STAVISKY FRAUDS

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22261, 8 November 1935, Page 11

STAVISKY FRAUDS

ALLEGED ACCOMPLICES CONTINUATION OF TRIAL M. LAVAL'S ACTIONS CHARGE BY FORMER OFFICER By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright (Heceived November 7, 5.55 p.m.) PARIS, Nov. G The name of the Prime Minister, M. Laval, was linked with that of the murdered judge, M. Prince, by Bardi de Fourtu irt an outburst from the prisoners' dock at the trial of Madame Stavisky and others charged with being -involved in Stavisky's frauds. He accused M. Laval of allowing Stavisky to " window dress " prospectuses with his name. Dr. Fourtu, who formerly was a general of cavalry shouted: "Plow could I not have full confidence in Stavisky seeing that a highly placed personality, who to-<lay occupies a still higher position—why should I not name him, M. Laval—intervened with M. Prince, then director of financial prosecutions, to stop a certain prosecution against Stavisky?" The prosecutor revealed that the inquiries had not yet been completed, and that further prosecutions would follow without fear or favour. Ifayoite, formerly secretary to Stavisky, accused a French banker and member of the Senate, Baron Maurice de Rothschild, of having tricked Stavisky in a £20,000 deal in yearling horses. Further he declared that jewels from Ethiopia had been entrusted to Stavisky by a company of which the Emperor Haili Selassie was honorary president.