THE "BONNET ROUGE" GANG
CAILLAUX IN THE WITNESS-BOX
TWO EXECUTIONS PROBABLE (Roc. liny 15, 11.35 p.m.) Paris, May U. The "Bonnet Eougo" trial thus far has boon tiiine, but the Court was suddenly crowded to-day owing to tho report that Caillnux was going to give ovidonco. . Mo showed (ha highest spirits, imprisonment not haviiiif :i9'ected Ms health. Bo several times tried to make political speeches justifying his pacifist views, but tho President of tho Court always interfered. Caillaux donied having Riven tho "Bonnet Rouge ,, money sinco tho wnv l>egiin, thougli ho gave forty thousand francs before the war when ho had., to defend hie own honour and his wifo'a against abominable. Prose attacks. Tho other prisonors became angry at sonio o£ Cailluux's remarks, ami created a scene, shouting "Liar!" It is expected that judgment will bo given to-night nud that .Duval and another prisoner will probably bo condemned to death.—Aus.i\.Z. Cablo Assn.*
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 203, 16 May 1918, Page 5
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