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Paris, June 6. Unparalled scenes marked the third day's proceedings in the Mestorino murder trial. :

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THURSDAY, JULY 6, 1928.

Even when the groceedings did open it was clear that the spirit of disorder still reigned.

torino, be frank for once. Dia you say that?"

Mestorino:No, I did not. Maitre Carcon (prosecution): One more lie!

The 10-year Wife's Tragedy. Mme. Mestorino, the defendant's wife, provided a most dramatic episode.

It was with difficulty that tho President made himself heart ordering the ushers to expel al persons who had not seats. This compulsory exodus caused more confusion for a while.

Soon a violent scene disturbed: When she appeared the specta- the proceedings. One of Mest-tors jumped up to look at her, orino's employees, named Money, many standing on their sents. declared that when he aw Confusion prevailed for several' Mestarino attacking Truphome, minutes. Mestorino shouted: "It's

a luz glar?"

Between sobs this tragic witness Isaid: "You cannot imagine how That (witness said) was why he good he was. When he returned home that evening he told me he had injured himself in the leg and eye. I nursed him.

"Gentlemen, I could not Imagine what had happened. The poor man did not tell me. Next day I went to see him at the "off. I showed him the newspapers.

[Meatorino, a jeweller, known as a Parisian society beau, is ne-did not intervenc cused of having killed in his office a diamond broker named Trup

Challenge from Box to Dock. heme, who called at the office on Here Mencey, in the witness. February 27 Inst. Trupheme box, turned to Meatorino in the then had on him valuable gems, dock and shouted at him: "But a robber. Hls body was found. next day on it was you who were a country roadside 20 miles from Why, you even pawned your wife's Paris, soaked in petrol and burn- jewels, didn't you?". Ing.]

"You" were once an official in a Such queues of people aur-lunatic asylum, weren't you?" rounded the Palais de Justice to- Mestorino's counsal asked Money.

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"Yes," replied the witness, mentioned. He was tortured for "You have said that Mestelao police arrangements, that the president of the Court, M. Mangin-was like the lunatica?"

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