The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-18
wife Of Former French Premier
TO Be Arraigned Monday
for killing Editor
DEFENSE IS OUTLINED
/ Will Be COntended That Life
Of CaImette Could Have
Been Saved

Paris July 1S.-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 Caillaux, who is to
be arraigned in the Criminal Court on
Monday to stand trial for the murder
of CASTOR Calmette, editor of the FL
caro-. The talents and attractiveness
Of the defendant combined with her
high position in official society as the
wife Of Joseph Caillaux, former pre-.
mier and for many years one Of the
leading public men of France. have
fed the popular imagination, while
hints freely circulated at the time of
the Calmette assassination have led the
public to believe that some startling
disclosures may be made at the trial.
Will Apply for Divorce.
The prisoners health appeared
much better today than when she was
arrested. 1t is reported she intends
to apply for divorce after the trial,
whatever its outcome, as she is said
TO consider that by SO doing she will
show the greatest degree of love for
her husband. since by remaining with
him she thinks she would prove an
obstacle to his political career.
The trial is expected to last five
days. Madame Caillaux's counsel is
Fernand Labori, who became famous
as the defender of Captain Dreyfus
To Admit 100 at Trial.
Judge Louis Albanel, president of
the court which is to try Nine. Call
lauX. has received thousands of appli-
cations for seats i'm the court room,
but he has arbitrarily refused all with
the exception of those made for mem
bcrs OF the press. the bar and others
directly concerned with the trial. But
as the law provids for public admis-
sion to the trial Of any case not heard
in camera. it is likely that at least one
hundred persons will be admitted to
meet this requirement of the law. With
a knowledge of this phase of the sit
uation hundreds of persons will prob
ably flock to the court room in thu
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 allowed to attend the sit
tings.
Calmette Shot on March 16.
NJ. Calmette was shot by Mime.
Caillaux on March 16. The woman
went to the office OF the Figaro to
carry out an act of vengeance against
NJ. 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 i'm 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"
Abuse Of Husband IntoIerable.
In her statement to the police, Nine.
Caillaux explained that the campaign
against her husband had become in
tolerable and she determined to stop
IL. She consulted an eminent lawyer,
who advised her that legal proceed
ihgs would be futile-that they were
often worse I'm the case of the inno-
cent than in the case of the guilty
She decided then to take the law into
her own hands. She bought a revol-
yer, drove to the F'igrao office and sent
III her card. M. Calmette was most
poiite and asked what he could do for
her
IL is needless for me to pretend
'hat | am making a friendly call"
answered. Then losing all control of
myself at the thought of the humilia-
"ohs inflicted on my husband by this
man. drew my revolver from my
mum and fired all the cartridges. NJ.
N"iihette was surprised at the first re-
por' ana tried to take shelter behind
desk"
Bitter Editorial Campaign.
me personal campaign of NJ. CAL
"e''e against NJ. Caillaux began on
January IL, and until the assassination
."e attacks against the finance minis
~, wr were daily feature OF the Figaro
i"e iact that the campaign was in
uuSurated u on the eve Of the opening of
''e onamber of Deputies created in