The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1914-07-23

absolute silence in the court room and
the masses Of faces turned toward her
that made her hesitate on the TIRES
mold and reach out unsteadily to catch
the arm of the republican guard stand
ing at her right. He spoke a word to
her and she entered the prisone's en-
closure directly in front of her.
Caillaux there stood with her
eyes doWncast and her shoulders bent,
q timid looking figure in black. She
wore a cloth Jacket suit a small black
hat with a black bird wing cooked on
one side. a white linen collar edged
with lace and held together by an un-
opstruslve pin. The prisoner sat down,
put as all in the court room except
the judges were standing she hastily
rose again and did not reseat her self
until all the others did.
a moment later Judge Albanel asked.
What is your name?'
Nine. Caillaux stood up and her lips
lauX," could scarcely be heard. As
the prisoner remained standing the
presiding judge said: You may sit
down"
Murder Cold Blooded.
me cold blooded assassination of
Callnette by Nine. Caillaux last March
created a tremendous sensation in
rance throughout Europe. The
deliberate character of the deed and
the prominence of the principals made
the incident more sensational than any
thlng thai had occurred in Europe in
recent years.
While public feeling in France was
az llrst against the slayer, her apollo
Slsts soon came to the front and even
went so far as to say that her act
was Justified. In the preliminary ex-
she expressed regret that
she had killed the editor, and declared
she merely intended warning him.
-r'l WAC afraid. Jo y,y.,,,ll .....-- -. .
Jacks so far" she said, that my hus-
band would take it upon himself to
XII him. | did not want such a thing
to happen"
Newspaper Articles Bitter.
Inc published attacks in LIE Figaro
naG Deen earned on for some months
ana each article became more poignant.
Inc trouble started when Calmette be-
gan a systematic campaign against fine
finance minister in an effort to pre-
vent the passage of an income tax law
Caillaux was the real force in the cab.
met, and as he had pledged himself to
the levying of an income tax CaImette
and the interests he represented aid
their best to discredit him and hiring
ABOUT the fall of the cabinet. He was
accused in LIE Figaro of various acts Of
gross political corruption, but when
tnese attacks failed, Calmette madeb his
charges more personal.
a January Calmette published j,
Iour-column article Under the heading
The Secret Combination of M. Cali
AUX and His Personal Political Treas
ury. In this article the Figaro editor
attempted to show that the finance
minister had tried to extort money from
the heirs Of Prieu, the Frenchman
whose Brazilian concessions We're sold
by the French government and the nro-
ceeds retained by the treasury.
IN SUBSEQUENT articles Caillaux was
ealled a CRATER. and the charge made
mat ne used every means to secure
personal ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
Cleaner Politics Wanted.
Since the murder a formidable relig-
ious movement has been launched for a
hlghe moral standard in politics. The
religious press calls attention to the
faet that Nine. Caillaux is a divorce:
tnat the man she murdered had been
divorced; that Caillaux had been di-
vorced twice n that the defending
lawyer M. Labor, is the husband of
a divorce. the former wife of the