The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-07-23
CA|LLAUX PLUNGES
COURT IN UPROAR;;
POLITICS COMES IN
Newspaper Attack on
Dead Editor Causes
Wrangle
THREATS VOICED
Caillaux Asks Opposing Law
yer to Be Responsible
for Words
THREATS VOICED

Paris, France.-When Nine. Gail
laux's murder trial was resumed to.
day moment after the court was
| called to order, the procurator-gen.
| eral arose and said:
| Il am authorized by the govern
ment to declare that the documents
| referred to in yesterdays testimony
are only pretended copies of docu-
| ments which do not exist"
! Maitre Labori replied: 1--WE con-
slider the incident closed"
| Charles Chenu, the lawyer repre-
| senting the interests of LIE Figaro,
| and those of 'Calmette's heirs, then
| said sarcastically:
| II regard the incident as only an
enjoyable diversion. 1t has pleased
M. Caillaux to transform criminal
trial into a political one. He in
| tends to go from here with a GER
tificate of loyalty to France. Much
good it will do him.
Newspaper Attacks Calmette.
While the court was assembling,
| newsboys were shouting around the
entrances of the palace of justice an
extra edition of LIE Bonnet Rouge,
one of the journals in sympathy with
| Nj. CaillauX, which contained a page
article denouncing the murdered edi-
| tor, CASTOR Calmette. 1T affirmed
that he had been in the pay of Ger
man interests and had in the eleven
years preceding his death, been en-
! gagged in political and financial in
| trigues by means of which he was
able to leave $2,600,000. The news
paper admitted that Calmette receiy-
ed two legacies, one of S2O0,U0O and
another of somewhat smaller
)amount. etsf p -
The procurator general exclaimed
i that the honor and patriotism of M.
CaillauX remained unstained.
Maitre Labori objected to the Ian
\ guage used by Mairtre Chenu.
| Georges Prestat, brother-in-law OF
the murdered editor and chairman of
I the Figaro company, was then called
to the stand and emphatically denied
that LIE Figaro had been in the pay
! of foreign banks. The Germans, he
said, never had held majority of
shares of lie Figaro, as been alleged
Maitre Chenu, commenting on
Prestat's testimony, said:
81 will add that it does not become
M. Caillaux to come here and en-
: deavor to soil the grave which his
: wife made.'
: Then followed an exciting scene
Many of those in the court rose from
their seats and shouted bravo" and
i. others hissed and murmured until
Judge Albanel was obliged to cal
| the court to order with severe rep
: rimand. CaillauX, in the state of ex
treme eXcitment, shouted:
Since / must take notice of wha
t this lawyer has said, will ask hin
ei if he will take personal responsibilit,
!. for his words"
Another sensational outbreak wa
t caused among the spectators by thi
t exclamation and loud, "bravos" fo
t Caillaux were heard all over TIL,
: court. When the noise somewhat sub
r sided. Chenu replied:
f 81 take the entire responsibility
: You cannot menace me here. Yo,
r doubtless do not know the temper o
0 the man whom you address,"
Paris, France.-Joseph Caillau
u held the court for two intense hour
: yesterday, testifying in defense of hi
wife, who sat In the prisoners in
{ closure, charged with the killing o
& Castor Calmette, editor of LIE Firg
e on March 16 last The appearance
;, of NJ. CaillauX was hardly less drama
y tic than that of Nine. Caillaux.
! The former premier, still one @
y the most powerful men in France
$ dominated the proceedings, imposin
upon them his personality and vi
!. common gifts of leadership.
g Il accuse myself" he cried in tn
l. climax. Il committed fault,
: should myself have acted, but, al
u sorbed by public affairs, failed
: realize the ravages M. Calmette's ca
e umnies had made on the soul of m
IS wife"
ri NJ. Caillaux spoke as if in the chan
'e ber, his voice of high teRor softene
l. in quality sometimes, rising to false
to in moments of excitement. He ge
'e ticulated freely, pointing a singula
" ly long finger as he addressed til
'e judge or the jury and occasionally
moved in the direction of his wifi
The trial has entered upon it's pol
tical phase and those who sat in til
n, court room had occasion to bring
~ mind that Caillaux is the strong ma
ye of the radical groups now rulir
IN France.
r He would. he said, tell the jury IL
of history of his private life from h
m first marriage down to the sad even
to which caused his presence on tt
ty stand He explained the incident
tie the two letters which he suppose
", had been destroyed before his I
n vorce from his first wife. He on
k. knew of their existence when friaI
be, warned him that they were about
III be published.
When he married Nine. Raymou