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E SAYS ATTACKS WERE NOT POliTICAL I Her Trial Today Attracts Attract cu Huge Throngs Throng's Prisoner Tells of Insults She Suffered From rom Paper N PARIS June 20 The The thoughts of all I Parisians today were occupied solely by bytho bythe Ithe the tho opening of ot the trial of Madame Caillaux for tor the murder on March arch 16 of Gaston Calmette editor of the Fi Fl- garo Karo Proceedings s started at noon in inthe inthe inthe the palace of justice with Judge Louis Louia Albanel acting as president of the court From Prom an early hour lon long lines formed in Pla Place e and the Boulevard du Palais hopu hoping to be lucky lucky- enough to tc secure tho the few fow p places cs left loft Ion tor the gsa gen en I oral public in the courtroom which had nad I been boen for the most part allotted to press I representatives and barrist barristers barrister rs Tho The newspapers today were filled fifed I with references to the case ease The Fl Fl- garo conic came out with a violently worded article on the opening of the trial from the pen of Alfred Capus the recently chosen academician or immortal who occupies the editorial chair formerly held by Calmette In it he declares Figaro's Violent Words The Tho party which aua assassinated Cal Cal- motte mette Is going oin to do its ita best to ro defile his memory for tor which purpose it has ha stopped at nothing and has haa not scrupled pled to violate confidence just giving vin a foretaste fore tore taste of what is ia in store OJ The article continues with a panegyric panegyric pane pane- on tho the dead editor and con eludes who bo have him from 1 be e. e hind would like to transform him into i iman a aman man involved in shady finance ce-a ce a pirate pi rate Caillaux do not put yourself out You h have ve well sharpened teeth a heavy law an appetite excited by hr the smell o of f blood but the honor of o Calmette is i wrought ht ia la marble You will not bite lite into it ft it Defendant Brought In As An i oon soon as tho the Jurors who had bad been drawn by br lot in a private room and th the four tour Judges composing the court had ta taken ta- ta ken their places President Albanel called calle out loudly Bring Dring In the accused Republican guards then opened a small emal door In th the wall wail of ot the courtroom beneath be be- be beneath neath tho the bust of ot the Goddess of ot Liberty Libert and Mme Mma Caillaux stepped into th the tribunal nab The strong light from the windows opposite seemed to startle tho the accuser accused woman or perhaps It was the absolute silence in the courtroom and the masses masse es of oC faces face turned toward her that made mad her hesitate on the tho threshold and react each out unsteadily to catch the arm of th the republican guard standing at her bet right Sho She spoke a Q word to her and she he he entered the prisoners prisoners' Inclosure directly in fm fron of ot h her r. r Stands Before the Mme Jim Mme Caillaux there stood with her hei eyes eos downcast an and l her shoulders bent e a timid looking becking figure in black She wore won wona a cloth Jacket suit BUIt A small black hat ha with a D. blackbird wing cock cocked d on one one- aidea side aide a white whito linen collar cd edged ed with lace lae ark arid held together tog b by an unobtrusive pin The Thi prisoner than sat eat down but as all oil In th the courtroom except the judges wore were standing stand stand- lug ing she hastily rose again and did no not noi scat seat herself herselt until all the others did A moment later Judge Albanel asked What hat is your name Mme Caillaux stood up and her lips Up moved The The- words word Hem Henrietta could sC scarcely bo be heard As tho the prisoner pr remained standing th the pr presiding Jud judge o said You may sit down The three Judges assisting Albanel ar are Achillo Katz Katt Louis and Henri Rot Roty t The Jury is 18 composed of ot men of ot man trades and professions including an en engraver on- on graver aver a building contractor a a. distiller an an architect a teacher and a a commission agent as well a ne several small email capitalists u. u When those these had been beon sworn the cl clerk rk rend read ad the long Ion indictment alter atter after which hleb Mme Caillaux x recovered her composure Few Women Are Present The Th only women present In court were two barristers banisters and several witnesses Th Tha rest of the space was occupied bv hy reporters re porters porter twenty artists five tive witnesses witnesses wit wit- It- It nesses about fifty barristers banisters and ami possiblY possible as man many more republican guards guard detectives detec Lives tives and petty pott court officers On the table In front of ot the jud Judges s waa waa wa Wall a n brown paper package containing th pistol with which Calmette was as shot ahot ani and various arlous other articles connected with th the case case- caMme Mme Mine Caillaux Cl wept when the court cour clerk while reading the Indictment reached tho the words wilful murder Sh She shook with sobs sob and looked as aa though searching for tor a friendly face lace The Tho clerk then called the list of witnesses wit nesses each of whom answered present and end left lert the tho court Joseph Caillaux th the tho prisoners prisoner's husband answered In a firm t voice yolee and she sho watched him as he went out Question the Prisoner I Judge Albanel then be began an to question the tho prisoner moner You u are called d lee Genevieve Joi Josephine Henrietta Henriette OU II rd are ore you ou not and were born bom October 6 6 1874 liH The prisoner prisoner Yes Judge At tho the same time Ume she stood up The Judge judg judge During During your our examination b by bythe bythe the magistrate you gave po some information about your jour our past rou life lite Do you wish Ish to reCall re- re Call caU for tor the Jury JUT what you OU said then The prisoner then made a long Ions statement state state- merit ment referring frequently to notes note Her voice olca was waft steady She Sho turned her head occasionally from u side aide to side lido as though making a D. public speech and she showed showe-i much self possession She Ml said paid Tells of Early Life Lito I was married at 1 10 to L Leo o v. v Wo We o had lad two daughters n. n One of lC them died when she was wai only 6 months old Th The other Gem Germaine It is now 1 IP 11 A divorce I Continued on Pa page o 6 5 5 MME CAILLAUX Continued from front p page O 1 1 was wag granted In April 1903 1905 In m my favor or and the tho guardianship of ot our daughter was given glnn to me Madame dam spoke of ot her marriage to M. M with pride She said ld M t. t was premier and In marrying marrying marry marry- ing Ins him I t found 10 complete happiness I thought nil all would be too happ happy but alas alae my life began to be pol poisoned by calumnies Tho campaign of ot the Figaro against my husband began All tho the people In the aslone sa salons as- as lone lons that I frequented received me mo with 1 smites that were Intended to wound me One Ono person said behind me that my husband husband husband hus hus- band had taken money from Germany to cede the Con Congo o. o These slanderous rumors rumon penetrated every part of society I was no longer able to go to sittings of ot the chamber of ot deputies because I was wu tho the object of ot un un- pleasant attention In the tho galleries One Ona day there was wall a CT cry behind me To Berlin Con Congo o I was M forced to leave Mme added that painful Incidents incidents Inci inci- dents were t taking place all nil the time time among her acquaintances when she aho was shopping and even In do her She continued continued con con- Attacks Were Personal Tho The attacks of tho the Figaro Figar o were era Implacable Implacable Im tm- Thoy They had nothing to do with politics They wore ore personal I 1 suffered I lost lot my head hend Mme 1 01 e. e voice sank and she Iha seemed greatly moved The Judge waited for tor a moment and then Inquired Why do you ou say laY that the tho polemic of or orthe the Figaro had bad nothing to do with poli- poli tics Tho The prisoner raised her clenched clench d hands hand and said Bald passionately I I 1 will tell you ou you wh why She then searched among ter her ner notes and began to read passages passage from tram the tho Figaro articles Pleads for Time These she he shouted are some among the tho articles published against my husband These criticisms arc are not at attacks attacks at- at tacks on hI his politics but on him No Noone Noone Noone one could be mistaken Several Several times the prisoner paused and excused herself for tor tho the amount o of or time Ume she ahe was taking laking She asked the tho pr presiding ing Judge If df she could go co on Tako Take as much time as ag you OU like re replied replied replied re- re plied the Judge You have the fullest freedom to say BaY anything you ou like or to take as much time timo as at you ou please The Tho Judge reminded Mme that thata a at t her examination she had referred to the thy Joe Joo th thy Joe letter as one of or three forming a n. sort of or I I I shall hall be obliged the prisoner answered answered an an- to bring Into tho the case CASO my husbands husband's husbands husband's hus hus- bands band's first wife Ifo I shall do BO so with the gr greatest possible discretion I am forced to recall the fact that Mme herself herselt told my 01 husband that she he had purloined those three letters and that she sho Intended ed to matte make use of or them against him hint and anel against me and even to communicate communicate cate cato to my daughter and to m my family |