The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
Nurderess Tells Court Political
Attacks on Husband
Caused Her Act.
SHOWERED WITH GIFTS
Flowers. Baskets Of Fruit and
other Things Sent to
the Prison.
spe,,ai cable DespafcA to THE srs.

aand that Nine. Caillaux would not have
s.r first appearance before NJ. Bou. ard.
.Le invest eating Magistrate, before Mon.
day. The criticism gained strength when
u was learned that NJ Caillaux was
.,,owed TO see his wife US often as he
uh-I 1t was said that permitting so
much time to elapse before the hearing
you'd give Nine. Caillaux and her hus-
band and friends plenty Of time to pre-
pare defence.
Because OF the impression that the
Bearing would oe on Monday or later
there yas 10 one about the st. Lazare
,-lson at / :25 o'clock this afternoon, when
a taxlcab conveyed Nine. Caillaux to the
pa,ais de Justice. She entered the court
Ny door seldom used for prisoners. the
ss,ne door tourists use when visiting
sslnte Chapell.. and assembled one flight
10 Magistrate Boucard's office. The APP
,-cach to the Office was then barred by
Republican Guards.
These examinations are always strictly
,,va.e. and the lawyers for the accused
are allowed TO appear but usually there
&, a certain amount OF publicity given
70 the proceedings.
Tie examination lasted for NV hours
Magistrate Boucard began by asking Nine.
c..llaux FOR the history OF her life.
y married Leo Claretie in 1894" she
said We had two daughters one OF
whom died six months after her birth.
Ger,il..ne. my other daughter. is - years
eld to-day.
The courts granted q divorce in my
pa iafer NJ
caiisux and I were married. We had
The greatest affection for each other. Our
fortunes were equal. and separately were
arge enough TO assure our independ-
see from material worries. 1t was n
rue love match"
Here tue witness broke down com
ne,ely and her shoulders shook with deep
sobs She analiy mastered her emotion
AID continued:
The most ideal life for both OF us
followed this love match. Ny husband
us.d TO lavish tenderness on me and
responded with all my heart. My devo-
ton to him has never wavered In the
G,sht-st: / was his partner in all HE
s~sirs. r.. allowed me to share in his
,yblic lie. his political cares: l shared
s,s Joys as well as his greatest ankle
tea
That explains my grief over the CAM
,a.gn against my husband. which has
been waged for the pas: two years. and
N which ne was accused OF selling the
Congo 70 Germany. and OF Specializing
o. the Boerse of Berlin. and OF receiving
money from foreign banks. While they
have been telling these lies against him
knew all the time OF his probity. which
ssnno; be Sainsaid.
"Cru.i" Attacks On Husband.
Such was the state OF nina when he
returned to the Ministry under Premier
pounergue Then matters became far.
tsr worse the campaign against my hus-
hand became still more cruel and violent
81 Was deeply chagrlned and my feel
nss were much mortified as l felt tie
extraordinary atmosphere which was be-
ginning to surround me. Whenever
entered a drawing room I felt luminosity
IN the air people drew back from me as
passed.
1T was the Figaro which conducted
he campaign against my husband. Tina,
paper Of all papers. Why. ! had read
Il from childhood It was always my
tsvor.te paper. My family. all my womer
friends read II daily. and IL was tina,
paper which daily poured streams OF
caiumni-s on my husband.
AT length Friday the Thirteenth came
and the Figcro published that letter
signed Ton Jo.' II had been written by
n caiaux 70 his second wife when she
vas Mime. DuDrs Publication Of the let.
~r literally terrified me nay. 1t drove
ne dem.nted
y knew that the letter had been In ths
hands Of a person who also held two
other lessons which were equally private
AID CONFIDENTIAL, which my husband had
written me before our marriage. Sincs
'he Figaro possessed one OF them ! rea
so1ed that 1t possessed the two others
ard since IL had published one concluded
I.ai I, would publish the others.
! Was unwilling that my private life
saolid be exposed in a newspaper just &c
nat my husband should be injured poiiti'
eally thought the whole day about no"
" prevent the publication OF the other let
tiers
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