New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-29
HOW THE ARRESTS WERE MADE.
NM CHARLES DE LEssEPs FoNTANE AND SANS
LEROY CoUETEOUsLY TREATED bA
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LEROY C0UETEOU>i-f ihiS''i"
THE PARIS POLICE.
The latest Paris newspapers at hand puons" AZ
.uad raticulors about the arrest Of NM Charl'S w
.'o" wi rontano and Sans-Lcroy and the
search made bv the police at the cch'rai om,o tho
,ouor,a Cornony at NJ. COttu's home anu ~ Wv
boo,ses Of W. Thicrrcc and other persons VIM Wv,
Minister'S were discussing, In 'aplhet inee'''s
nollcv TO be adopted, the magistrates "'re ""'''"e
tbo Palace OF Justice. ready to sign inc "a''"
for arrest ae as the Government "ou'u 49,,
dor for T.. II came late in the evening oi Dcoei"
-, &c and y snecial messenger sent to VI. Loza'
A. profoct OF Police who dining at 'he holh'
:, NJ chouchard one Of the directors o. the ''s''N'
a. Iouvre and wcll-known as a muhihcehl uo''a'o
~ works OF art TO Paris museums
Tho arrests were conducted In the ordinary sNl''
Aoh ,s traditional at the Prefecture of Police since
tho night of the famous I'd OF December, wheh rr'lo'
Mamma, convoked there all the commlssaries o ponce
and sont them TO arrest Theirs, lie Flo Chaugarnier
and many other Deputies In the Leg1-latlve Assembly,
If 1Sj1 Eleven comm s-aries iad beeh oru reu oS ''
pt,t of olice 10 report 10 p TO receive thelr
i,eructons for the arrest Of the persons Implicated III
the Panama scandals
conroi,.arv Veron. accompanied by five inspectors
or round,mcn called at NJ Maius FOntnnes house, ID
the Eue Charras. The door was opened by ihiu-
orvon, hastily dressed, who refused 10 ADMIT thcn
sbe was persuaded at last inform her master VINO
soon appeared I'm shirt sleeves and slippers lie uhuer
stood what was wanted, and placed himself AT inc
orders OF VI. VerOn, who allowed NJ fohthhe 10 ui'sN
himself and pack up n small valise. Both left the
house like two friends, after thorough scarch hau
been made in the house and seals affixed to the desks
and bureaus containing papers and documents. -,
NJ Clement. one OF the Oldest "nnllSSarlcs VI
roIire was charged 10 arrest VI. CHARLES DC LcSsps'
IL arrived AT the a;ter'> house In TIE ANciuo hii
taicne at 8 a. M accompanied by fou1 1anspectors ana
wa compelled 10 show his Oincal scarf 20 "a maze
servant who roughly refused ingress 70 the Officers.
VI de Lesseps appeared I'm the antcclanDef IL Ie"
minutes la,eg ana bowed to the eommlssary Wno Wn
noilIclv explained his errand. lie showed 70 nm
ihe rioces where his papers could be found. The
who'll Of them formed several large packages, which
were sealed and ". de Lesseps stepped into carriage
with VI. Clcment. , -,
n sans LEROY, the ex-Deputy. who is accused OF
having received O check for 100000 francs rom
tho Panama Company. arrested without any pro.
tcst on his part In bis house at PaS-y, suburb ol
Pilis by COmmissaI DheTs. 49,
~ Henri Cottu lived at no. 3G Avenue Bos de
Boulocne when NJ Tohny another commissary,
went there he learned that VI. COttu had started i0ur
days before for Vienna. Papers and documents IN
81 Cottu's desks were seized and sealed.
similar searches and sczues but no arrests. were
made at The same time IN the houses or offices OF NM
herrcc Vcragaudc and other persons. as well as In
the central Offices Of the Panann Company