The state chronicle., 1892-12-17
VOL. XII.
THE CURTAIN RISES
ON ANOTHER ACT In THE PAN.
ANA DRAMA
And Paris as an Audience Witnesses
t"e Arrest oft Canal Company
Observation-Disclosures ut Intense.

And Paris as an Audience Witnesses
t"e Arrest of the Canal COmpany,s
Observation-Disclosures ut Intense.
PARIS, Dec. is M Charles de Les.
seps and II. Marius Etienne Fontane.
and NJ. SanLeroy have been arrested by
direction OF Minister of Justice JCurgois,
for their alleged connection with the
Panama canal frauds. M H.nrie LOCUS
Felix Cotteau, for whose arrest an order
was also issued, has fled to Vienna San.
Leroy Is charged with having accepted
anbe as member of the chamber of
deputies. The charges against the
officers of the company on which sum
monses were previously served, and on
which they have now been arrested, are
that they have jointly made use of fraud
ulent imaginary credit; that they have
disslpatcd capital entrusted to them for
specific purpose; and that they have
swindled others out of part or all Of their
money through their il fluence.
San Leroy is said to be badly impli
Gated by the documents aud other evi-
dence. He was not on the Panama
board. Suspicion was always attached
10 him on account of his sudden change
Of front in the lottery committee of the
chamber of deputies. when the lottery
loan was being vott q on Al first he op
posed the loan, bat he turned the scale
at the last moment by voting in its favor
Besides these arrests, the authorities have
searched the residences of de Lesseps,
Fontainel Cottsu and San Leroy and
seized mass Of documents throwing new
and important light on the Panama
frauds and corruption.
The news of the arrest of the Panama
directors caused a sensation IN the cham
Der of deputies, and much excitement in
the lobbies. Some of the members of the
committee Of investigation proposed to
suspend the inquiry and others wanted
the commission TO resign altogether and
leave the government unhampered in the
execution of the law. The police have
been making a wholesale descent to day
in search of documents and other evi
dence for use in the prosecution of the
Panama canal directors and others az
cused. Armed with warrant of search
the police visited the premises of the
Panama Canal company, the premises o
NJ Thierree and the residence OF NJ
Herr who is acknowledged to be deepl,
: implicated in the Panama schemes o.
: Renach and who WAS with Reinacl
s shortly before his death.
: The Panama investigation commission
a met 10 day, and after lengthy discus
d sion of the situation, decided not to re
\ sgn
!, As yet no warrant has been issued fo
J, the arrest of NJ Feld,uand de Lessep>
/ 1t was decided TO make the arrest
mentioned above at meetin!
held last night at which NJ. Ribot
the prime ministry; NJ. Bourgeois, min
: lister of justice; the procureur geners
and the head of the criminal depart
mert, were present The prosecutio
d Of NJ Charles de LesSeps. Fontane an
., San Leroy will be entirely distinct froI
,r the others
p, An enormous quantity of document
lie have beeu seized The evening paper
a. assert that four more important arrest
OF are iminent. 1t is reported that the 90
ok ernment will ask the chamber of dep,
~ ties to authorize the prosecution Of
Of nf number of its members
al The president of the four republics
Of groups waited upon NJ Ribot to day ar
congratulated him upon the decision
the government, which is generally a
proved in the lobbies and the chamb
i. itself. Its tirmuess has secured for it
Nd decided majority in the chamber On
in the members OF the right and some
12, the radicals disapprove Of the Cover
", ment's course
- The arrested Pdrama canal direct,
az when arraigned 'tfnre Magistrate Fra
"a qucie, protest, q their innocence Tn
he w,Ie committed a. the Mazaa prise
he jules Picard, presid, Mt Of the Sutz Cal
On On company, has written a letter 70 t
Z, president If the Paris Agents De Chan
he saying that the share h lders IN the ST
canal need not be alarmed over the AIR
Of Charles de Lessepe, as the SueZ ca
,C com mpany is absolutely certain to pr ~
l factOrily.