The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-22
CA|LLAUX SEEKS
TO SHIELD WIFE
BY TAKING BLAME
Had Not Realized Ravages
on Her Soul of Calmette's
Calumnies.
DOMINATING FIGURE OF
SECOND THRILLING DAY
He Tells to Jury Whole His
tory of His Private
Life.
HOOTED BY ANGRY RABBLE
President Poincare Gives Evidence to
Save Woman Who JS ircnsnd
HOOTED BY ANGRY RABBLE
Save Woman Who Is Accused
Of Murder.
Especial Cable to The Times-Dispatch. !

Especial Cable TO The Times Dispatch.l
Paris, July 21.-For tho first time in
the history OF France. n President OF
the republic gave his testimony at
a murder trial to-day to save n wo-
mans life The trial was that oe Mime.
Caillaux. who slew CASTOR Calmette,
OF the Figaro, on March 6. and tho
President is Raymond Poincarc. who.
though now on a visit to the Car of
Russia. sent IN his deposition to tho
court 10 assist the defense in its con-
tention that Nine Caillauxs husband
was really the promoter Of tho tragedy
II shall kill CASTOR Calmctte If he
publishes those private letters in lie
Figaro"
So declared to the President OF the
republic Joseph Caillaux, his minister
OF Finance. just before tho murder.
And the Presidents testimony ali went
to prove that Caillaux's wife simply
anticipated his own hand az the author
of the tragedy.
President Poincare's testimony, flung
In dramatically over several witnesses
tor the prosecution, gave Nine. Caillaux
her only hope OF the day, for when
her husband had testified to the Same
effect as Poincare. he was hooted and
nearly mobbed by an angry rabblo .
without the doors of the court
WITNESSES DIRECTLY
CONTRADICTED TESTIMONY
Other witnesses directly contradictcd
Say, when she said she was "bereft OF
mind'' rs she fired the shot. And Paul
SourSet, the Immortal" declared that
Calmettc, whom he was visiting at tho
time, had died the victim OF a calm,
woman, whom he had heard say, "thero
was no other way to end It," when he
rushed back from the fatal shot.
Caillaux, the husband and cx-AIin-
ister OF Finance, was the dominating
figure OF the second thrilling day in
t
de Justice. after giving testimony, he
had to seek refuge In his automobile
from the violent demonstrations of the
hostile crowd gathered outside. Two
detectives saved him from violence only
with the aid of friends.
During the three hours he was on
the stand several dramatic scenes oc-
CURED, and the presence IN court oc
CaillauI claque was detected by tho
loud applause which greeted his tribute
TO his wife and his denunciation of tho
Figaro witnesses.
Nine. CaillauX, who had passed n
sleepless night, constantly interrupted
the witnesses for tho prosecution, de-
clariuE particularly that the papers
office boys were all wrong when they
swore that her name was never men,
toned from the time sho entered tho
Office and asked for Calinctte until she
fired the shots that killed him.
But this testimony was most in
curious ner. numerous Witnesses
who had rushed in from the outer Of
flee at the first shot. testified that she
vas calm and determined and had de-
iibcratcly pulled the trigger again and
again after her second shot. which
stretched the editor dying across the
chair Eourget declared he had been
talking to Calmctte when Nine. Call
laux sent In her request to see him.
II cannot deny her" said Calmette.
II must sec her"
she stood in front OF tho fallen man
and coolly pulled the trigger of her
revolver. firing into his body again
and again said the immortal.
Ma:tre Lnbori sought to discount
this testimony by Il dramatic reading
Of passages from Bourgeois greatest
hook. in which tho author makes his
characters defend Il woman who slayS
bands honor.
LITERATURE; Not LIFE,
REPLY or BOURGET
THAT is all very we'll in literature"
said Bourget when the lawyer was
done. ''Rut literature isn't life"
NJ Caillaux held the court for two
intense hours. The appearance OF NJ
Cai!laux was hardly less dramatic than
that Of Mmc. Caillaux Yesterday.
The former Premier. still one OF thu
| most powerful men In France, domi-
mated the proceedings
81 accuse myself" no cried in tho
climax. 81 committed q fault. I should
myself have acted, but. absorbed by
public affairs, [ failed to realize tho
ravaees Calrnettes Calumnies have
maze on the soul OF my wife"
NJ. CaillauX Gesticulated freely Tho
trial has entered upon it's political
phase. and those who sat in the court
room had occasion TO bring to mind
that CaillauX is the strong man of tho
radical groups now ruling France
hn col nlI
history or his private life from his
first marriage down to the evcnts which
caused his presence on the stand He
explained the incident OF the two let
tcrs. Tlo only knew OF their exist
encc when friend warned him that
they We're about to be published.
When he married Nine. Raynouard no
knew for the first time what true hap
pincss was.
SIZE WAS MOST TENDER.
tFFECTIoNATE WIFE
size was most tender. atfectionate
WIFE said NJ CaillauX. I'VE lived.
ard live. in the closest communion OF
heart and mind. Ny wife. however,
took alarm at the dangers my political
campaign exposed me to. She tried to
dissuade me from entering Dounorgue's
Cabinet. Tie income tax. she said. had
formidable adVersarics and | should be
the object OF fierce press campaign
''As she foretold. the attacks recon-
menced with redoubied fury. but I re-
other politicians To stop them. could
not believe that any one would publish
the Thy joe, letter, although I had
Princess OF Monaco and the Princess OF
McsaSnc- Estradcrc."
After the publication OF the Thy
Joe" letter, NJ. CaiilauX's FIRST wife
iclcphoned him to clear herself OF any
suspicion he might have that she was
resspcnsihle for IFS diyrlgenGe.
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