Arizona republican., 1914-07-23
Joseph CaillauX, Former Premier of France, Again Central Figure in Trial and Wins a Personal Victory
TRIAL BECOMES
 POLITICAL CAUSE
Monotonv is Broken by Threatened Personal En- counters Between Defend- ants Husband and Some Witnesses
ASSOCIATED PRESS pIsPATcHl

PARIS. July 22-Joseph CaillauX, former premier of France, was agaih the central figure in the court where Mime Henrietta Caillaux. his wife, is on trial for the killing of Gaston Cai- mette, editor of the Le Figaro. ln- stead of the presentation of the diplo- matic secret documents, politically crushing CaillauX, as was intlmated py the prosecution yesterday, there was triumph for Caillaux when the govern ment admitted in open court that sucn documents did not exist
 When M. Labori, counsel for the de- fense, said he would consider the ln- cident closed, NJ. Chenu, the brilliant attorney for the Calmette family, re- piled:
 The incident is closed with satlsfac- ton to Caillaux, but to my mind It IS nothing but clever diversion staged to transform a criminal trial into political cause, and ending by giving Caillaux a certificate of disinterested patriotism"
 When NJ. Chenu declared it did not become NJ. Caillaux to endeavor to soil the grave which his wife had made, the ex-premier sprang forward and exclaimed:
 Since I must take notice of what this lawyer has said I ask him if he will take personal responsibility for his words
 When the uproar subsided. M. Chenu replied:
 T take entire responsibility. You cannot menace me here"
 Politics was the predominating fac tor today in the trial.
 The French government is under stood to be concerned in regard to the diplomatic documents mentioned at yesterdays hearing as being in the possession of the assassinated editor.
 It was said that these documents were later handed to President Poin- care who passed them to the foreign office Joseph Caillaux and Ferdi- nand Labori, the latter counsel for the defense. demanded that the documents be produced in court.
 When court convened the procura- tor general said: "I am authorized by the government to declare that the documents referred to in yesterdays testimony are only pretended copies of documents which do not exist"
 After an exchange between Labori and Charles Chenu, the attorney rep resenting Le Figaro and Calmette's heirs, the procurator general exclaim- cd that the honor and patriotism of CaillauX was unstained. George Pres tat, brother-in-law of Calmette and chairman of Le Figaro company. de- nied that Le Figaro had been in the pay of foreign banks. Maitre Chenu said: 'Tll add that it is not becoming of Callaux to come here in an endea- vor to soil the grave his wife has made
 An exciting scene followed until the judge called for order.
 August Avril. political editor of Le Figaro. declared that early in Novem- Der, 1913 M. Caillaux stopped him in the lobby of the chamber of deputies and asked how much longer Calmette was going to continue his campaign M. Caillaux said to him:
 You know I am a crack shot. I go every day to the shooting gallery and get bulls eye every time'
 The ex-premier leaped to his feet and demanded that he be confronted with the witness. The two stood face 10 face at the bar. NJ Caillaux affirm ed that he had no recollection of ever having said such a thing: M. Avril