Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1887-11-19 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

DISCLOPMOIS.  The trial of General Caffarel, Madame Limo.=ln, and the other member, of the so-called Limoutin and Co. Agency commenced on the 7th inst. before the Tenth Chamber POllOB Court, in Paris. It was twenty minutes peat twelve when the stately usher threw open the back door, and cried out "la Cour." All sat down when the judge had taken off hie cap. The names of the witnesses were first called. Two who did not answer to their names were sentenced by default to pay 100 francs fine, and were subpanaed for the following day. Then the form was gone through of calling the defendanta. They are jointly charged with attempts to swindle. Madame Limousin was examined about as follows " You were born in 1040 You  have had many debts ?" "That -11;ay be, but I paid them off.' "In 1876 you married Li mouzi 3 our sec ind husband ? I wonder what you depended upon for your living, your husband earning nothing?'" My father left me a dowry." "You were thee living in the Boulevard Beaumarchais. Your creditors were about to 'seize your furniture, and you removed to the Avenue Wagram, where you became acquainted with Lorentz ?" "I knew him when my first husband was alive." "What became of your first husband?" "Committed suicide," "He was unable to live with you. He was honest, .o'-mr, hard-working. You were extravagant and dissolute. He left you to go to Italy, from whence he sailed to Hayti, where he shot himself. Sit down." Lomat& was represented by the magistrate as idle and faithlees to his wife, whom he left with his children la misery. , General Cuff axe! was then examined. "Your wife brought you a handsome fortune, which was spent in an unaccountable manner. You began at Orleans to speculate on the Bourse, and you had recourse to unwonted means in order to meet your creditors. You had dealings with shady business agents to discount your bills, So far there was nothing wrong ; but one day you consented to one of them buying wine and guano on your account. He paid for these in bill, of yours at 90 days, and he immediately sold them at job prices ?" He did so without soy consent. The man at first represented to me that he could sell theee goode iinmediately at a profit if I would only be security for him. In reborn he agreed when the goods were sold  to pay me the value of my Ulla flat wean way for me to borrow money, but my agent never paid me scything, and I was obliged to meet my bills on their falling due. I have brought an notion against him.' " You did business with one Kahn ?" "I gave him 15,000 francs of bills codas:cunt in 1886. ' I was swindled by him, but I duly paid all the bin.. "What about Gaillard, who eskiid you to me your influence to get a stretcher adopted for the army ? 10. was needy then, but he promised to pay no your debta if he got the order." "Well I see no harm in that."  The Judge then named in review a number of deal. lags which the general bad with usurers and sharpers, men who tried for army contracts. " You were always in want of money 1" "That. why 1 am unfortunately where am." "A usurer told you that a lot of money might be made by knowing beforehand whether it was intended to withdraw the mobilisation scheme. "I did not reply te him, and I never would have divulged such a secret." 4. Shortly after you came to Tula Madame Limousin, who was told, no doubt, of you circumstances, wrote to you asking you to call upon her. Had you any acquaintance with that woman?" "No ; but she told me she knew General Thlbaudin, in proof of which she showed a photograph of hie and a card of General Boulanger on which were written some very civil words." "Some time after did you not give bee some bills in blank? When business people would no longer take your bills, did you not talk in her drawing-room of raising money by other mean.? • "No, certainly not. Never." "Try and remember." a I remember perfectly." .41 will be mom specifio. At what period Mcl you first talk of decorations i" "There was no connection between my financial straits and the decorations. Madame Limouvin raked me whether certain people might not be decorated. She never promised to give me money." "Did not she hold out a hope that if I the decorations were obtained she would discount your Mlle "She never put it in that way." The first charge of alleged swindling is that upon M. \leak the inventor of a Ilea powder. Ms cashier declared to Limourin that Madame Vicat would give a present of 6000 f. If her husband was decorated, Caffarel undertook to press the owe. M. %lost had been awarded several medals. He was member of sever.il eharitabn societies, and president of a shooting club. Another victim is asserted to be U. Bravais, the inventor of the Per Bravais, a pharm. °entice' preparation, whom Madame Limouzin, it is averred, agreed to get decorate,l for 25,0001. General Caffarel became • party to both three transaction. after an acquaintance of a little over a fortnight with Madame Limouvin. The case was then adjourned. The Grand Council of the Legion of Honour has met, the Chancellor of the Order, General Faidherbe, taking the chair. The attention of the council wits chiefly engaged in looking into denuneialions and private inquiry agent.' reports on the antecedent. of knights who within the Imi four or five years have worn the red ribbon. It also, so far as it was able, investigated tho means to welch these personsiuecee. fully resorte.l to obtain their decorations, but no de. eilliOn was come to.