Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-27
THE KILLING OF cALMETTE
Madam CaiIIaux Tells Her Story Of
the Affair.

Paris, March 24.-"I never intend
ed to kill M. Calmette; / wanted only
to give him warming"
This assertion was made by Nine
Caillau& today at her trial as the eli
max Of her dramatic story Of the
shooting and q recital Of the event!
preceding the killing of the editor o1
Figaro.
Nine. Caillauxs state Of mind or
the eyentful day, her purchase of 6
revolver, and the last act Of the TRACE.
dy were set forth in detail by her to.
day before the examining magistrate
NJ. Boucard, at the palace Of justice
Before going to the Figaro office
Nine. Caillaux had left this note fol
her husband, who she feared, might
commit an act Of violence against M
Calmette:
France and the republic need you
l do not want you to sacrifice your
self"
The witness told of her cordial
greeting by the editor when she reach
ed the Figaro office.
DO you know the object Of my
visit" she had said to the editor.
NO" replied M. Calmette. Wont
you sit DOWN." He then lighted q
lamp and placed it near the desk.
Frantic at finding myself in semi
obscurity facing the man who had
maligned my husband, my presence In
the office known to ALL" Nine. Gail
:aux said dramatically, II drew the
revolver, and taking careful aim, fired
low"
Yes, indeed" interrupted M. Bou-
card. Il observed that two bullets
lodged in the base Of the bookcase.
But how do you explain the wound in
the chest Of M. Calmette, who was
behind the desk?'
II do not know; I continued to fire
Are we to suppose that the wea-
pom followed M. Calmette around in
his efforts to escape?" asked the
magistrate.
To this Nine. Caillaux had nothing
to say.
Nine. Caillaux then told of the
luncheon with her husband on the
day of the tragedy, the consequent
nervous excitement she suffered and
the necessity of making a last ef-
fort to prevent the publication of the
letters.
While Nine. Caillaux was being led
through the corridor Of the palace of
justice to the court of the investi-
eating magistrate, M. Boucard, she
saw a group Of newspaper phetogra-
pliers and exclaimed: Let them pho
|tograph me. Then 1 hope they will
be satisfied" "a.
When placed on the stand the pris-
oner. at the request of the court, gave
an account Of her actions on Monday,
the day she killed CASTOR Calmette.
She told first of her interview at
o'clock in the morning with Fernand
Monier, chief judge Of the civil tribu-
nal Of the Seine, who could suggest
to her no legal means Of preventing
the publication Of her private letters
by the Figaro.
Nine. Caillaux then told of telling
Pierre de Fouquieres, assistant min
lister of ceremonies at the foreign Of
flee, who telephoned to ascertain
whether she and M. Caillaux would
attend the dinner that evening at the
Italian embassy, to arrange places at
a dinner she planned to give March
23, at which the American ambassa-
dor. Myron T. Herrick, and Mrs. Her
rick, were to be present.
The prisoner then said she made an
appointment with her hair dresser
for that evening, was manicured, Wis
tied her dentist, then drove to- the
ministry of finance and told her hus-
band what Judge Monier had told
her.
my husband was furious" she as
serted. He exclaimed: Then there
is nothing else for ME to do except to
go and break his neck
Indeed I do not doubt at that
moment that my husband intended to
commit some act Of extreme violence" "
Throughout the luncheon at home,
inh loi1 6nonrihnd
wretched, because of the carelessness
aroused by her husbands threat Of
violence and the fact that she could
not prevent the publication Of two
other personal letters she feared
would appear in the Figaro unstrung
her so that she felt 1t impossible to
attend the dinner at the Italian en-
bassy and telephoned she was i'll.
"Then more than ever I became OBJ
sessed with the desire to see CASTOR
Calmette. I felt the imperious neces-
sity Of taking some action against
him. A terrible fear clutched me lest
my husband, who is a remarkably
good shot, should kill M. Calmette.
In my delirium I already pictured my
husband on the prisoners bench.
What added to my anguish was the
knowledge that I would be the in
voluntary cause of this terrifying
drama"
Nine. Caillaux then traced her
movements on the afternoon Of the
crime, among them her visit to the
gunsmith to buy a revolver. She re-
fused one weapon, she said, because
the trigger worked too hard. Reply
ing to a question by the magistrate,
the prisoner denied that she planned
her act of violence against M. CAL
mette at that moment, admitting,
however, that "the idea then began to
take root"
After buying the pistol, which she
explained was for protection at night
in the country during the campaign
of her husband whom she intended to
accompany, she went home and later
left for the office of the Figaro.
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