The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-07-23
JOSEPH CAILLAUX
 AGAIN CENTER OF
 INTEREST IN TRIAL
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ment, who declared that they had been informed that the Figaro had intended to publish other letters after the '"Thy Joe letter, but when pressed by the presiding judge and M. Zenue for the names of their informants. they shell tered themselves behind the plea of professional secrecy" Leon Bailby, editor of 1ntransigeant. related how M. Calmette had read the Fabre report on the Rochete affair at a dinner of a few friends, saying as he replaced it in his pocSetbook: T al- ways keep it on me; one never knows what may happen" Mime. Madeleine Guillemard, life long friend of Mme. Caillaux, who saw her on the night before the tragedy, said: She was quite calm. In my opin- ion her acts was unconscious. She never intended to kill"
 Mime. Caillaux interposed during the deposition. and said that Mime. Guille- mard was the only person to whom she had shown the two letters and Mime. Gui1lemard would bear her out that they were perfectly correct in tone and the letters of a well bred. That I swear to-" said the witness, raising her hand.
 One of the last witnesses was Adel Bonnard of the staff of the Figaro. who produced a letter in which M. Calmette asked him to express regret to Mme. Gueydan (M Caillauxs first wife). that he had been forced to use the letter.
 gun store where Madame Caillaux pur- chased the pistol with which she killed Calmette. was then called. He took an automatic weapon from the package in front of the judges and ex- plained it's actions. Madame SCaillaux did not say when she loaded the pstol?" Maitre Chenu inquired. Madame Caillaux: AS soon as I got into the motor car and before l could forget FIomentin's explanations Madame Caillaux added: "l had never fired a pistol, but I had hunted with my husband I bought a gun at the same place..
 Another gunsmith's employe said Madame Cailaux had practiced in the tar get ranges under the store. Three or her
 six shots struck buls-eye representing a human figure.
 Madame Caillaux: T tried the pistol solely at the request of the employe. He
 wanted to be sure that l knew how 1t
 wolkod.'
 Xves Belbos, editor-in-ch of Le Rad
 ical, related that he had met Madame Caillarx on the day of the shooting after
 hearing about the "Thy Joe letters. He
 said:
 ''She seemed depressed and aged and
 seemed like beaten, haunted thing"
 Madame Louisia de Mesagne-Estera-
 dere, formerly soci ety editor of the
 Figaro, amid profound silence, testified
 that she had dined in company with Mad
 anne Caillaux about two months before the shooting.
 She continued
 Madame Caillaux said Madame Guy dan, the former wife of M. Caillaux was going from one paper office to another hawking letters against her. l tried to reassure her by saying that my informa- ton was to the effect that Madame Guy dan had refused to sell the letters to M. Calmette for S60N0 I know nothing of the Thy Joe letter. Wont you give more precise testimony about Madame Guyians epistles?" inter rupted Madame Caillaux. Witness did not reply and moment later left the stand. Brazil had been in Washington since the conferences at Niagara Falls began. The President thanked the diplomats for their efforts.
 Ambassador Da Gama told the Presi- dent mediation could be considered as ended with the retirement of Huerta. Discussing the Mexican situation after wards, one of the mediators said the prob
 lem had many grave aspects They had
 heard nothing definite, he said about the
 attitude of General Villa towards Car
 ranza and therefore were not inclined to