SHOOTING OF M. CALMETTE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2121, 13 April 1914, Page 7

SHOOTING OF M. CALMETTE

MAGISTERIAL INQUIRY. By Tdwranii—Eress Association--Cop-;?ris]rt Paris, April 10. At the Magisterial Inquiry into the snooting of JI. Calmette, Vidal, a publicist, confirmed tho statement that the "Figaro" intended to publish the three Caillaus'e letters, Ho added that j>l. Galmette was seeking. evidence of Gaillaax's coHnoxron with the case of Prion, the. South" American millionaire, whose licirs were claiming an estate from tho French Government. 31. Calmerfcte alleged that Cailtaux offered tho heirs part sf their claim if they agreed to OaillaHS takiug the remainder oi , the eltatii. The story pnWishaJ was that J?riou gained valuable concessions from the J-rencl) Government in "Smith America. He died, and a sjibsecnioftt Ministry canwiled the otffl-cesritffls and disregarded the claims o£ tfco heirs. This continued till Ca-illaux informed tho heirs that he saw tk-cre was more m_ their claims than he had previously realised, «nd he would pet them pasted by his dovcraineat for ,ffiW,ooi), but they mnet sive him quid pro ntio, as they would, with&wt hint, have IKS chance. So ho pvoijo«(1 that he take SO per cent, for the Radical Party's election funds, and tlifty receive 20 pw cent. This they considered exorbitant, aiul somewhat easier towns wsre fiinvtly agrecil upon between them- Out of ilus ttaissnetion afose the Roc Mfc Cotaniission 'to ascertain why Caillaux and hte eolSoiißues f.iciiitated the escape of Hocbelle—allc;»e:d!y because he coulct have revealed various ecandafc of the above type.