NEWS BY MAIL

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1921, Page 4

NEWS BY MAIL

MURDER TRIAL KISSES

PARIS, March 10

Embracing each other, in tears, and exchanging a consecrated medal, Mme. Bessarabo and her daughter, who are accused of murdering the former’s husband, M. Bessarabo, whose body was found in a trunk, created a hysterical scene before the magistrate to-day. Mme. Bessarabo had confessed to

having shot her husband and sent iiis body in a trunk to Nancy Station. Her new story was that this confession was only intended to divert possible suspicion from her daughter, and that the murder was committed by somebody else.

When the two were confronted with each other to-day before the magistrate, Mile. Bessarabo admitted that she and her mother were alone in the flat, when M. Bessarabo came home and that she afterwards helped her mother to put a large bundle in a trunk. “Do not fear anything, my child,” interrupted Mine. Bessarabo. “We are in France and shall get justice.” The two then fell into each other’s arms and the daughter, taking a little medal from her dress, gave it to her mother, saying, “Keep this; it will bring you good fortune.” lime. Bessarabo kissed the medal fervently.

SECRET HISTORY RUSH. NEW YORK, March 7 The publication of Mr Lansing’s reminiscences of the Peace Conference is imminent. Mr Ray Stannard Baker, who was in charge of the Press section of the American Peace Mission, now Mr Woodrow Wilson’s literary adviser is collecting material for a book which will give the ex-President’s version of the events described by Mr Lansing, and will also contain the history of the battle between Mr Wilson and the Senate. Ope of the- most revealing chapters, it is understood will he that describing how the Government of the country carried on after the stricken President lay unconscious at the White House for a period variously rumoured at from one to two weeks. Another broadside from the Wilson camp may come from the ex-President’s late secretary. Mr Tumulty, who is credited with the intention of writing a book or a series of articles. Next on the. list is Mr Daniels, exSecretary of the Navy, who, it is announced to-day, has contracted to write a series of articles which will reveal some unwritten pages of the naval history of the war. Mr Henry White, Mr Wilson’s Ambassador at Paris, also is mentioned as being among the potential authors.

Mr Charles Schwet, too, the ex-Pre-sident’s personal shorthand writer, will put a reminiscent pen to paper.