The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1914-07-24
WOMAN On TRIAL
TELLS OF CRIME
Nine. Caillaux Recite> the shooting
oi Ctimette Describes Her
igDy.


Paris. July 2l.-Mme Henrierte
CailIaux. wife Of Joseph Cajl!aoN.
once premier of France and forAer
minister of finance occupied the pris-
oner's inclosure in the assize court at
the palace Of justice today and re-
cited in a dramatic manner the cir
cumstances leading up to the shoot
Ing on March 16 of CASTOR Calmette,
editor O., Figaro with whose murder
she is charged Judge Louis Laben
was elected as president of the court:
the procurator general, Jules Her
baux. had charge Of the prosecution,
and Fernand Lab,ri, who was close
II identified with tie Dreyfus case,
was chief counsel for the defense.
Nine. Caillaux held the attention
OF the crowded court room for hours.
She told her story in short, discon-
nected sentences, but showed remark
able skill in marsnaling her facts so
as to present them in the best light.
A Willing Witness.
Nine. CaillauX was willing wit
ness throughout. Alter she had con-
cIuded her narrative and was asked
ii there was anything size would like
to add, she thrilled her listeners when
she described vividly the protracted
agony she had endured because Of
tie calumnies against herself and her
husband.
For three months l mounted Cal
vary" she said Such l do not wish
to my worst enemy. No one can mag
inc what l went through. l feared
for myself, f3r my husband, for my
child l feared for myself because
if part of those letters were published,
my deepest secret would be display
ed before the world; my woman honor
stand stripped and naked,
'FI had always been taught t0at a
woman's honor consisted in having
her life open as possible. My poor
father, who last year told me that
a wife who had a lover was woman
without honor, never would have set
foot in my house had he known or
my liaso2 with NJ. Caillaux.
Wanted it Sent.
We were reproached with being
of the bour,eoise. 1t is true, l am a
bourgeoise When the letters were
purloined, NJ. Caillaux and myself felt
alike. We should have preferred to
renounce our great happiness, rather
than see our inner life blazoned to the
world.
81 feared the publications of The
letters. We had many friends, espe-
cially among the embassies, and in
those circles people wished to hu-
initiate and cast ridicule on my hus-
band by the publication of two letters
addressed to two different women,
signed %Tny joe They wished to
throw contempt upon the head of a
minister of the republic, the chief OF
the Radical party and strike through
him the republic Finally, did net
wish to blush before my daughter; !;
that is one thing a woman must not
be asked to do. l deeply regret the
present misfortune and l would have
undergone anything in the world
rather than have been the cause of It. y
Her impassioned perororation was
accompanied by eloquent gestures.
Nine Caillaux told of the shooting in
the Figaro Office. Prior to this she
had been asked by the judge regard
ing her interview with Fernand
Monier, president OF the tribunal of
the Seine, from whom she had sought
information as to whether the at
tacks of NJ Calmette against her hus-
band could be stopped.