The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-23

Testimony of the Ex-Prsfecs Of Police that
ImpIfcatea Many Stnsesmen

Testimony of the Ex-Prefecs Of Police that
duplicates Many Statesmen.
PARIS. Dec. 22.-M Floquet: President
of the Chamber of Deputies, appeared for
examination before the Panama investigat-
ing committee to-day. He declared en-
phatically that he had never received from
the Panama company money for the secret
service or for any other object. lt will be
recalled that M. Rouvier. lately Minister
of Finance. stated in his speech in the
Chamber of Deputies on Tueadsy. that
when he assumed office he found the secret
service fund depleted, and had received
personal loans from friends to enable him
to carry on the business of the secret
service bureau. NJ. Floouet told the CON-
mittee that when he was . member OF
the Ministry he had ordered that certain
advertisements be printed in Partisan
newspapers These Advertisements had
been inserted not from business. but from
q political, point of view. This admission
is much commented upon as being tanta-
mount TO an acknowledgements that the ad-
vertisements wero but cover under which
the newspapers were brtbed TO support the
ministerial scheme.
NJ. Bourgeois, Minister of Justice. next
appeared before the committee. He prom
ised that the papersOf the Dynamite Soci-
ETY. and other important documents re-
the committee. These documents. how
ever. must be handled with great canton,
lest their contents should be used for pur-
poses prejudicial to the prosecution or de-
fense.
NJ. Andriux, ex-prefect of police. was the
next witness. He said that be had pho
tograph of a statement and account writ
ten By Baron De Reinach. This showed
the names of the payees OF checks drawn
by Baron De Reinach. Nj. Andriux wrote
@ list of names on q piece of paper and
handed it to NJ. Briseon. saying ct tho
same time that four other names. one OF .
very high personage. be was prevented
from mentioning. DIR. Cornelius Herr bad
names of 104 Deputies who had been
bought by the lobbyist Arton for o total
sum of ]. $50 600 francs. NJ. Andriux could
name most. If not ell, of the men mentioned
in this document Proof OF the culpabiIity
of many men named IN the document bad
been promised him. He would try 20 OBJ
tain the document from Dr. Herr. de
wished it to be understood, however. that
curacy OF the document or Baron De Rein-
ach's statement. In bis opinion Baron De
Relnaeh's work was far from unimpeschs-
BILE. To HIS knowledge Reinach had begun
TO pay personal debts with the money or
the Panama Canal Company. When asked
TO explain passing mention OF the pay
ment of checks TO II. Floquet. NJ. Andriux
explained that Felix Cottu. a director of
the canal company. had told HIM Baron De
Reinach once spoke Of Floquefs needing
$4,000 francs for the seeret-service fund
Cottu had requested conference with
FIoquet. and Reinaeh bad agreed TO ar
range for one. Eventually, however. Rein
ach took Cottu 10 see Ciomenceau. as Flo
quet was too busy 20 spare time for meet
ing. Rcinach had added that Albert
Christopole, Governor of the Credit Fon-
cier, who was concerned in several
projects In connection with the 1an-
ANA canal, might be thrown over.
although through the government 10
might be possible to secure the influences of
the Credit Foncier for the canal When
Cottu met Ciemenceau the latter confirmed
the statements as regards Christopole, bus
did not mention the money question. Cottu
had been rendered so apprehens1ve by what
he heard that he had consented TO give the
government the 5o0o0 francs required for
the secret-service fund. Cottu had told
Reinach, however, that the whole affair
was q black-maIllng swindle and might
cause trouble. Reinach had respondedi
mo- no; mono at all i can say that re-
ceived the money to pay sdvertislng sz