The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-22

been published. and how she knew the
two other letters would be published.
Nine. Caillaux was not willing to reply
to this Immediately. She promised that
she would answer It at the next examina-
ton and would give all the details. In
GLIDING the napcs Of the witnesses who
had led her to believe this. This ended
the examination. t,..
Nine. Caillaux was apparently COM
pletely mistress OF herself during the In
terrogatory. except at the one point men
TONED. She did not try to conceal her
face behind her mufY-the same mum In
which she concealed her revolver when
she went ON her mission Of death--as she
was taken back to st. Lszare. Che arrived
there ut $50; her husband had been
waiting for her since 6:l5. Both escaped
notice.
Her apartments In the Saint Lasart
prison consist Of q bedroom. IA dining
room and a workroom, three adjoining
cells. To-day they were filled with flowers.
baskets Of fruit and books She passed
the greater part Of the day sorting the
cards Of those who called at the prison
and answering letters she has received. as
well as going over the newspaper ac-
counts and talking with her husband. for.
merry Minister Of Finance, and her little
daughter.
''Tenps' CPiticises Magistrates.
The Temps says:
1.-THE lesson which may be deduced from
the affair is the demon alisation Of the
agistracy under the despotisn OF power.
The explanations by II. Monis and NJ
Caillaux that the entire Government forces
were mobilized on behalf OF a swindler to
please a lawyer gives point TO the lesson.
1t Is now plain that the Government and
not the lawyer Initiated the proceedings
looking to the postponement OF the
Rochelle trial"
At the resumption of the session Of the
parliamentary commission inquiring into
the Rochette affair to-day seven Of the
highest magistrates testified that the
existence Of the Fabre report was IN open
secret ever since 1t was written Just after
the events OF which Il treated. One said
he had seen Il. Ali testified that NJ Fabre
was deeply gr,eved at the time. These
| magistrates said that the Government APP
preached NJ. Bernard. Rochettes lawyer.
with IA view Of obtaining a postponement
and that tile initiative was not taken by
the lawyer.
NJ. Bernard testified that @ person.,
whose name he did not reveal. first sug-
gested to him that ne might approach
the Pueblo Prosecutor regarding a post
ponement as 1t would be granted at his
-. q
that Caillaux neither directly nor indi-
rcctly ever asked ne TO request a post
ponement." He never said ne was Ill and
never threatened ". Fabra.
". Bernard continued that his personal
request for pcstponement OF the trial
having been refused he renewed II at
the request OF NJ Bidault del'Isle. presi-
dent OF the Court OF Appeals after the
interview with the man to whom he pre-
viousiy referred.
NJ. Jaures, president of the commission.
tried to ge, the name Of this man from
NJ. Bernard. but the lawyer pleaded
that professional ethics forced him To-
keep the name secret. assuring the com
mission that he was not n political Jour
naiist
N. Maurice Bsrres pointed out that
everybody must believe that the man re-
ferred to was Rochelle.
t'abre and Moais Clash.
Public Prosec utor Fabre and N. Monis
were then confronted. Both repeated the
story they told on the stand yesterday.
Fabre said he received the order to post
pone the trial. Monis denied that he had
given any order or that he had said
ANY Public Prosecutor can obtain wha;
ne likes from a court. Fabre insisted
that Monis did use. that expression. He
said they had two interviews Monis In
sisted that they had only one The
Public Prosecutor said the second inter-
view was the result OF a threatening tele-
phone call from Mors. Monis said he
did not recall having telephoned from the
Ministry.
NJ Monis made a defence Of his honesty.
he M id he had speculated only once on the
Bourse ,ifty years ago to repay his wlfe's
dowry OF $4,000 francs 0l0.00o). IL the
electors believe the calumnies against him.
ne sa I'd. he would nave nothing left but his
Senatorial pension of 1900 francs $3.50
a year.
NM Caillaux. BRAND and Barthou will
be heard by the commission on Monday.