Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1892-12-27
REINACH WAS POISONED
MURDER PROBABLY DONE BY
GUILTY PARIsIANs.
Reinach Possessed Many Secrets
Which, Exposed, Would Have
Crirninated MANY of Completely
In the Panama Canal Scandal.


PARIS, Dec. 27.-In the greater excite
ment attending the proceedings in the
Chamber ofDeputies and revelations com
promising so many prominent men in
the Panama canal scandal, interest has
been lost in the autopsy on Baron De
Reinach, whose mysterious death has
been attributed to various causes.
The Figaro today states that it has
information to the effect that DR.. Bre-
nardel, who had charge of the post
morten examination, has reported to the
government that apoplexy was not the
cause of the baron's death, but that E
was poisoned.
The Figaro also says that the family
OF DeReinach are aware of the contents
of the report and have demanded that a
judicial inquiry be held to prove that the
baron did not commit suicide.
1t has been more than limited that
Baron Reinach was put out of the way
by those who feared his evidence might
implicate them in the canal scandal. If
it is true, as the doctor states, that
poison was in his stomach eight hours
before his death, there would be good
reason to believe that this charge against
certain men is true, for on the night of
the baron's death he, together with Rou-
vier and Clemenceau, u,attemptedt to secure
a cessation Of the newspaper attacks
that were being made upon him. 1t is
not at all probable that had Reinach
contemplated suicide he would have
gone to the trouble to attempt to stop
the attacks that, in few hours, would
have been nothing to him.
Horrible as it may seem, there is no
denying the fact that some of those i'm
plicated in the scandal would have felt
greatly relieved if Reinach was beyond
giving evidence that would bcsmirch
their good names.
New YORK, Dec. 27.-The Suns Paris
special says the relation of the mystic
rious American, Herr, to Baron De
Reinach and the Panama canal scandal
is that of blackmaier on a gigantic
scale. The stolen papers relating to the
distribution of the Panama corruption
fund are said to be in Herzs possession,
and be is reported to have used them to
bleed Reinach to an amount variously
stated up to ten million francs.
When the rumors of the Panama cor.
ruption began to be publicly discussed
six weeks ago, Herr is said to have made |
them the basis for a fresh demand for
four million francs. He threated to pub
lish all his evidence in two Paris news
papers if the money was not paid to him. |
Reinach could not respond and appealed |
to Rouvier.
The distressed Baron begged him to |
use every effort to prevent Herr from
executing his threats. Rouvier sought |
Clemenceau's aid. The latter presently |
reported that he could do nothing. When |
the result was made known to Renach
he exclaimed: 81 am lost" day or two
later he was dead, whether by suicide or
murder is still an open question. Herz's |
pursuit of Reinach, pitiess and relentless
tor years, is described as one of t he cruel. |
EST crimes in history. He was almost |
oennlless and without influence when ]
2einach made him his protege. Today
ne has more than 100000 francs in
Visible property in Paris and Frank
Nort, besides large interests in England.