South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-17
Premier DOumergue Accepts
His Resignation of Finance
Portfolio at Meeting of
French Cabinet tuesday.
MENACED WITH DEATH
BY FRIENDS OF EDITOR
Mob Holds Statesman is Re-
SpOnS!DIe for Act of Wife
Who Shot CASTOR CaImette
of Figaro.

/ PARIS. March 17.-Premier Dou-
merge accepted the resignation OF Jo-
seph Caillaux, minister OF finance late
Tuesday. and announced that his sue
| cessor would be appointed tonight
/ This action followed a cabinet meeting
and a conference between the premier
and President POncaire at which IL
was decided that the ministry could
not survive IL Caillaux were returned
following the tragedy in which Nine
Caillux shot CASTOR Calmette OF the
| Figaro TO death.
The premier wished to keen CaiIlaux
| but II was pointed out to him that IL
this was done the cabinet would be
accused OF tacitly approving the act
! of Nine. Caillaux, who was actuated
! by political attacks upon her hus-
band. Anti-Caillaux demonstrations
occurred in the Latin quarters this af-
ternoon and many students were ar
rested before the rioting was queIled.
CaillauX went TO the ministry OF II
/ nance this afternoon TO remove his
private papers. While there the build
( ing was Desieged by a crowd who
/ hooted the minister. They attempted
TO invade the building. but We're driven
! back by police, while Caillaux escaped
! by a rear door.
Charged With Murder
! Nine. CaillauX was formally charc-
ed Tuesday with the murder OF Cal
J mette. whom she shot To- death laef
night. While The formal charges were
1 being filed against NJ. Caillaux. mobs
.par2ding the streets of Paris demanded
the arrest Of the minister himself and
I his execution
! There was pathetic and dramatic
scene when the minister OF finance
was allowed TO meet and talk with his
/ wife. Tears rolled down the cheeks
of the statesman as he embraced Nine
FaillauX. The minister was in a state
4 of almost complete collapse as he re-
J peated over and over again: WHY
| did you do il? You have ruined my
/ life. but I forgive YOU"
Nine. Caillaux also broke down and
sobbed. AS the couple embraced and
wept they heard through the barred
windows OF the Jail the shouts Of the
mobs in the streets. Aroused TO
| frenzy by the crime and by the eu-
! logies OF the dead man printed in the
| morning papers, hundreds Of persons
clamored about the St Lazaire prison
and the Caillaux residence. scream
/ ing: "Caillaux is a murderer. Caillaux
should be killed"
Crowds Are Menacing.
/ So menacing became the hostile
crowds that the prefect Of police pro
Vided additional guards for the prison
/ and bodyguard for the minister.
! When NJ. Caillaux arrived at the wom-
1 ans prison in an automobile, he show
! ed that ne had spent a sleepless night.
/ His face was pale and lined. his hair
/ was rumpled and his clothing was
wrinkled. He tWitched with nervous
ness and was manifestly glad when the
\ iron gates separated him from the
| mobs which were moving restlessly
! through the streets.
/ GOrgeS CocheTy was regarded as the
most probable successor OF the un-
| happy CaillauX. While Nine. Call
! laux was the actual SLAYER and did not
/ deny il, yet the newspapers generally
J held that the minister was morally
/ responsible.
NJ. Calmette. who was shot at $50
last night, died at 1870 o'clock this
morning. Four Of the fve bullets fired
I at the journalist had taken effect
! The CaillauX-Ca -Calmette feud had held
the attention OF Paris for a long time.
The Figaro editor repeatedly accused
the finance mInfsycE or political cor
Iuption. The feud reached its climax
last week when the Figaro published
the contents OF love letters that Call
lauX wrote 10 his present wife in 1901
before they were married and when
she was the wife OF Leo Clareue. the
literary critic Of the Figaro.
Ii was not 70 avenge the attack up
on her husband. but - vindicate her
own honor that Madame CaillauX
/ Sldl tea OuL yesterday 10 SHOOT III
niette. With a Browning pistol con-
cealed in her muff she went 20 the
| Figaro office at the busiest time Of the
| evening and sent Up her card 70 Cal
mettes room.
Presents Her Card.
! Paul BOurget. the famous novelist
and academician was with the editor
when her card was received. Calmette
was astounded when he learned the
iijentity OF his caller.
DO not see her. II. Bourget ad-
vised
she is a woman" Calmette re-
I piled. Il must receive her"
Immediately upon entering the
room Nine. CaillauX raised her arm
and fired five shots at "a distance OF
] six PAGES Calmette fell without a
word AT the first shot and lay aDpar-
| emily dead. After the fifth shot the
attendants seized the woman who re-
tanned perfect self possession.
| Don't touch me. / am woman"
she said
Several memb bers Of the Figaro staff
rushed into the room. AS they raised
the wounded man he murmured:
II only did my duty. have no per
sonal malice"
Two doctors who were hurriediv
summoned dressed the wounds and
/ took the victim I'm an automobile am
/ bulance 20 Dr. Hartmau's residence
I There it was found one bullet had
| lodged IN the groin. one had passed
! through the ribs. close 10 the heart. a
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