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Show jMUUHE CIILLM IS Fair Prisoner to Be Taken to Quarters Adjoining Palace Pal-ace of Justice Today. MUCH INTEREST TAKEN Newspapermen From All Over World Will Be Present Pres-ent at the Trial. PARIS, July IS. Mme. Caillaux, wife of the former French premier and minister of finance, will be taken tomorrow to-morrow from the St. Lazare prison to the conciergeiie, adjoining the palace of justice, to await her trial, beginning begin-ning Monday, for killing Gaston Cal-niette, Cal-niette, editor of the Figaro, on March 16. The prisoner is to be lodged in the cell occupied in 1902 by Mine. Therese Humbert, while under trial on charges of swindling the French public out of several millions of dollars. Mine. Caillaux 's health appeared today to-day to be much better than when she was arrested in March. It is reported she intends to apply for a divorce after the trial, whatever its outcome, as she is said to consider that by so doing she will Bhow the greatest mark of her love for her husband, since by remaining remain-ing with him she thinks she would prove an obstacle to his political career. Trial Will Be Short. The trial is expected to last at least five days. Tho space in court usually occupied b- spectators is to be given up almost entirely to newspapermen, 142 of whom, from all parts of the world, have been allotted places in the press box. Oddly enough the seat immediately immediate-ly behind Mme. Caillaux 'e position in the prisoners' incloBure will be occupied occu-pied by a reporter from the Figaro. 'Women are not to be allowed in the public section of the court, but a few places have been reserved for them in the passageway leading from the jury room to the jury box. Some commotion was caused today in legal circles by the report that the authorities au-thorities intended to place strong detachments de-tachments of municipal guards, both inside in-side and outside the palace of justice in order to prevent the possibility of disturbances as it has been stated that the Royalists intended to make a demonstration. dem-onstration. Detectives wearing barristers' barris-ters' gowns and caps also are to be stationed sta-tioned about the court. Much Interest Shown. Interest in the trial increases in intensity in-tensity as the hour approaches for the public appearance or Mme. Caillaux. The newspapers again recite the series se-ries of political and judicial scandals which attended the killing of Cal-mette, Cal-mette, while many columns are filled with discussions of the case and rumors that some of the most prominent figures in the political world are to be examined exam-ined in court. The testimony of President Raymond Poincare will be read. Tho vital legal question in the case Is that of premeditation. pre-meditation. The prosecution, directed by Prosecutor General Jules Herbaux, declares that the crime was deliberately planned by Mme. Caillaux in order to rid her husband of a formidable opponent. op-ponent. The defense, on the other hand, will seek to show that Mme. Oaiilaux intended only to teach Cal-mette Cal-mette a lesson and that "his death was an accident. Her counsel is Fernand Labori, who became famous as the defender de-fender of Captain Dreyfus. Questions for Jury. The questions to be put to the jury are, first: "Is the accused guilty of willful homicide?" and second, ''Was the homicide Premeditated f" If the jury replies "yes" to those ?uestions, the sentence must be death, f the reply is "yes" to the first and "no" to the second quostion, without extenuating circumstances, the sentence must be hard labor for life. If extenuating exten-uating circumstances are admitted, the term must be hard labor for a period fixed by the judges and ranging from five to twenty years. The presiding judge has the right -to ask the jury, "Is the accused guilty of inflicting injuries which caused death without having the intention to killf" If the answer is "yes," the sentence is two years, which, however, could be suspended sus-pended under the first offense law. |