The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22
Frienos Of Mime. Caillaux Say
Her Act Was Crime of Passion

ltuN were rcuu ptlole the tflpNtal uuf1nt
the pleadinRs in tho divorce case Letter.
written by NJ CaillauN 20 women he loved
always contained political condolences He
recounsed HIS IDEAS. pans, tactics and
ambitions and sketrhed his Forthcoming
speeches. II seems a. II this politician
was ever In the thick 81 e political battle
necessity OF unburdenins himself To lis
lady loves. This PECULIARLY has It's in
portance as factor ia exciting Nine
CaillauN to state OF mind which 70
suited in the Calmette TRAGEDY
". Calmette commenced his Campaign
SIX weeks ago. Mime. Calllaux shared her
husbands condolences. AS she had pre-
viously shared hts hopes and amh!tions
The question Is. Whence came the docu.
nents which Fed the campaign OF which
tho objects wer" undoubtedly political
As far as NJ. Calmette was concerned. no
wanted 10 drive NJ. CaillauX out OF poll.
tics forever, Kill the income tax and the
taxation OF routes and prevent the return
ut the coming elections OF "A Soclsllr.
Radical Ministry. which at heart is hostile
to the three years military service.
There IL no doubt that Calmet.- Oh
tained these documents from different,
sources. but NJ Ca!llaux and Nine
Caillaux We're firmly convinced that 10
obtained most vi them notably TIL Tom
10 letter directly or Indirectly from ne
previous Mime. CaillauN. who. In accord
ance with French law. resumed her
maiden name and was known as Nine
Gueydon.
She was an intimate friend OF Nina
Marcel Ballot one OF the greatest h. su'
ties Of Paris and the wife of "a well know
playwright. Nine. Ballo, was yer,
intimate friend OF NJ Calin,ttc. Nine
Ballot and the present Nine Ca..laui
were also close friends until about "es'
ago, when there was an estTLugcment BE-
cause Mime. CuillauN feared that SIG Nld
rival for her husbands affections ,u th'
beautiful Nine. Ballot. who was oaas
member OF the Coincide Frarcais'
The hostility Of Nine. Ballot and Nine
CaillsuN was open talk IN Paris so.. ETY.
from the day when they met IN drauiuI
room and Nine. caillsuN turned i'r ata.
without saig;.ng M;no. Hs'lo', who wa
coming toward her with hand out
stretched
NJ. CalliauX. right" o. wrong. a'.- :
uted the feroc,ty OF NJ Caln.o't,s car
paign 10 tho influence ~ Nine. Ballot AM
he often reproach.d Nine 'ai.itJN io
not remaining on good terms witt sir'I or
important personae" Sc what 'o-
| Jealousy has done" he would $50. ~
u she who PROV oked Calmcttc against .
she who obtained my former wifIs ie''r
! This reproach added 20 .hc a;ta''4 =
which her husband was daily 20. on'''
and which worried him INTO a N!c i,' '"'
vous state. drove his we 20 de- oer1'i'-
which was no more t7a1 Natural ~ :
case o. wife who wo.sn!ps her hushan'
as Nine Ca!.iauN does
For the past three weeks, seeing Ne
husband and he, ELF surrounded ey ."
cmies, maj and female. 81" BEGAN" CO..
WINGED that sh" was the object o. 6l'--
and rance" OF women WHO Were p'''
mined 10 ruin he. husband uo,.''aif A..
D 10 ruin her IN MS "ycs. S'o Nccl On
sossed With 'Nc belle. tsat -.""' n. '.
mctte had already published one ~
letter u. would puu'.sa Others "r'".
herself and photographs - l"'t'.s
even II they were nos original. W'''
! Nine. Gu"ydon's hand These lotto. %
urcd in the claretie divorce case AVID .''
Gueydon would he easily adj" - r'''
them to NJ Calmette through Nine lA
Such letters are invariably pnotor
for a divorce trial and each e'd' ' al
lowed 10 have copies.
Kind friends also brought 20 Mn. o..
!auN echoes of gossip current iN lid"
Gle 10 the effect that her hVrNl-I
become tired OF her and blamed hog y
the Ft0aTo's campaign against .H
wished 10 divorce her Nine, ta.'.tN> '
aware that this was almost 'n''r"." '
]
ther exasperated her and uuoAIHn 81 "'
Judgment.
When she read in the Figaro tA'' NV
and more convincing documents af'n'
her husband were about % apr"ar
did not think OF the report ~ 7 ''
Prosecutor Fabre n tho E"'t'''r 81
but believed that her own letter SO.
about TO be printed, ard th's drove ,
TO attempt TO prevent their pIN'''.'
At any cost
The Figaro has since denied tN'' y W
tended to print any further '"''n.' >,
Nine. Caillaux had already k'N~i
mette because she loved her hus9C' "
cause the did not wish her hu. =,
rcproach her again with running 70
her Jealousy and because she a'Nr 81,
that y these letters We're pGo.. VOL .
Caillaux would never love hoy a't F."
Her only means 20 Prevent tn'.T ''.
cation was BY n crime, hern" h'" 'lg
argue that Il was n Grim" pn
, They were unwilling 10 take an
publicly TO establish this "ontrn,o, :.
Mime. Cs!llaux's point OF view WV
victim had been buried, hu' H''
they were ready 10 throw ~.
points which have hitherto bee "'.'