The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1914-07-21
|l|NE.CA|LLAuK
PROVES TOIBE
GREAT FACTOR.
DRAMATIC SCENES TAKE PLACE
AT NINE. CAILIAUx's G
TRIAL.
VIVID sDEsCR1PTI0 ARE GIVEN
+ By WITNESSES OF THE
MURDER.
WOMAN WAS }sUNpERTURBED AF.
TER SHE HAD KILLED
CALMETTE.

H. = = ~ =
Mime. Henrietta Caillaux was up
al, 2 O'clock this morning preparing
for tile second days bearing Of tile
charge against her of the wilfu
murder on March 18th of CASTOR
Calmettc, editor. OF the Figaro. The
wife Sofsthe former premier and min.
Bistery Of finance took an carly break
fast and before 8 o'clock was await
ing for her husband, who. however,
did not call at the prison till be-
tween nfne4an and ten o'clock. Tle
prisoner and her husband conferred
for half an hour and aftcrward she
lunclied. e
II feel better than ! did ycstcr-
day, ielsaid to the solicltious pris.
on warden when he inquired today
about sher5l,ealtll. The prisoner lad
previously looked through a mass Of
morning lleWspapers ant: had found
that generally she had been sympa.
thetically treated. tlhe stenograph.
icrcport Of her testimony filled ls0
columns in some Of tile papers, and
besides tllis there were many appre-
Citations OF her dexterous arrange
ment of Efactstand OF the feeling SHE
had put in toshcrs description of her
agony. After Judge Albanel and.
his associates had taken their plac-
es on tile bench, Nine. Caillaux en-.
tered the prisoners enclosure with.
out hesitation and with un air or
making herself at home. Jos. Call
laux, tile prisoners husband. then
entered the court aud took his place
among the other witnesses. lie was
accompanied by two detectives. ow-
ing to stheSfact that group Of by
ISLANDERS had shooted him and shouted
Insults at him as he lett the prison
after visiting his wife.
The first witnesses were two 0,
flee boys OF the Figaro who dcscriB-
ed the arrival at the office Of the
Figaro on the day of the crime Of
Nine. Caillaux. They told how she
waited and gave details OF her en
trance into the rom occupied by Gas
ton Calmctte and 81 their hearing
the shot. One of the boys, Adrien
Nice, crouched down on the witness
stand and uttered series of low
cries to show how he had found Cal-
mette sheltering himself behind hts
desk.
Paul $Bourget. the Immortal" wlIc
was with Calmette in his office at the
moment when Nine. Ua.ilaux's. card
was brought in. told the jury of thu
incident. You vii never see hcr,f
Issaid. 81 can not refuse TO receive
q woman, he replied.
Other members of the staff OF the
Figaro then testified. among them
Louis Latzarus, who gave vivid
description Of tho scene when Mini,
Z 4Caillaux shot Calmette. Latazaru!
said he heard shots an,: ran to Ca
mettess room, where Calmettc had
sunk in ii stateso: collapse in Il chair
Al. Saracssllei said, was holding WI
man by tile wrist. She cried, "Le'
I me so. 4 am going to escape" Sara'
! then let l,er: go, said the witness,
Y and sh he4 stood near INC dOr, clear.
eyed withSlier face neither pale 9,
flushed. She seemed untroublcd b!
the editors who quickly gathere
around her She began to speak,"
said the witness, saying Since there
isgno Justice in France Shut
your mouth. said one Of the editors
after what you have done, kcer
quiet I'm pot speaking TO you.
siad Mime. Caiilaux!''
At half past four o'clock the court
tok recess. Nine. Caillaux took
frequent notes sof tile testimony o!
the day, writing upon a pad placed
on her knee, and she accumulated
quite large portfolio.