Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-22
CALMETTE HEIRS
CHARGE PLOT TO
CLEAR CA|LLAUX
Prosecutor Admits Rumored
Moroccan Scandal Documents
Do Not Exist.
SHARP DEBATE FIGURES
IN COURT ROOM SESSION
Former Figaro Woman Editor
Exposes Practises of Muir
dered Man.
Special TO the Evening Star.

Special 20 the Evening Star.
PARIS, July 22.-As result of his
demand made upon the government.
Maitre Labori famed as the defender
of Captain Dreyfus. today scored his
flrst victory I'm the trial of Nine. Call
laux for the murder of CASTOR Cal
mette. Prosecutor Herbaux, on be-
half of the government declared In
open court that the alleged documents
duplicating Caillaux in a scandal In
connection with Moroccan affairs do
not exist.
The announcement was Immediately
followed by a demonstration on the
part of friends of the dead man.
Counsel representing the Calmette in
terests protested violently, declaring
the trial was becoming a political
whltewashing for Caillaux"
Labori had demanded just before al
Journment yesterday that the prose-
cutor state whether papers were in
existence attacking the honor of Call
laux and declaring he would with
drew from the case unless an an
swer was forthcoming. He accepted
the statement of Herbaux today and
Cailiaux returned to the stand.
Caiilaux's Former Wife Testifies.
| There was a decided stir in the
court and Nine. Caillaux flushed with
anger when Nine. Guydon, her hus-
bands first wife, was called to the
stand late in the afternoon. She de-
MED having any part whatever in the
publication by lie Figaro of the Ton
10 letter. She denied having sent for
the newspaperrnan Vervoort and ask
ing him how she might have certain
| letters in her possession published.
! A story had been told of Nine. Guy
don meeting former Premier Bourbon
and reading letters to him under q
street lamp. She said the letters were
burned in the presence of Caillaux
and his secretary, La Privat Descha-
mel
The testimony of employees in the
gun shop where Nine. Caillaux pur-
chased the. pistol with which she
! killed Calnfette developed that she
proved to be a fair shot when she
took the revolver. Firing at the sill
/, houette Of man her shots were low,
striking in the thigh or abdomen,
but three out of six shots were hits.
Nine. Cafllaux volunteered the in
formation that she loaded the revol-
yer after leaving the shop so she
would not forget the instructions of
the clerk, who said it was not un-
usual for customers to try out a
weapon on the range. tfE-
| Witnesses who saw Nine. Cail1aux
on the day of the shooting and de-
scribed her as reminding them of a
hunted animal and others telling
of the means employed by Calmette
In his fight ON Caillaux were called
! today.
Princess De Mesnge Estradere, for
mer society editor of LIE Figaro, who
gave up her position shortly before
Calmette was killed, testified that the
/ editor offered her more than 10000
| francs If she would arrange an inter-
view with him with Madame Guydon,
divorced wife of Caillaux She re-
fused. Nine. Estrader said Calmette
| then offered friend of hers the same
amount If the friend would arrange
the interview. This was also refused.
II told Nine. Caillaux of the incl
/ dent" said the witness. "and ex-
pressed myself as indignant that Cal
mette should do such a thing. 1t was
my understanding that he wished to
obtain certain personal letters for
publication
Caillaux Challenges Lawyer.
In defense of Caillaux, Emile La
beyrie, now referee in the bankruptcy
courts, but former chief of cabinet
when Caillaux was minister of
| finance, testified that the minister re-
| peatedly refused offers of information
| damaging to Calmette, which he
might have used in reply to the edi-
tcr's attacks. He said CASTOR Vidal
had told him, after the crime, that
| Frantz Reichel and De Fonueille,
acting for lie Figaro, had attempted
| by offers of money to induce Messrs.
Moniet and Mazars to state in writ
| ing that negotiations were in progress
with Caillaux over the Prieu estate.
This had to do with charges made
by Calmette. Prieu. a Frenchman,
died in Brazil leaving a vast estate.
which has never been settled owing to
complications with the French gov
ernment. Calmette charged Caillaux
| agreed to settle the litigation with
| 90 per cent. otfhe estate to go to
the heirs and so to his party's cam
4 paign fund.
/ While M. Prestat was testifying NJ.
Caillaux came from his seat among
the witnesses and stood closer to the
bar in order to hear better.
Maitre Chenu, commenting on NJ.
Prestat's testimony, said: II will add
! that it does not become NJ Caillaux
! to come here and endeavor to soil the
grave which his wife made"
/ Then followed an exciting scene.
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