St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-23

then accompanied M. Thierree
to his Office and secured them.
NJ. Bourgeois promised that the
papers of the dynamite society and
other important documents recently
Seived should he communicated to tha
commission. These documents, how
ever, must be handled with great
caution lest their contents should be
used for purposes prejudicial to the
prosecution or defense Nj. BrIssOn,
chairman of the commission, pressed
NJ. Bourgeois for more precise pledge
as to the delivery of the documents into
the hands of the commissioners, but NJ.
Bourgeois reiterated rather vague
promise that he would help the COM
mission by all possible means, although
his power to do so was curtailed con-
Siderably by the examining magistrate.
NJ. AndriuX, eX-prefect of police, was
the next witness. He said that he had
photograph of statement and account
written by Baron de Reinach. This
showed the names of the payeeS of
checks drawn by Baron de Reinach.
NJ. AndrieuX wrote list of names on
piece of paper and handed it to NJ. BriS-
son, saying at the same time that four
other names, one Of very high person.
age. he was prevented from mentioning
by the dictates of discretion. DR.. Cor
nelius Herr had shown him
document bearing the names of
fourteen deputies who had been
bought by the Lobbisy Lotion for a sum
of 1,35O000 francs. Mr.. Andrleux could
name most, if not all. OF those men
toned in this document. Proof of the
culpability of many men named in the
document had been promised him. He
would try to obtain the document from
I'M. II JArz 10 taric To l,f
stood, however, that he could not guar
antee absolutely the accuracy or the
document or Baron de Reinach's state
ment. III his opinion Baron de Rel
nach's word was far from uuimpeach-
able. To his knowledge Reinach had
begun to pay personal debts with the
money of the Panama Canal company.
When asked to explain passing
mention of the payment of checks to M.
FIoquet, M. AndrieuX explained that
Felix Cottu, director of the canal COM
pany, had told him that Baron de
Reinach had once spoke of Floqueps
needing 100000 francs for the secret
service fund. Cottu had requested a
conference with FloQuet, and Reinacn
had agreed to arrange for one. Event
ually. however, Reinach took COttu to
see Clemenceau, as Floquet was too busy
to spare time for meeting. Baron de
Reinach had added that Albert Chris
hophol, who was concerned in seveal
projects in connection with the Panama
canal, might be thrown over, although,
through the government. 1t might be
possible to secure the influence OF the
Credit foncier for the canal. When
Cottu met Clemenceau the latter con-
fiImed the statement as regards Chrls-
tophOl, but did not mention the money
question. Cottu had been rendered so
apprehensive by what he heard that he
had consented to give the government
the 750, 900 francs required for the secret
service fund. Cottu had told Relnach,
however, that the whole affair was
blackmailing swndle and might cause
trouble. Reinach had responded:
"Ho, ho! nGna at ALL L can say that
| received the money to pay advertising
expenses of the company, ana NOBODY
will know the difference"
Subsequently Reinach had said that
Cottu was too thin-Skinned. Cottu
seized Relnach by the beard, dragged
him from the front room OF the panK
into the private office. and. after calling
him an embeZzler and a coward, nau
demanded back the check for the 1oO,-
600 francs. Reinach declared that III
was at his house and succeeded IN
holding off Cottu until the final crash
came, overwhelming eevryb0dy. but
part of the amount had then been pald
over to the government.
Deputy Bathou, of the COMMISSION
asked Nj. AndreuX why. if he knew
ReiDach to be dishonest. he placed any
reliance upon Reinach's charges that
deputies had sold their votes. Nj.
AndreuX replied:
iS Ofhprg-
Baron ae Reinach had no reason for
making out private memoranda and
counterfolS falsely"
NJ. Baciau, advertising agent for the
Panama Canal company, testified thai
the sums paid TO newspapers by the
company ranged from 100000 francs to
1000. 900 for each issue OF shares. Count
Caffarrelli. mOnarchist deputy for
Aisne, told the commission he could
confirm the report that President Car
not had list of deputies duplicated in
the Panama canal lobbying. This list,
he said, comprised many deputies whose
names he hal not yet mentioned in con-
nectiOn with the scandal.
FlOquet told the committee that when
he was member of the ministry ne
had ordered that certain advertisements
be printed in Partisan newspapers.
These advertisements had been in
serted. not from a business, but from a
political point of view fhi5 admission
is much commented upon as being tan
tamount to an Acknowledgement that the
advertisements were bat cover under
which the newspapers were bribed to
support The ministerial schemes. 1t Is
very evident that the deeper the probe
is inserted into the Panama affairs,
the greater becomes the mass Of cor
ruptiOn exposed. Not only in regard
to the canal company's affairs, but also
in regard to matters not pertaining to
the company. The belief is becoming
prevalent that nearly all the men III
prominent political positions are more
or less mixed up in affairs that will not
bear the light Of publicity.
A prominent deputy not IN the cab
met stated tonight that President Carnot
this morning said to him: IL propose to
see the end of this Panama scandal, and
mean to make sure that the NANCY dogs
are drowned and the good ones saved"
The latter phrase Is literal translation
of common French expression.