with downcast eyes, playinl
with her handkerchief in her lap &C
casionally.
Before the indictment was rea'
Judge Albanet told the prisoner t
stand up and then asked her name
In a quivering voice, Nine. Caillau:
replied:
Henrietta Rainouard Caillaux."
She stood trembling before tn
court, uncertain what she was expect
ed to do. Judge Albanet told her t
be seated.
A death like silence fell upon tn
: court room as Nine. Caillaux tool
} her seat. During the reading OF tn
charge against her, she bit her lips Il
an effort to repress tears She glance
across the room at Judge Albane'
then at the jury and the clerk reae
ing the charge. AS the actual acct
sation was read, the beautiful prison
er's eyes turned to the gendarme
and then as II Just having realize
: the real seriousness OF the situation
5 she burst into tears. She recovere
I her composure after several minute
3 and then munched a bonbon Caillau
, who is said to be prepared to assum
responsibility for the shooting OF Ca
e mette sat as close as possible to n
e wife beside Fernand Labor, her coul
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