Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-08-12
CORRUPTION AMONGST sOMT. OF TIE
FRENCH MINISTRY.

utu We fin n the New ior1 Express condens,d
rcplt If the trlas which We copy below
NJ Tcsr was recently minister Ut Public Works,
General ubctcs Is veteran, \ Paunonlier and NJ.
palapm w,Ie shareholder In The salt mines oi Ganhe
uans aud are all aged men. Nj. Ialfrra was formerly
a receiver general, and had rctfed fortune, the
mount Of which estimated at one hundred and ftiy
Thousand dollars per annum The sail mines III question
discovered sume YEAR agp. aud Like all others IN
that country belonged 10 the crown hut the DISCOVERIES
rrc.d Ia Obtain refused license Ia wDfk them
NJ Pamrcnlior and others, however, did work iheil.
aud the result was legal proceedings aud heavy penal
~ General tubl,rs having been elected 10 represent
the department, along with NJ. 1ese, became ac1naln
ted with VI Parmcniler aud ultimately became share
holder IN the company. Iwo objects Were 10 be oh
tanned. hcrusr um The crown, and REMISSION al the
p.naliy still suspended over NJ parmtner. In 1928
he urucial discovered the neaushe believed tint the
ministry corrupt aud he suggested 10 his partners
that they Ia be- influenced by money. Al tlrs %
shares aud ultimately 30 sares, were allotted 10 him
aud Nj, Paapm 10 dispose Of them III any way they
cascd, Tor The good oi the The delicate ne
potiatlon was mmttod the hands Of NJ Peapfa and
he disposed Of 100000 francs. lie said liz gave that
to NJ Iesle The influence Of the minister, how
ever, did not enrich the company and the parties quar-
relied, NJ. Pamrnticr demanded back the money ifon
General tubccs and the correspondence boween them
having been made public the alllr became public and
political. The iral commenced IN the Court Of Peers
hy interrogation oi the prisoners, aud the Chancellor
Pasqulrr conducted 1t with great skull BY severe and
anon by lnsinuatlHg and kindly questioning, he com
pcl General tuhrrs 10 abandon all his positions one
AFTER the other. aud whilst he protested thai he Would
not accuse any party that he would not designate
name ANY body,' the unhappy general finished by that
which he ought To have commenced. NJ Cousin, mem.
her If the imcs ministry having demanded how ms
lormct colleague could reconcile his denials with the
letters read At the commencement d The sitting and ad
United 10y him General ubores replied that II WAS
VI Prapm. who told him thai he had lanled luO,bGOi
to NJ Ttstc The chancellor ihon turned 10 Inc col
league Of NJ Guant aud asked him Whether he did
not consider that IT would be right for him 10 give some
explanation OF this lactN Icsc piled, that 10 do
he should enter his entire defence. and that he could
not explain the nature OF documents With the contents
of which be was unacq tainted and which Were moi III
his poss, ssuu Bui shortly afterwards. carried away
by one Of those emotions which sway even the most
shul law yer when he pl ads his eause he eN
claimed, j am placed IN this alemalve-ellher then
was corruption, sane marGnyres have been pracsed
around me. aud the charge of corruption has been inyen
ted IN order 10 procure advantage at the expense of
another party At these words Gen raj Cubieres rose
aud with voice choked with Indignation and Tears, he
rcpced the idea If any 'man@Nts NJ. Pclapra. eN
claimed the general, 'iod INC that he paid 100 400 francs
tn NJ Itse. aud. tar from having caused prejudice To
any party, stripped myself and became the victim
But replied NJ. Teste warmly IT You thought that
NJ Pflapa was justified IN demanding this money back
trom me. why did not YOU, my colleague. who saw Inc
every dav, speak 10 me the snhlecli should have
blushed To have done 81 said the general. Never
would have spoken ul that Never would have at
tackled NJ Tcsie. My sacrifice Was made. | would
rather LIST my money than attack any man.
Meanwhile NJ. Pellapra had abscondod. His al
lodged motive for Withdrawing Was his inability uw
ing to his great To bear the iagues of such pro
tacod and painful enquiry The present promised 10 be
No one, U COURSE credited this the real Of SO
eN Taordnary measur and the public IN get erl be
lievcd that he ahscopded because he guilty. aud de
srrd Ia avoid PUNISHMENT
Thus the char-e O, fraud FIJI only upon p,llapra.
and the alternative either his guilt of escrt equelie
or NJ. Icste's guilt Of accepting a bnbe. Now NJ Pell-
apa Is wealthy and highly connected. His daughter Is
the wife of the Prince dc Chimay The family were.
at course indignant beyond measure the odlous ehi in
which he was placed by his hiVht and his obstinate 81
lence. 1t appears however that ON leaving Paris he
gave packet to Madame Poll pra with letter addres
sed To that lady, saying that he relied her discretion
and godncss OF heart not 10 make known the contents Of
the packet until should appear TO her Indispensable
necessary 10 save her that of their family
imn iniany. Madame Peapra using this discretion.
did accordingly withhold these documents untll SUNDAY
on that day, however she Wrote letter le the Chan
rcll|, who is President Of the Court Peers. enclo
sing the documents and her husbands letter These
were accordingly read Al The sitting OF the Courl on
Monday. ~~
IN consequence ct the contents Of these several fresh
witnesses were examined, and the general ELECT of the
evidence was To clear up many OF the doubts and diff
entities which existed previously and 10 show the
only hypothesis, which would perfectly explain
facts was that Mr.. Peapra did actual Y Give the
brlbe OF twenty thousand dollars to NJ Tes,e
which the latter accepted and that Pelapra had ubo
drawn lrum Pars not as he pretended. from the ar If
the iagne OF the trial, bal from his repupnance In de
clare the truth. which must convict NJ reste Such
was the impression produced the close OF the proceed
lugs Monday
AT half past cgh, O'clock in the evening of Monday.
the repor, OF fire arms heard from the apar,
ment IN the Luxembourg occupied by the prisoners .
INC persons IN charge and the guards instantly rushed
TO the rooms. and found that NJ. Teste had ATTEMPTED
suicide with pistols, but without success II apreats
mat he hst placed pistol in his mouth aud siapped
H,bnt II missed FIRE Provided with second. he pla
ced the mouth of the barrel close against his breast and
discharged H. The ball under these circumstances seems
no u nave acquired force enough to enter the body II
e'i 10 he ground merely leaving spot on the waist
coat and the skin, but without producinp any contnsion
he shiy person who visited NJ Teste after his r, :
u'emeh' to his apartments was his son. who is mem
per oil The chamber Of Deputies This Circumstance
mas given fNe to the report that the loaded pistols were
mus supplied to him. On Tuesday, the Commissioner
declared that he found NJ Teste perfectly calm ,La,
he had missed the Attempted sncide that he would mai
say VINO gave hun the pistols. but that his sun did ma,
lie sent letter to tho Chaacelr to the e.c, th, he
Muu'' no' appear IN court. The incidents. said he
"hich nave occurred IN The court Yesterday ,a,, mn
room for contradiction So far AS rewards M, n M
oale Is closed my presence is useless the conrt " n
hW WISH 10 coilsiraln me- 10 irumnh l., f,rco -
VHa resistance which would be dc sporalf. lie WAS