Norwich bulletin., 1914-03-17
Figaro's Editor
 Shot by Woman
WIFE OF FRENCH MINISTER
 WREAks VENGEANCE.
WOUND PROVES FATAL
Newspaper Had Waaed cannpafan Against Woman's Husband-says She Desired to Teach a Lesson.

Har1s, March 16.-Gaston Cs1fne+ts eS S4llor or the Figaro. was shot today by M1ne- Henriette Caillaux. wife of Jo1 SepI s7 Nalllaux. the French minister of hnahce. He died tonight
 Fired Three Shots.
 -hI1e. Calllaux went to the office of Che flsafo to carry out an act of ven geance against Nj. Caimette who 6sd peed1 Was1ng campaign chararterfzed Dy great bitterness against the minis Ter or finance She fired at least three times, M. Calmette being wounded in men. 7I'u'-
 Editors Dying Words.
 While the editor was being trans edly: ''-A T have done my duty. have done
 "No Justice in Country"
 Having committed the deed. Mime. Caillaux submitted to arrest. and while employees of the Figaro office Trers taking the pistol from her hands she said: 7A7
 Since there is no justice in this 9oui!iry, | Lake upon myself an act of 1os1lce. rake me where you will"
 n1ne- Ca1laUx was immedfateIv ra- moved to police station, where she underwent a preliminary examination the substance of which was connunI caeed to the press at her desire.
 Did Not intend to Kill Him,
 T am sorry.'' she said, for what I was obliged to do. I had no intention or Killing M. Calmette, and would be happy to know that he will recover. I oeslreo only to teach him lesson"
 /Mme- Caii1aax's Statement.
 At the moment of the attack NJ C.almette was preparing to leave his once in the company of Paul Bourget, the author. He excused himself to re- ceive Mime. Caillaux, who fired almost immediately.
 In her statement to the police Mime Caillaux explained that the campaign against her husband had become in tolerable and she determined to stop 1t. She consulted an eminent lawyer who advised her that legal proceedfngs 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.
 Had Revolver in Muff
 Nj. Calmette was most polite and asked what he could do for her.
 It is needless for me to pretend that l am making a, friendly call g Mime. Caillaux said she answered Then, losing all control of myself at the thought of the humiliation inflicted on my husband by this man, I drew my revolver from my huff and fired all the cartridges. NJ. Cafmette was surprised at the first report and tried to take shelter behind a desk"
 CaiIiaux Tenders Resisnatioa,
 Mime CaflIaux was formally charged with attempted homicide and removed to St Lazaire prison. Later the charge was changed to homicide
 It was officially announced tonight that M. Caillaux had rendered his res ignation from the ministry of finance. but that Premier Doumergue withheld his decision until tomorrow
 Is Ministers Third Wife.
 Mime. Cail1aux is tho minister's third wife. She is 39 years of age and her maiden name was Henriette Rainouard. She was the wife of Leo Claretie. brother of the late Jules Claretie. from whom she was divorced.
 The personal campaign of Gaston Calmette against Joseph CafIlaux be- gan on Jan. 12. and since then the at tacl1s against the finance minister have been a daily feature of the paper The fact that the campaign was inaugu- rated on the eve of the opening of the last session of the present chamber of deputies created intense interest in the charges.