The Caillaux Drama

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I THE STORY OF THE DRAMA

II CELL NO. 12 MME. CAILLAUX

III THE CRIME AND THE PUBLIC

IV MONSIEUR CAILLAUX'S EXAMINATION

V THE CAMPAIGN OF THE "FIGARO"

VI CALMETTE v. CAILLAUX

VII THE "TON JO" LETTER

VIII AGADIR

IX L'AFFAIRE ROCHETTE

X "THE TRUTH, THE WHOLE TRUTH ..."

XI ABOUT FRENCH POLITICS

XII BEFORE THE LAST ACT OF THE DRAMA

INDEX

Title: The Caillaux Drama

Author: John N. (John Nathan) Raphael

Language: English

Character set encoding: UTF-8

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THE
CAILLAUX
DRAMA



THE
CAILLAUX
DRAMA

BY

JOHN N. RAPHAEL

LONDON: MAX GOSCHEN LTD.
20 GREAT RUSSELL STREET W.C.

MCMXIV


TO  MY  MOTHER


CONTENTS

Chap.   Page
I   The Story of the Drama  1
II   Cell No. 12 44
III   The Crime and the Public 64
IV   Monsieur Caillaux’s Examination 87
V   The Campaign of the “Figaro” 102
VI   Calmette v. Caillaux 114
VII   The “Ton Jo” Letter 143
VIII   Agadir 150
IX   L’Affaire Rochette 179
X   The Truth, The Whole Truth ... 230
XI   About French Politics 251
XII   Before the Last Act of the Drama   267
  Index 307

ILLUSTRATIONS

Waiting Frontispiece
Offices of “Le Figaro” on the Evening of the Murder  4
Gaston Calmette in his Office at the “Figaro”  4
M. Boucard (the Examining Magistrate) and the Doctors leaving
  the Private Hospital where M. Calmette died
 8
M. Victor Fabre, the Procureur GÉnÉral 36
The Funeral of M. Calmette 40
The Brothers, Sons and Relatives of M. Calmette at the Funeral 42
Mme. Caillaux (and Detective) on her way to the Law Courts
  to be examined
44
SŒur Leonide 47
The Corridor Outside the Pistoles 49
“Jeanne,” the “Soubrette” of Pistole No. 12 51
The Lorry which Paris Journalists thought was full
  of Mme. Caillaux’s Furniture
54
La Cour Des Filles in Saint Lazare 54
Madame Caillaux’s Cell exactly as it is 62
Monsieur Caillaux in his office at the MinistÈre des Finances 68
President PoincarÉ gives Evidence on Oath in the Caillaux
  Drama before the President of the Appeal Court, who waited
  on Him for this purpose at the ElysÉe
80
Monsieur Caillaux leaving the Law Courts 86
M. Privat-Deschanel who witnessed the Destruction of the
  Letters by Mme. Gueydan-Caillaux
92
M. Barthou mounting the stairs of the Law Courts on his
  way to give Evidence in the Caillaux Case
99
Monsieur Caillaux’s Friend, M. Ceccaldi 127
The “Ton Jo” Letter from the “Figaro” 144
Rochette in Court 186
Monsieur Barthou 242
Mme. Caillaux in the dress she was to wear at the
  Italian Embassy on the Evening of the Murder
279
M. Joseph Caillaux 288

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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