Show French Frenell Political Convicts Are Freed By Means of Mystery Telephone Hoax 1 Special Meeting of Cabinet Called Caned Director of Prison Suspended and Ordered Tried for Lax Methods Two Royalists and One Communist Walk Valk Out from Be Be- Behind Behind Behind hind Bars PARIS June 25 Dy By By The Tho As As- Associated Press Press Premier Premier PoIn- PoIn PoIncare Poincare care called a a. cabinet meeting to tonight to- to tonight night nl ht to consider the startling hoax by which the royalist lead lead- leader er r Leon Daudet was released from Sante prison today The special meeting lasted an hodr and a n. half although the regular meeting had been l oen held J at noon Director Catry of the Sante 1 prison victim Iff Af the hoax was suspended and ordered tried by a disciplinary board for releasing prisoners without order Daudet was serving a five five- month sentence for libel Two other prisoners M. M an as associate as- as associate of Daudet and Secretary General Semard of or the tho communist party also were permitted to walk out Their whereabouts remained unknown tonight CALL Shortly after arter noon today Di Di- Director DI- DI DIrector Director rector Catry of or the Sante prison where here the men were confined re received re- re a telephone call Catry a a. olce voice told him I Iam Iam Iam am speaking for the minister of the interior The cabinet decided this morning to release Daudet Daulet his lieutenant Detest and the communist leader Semard Get busy let them out before the thenes news nes becomes become public as there may be manifestations M. M l r. r Catry hesitated about releasing re releasing re- re releasing leasing the tho prisoners without the usual papers So he called up the ministry of the tho interior and asked for confirmation of the order The reply was sharp and Instant What are you ou waiting wafting for to execute the orders of o the min min- minister minIster ister exclaimed the voice olce at atthe atthe the tho ministry You are going to get mo me into trouble Go ahead Release Daudet and Se- Se Semard mard Accordingly M. M Catry went Into tho the gallery gaBer of o tho the building where political prisoners are confined and told Daudet I have good goodnews news Indeed replied the royalist leader Jeader If H so it Is the first that I have received from official sources In a long time Then the director told Daudet he was free and added Get your jour our belongings ready to leave leaie the prison in 15 minutes IX AUTO Obediently Daudet came out apparently without knowledge of ot what had happened Immediately he was taken in charge by b friends who hustled him Into a a. car in which Mme Daudet was waiting wailing and he was whisked away to an unknown destination According to an account given out by Daudet's newspaper r. r the releases were ere affected by the Du DuRol DuRol Rol Roi Kings King Henchmen an or or- organization of Daudet's supporters There are 12 telephone wires reaching the minister of or the in interior In- In It appears that 11 of o them were mysteriously out of o order at atthe atthe atthe the time M. M Catry telephoned the tho ministry and the tl twelfth had ht a plotter at Its end ES PEnS NEWSPAPERS Much tuch surprise was caused bythe by bytho bytho tho the inclusion of or Semard In tho the Jail delivery as tho the communist leader was serving a sentence for Inciting soldiers sol to disobedience dL As soon as he was released Se- Se Semard Semard Semard mard telephoned the communist paper and said I have Just been let out of prison How lIow does docs that happen 7 he hewan was wan asked They tell me mo at the Santo prison that I have been par par- pardoned donld he replied Hu- Hu Impossible exclaimed manite's representative But Dut Just the same 10 minutes ago I was is-as behind the bars now no noI I am ant enjoying the open air re retorted re- re retorted retorted Semard |