The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-22


 i, Joe" letter, according to Latzarus. he remarked My pockets are empty; I have nothing more."
 Judge Albanel then asked Mime. Gail faux if she had anything to say about the Victor Fabre document. and Mime. Caillaux replied:
 T had no fear pf that because | know the part my husband had taken in the Rochette affair" Alluding then to her calmness after the shooting Mime. Caillaux added:
 All the world knew that night the condition of M. Calmette except myself. and I did. not know until the next day that my action was irreparable'. Maitre Labori remarked to the court that two of the documents found on the person of NJ Gaston Calmette had been sent to President Poincare, and that all the others had been sent to Georges Prestat. the president of the board of directors of the Figaro. T see H. Prestat among the spec tators,' Maitre Babori continued. Per haps he can tell the court what was done with those papers,
 "The papers l received said M. Prestat, on arising. "were only copies | in the Handwriting of NJ Calmette. One was the Fabre document, then already published; the second was the l Thy Joe letter from which the inti- mate passages had been expurgated. considered I had the right to destroy these papers and I burned them" Turning them toward the jury M. Prostate continued:
 l "They cost the life of my relative.' {, Mime. Caillaux took an interest in the proceedings. The court recessed at 4:50 o'clock
 | The President of the French republic Raymond poincare. figured prominently | in the case today when his deposition, taken by Judge Forichon, the first presi- | dent of the court of appeals, was read The deposition was as follows:
 President Poincare Testifies
 ITO be exact it was on the morning of March 16 after a cabinet meeting | that Joseph Caillaux asked me for an ] important audience. He appeared to me exceedingly agitated and said he wished to consult me about the fact that M Calmette should not publish in the Figaro a batch of private letters dealing with the private affairs of himself and Mme. Gail 1 aux
 T replied that considered NJ Calmette an honorable gentleman entirely incap- able of publishing letters defaming the private character of Mime. Caillaux, but endeavored vainly to convince him He replied that he considered that various articles were then being prepared for pub 1 lication in the Figaro. did not succeed in either removing his fears or quietine | him.
 l "A moment later he arose and said loudly, 1f Calmette publishes those letters will kill him.
 M Caillaux said presently that he would consult lawyers as to whether any | legal means could be employed to stor their publication. I advised him to see Maurice Bernard, who knew M. Calmette | intimately. He would assure you sao l. that no letter would be published | He would also show how groundless were | your suspicious and say that no authority was necessary to stop the publication.' | As M. Caillaux was unable to see M Bernard, I undertook to speak to him, il as I expected, he called at the Elyset palace. M. Bernard did come and I tolt him of M. Caillaux's fears. He said hs believed M Calmette incapable of pub. fishing private letters, but promised thai l he would see M. CaHlaux later in the day. understood that he did see M Caillaux the same afternoon, but very late.'