Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-22
Ex-PREMtER TAKES THE STAND
His Voice Trembles But Gains Com.
posure as He Proceeds.
BoURGET TELLS OF SHOOTING
French Author Testifies in Trial Of
Nine. Caillaux.
LABORI THRILLS THE CROWD
Tie Reads Passage from Bourgeois
Book CondemninE the PubIIca-
tion Of Heroine~u Love
Letters

PARIS. July 21-The most important
testimony at tho second days hearing in
the trial OF Nine Caillaux for the MUIR
der OF CASTOR Calmette was that of Presi-
dent Poncare, OF the republic. whosa
deposition was taken by Judge Emile
Foriolon, the first president OF the court
OF appeals.
This narrated how Joseph Caillaux, then
minister of state, had called on Presi-
dent Poincare on the day Calmette was
killed and had spoken about the probably
publication in the Fiagara of letters be4
tween himself and Nine. Caillaux.
| In the course OF an excited talk. Nine.
Caillaux exclaimed, according to the
deposltion: "ff Calmette publishes the
letters. will kill him"
| Joseph Calilaux also took the stand
He looked very young to have been
Premier of France and chief of the inns
Portant radical party. After relating
ircidents OF his private life after his
marriage with Nine. Gueydan. he ex4
planned tho circumstances of tho writing
of the two letters TO Nine. Raynouard,
who Rfterward became Nine Caillaux.
Hts voice trembled and he was obviously
! i'll at ease, but he gathered composurs
as he proceeded.
Nine. Henrette Cailleux was UP at I
o'clock preparing for the second day't
hearing She took an early breakfast
and before S o'clock was waiting for he's
husband, who. however. did not call al
the prison till between Q and 10 o'clock,
The prisoner and her husband conversed
for half an hour and afterward sha
lunched.
| II feel better than I did yesterday
Nine. Caillaux said to the solicitoua
prison warden when he inquired today
about her health.
The prisoner had previously looked
through a mass of morning papers and
had found that generally she had been
sympathetioally treated. lThe steaoL
graphic report OF her testimony filled six4
teen columns In some OF the pewspapers
and besides this there were many appre1
cations of her dexterous arrangement OF
facts and of the feeling she had put into
her description of her agony.
! The court was little late in assembling
today and Nine. Caillaux talked over her
case with Fernand Labori, her advocates
in a private waiting room. After Judga
Louis Albanel and his associates had
1 taken tneT places on the Dench Mmes
Caillaux entered the prisoners enclosure
with an air OF making herself at home.
She was dressed as on the first day Of
the trial. She took off her coat ana
looked quietly around the crowded court.
Dark circles under her eyes and her
quick, nervous gestures seemed TO boz
tray the strain she was undergoing.
Prisoners Husband Guarded.
| Joseph CaillauX. the prisoners hus-
band, then entered the court and took
his place among the witnesses. He was
accompanied by two detectives, owing to
the fact that a group of byvtanders had
hooted him and shouted insults at him
az he left the prison after visiting his
wife.
Two office boys from the Figaro offica
were the first witnesses. They described
tho arrival OF Madame Caillsux at the
offices Of the Figaro on the day OF the
crime. They told how she waited ana
gave details OF her entrance into the room
occupied by CASTOR Calmette and OF theiR
hearing shots.
/ One OF the boys. Adrien Meet, crouched
down on the witness stand and uttered a
series OF low cries 20 show how he had
found Calmette, who was sheltering him-
self behind his desk.
Paul Bourget. the immortal who was