The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-07-21
RE-ENACTS SCENE Of
CALMETTE KILLING
EMPLOYEES OF FAGARo TESTIFY
AGAINST MADAME
CALLlAUx.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Paris, July 21.-The first witnesses
in the trial of Madame Calliaux, were
employees of the newspaper Figaro.
They described the scene when she en-
tered the building, and after she shot
CASTOR Calmette.
One witness crouched in witness
chair to show how Calmette tried to get
behind his desk to escape the bullets.
The prisoner said she felt much bet
ter.
Nine. CailIaux In Bad Health.
Paris, July 21.-Not since 1909 when
Nine. Steinheil was tried for the MUIR
der of her husband and her mother-in-
law, has a trial in Paris excited the
intense interest exhibited in the case
of Nine. Henriette Callaux, who is to
be arranged in the Criminal Court to
stand trial for the murder of
CASTOR Calmette, editor of the Figaro.
The talents and attractiveness of the
defendant combined with her high
position in official society as the wife
of M. Joseph Caillaux, former premier
and for many years one Of the leading
public men of France, have fed the
popular Imagination, while hints free
ly circulated at the time of the Cal
mette assassination have led the pub
lie to believe that some startling dis
closures may be made at the trial.
Judge Louis Albanel, president of
the court which is to try Nine. Gail
laux, has received thousands of appli-
cations for seats in the court room, but
he has arbitrarily refused all with the
exception of those made for members
of the press, the bar and others direct
ly concerned with the trial. But as
the law provides for public admission
to the trial of any case not heard in
camera, it is likely at least one hun
dred persons will be admitted to meet
this requirement of the law. With
knowledge of this phase of the situa-
ton hundreds of persons will probably
flock to the court room in the hope
that they may be among the chosen
few. The Public Prosecutor, however,
has laid down a strict rule that under
no circumstances shall women be al
lowed to attend the sittings.
Bitter Editorials The Cause.
M. Chalmette was shot by Nine. Gail
laux on March 16. The woman went
to the office of the Figaro to carry
out an act of vengeance against M.
Calmette, who had been waging a
campaign characterized by great bit
terness against her husband, who then
held the post of minister of finance.
She fired at least three times, NJ Cal
mette being wounded in the chest, in
the side and the abdomen. He died
few hours later.
Having committed the deed, Nine.
Caillaux submitted to arrest, and while
employees in the Figaro office were
taking the pistol from her hands she
said: "Since there is no justice in
this country, take upon myself an
act of justice. Take me where you
will"
In her statement to the police, Nine.
Caillaux explained that the campaign
against her husband had become intol-
cradle and determined to stop it. She
consulted an eminent lawyer, who ad-
vised her that legal proceedings would
be futile-that they were often worse
in the case of the innocent than In the
case of the guilty. She decided then
to take the law into her own hands.
She bought a revolver, drove to the
Figaro office and sent in her card. M.
Calmette was most polite and asked
what he could do for her.
Nine. Caillaux Talented.
at is needless for me to pretend
that / am making friendly CALL"
answered. Then losing all control Of
myself at the thought Of the humliia
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