TRIAL FOR TREASON.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 January 1920, Page 5

TRIAL FOR TREASON.

CHARGE AGAINST M. CAILLAUX. A REMARKABLE STORY. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Coiiyrlght. Paris, Jan. 15. The trial of M. Caillaux is fixed for February 17., [Writing from Paris on September 13 last year, the correspondent of the London Morning Post said: —The newspaper UAvenir printed, as the first of its "Echoes," and, as if it believed it was publishing the complete truth, the following statement: The nursing home to which J.I. Caillaux] is transferred is closely watched by the police. The prisoner is installed in a. pleasant room, but he cannot leave it, and a policeman remains permanently in an adjoining room, and by opening a door he ia able to watch all the gestures and movements of the prisoner. Yesterday a bulky package arrived addressed to M. Caillaux, which, on being opened, turned out to be a pasty. The gaoler, whose duty it was to examine everything sent t»j the prisoner, admired the savoury crust, but he was struck by the size of the pasty. It was large enough, in fact, for twenty guests. Carpfully he raised the crust and introduced a needle into the succulent meat beneath it, but met with strong resistance. Telephoning to his chief, he informed him of his anxiety, and was ordered to continue his investigations. Obeying the orders of his superior, he cut the pasty in two pieces, and discovered a carefully hidden ropeladder, file, passport, and some banknotes; also a letter very much after the Carmen style inviting Joseph—or should it be Don Jose?—to saw through the bars of his window, come down into the garden, and then join his friend, not on the ramparts of Seville, but at the Bull Ring at San Sebastian. The letter continues: "I am not signing my name, but am waiting for you, and we will both refflse to take advantage of I the amnesty."]