Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-21
Staying Of CALMETTE
CLIMAX IN GREAT DRAMA
Of PARTISAN HIGH LIFE

hands, and it was precisely extracts
from one of these letters which Cal
mette published in The Figaro the
other day and which was the direct
cause of the tragedy. For some years
the friendship between CaillauX and
! Nine. Claretie went on smoothly and
CaillauX's political importance grew
daily.
Premier Marries After Divorce.
At this time Madame Clareties
greatest friend was Madame X, who
even then was on intimate terms of
friendship with CASTOR Calmette
| Meanwhile Claretie, becoming aware
of his wife's growing GOODNESS for
| him, agreed to a divorce, and imme-
dlately the decree was made absolute
in 1911
| Caillaux was then Premier of
France. To the general establishment
he married the former Madame Clar-
cite in the thick of European politica.
| complications.
/ 1t was Immediately after the mar
| riage that friction between CaillauX
and Calmette began.
The Minister compelled his wife TO
/ break all relations with Madame
x, on the ground of the intimacy
with the editor. This made her I'M
desirable as a friend for the Prime
| Minister'S wife
caImette Begins Campaign.
This social ban deeply hurt Cal
mette, who cherished a profound af-
! lection for Madame x, and was,
strangely enough, also a good friend
of her husband. The trio were almost
inseparable and always to be seen 20
gether at the theaters and restau-
rants
In his resentment, Calmette began
campaign against Caillaux. Imme-
diately the first signs of polem.c
appeared in The Figa o. CaillauX's
political enemies saw their opportu-
nifty and planned to use Calmette as
their instrument for the fnancieT's
political coup de grace.
Here we have Calmette, brilliant
writer, unquestiona bly, clever bust
ness man, but totally incorruptibe
whose services could be gained oniN
| by playing on his feelings. RumoTs
We're adroitly spread that CaillauN
had fallen in love with Madame X,
to whom he was paying great atten
ton, in the hope of cutting out CAL
mette. = his sufficed to infame the
editors indignation against the Min
Z
termned to spare nothing to bring
about CaillauX's downfall Behind
! The Ffgaro's bitter campaign stood
eX- Premier Barthou. ready to supply
Calmette with documentary evidence
of CallauX's political turpitude.
The most SCATTERING proof in Bar
thou's possession was dramatically
laid before the Chamber Wednesday
in the form of a document wherein
Public Prosecutor Fabre accused Call
lauX of having caused Premier Monis
to order him to postpone the trial OF
Rochelle, the bank swindler, so that
the prosecution would fail under the
statute of limitations.
Barthou supplied a Photographic
copy of this document to Calmette,
Who always carried it in his pocket.
CalIaux's Home Trouble.
While the campaign was proceed
ing, the matrimonial relations of the
CaillauX counle, which had not been
of the best for some time grew worse
than ever. She and her husband lived
apart, and she was subjected to So
cial ostracism. No later than a week
ago, while attending the reception Of
NJ. Dussard, a member of the Acade-
my of Science, she was completely ig-
nored When she left, the scandal
the general subject of conversation
in the reception rooms.
1t was n her return from this So
cial cold Dlunge That, prey to bit
ter despair, she thought to find con-
ISOLATION in reading her old love let
ters from CaillauX extending over a
period of ten years. To her stupe
faction she found the secret drawer If
her writing desk had been deftly rifled
and a bundle of these letters had dis
appeared.
Visits Minister Vivian.
Madame Caillaux lost her head.
She jumped to the conclusion that
the letters had fallen into the hands
of her husbands political opponents,
who would turn them over to Cal
mette 20 further his campaign. After
hurs of anguished irresolution, che
called on Minister Vivian, to whom
she opened her heart as an old
friend, and begged him to intercede
in her behalf with Calmette in order
to prevent him from publishing the
letters, and, if possible, to prevail on
him to cease his campaign.
Viviani saw Calmette, but in vain.
Nine, Caillaux then summoned to her
residence Judge Monier, of the High
Court and asked him what legal
steps she could take to prevent CAL
mette from continuing mis- attacks on
her husband. On the judge replying
nothing could be done legally she
decided to act herself.
on the afternoon Of the fatal day
she purchase gun, and then, with