The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-07-29
Decision Returned After Fifty
Minutes Consideration
of Case
DIN WAS DEAFENING
IN THE COURT ROOM

Labori- Demonstrations Against the
Verdict Took Place in the Streets of
Paris.
PARIS, July 9.-Mme Henriatte
Caillaux was acquitted last night by the
jury in9he Court OF Assize of willfuI
murder on March I6, last, of Castor
Calmette, editor of the Figaro The
jury brought in its verdict after 80
minutes dclibcration and the an
nouncement was followed by the wild
est tumult.
Nine. CaillauX tottered and fell upon
the neck OF her counsel, Fernand La
born, and embraced him. Her hair
was undone and feII over her shoul-
ders; her hat dropped to the floor The
spectators stood upon desks and
chairs Cries Of " "Gaillaux, Labor! >
and of |'Caillaux. assassin merged
into one.
The din was deafening. Several
groups Gf barristers came to blows
and the Republican Guards, in an en-
deavor to separate them joined in the
melee The spectacle of Labori aud
Chenu, the latter counsel for the Cal
mette family, embracing each other,
calmed the tumtlt for Il moment, but
it was redoubled when they left with
! Nine. CailiauN.
Failing to make himself heard, the
| presiding judge, followed by the other
| Judges, marched out OF the room The
| advocates took complete possession of
| the court; some o fthem mounted the
| Judges desks and haFanged the
| crowd. The guards then cleared a
| portion of the court, aud comparative
, quiet being re-estabiished, Judge Al
| bauet returned and read the Judgment
| ordering the release OF Mine. taillaux.
| Much shaken with emotion Nine.
Caillaux left by the witnesses door,
| the guards making a lane through the
| crowd. She covered her face with her
hands as if to shield herself from the
furious cries of Murdress! - Bv
way Of a number Of narrow corridors
and back staircases she reached a
small side door in the Palace of Jus
tice, whore an automobile was waiting
and drove off unobserved.
NJ. Caillaux left by the main en-
trance on the arm Of his devoted
friend, Deputy Pascal Coccaldi, annie
mingled cheers and boots.
Attorneys Speeches.
| mus Chttu tnt most Sensational
trial that Partisan courts have had II
deal with in years. Zach day pro
vided its dramatic thrill and al
though the verdict has been pro
nounced, the outcome cannot be fore
! told.
The session OF the court yesterday wa
= devoted to speeches by counsel Nine
Caiilaux had come into the prisoner
! .4r sol. "A. /
during the course of the address o
j Maitre Chenu, who scored her bitter
f. ly.
The speech of Proeurator-G Genera
Jules Herbeaux was unusually mild i
tone. To the jurors he said: -. You
| duty as the defenders of the interest
!, OF society requires you to find a vel
diet Of guilty, but no one expects yo
y | to be pitiless.
Maitre Labor, who came last, deli>
II cred masterpiece of passionate elC
| queHce. lie concluded amid a ten
rl pest of applause: My wish is tina
Nine. Caillaux shall leave here az
quilted and that the press shall b
purified. Let us keep our anger fo
our enemies abroad. Let us leav
! this court resolute and united to fac
the perils which threaten US.
'f Demonstrations against the Caillau
! verdict occurred in several places las
$ night. In the boulevards the excite
n crowds discussing the merits of til
case grew to large proportions an
when the jury 5 verdict became know
there were shouts Of derision and crit
Of ''down with Caillaux.''
In one section the mob became
disorderly that mounted republica
guards were hastily summoned to a
sist the police in quelling the distur
Y anees. A large number of police ar
rioters were injured and many arres
were made. Maurice and Jean Ro
~ tand, sons of the dramatist, we
among those taken into custody. TT
Figaro Office also was the scene Of
demonstration.