Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-20
CALMEJTE BURIED
ASPAR|S M0URNS
RoyaIist Attacked by Crowd
and Shot on Way Back
From Funeral.
NOTABLES OF REPUBLIC
ATTEND THE SERVICES
Former Premier Monis Denies There
Was Pressure to Delay Trial
of Rochette.

PARIS. March 2O-The funeral of Gas
ton Calmette. victim OF Nine. Caillaux,
took place today in the Church of ST.
Francois de Sales, in the northwestern
district of Paris and within a block OF
the residence of his assassin.
Hours before the procession moved vast
crowds filled the streets. The police and
military authorities had taken great pre-
, cautions to prevent any disturbances.
The police were out in force all along
the line. The underground railway sta
tions nearby were occupied by large de-
tachments, who had instructions to close
them if the crowds became too great to
handle. Squadrons of mounted repubil-
can guards also were under arms and
occupied strategic positions in the vicin-
ity.
Among the notable personases present
at the funeral were Emile Ioubet. for
mer president of the republic: AriSude
BRAND and Louis Barthou, two former
premiers; Prince Murat. Baron Robert de
Rothschild, F'ernand Labori, the attorney
who is to defend Nine. Caillaux; Sarah
Bernhardt and hundreds of others.
Proclaimed as Martyr.
Some Of the many wreaths bore the
inscriptions "a victim Of his devotion
to his country" and Killed on the field
| of honor
High prices were paid for advan-
tageous places along the route IRON
which to see the procession. There was
no funeral Grafton in the church. a
simnle mass was performed by the
parish priest.
The funeral procession reached the
cemetery without incident. The croWds
pi1n =
. covered respectfully as the hearse
| passed.
Supporter of Caiuaux Shot.
While they were returning from th'
| cemetery ex-Premiers Barthou and Brl'
and. with Louis Klotz, former minister
| of the interior, were cheered by the
! crowd, At the same time royalist en-
thustast shouted Cheers for Caillaux.
, He was attacked by the crowd ant
! struck with canes, and when the dis
i turbance ended was found to have beer
wounded by a revolver shot me poiic'
had great difficulty In suppressihs 'l'
| disorder. -
Ernest Monis. former premier o
France, appeared today before the In
/ yestigating committee of the. champe
| of deputies to explain his part IN tn y,
| scandal connected with the delay II
| the trial Of Henry Rochette, who !:
said to have swindled the French pup
| lie out of many millions.
| lean Jaures, the socialist leader, pre-.
| sided over the committee. He requestee
| Monfs To tell in his own way what hac
happened in the affair. Monis said:
! Feared Financial Effects.
| Joseph Caillaux, then minister o.
| finance, called upon me early in March
| 1911, and mentioned the approaching
| trial of Henri Rochette. He said tina
! one of the lawyers desired the postpone
ment of the proceedings. Caillaux add
ed that owing to the financial stu
alton the pleadings likely to be made
:, at the third trial would cause losse:
| to the savings banks, and would afrec
| public loans. No political interest was
| mentioned.
Now. as to Victor Fabre. the public
! prosecutor. He had called upon m'
| four or five times during my premier
| ters On this occasion j inquired
whether on account Of the tinancia
| situation the trial could be deferred
| M. Fabre replied that to send the
| Rochette affair back to the investigating
| Judge would not affect the trial itself
but would be evilly Interpreted by pub
| lie opinion. I remarked that that was
, a question for the presiding Judge I'd
| the court to dispose of.
| NO pressure whatever was placed
upon NJ. Fabre. He left me in an
| amiable mood and stood outside my
| room talking with my son for twenty
minutes during which he expressed the
esteem and admiration he had for me-.