The Washington times., 1914-07-21
CA|LLAUX TELLS
THREAT ON STAND
Words, Which Might Mean He
Would Kill Editor, Drove
Wife to Frenzy.
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said: AS to the shooting Latzarus
IT was standing in the corridor
shortly after o'clock. A woman
dressed in black passed me. Her
saw her enter Calmette's Office and.
within five or six seconds, SIX shots
rang out. The last one came with
longer pauses between them, out still
in quick succession. I hurried to the
room and entered. Nine. Calllaux ap-
peared perfectly calm"
Latzarus told Of a talk he had with
Calmette, some time before, relating
to the fight LIE Figaro was making
against Caillaux. Toward the last of
papers concerning Caillaux and relat-
ing to the Agadir incident He said
he would not publish these. because
they might make trouble for France
outside the country.
In publishing the Ton Jo' letter,
said Latzarus, ''Calmette told me and
other members of the staff that he
had nothing else: his pockets were
empty. Someone mentioned the Fabre
document, but Calmette said he had
promised not to use that He ex-
hibited the Fsbre report. saying he
Had he had other letters, We would
have found them after his death. We
found nothing"
Refute Mime. caillauIs Story.
Voisin. business oftice attache Of Le
Figaro, was called to refrte statements
of Nine CaiIlaux that while waiting
to see Calmette she heard three mon
near her speak her name and mention
a publication concerning her which was
to appear shortly. voisin said he was
talking to two friends, one being
Honore. an artist. They were discuss
ing a certain style Of pictures and did
not mention Caillaux. he said
Potter and Ronlleau, two other men
employed in similar capacities as
Cirao and Meet, corroborated the tes-
tmony of these two witnesses.
Would Risk An For Love.
aged TO get some sleep last night, fol-
jailers said today. She declared she was
glad 1t was over.
There was nothing she would not have
done to save her husband from further
attacks and prevent the publication of
additional letters which Calmette was
supposed to have in his possession. but
she did not intend to kill the editor.
This she enieavored TO impress upon the
fury during the relation Of her story.
she acted. She feared he might attack
Calmete and the scandal would ruin his
political career. Then came the thought
Of creating a scandal herself. frighten-
ing Calmette, and arousing the. public to
the bitter warfare that was being waeed
against her husband. into personal let
ters addressed to her before their mar
rage were being dragged even.
In telling Of these letters Mime. Call
I'VE would nave preferred to re-
nounce our great happiness rather than
see our inner life blazoned to the world
We were reproached for being bour-
eeoisie. 1t is true, I am from the
father that a woman's honor consisted
In having her life as open as possible.
Last year he told me that a wife
who had q lover was without honor
He never would have set foot in my
house had he known Of my liasion with
NJ Caillaux."
Harassed by constant attacks upon
her husband in the papers. insulted and
snubbed by women whom she met N
public because of the disclosures. Nine
iication Of the Ton Jo'' letter.
From now on, the trial is expected
TO develop into a bitter struggle be-
tween the state and Fernard Labor,
noted as the defender of Dreyfus.
Throughout her testimony, Mime. Call
laux sought to show that she had no
idea of killing Calmette, not even when
she purchased a revolver and started
for his office. The act was not pre-
meditated.
The famous note written by Nine
Caillaux at o'clock on the afternoon
of the shooting is now IN evidence. The
maid was instructed to give the note
to Caillaux, II she did not return.
''If this letter reaches you, you will
know ] have acted Is the sentence
upon which will be based much OF the
Claim OF the prosecution that the shoot
ing was premeditated.
Judge Monier has testified that Mime.
CaiIlaux did not give him the impress
sion that she had any idea of killing
Calmette when she called on him, seek
ing to learn whether the publication of
further letters by the editor could b
nreNented hY legal means