Madame Caillaux's Trial.

Waikato Argus, Volume XXXVI, Issue 5668, 23 July 1914, Page 3

Madame Caillaux's Trial.

PRESIDENT POINCARE IN THE PUN. Received 11.15 p.m , 22nd. Paris, July 22. A tremendous tumult raged round the Palace of Justices yesterday in connection with tho Caillaux trial Piesident Poincare'a testimony which has been taken on commission, was read. M. Poincare related that M. Caillaux expressed apprehension on the morning of the crime lest the Figaro should publish mote letters. M. Caillaux declared; "If M. Calmette publishes these 1 shall kill him M. Poincare promised to exert his influence against the publication of anything derogatory to Madame Caillaux,

M. Caillaux, in his evidence, spoke in the highest terms of his wife, who sobbed. Witness knew he would be sharply attacked in the Figaro, but was stupilied when it published the "Thy Jo" letter. Both he and his wife wore convinced that the publication of intimate letters was imminent.

After finding it impossible to obtain legal satisfaction, he told his wife he intended to "smash M. Calmette's mug." Now he recognised thiil his violent expression might have decided his wife's act, and he blamed himself for it. Witness claimed that he acted in the Moroccan negotiations with the highest desire to serve France, Mattre l.abori threatened to lelinquieh the defence unless the Government declared that the diplomatic documents found in M, Calmette's possession and handed to M. Poincare after M, Calmette's death did not relied upon the honour of M. Caillaux. FATHER-IN-LAW IN COURT, Received 10.25 a.m., -lord. Paris, July 22. The public prosecutor, on behalf of the Government, announced that the diplomatic papers mentioned yesterday were only copies of the alleged documents, which were nonexistent. M. l'restat, Calmette's father-in-law, admitted having destroyed the Fabre report and the "Thy Jo" letters found in Calmette's pockethook, which were copies in Calmette's handwriting. He denied Caillaux's allegations that the Figaro was in the pny of foreign hanks or Germany, M. Chenu, banister, representing the Figaro, accused Caillaux ©f defiling the grave dug by his own wife. This caused a sensation. Caillaux's evidence was concluded.