The evening world., 1914-07-21

my wife have been given TO the
Figaro. and that Castor Caimette,
the editor. intends using them.
know that he will publish them"
you must be mistaken" the Presi-
dent replied. according 10 his deposit
ton. II know Caimctts. He 10 q
gallant man. He would never brins
the name Of . woman into an affair
Of politics."
Caillaux was insistent, the Prssi-
dent affirmed. He said the people
who had told him Of Calmette's In
tentions could not DO mistaken. A.
an indication that further pubiica-
lions might be expected hs cited that
Figaro had printed an article that
morning entitled; "Comic Intsrlude:
The Biographical Notes Of 10. BY M.
Joseph Caiiiaux."
Again the President tried TO calm
Caillaux. his deposition stated. using
all his powers Of persuasion. vainiy
he tried to obtain Caiilaux's promise
to Investigate tho matter further,
Caillaux rose from the chair into
which he had fallen and. facing the
President, said In . voice filled with
emotion:
IF Calmette does that Til kill him. "
The conversation continued for sew
cra minutes more. but the Presi-
dents Impression. At the end of the
intarvisw. was that his Arguments
had not had the least effect on Call
laux.
During the afternoon Premier Dou-
mergue called on the Presideat.
President Poincaire said he wavered
between telling the Prime Minister
what bad happened that morning and
keeping the matter to himself. He
decided that n. Doumergus was Call
hux's personal friend he ought to
mentiou It. He described the scene Of
the mornins. asking Doumergus 70 do
what he could do ailay CaiilauH's
feelings and stop. II possible. some re-
grettabie oct.
IT has developed. however. that At
the hour DoumerEue was leaving the
Elysee Nine. Caillaux was cntorinE
the reception room OF Le Figure.
cAiLLAux IN TESTIMONY TALKS
OF FIRST WIFE.
Caillaux began his story. A. did his
wife yesterday. with q history of his
early life. He told OF his marriage
In 1906 to Nine. Gusydan. divorced
wife OF NJ. Dupre. Tho marriage
was never q happy one and In 1900
matters reached a crisis. The pack
age Of letters. no said. had been pur-
Ioansd from his desk during the night.
These letters were from Caillaux to
Nine. Renouard. the present Nine.
Cailiaux. AMI were Of an intimate
nature.
Cailiaux offered his wife the choice
OF divorce or reconcilia ton. but In
either event the letters would have to
he returned to him. There was .
reconciliation. On Nov. 8. 1900. at the
tailiaux homo In Paris the letters
were burned In the presence Of Privat
Deschanel. general secretary Of the
Minister OF Finance. Before the burn.
Ing Caillaux asked his wife to swear
that no copies of the letters had been
made. A divorce was granted In 1911.
A few months after the divorce and
when ne was Prime Minister. Catllaux
said France Descaux. his Chiefe Of
Cabinet, told him Nine. 0usydan had
offered n. vervoort. q Newspaper man.
an opportunity TO publish certain lot.
tors vsrvoort had Furnished certain
details to Desclaux. Caillaux said.
which enabled him to recognise them
a. the letters which had been stolen
from his desk. One OF them was the
lsttsP later published by Figaro.
Caiilaux then told of his marriage
To Nine. Rsn0uard and their COM
piete happiness. and Of the campaign
Of Il Figaro against him. He said
he received an anonymous letter stat
ing that his private correspond sncs
was to b published. The two letters.
the publication of which his wife
feared, said Caiilaux. were from him
Is her prior to their marriage. One
was sixteen pages In length and re-
veaisd his innsrmost thoughts for
years back.
Each day." said Cailiaux." saw
my wife moro highly strung. the
state OF her nerves impairing still
rurthsr her general health. which ID
not OF the best
Paul Bourget . playwright and
author. member Of the Academic
Franchise. was the nrst witness He
was With Calmstts In the iaktsr's once
whom Nine. Ca.Naux's card wa
brought In. ..
Judge Albansl questioned him ~ Ia
Just what happened, and what Cal
mstts said when he received the card
Of the Cabinet Minister'S Wife
"OpsoinS the scaled envelope" nd
Bowgst "cslmstts declared. 1t u
Nine. Caillaux.'
"'Ars you going to receive herr
AsksA
81 must: she 10 . woman" Cal.
mstts replied
Il then said that ! would lsavs
him." Bourget testified. and had