The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-20
.LABOR| OUTLINES CASE
FOR MADAME CA|LLAUX
Woman VIII Claim She Acted in De-
tense Of Her Honor as Wife
and Mother.
SLAYER OF GAsToN cALMETrE
Palace OF Justice, During Trial OF
Proud Society Woman. Will Be
Strongly Guarded, as Political
Plots Are Feared

Especial Cable TO The Times Dispatch
Paris. July lo--In Staying CASTOR
Calmette. Madame Caillaux acted in
defense OF her honor wife and
mother. She was justified in fearing
;hat the editor WAS abou, to publish
further love letters written 10 her by
her husband before their marriage
This was tacitly admitted to-day TO
he the case Of tho cX-ministers wife
as planned by Maitre Labori. who will
dcicnd her i'll the trial about TO open,
when asked TO explain the ground
upon which hc will ask for acuuittal.
Madame CaillauX,' he said ''is in
fairly good health. and is quite calm.
There is no doubt that she is in con
dition 10 support the ordeal which
coDfronts her
When the proud society woman.
wife of the most dominating politician
in Paris. goes 10 the dock to he tried
for staying Castor Calmette editor of
Figaro. the Palace OF Justice will Be
as strongly guarded as powder
magazine. Political plots are feared
by the government
HELD IN READINESS
TO aUELL DISTURBANCE
4 body of troops will lie concealed
near the court in readiness to ouell
the first signs OF disturbance. while
the building itself will swarm with
g1ndarmes and detectives
beyond the witnesses. the newspaper
men, and half dozen privileged wo-
men. nobody will be allowed in the
court. Photogra pliers have been threat
ened with condisn punishment if they
attempt TO snapshot the prisoner in
the dock.
To-day Madame Caillaux was secret
y rushed across Paris in an automo-
bile from the 81, Lazare Prison 10 the
Conciergerie. where she occupies Il
rooIny cell. She will enter the cour,
by an underground passage. Her cell
is next to that wherein Marie An
toinettc was imprisoned in the days of
the Revolution. and overlooks the wo-
mems cloisters i'll the famous convent
where the first women OF France were
slaughtered in the September mas
sacres during the French Revolution.
WESPIIAL TESTIMONY
WILL BE SENSATION
The sensation of the Caillaux trial
Will be the testimony OF Alfred
Wcsphal in behalf Of the prisoner.
which. Counsel Maitrc Labori will con
tend. will prove conclusively that she
had every reason to fear CASTOR Cal
nette was about to publish further love
letters written To her by Caillaux. The
nature OF this evidence. in the opinion
of the inner circle of politics acquaint-
ed herewith. VIII result in the ac-
auittal of Nine. Caillaux.
" ohi Joseph N1llIauE en-
deavored to obtain a divorce from his
second wife, who was Nine. Eerthe
Gucvoan. in order to marry Calmette's
slayer. then Nine. Leo Claretic. Of
whom the statesman had long been
enamored.
The then Nine. Cailiaux. however.
raised; difficulties and her husband sent
his friend. Alfred Wesphal. treasurer
OF the League Of the Rights OF Man. to
see her. II was found that she pos
scssed packet OF love letters which
CaillauX in the course OF several pre-
vious years haG writton Nine. Claretie.
These she. agreed 10 surrender on CON
dition that caillaux allow her alimony
OF $4,000 yearly after the divorce.
WOMAN THREATENED
TO PUBLISH LETTERS
Alternately she threatened that. II
without concedimg her demands. she
would forthwith publish the letters.
which would have the effect Of ban
ishinE him from political life forever
and also ostracize him from Paris
society.
The letters wero profoundly intimate
and at the same timo contained the
unrcstrained expression by CaiIlaux OF
his inner thoughts They are said TO
reveal his political duplicity in the
early stages of his parliamentary
career
Caillaux consented 70 his Wife.s terms.
and she handed Wesphal copies of tho
discriminating letters Some months