The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-17
CASTOR Calmette Is Shot
Down in His
Office.
MADAME CAILLAUX
TAKES VENGEANCE
Visits Newspaper Which Had
Made Series Of Vitriolic At
tacks on Minister of Finance,
and Kills Author of Them.
Tragic End of Bitter Po-
itical Fight.

Paris, March 16.-Gaston Calmette,
editor OF the Figaro. shot to-day by
Madame ITenriette Caillaux. wife or
Joseph Caillaux. tho French Minister
Of Finance, died tonight.
Nine. Caillaux went to the ofice OF
the Figaro to carry out an act of ven
seance against NJ. Caimette who had
been waging n campaign characterized
py great bitterness against the Min
tster Of Finance. She fred at least
three times, Ar Calmette being wounded
in tho chest in the side and In the
abdomen.
While the editor was being trans
ported to the hospital. he said re-
pentcdly:
"I have done my duty. I have done
my duty"
Submits to Arrest.
Having committed the deed, Nine
CainauN submitted to arrest, and
while employees in the Figaro offices
were taking the pistol from her hands
she said:
since there is no justice In this
country l take upon myself an act of
Justice. Take me where YOU will.
Nine. CaillauX Immediately was re-
moved TO police station where She
underwent Il preliminary examination
the substance OF which was con,tnuni-
cdtcu TO the press at her desire
am sorry she said. for what l
WAS oDiiged to do. / had no intcn1iou
or killing NJ Calmettc. ana would be
happy to know that he viii rccoycr
desired only to teach him a lesson"
~ the moment of the attack, NJ
Saiinctte was preparing to leave his
ONCE In the company of Paul Bourret
the author. He excused himself to re-
ceive Mmc. CailiauX
IN her statement to the police. Nm.
Caillaux explained that the camnai,rn
against her husband had become in
.olcranie' and she determined TO sion
IL. She consulted an eminent lowvcr
VINO advised her that legal proceedinps
"outd be futile-that they wero oftcn
worse in the case OF an innoccnt a.,
son than in tho case OF the puiltv S,a
decided then to take the law into hn,.
'"hus' she bought q revolver. drove
10 the flsaro office. and sent In bcr
Ffres All Her Cartridges.
~ Caimctte was most polite, and
asked what he could do for her ''"'
II Is needless FOR me to pretend that
am making friendly call, | an
s"ercd, said Nine. Caillaus "T,I,o,
losing all control Of myselr ~ ,,'
'housht OF the humilatlons inflicted on
my nuSoand by this man, | drew nv
'cNotNer from my mum and iircd all
INC cartridges. NJ. Calmettc was SIR
,iaeu int: ~ nt tne first report. and tried to
,"kc shelter behind a desk"
Nine CaillauX WAS charged rorv,,,,
WIN attempted homicide. ana was rn
moved 10 ST. I-azare Prison Later rho
'",.rS 30 was changed To homicide
IL was officially announced to-night
.ndt A. Caiiiaux had rendered his re-
siBnation from the Ministry OF Irinnnc.
but that Premier Douncrruc n,i,nhoii
MS decision until Tomorrow
Nine CaillauS is the minister's tb,rd
W.. enc IS thirty-ninc years Old ana
ner maiden name was IIenrietto Rain
ounio .i onc was the Wife of Leo Cla
retie' brother OF the late Jules Cloretic
from whom she was divorced.
me personal campaign of Castor
C"i'"ette against Joseph Caillauy he
shh on January II, and since then fla
ntt'chS against the Finance Minister
nn rnNe peeh q daily feature OF the paper.
INC fact that the Campaign wns IL
huSuratcd on the eve of tho oneuinc
Oh The last session OF tho nre.nnt
Chamber of Deputies created inten.e
interest In the charges Among these
VI. Idinettc asserted that NJ Cajllauv
,n cu 20 pay Sl'2OV,O0O to NJ. Schneider.
me legal representative of Marcel
Iricu, who had entered n claim or,ins,
tite government, on condition thar so
per cent Of that amount should bo
turned over to the radical partys cam
p"is' iuhd Tor the coming elections.
Makes Sensational Charges.
Hiarcci Prieu was French merchant
ot hra%il Thirteen OF his ships were
Sei2"d by the Brazilian government j.,
1850 on tho charge that tho c,,stoma
regulations had been cvaded Event
ually Brazil paid to the French govern
htnt an indemnity OF S3.00O,OO0. Pri.u's
claim to this was repeatedly rejected
10 the claim.
NJ. Calmette also charged that a!.
CaillauX had tapped" the Comptoir
national DEscompte ana other banks
TO the amount of $4,000
among other accusations it was
charged that the minister had cxertc,i
pressure on the judges to Dostpone tho
trial of Henri Rochettc, who was ar
rested In Paris in zoos on tho charge
OF swindling on an enormous scale.
mus enabling him to flee TO Mexico. NJ.
CaillauX was also charged with ou
thorizing the quotation on the nourse
OF questionable foreign loans, wherc-
by vast sums were lost By French in
vcStors
NJ. CailiauS contented himself with
Issuing categorical denials. But on
March -. tho Figaro printed
facsimile OF letter from NJ. Caillaux
to an Intimate friend dated The Sem
ate. July IL. 1901" at the tllno NJ.
CaillauN was Minister OF Finance In
the Waldeck Rousseau Cabinet in
which he said he had been successful
In crushing tho income tax, although
seemingly. ne was defending tho tag.
This brought matters to a climax, and
ii was understood that the Finance
Minister intended to take proceedings
against VI. Calmettc for publishing A.
latter nrtf eIkk