The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-03-26
WOMEN IN
CALMETTE CASE
MADAME c AILL.AUN MAY HAVE
FEARED EXPOSURE Or HER
OWN AND HUSBANDS
IsEE.

Pa.is, France-The following story
was cabled from here to the New
York Times Sunday.
CASTOR Calmette, cditor-ip-chief
of LIE Figaro, of Paris, who was shot
and killed in his office last Mon
day by Nine. CaillauN, wife Of the
French minister OF finance and eX
premier, paid with is life for on
Quoting a campaign against the wo-
mans husband which. for persist
euce, outspokenness and ferocity may
, be likened to Cicero's onslaughts ON
Catiline.
In the elimination OF this cam
paign-Calmette's death-we have a
tragedy which far outstrips the Thaw
case because of the prominence OF
those involved, the gravity of the
| motives behind the crime and the ser
i%ousness of consequences which have
already ensued and may still ensue.
Calmettc began his furious attack,
on CaillauX a little more than two
months ago. lie minced no words;
he struck to hurt and stabbed TIC
draw blood. In the columns of lie
Figaro, usually cultured and literary,
he called the finance minister liar,
CRATER and thief. lie accused him
of d~efraudinY those too weak t.
withstand him, Of cringing TO those
who had millions TO back them. lie
declared that CaillauX, the plucrat-
demagogue," had stolen right and left
in order to provide funds for his own
political advancement, connived al
the notorious criminal Rechette's es-
cape, juggled the market for the
benefit OF his w pocket, played fast
and loose with his colleagues and
constituents and traduced the inter
ests of France for the benefit OF for
eign nations.
And, lest there be a mistake as to
who was launching these terrific
thunderbolts at the minister's head,
the most violent of the articles were
bodily signed HGaston Calmette."
The exact position OF Mme. C~aillauX
in the tragedy VIII, OF course, never
be known, but behind the motives
which eliminated in inc murder OF
M. Calmette is a deep story of love.
elemental instincts of seii-interest AZ
Wen as d great tenSitv OF reputation.
Nine. CaillauX was the second wife
'Fof the finance minister and the I'd
nance which led to her divorce from
Leo Claretie, who was the literary
critic OF the Figaro at the time o,
the separation has never been thor.
oughly sifted for public print. She
was a beautiful woman of wealthy
and cultured parents, and it Is still
known in the Figaro office that il
was her fear that Editor Calmette
might hold in his possession and pub
fish letters in which Nine. Caillaus
was concerned and which would lam
age the Caillauxs socially.
The admiration OF Nine. Cailau,
which ripcned into love at her frs
sight OF The %unenviable finance min.
lister, and her separation from Glare.
tic and almost immediate union
with Caillaux, are still topics OF un.
diminished interests in the circles
where the leading parties TO the case
congregate.
The most mystic feature of the
tragedy is the part played by a thirt
woman, who stood between Mr.. Gail
lauX and M. Calmette and was for
meriy a warm friend of Nine. Gail
lauX herself. This woman is distin
guished in the social life of Pari,
and for that reason her name ha,
been Withheld from publication.
The social rows a~ntedating TIL,
tragedy were not known to the out
side world at the time they were il
progress, and those acquainted Will
tho complete history of the ease as
sert that Nine. Caillaux was greatl,
actuated by a terror brought on b,
) fear that M. Calmettc would event
ually exploit in lie Figaro the privat
life of Nine. Cnillaux as we'll a
keep UP the u~nrelenting warfare h
had waged against her husband a
: a public official. The more interest
| ing, however, of the incidents whicl
led 10 the sensational assassination
of Calmette deal with C%aillauX's pol
itical career and political intrigues a
charged by Nj. Calmette in lie Figaro