The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-23
NAMES OF THE CORRUPT.
An Ex- Prefsct OF Police Says He
Can Give Them to the
Magistrate.
A Royalist Says That President
Carnot Knew Who Had
Been Bribed.
Exciting scene Said to Have Occurred
Between Reinach and Herr In
Bank ONCE.

PARIS, Dec. 22.-Floquet. president of the
chamber of deputies, appeared before the
Panama investigating committee to-day.
He declared emphatiCalIy that he never
received money from the Panama company
for the secret service, or any other object.
Yves-Guyot. formerly minister Of public
works, has been summoned to appear before
the committee to explain the statement
made by him that full list of names Of
men compromised in the scandal had been
seen by President Carnot. The committee
desired to hear Yves Guyot to- day. but he
refused to appear on the ground that the
statement attributed to him WAS distorted
by Spy. He did not wish, he said, to
countenance proceedings that mingled
President Carnot's name with the prosscu-
tion of those implicated in the affair.
Marius Fontane and Charles DeIesseps.
directors Of the defunct Panama Canal
company, were taken from Mazas prison
to the Office Of NJ. Franqusville. examining
magistrate. by whom they were questioned
for two hours. Bourgeois, minister of JUS
tice. appeared before the parliamentary
commission of inquiry after Floquet. He
promised that the papers of the dynamite
society and other important documents re-
GENTLY seized should be communicated to
the commission. M. Andrieux, ex- project
Of police. said he had photograph Of a
statement and account written by Baron dc
Reinach. This showed the names of the
payees of checks drawn by Baron
de Reinach. Andrieux wrote a
list of names on pieco of paper
and handed it to Brisson, saying, at the
Same time. that four other names, one Of a
very high parsonage. he was prevented from
mentioning by dictates Of discretion. DIR.
Herr had shown him documents bearing
the names of 104 deputies who had been
| bought by the lobbyist Arton for a total of
1,350,000 francs. Andtieux could name
most If not all, Of the men mentioned in
this document. He would try to obtain the
document from Herr. He wished it un-
absolutely the accuracy of the document.
In his opinion Baron de Reinach's word
was far from unimpeachabls. 70 his
knowledge Reinach began to pay personal
debts with the money OF tha Panama Canal
company.
When asked to explain his passing men
tion OF the raymens of cl % to Floquet.
AndIieux ex llained that Fs.ix Cattu, di-
rector of the canal company. told him
Baron de Relnnch once spoke of Floquet's
needing 75O, 0O0 francs for the aecrect SCR
vice fund. After several discussions, Cuttu
was rendered 80 apprehensive by what he
had that he consented to give the govern
ment 100000 required. He told Reinaeh,
however, the whole affair was black mail
ing swindie and might cnuse trouble
Reinach responded: mo, / can say ] re-
ceived the money to pay the advertising
expenses OF the oomuany, and nobody will
know the diffe enoe."
subsequently Reinach said Cuttu was
too thin skinned. Cuttu selzed Reinach
by the beard. dragged him from the front
room of the bank into private office, and
aft.r calling him an embezzler and coward
demanded back the check for 750, 900 francs.
Reinaoh declared that it was at hs house
and succeeded in holding off Cuttu until
the final crash came, but part of the amount
had then been paid to the Cove, nment.
M. Bacrau advertising agent of the Pan
anna Canal company, testified TINT sums
paid newspapers by the company ranged
from 400 to 100000 ftrncs tor each is.us
of shares. Count CaffA, el!i, monarchst
deputy for Aisne. told the commission he
could confirm the lepo that President
Carrot had list of deputies corruptiy i'm
nlicatsd in the Panama canal lobbying.
This list. he said. comprised many deputies
whose names have not yet been mentioned
in connection with the scandal