THE CALMETTE MURDER.
SENSATIONAL CROSS-EXAM-
INATION. .
MARITAL MISERY,
Cable.—Press Association.'—Copyright.
PARIS', April 8. At the official investigation into the murder of M. Calmette, editor of the "Figaro" M. Caillaux underwent a day's sensational crossexamination. 1 He bared his whole private life.
He said he was married in 1906 and was unhappy from the beginning. After the fall of the Clemenceau Ministry, discord became acute. . His wife stole three letters to his present wife who was lately divorced from M. Claretie. One of the letters was that which Calmette published signed "Yours, Jo./.* ;Another was of sixteen pages. ; i
,M. Caillaux explained that for private and political reasons he was unable to divorce his wife. When he discovered the theft he offered his wife divorce or reconciliation on condition that she restored the letters. She chose reconciliation and the letters were burnt in his presence. She solemnly declared that she had no copies. After the divorce he learnt that this was untrue and that the letters were going to be published.
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Northern Advocate, 9 April 1914, Page 7
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170THE CALMETTE MURDER. Northern Advocate, 9 April 1914, Page 7
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