The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-08-09
Zweifel Appears At Inquest
MAKES new DISCLOSURES
Linking Ga1m0t With Scandal

Henriot, who had been so powerful ir
pulling down the Chautemps govern.
ment few months before. read a re-
port before the chamber showing that
Stavisky had financed Galmot's po-
litical campaign, and that Galmo,
was one of the "high-ups" who even
as early as 1920 were mixed up in that
Russian crooks limitless organiza-
lions.
Little by little the tale developed
Galmot and Stavisky had planned
something that surpassed belief. They
planned an empire in South America
Using the ill-gotten Honey which
Stavisky's banking" operations were
raking in and the incredible popular
ity that Jean Galmot always drew for
himself, they were going to separate
Guiana from France. build an army OF
the thousands Of members Of the
French prison colony In Devils Island
and the other Guiana communities.
seize territories Of untold richness
from Brazil and other South Ameri-
can countries, and together rule a
modern. new-blooded powerful state
which would. 50 they dreamed, one
day be the dominating factor Of the
lower American continent. Empire
builders, these men.
Galmot's Usefulness Ceased
Then came the Rum Plot and CAL
mot's usefulness ceased. Further
more 1t is not certain that Stavisky
was behind the Rum Affair. nor even
that Galmot was as guilty as he
seemed at the time, but at all events
Jean Galmot was finished as far as
his influence and power were con-
cerIed.
Returning to France Galmot, It
seems. tried to get help from Stavisky,
The Russian pointed out that he was
already his debtor for several mil
lions. expended In winning political
campaigns. There was certain cold
ness. This GOODNESS was augmented by
the fact that Galmot had fallen In
love with Stavisky's wife. the pretty
Arlette Simon, and its seems to be
fairly clear that Arlette-wife or not
vas not altogether badly disposed to-
ward the brilliant advcnturer.
Be that as 1t may. Galmot tried to
get more funds from Stavisky and
was refused. Furthermore Stavisky
threatened to reveal that his political
successes had been bought with
crooked money. In rage Of despair
and establishment Galmot tele-
phoned Judge Pachot. met him by
appointment and gave away STAY
isky's farewell dinner at which he was
so nicely caught and arrested.
That was in July 1926 as we have
said. In August Galmot went back
to Cayenne. One week later he was
poisoned. His friend, the journalist
Noel GARNER, who was with him, died
shortly acknowledgement. And II
was learned recently that a "publicist'
(blackmailer, in this case) nance
Charles Brouillet, one Of Stavisky'.
associates. was In Cayenne at the time
OF both deaths, leaving shortly after
ward.
Was 1t vengeance? We hav,
Joseph Kessel's testimony that Stav'
isky hated Galmot beyond measure
IE his new book. "Stavisky, The Mar
Knew" he quotes Stavisky as say.
ing:
"Une putain! He was a charmel
such as there never was. I'm not 81
bad at that myself, but Galmot tool
me in. I loved him. would have
died for him. And he sold me tt
Pachot to get out Of paying me fort,
thousand francs which I loaned hin
to help win his campaign. Get that;
For forty grand he turned me in
There's your Galmot and his legend.
If the arm OF Serge Alexandra sta
visky was long enough to reach Gal
mot in Cayenne, then We have some
thing to reflect on. How man,
deaths are connected with the sta.
visky operations? Some are alread,
known. There were pourcelle ant
Loiseau, for instance. They had beer
proven accomplices in the 1926 swim
dies. The former died OF poisoning
and the latter went insane-under tn,
tender care Of Doctor Vachet, tn,
man who had given Stavisky his falls,
medical certificates-and then diet
under inexplicable circumstances. Tw,
judges who were handling the case
Hurtelle and MERCER, died Of "intes
final troubles" In 1928. Jean Galmo