STAVISKY SCANDAL

Northern Advocate, 23 March 1934, Page 7

STAVISKY SCANDAL

. BETRAYAL BY ACCOMPLICE PAID WITH HIS LIFE. A STARTLING STORY., (United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received 1.30 p.ni.) PARIS, March 22. How a former accomplice, M. Galmot, a deputy and a financier, allegedly betrayed Stavisky because ho; passionately loved Madame Stavisky,. later paying for ids betrayal with lus life, T vas revealed in dossiers handed to the commission. \ Tile former Commissioner of Police, M. Pachot, who arrested Stavisky in 1920, says M. Calmot told him that Stavisky was giving a farewell party in his gang before fleeing, and warned him to take a strong force of police,.as the gang'was of a desperate character. M. Pachot wont to the Mariy-le-Roi villa and found the swindler hiding in the bathroom. Ho was obviously astonished and asked: “How did you find me?” adding vindictively; “Where is M. Galmot. Ho must'have betrayed me. I will have the blackguard ’s skin for this.” M. Pachot. adds: “T later asked M. Calmot why he betrayed his leadci, and bo replied: ‘Because I am'disgusted at the idea of those crooks getting held of that woman.’ In 1928, -a few months after Stavisky was released, M. Galmot* died suddenly in Cayelie. His last words Were: ‘I die poisoii’oil by political enemies. ’ ” . Deputy Hcnriot produced a letter allegedly written by, Stavisky/’saying: “M. Galmot will understand that it is dangerous to cross.my path.” Other letters referred to the presence of members of Stavisky V gang at Gayer, cat the time of M. Galmot’s death. . Newspapers declare, that- this shows .that the Stavisky gang was bejjihd' ‘3kf. Prince’s murder, and that they ’■ were frilling to silence any witnesses.-,', - COUNSEL ARRESTED. (Received 1 p.m;) ■ ' PARIS, Mareli 21. Further sensations in .the Stavisky affair arc the arrest, 0f... M. Gaiilier, formerly Stavisky's and at present Madame Stavisky’s counsel, on charges of swindling, also an assertion by the newspaper. “Le Libertc” that a film of Stavisky’s death not” only showed the body, but scenes. outside the: villa before the defectives entered. “Le Libertc” asks why the .police informed three nows film companies before effecting the arrest. ■ ■