New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-17
Caillaux's Resignation from
Cabinet Immediately Ac-
cepted by President.
TRAGEDY RESULT OF
LONG STANDING FEUD
Mob Menaces Police Station
Where Woman Was Taken
Minister Struck in Face.
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! Paris, March l6.-Gaston Camette.
editor OF lie Figaro" and one OF the
most prominent Journalists i'm France,
! was shot and killed this afternoon by
Nine Henriette Cainaux. wife Of Jo-
seph Callaux. Minister Of Finance and
member of President Poincar6's Cabi.
net. NJ. Caillaux's resignation as Min
! lister OF Finance was accepted by PreSi-
dent Poincare tonight.
/ The motive of the shooting was a
long standing and bitter feud between
NJ. Calmette and NJ. Caillaux. in which
NJ. Calmette accused the Minister OF
Finance Of trying TO collect MONEY
from large corporations for campaign
| purposes.
Nine. Caillaux arrived at the Office
Of lie Figaro" In an automobile late
in the aft noon. She was heavily
veiled. VI. Calmette was about to
leave his Office in company with Paul
Bourget. the author. when Nine. Call
laux entered the room.
Three Shots Take Effect
Upon seeing the editor Nine. Catl-
laux Immediately drew a revolver and
fired five shots, three Of which tool;
effect. NJ. Calmette vas wounded IN
| the groin, the stomach and the leg.
The widest confusion prevailed in the
Office, but Nine Caillaux made no ef-
| fort TO escape.
| NJ. Calmette was Immediately re-
moved 10 a hospital. He was con
scious, saying repeatedly: 81 have
done my duty. have done my duty"
! It was at first believed that the editor
would recover. but later It became eyi-
dent that he was sinking rapidly. His
death occurred late tonight.
At the office Of the Chief Of Police.
where Nine. Csillaux was taken after
being arrested, she stated that she had
been moved 10 act by the fact that NJ
Calmette had dragged her name into
the sensational attacks on her hus-
band. She had consulted an eminent
lawyer, che said, who advised her that
legal proceedings would be futile. She
then decided 10 take the law into her
own hands and bought 2 revolver.
Nine Calllaux will be transferred TO
the Saint Lazare prison tomorrow.
She is charged with homicide.
As soon as ". Cailaux was notified
OF the shooting he hurried TO the po-
lice Office. where an angry mob had
already assembled. He entered the
office amid hisses and one man in the
crowd even struck him in the face
with a cane.
News OF the shooting caused sen
sation in this city where the attacks
of the editor on NJ Caillaux have been
matters Of public comment for months.
President and Nine. PCincsre were
at dinner given in their honor at the
Italian Embassy when news Of the Y
shooting was telephoned them. The
members Of the entire French Cabinet,
with their wives, excepting ~ and
Nine. Caillaux. were present, as we're
also Ambassador and Mrs. Herrick and
many other foreign ambassadors and
their wives.
Shortly before the dinner hour word
of the shooting was received at the
embassy, and the news spread rapidly
among the distinguished guests Presi-
dent Poincar6, however gave no sign
that anything unusual had occurred.
but offered his arm 10 Nine. Titoni
wife Of the italian Ambassador, and led
her in 70 dinner.
Dinner Guests Under Great Strain.
The dinner was served rapidly, the
guests Of necessity being under grea.
strain and conversation being at low
ebb. At the reception following the
dinner President Poincare talked long
and earnestly with Ambassador lsyol-
ski. of Russia.
President Poincare departed at 1890
o'clock and proceeded at once 20 tho
Elysees Palace, where a special Cabinet
meeting had been hurriedly called. No
sooner had the meeting begun than a
messenger arrived bearing the resigna-
tion Of NJ. Caillaux as Minister Of
Finance It was read and accepted i'm
mediately.
The motive Of the crime, although
concerned chiefly with the feud be-
tween NJ. Calmette anI NJ. Caillaux,
is a mixed one. When questioned after
the shooting, Nine Caillaux stated that
she had heard that NJ. Calmette in
tended 10 publish some letters writ
ten by Caillaux TO her before her mar
riage, concerning political affairs. and
that she had visited NJ. Calmette's OIL
fees TO ask him not 10 publish them.
Mime. Caillaux is the third wife OF VI.
CailauX and is herself dvorcee, hav-
ing been the wife OF Leo Claretie. She
is a woman Of striking beauty. a bru-