New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-13
NJ. HEBRARD WAS NJ. EIFFEDS PARTNER
EXPLANATION OF THE EDITOR OF TUE TEMrS
BARON REISACH's PlCKINGs-M. DE
FREYCINET AND DR.. HERR


Paris JAN lo-In relation n the transactions be
tween IIcbrard. Editor Of the Temps ana Eihci
II appears that Icbrard when asked By the Panama
Investigating Committee to explain his publication
I'm --G II an advance summary OF the report OF VI
Rosseau the engineer sent by the French Government
10 report on the canal, while declining 10 state TIE
source from which his journal obtained the extracts
before they were made pubic answered t1ht on the
day before the appearance In he Temps of IN"
ex,racts he had entered into partnership with VI
Elnel For many years he had himself done busi
ness I'm connection with public works. and he defended
his hight 10 engage In private business. As 70 MS
commission OF IL per cent or " Fifcls Panama
contract he had control over the "oraN anu 100"
| no part IN concluding tn' contract
Attention IL called to the fact TINT VI Charles a.
| Iesscps In saving that the knife had been put 70
| his throat 10 make him give up millions of Phnama
money simply repeated an expression when nc hhd
used I'm la5a VI. Monch,court, the hqmdator Of
the Panama COMPANY. deposed before The Panama
Committee that In 1888. when the Lottery bill was
| coming on Baron Rcinach required sum Of
. 900 600 plus 2goOOOo francs for what he poke OF
os nrcss .xponsc,. There were accounts fur'
! ,i.h,d bv the Baron. VI. MonchcOurt expressing
ostonIsh,ncnt at such sum being intended Ior inc
papers NJ Rcinach said to HIM
What a simple person YOU must be TO fancy II is
going to be spent on Them
Moncbiconrt was then connected With Panama
''''''N'
r svolloving up % one of the directors. th" latter
told him II was payment for secret services that h"
had nndcrtnhcn for the purpose Of getting the ler'
lean carried. Baron Roinach was paid III chsh "o"".
Tive pavmcnt took the form OF checks on the Ihhh oi
France For the bonds 10 which he suhscrlci lie paid
only francs 90 ccnlimcs apiece. tn" sums paid MN
| IN money came TO IOO00Oo0 francs Mohchloout'
knew Herr rs dlscounter OF bills drawn by different
members Of the company. lie heard ~ Cotiu speak
Of Baron Rcinach as a "fcarful bmod-sucker ": ana
when he himself asked NJ de Lesseps why the latter
gnv, him 50 much NJ. de Lcss"ps said "What can !
do, lie has n knife TO my throat -.
NJ Jules Ferry * quoted saying that all steadS
going Rcpublicnns ought 10 unite In oppoSl'lph I" !"
dcta,or,hip 10 n re-, oratlon OF the Monarchy or te
Emprc and 10 Anarchy. Close watch must be b'P'
over the inrlgues OF The enemies OF the 'oh'nu'o'l
who will cndeavor 10 prepare coup ue "hiH "a
Iulcs Ferry attributes tho trouble with "mch vi.
pcnublic has been visited recently 10 the IacH o.
Il proper understanding among thc members vi wv
Government. a great country Ike France irq'"cS
unity of direction The judicial authorities VIII pm
,sh those whose prolty Is not intact but kcpuphc'h
statesmen politicians should devote their a'tch'ioh
10 the protection Of public liberty.
The "sOl,il" says today that NJ >aiS-LeroS "aS
confessed 10 having received -"o'"V" "'''' "''' Wv
pnnana Canal Company
" rronoucyiIlr the examining magistrate, has
hondonod the Irro.c restaurant. where he has been
in the habit OF taking his luncheon, because o 'h'
crowd Of Idlors around the door. The tables nave
been engaged 10y travellers and reporters VINO ren
in vain to draw him out
Tho next move looked for on the part OF the
,,,,ho-,Joe said 10 concern VI. dc Frycinct. IL
j. recalled that the cxMni,tor of War WAS nn lh'i'na'"
friend Of Cornelius Herr TO whose place at PRESERVE
near AIN he frequently drove, 10 ENJOY TIE ho'P
atty Of Dr. and Mrs. Ierz. How far his close per
knnr n matter Oi conjecture. but tie friendship 0I
VI d. Frcyclno, l. believed 10 nave been pat TO ~
du.trios u.c Is Herr In hi, peculiar operations IL
- s,ntcl ruot there /, 10 evidence Of arua! corruption
| n rLc part OF NJ. dc Fr,yc.nci. and nothing NOR
can be shown AGAINST him thna cOmphlsancc to"ar
Others corrupt. -
81 de Frcycnct IS represented as having been 'ef
rily shocked by the statements from America re-
IN rGing he an,cccdents OF Herr. whom he proirSS'
tn con .der n person OF high probity ana etc'iiou
! chnrnctcr. VI dc Freycnct's friends clt" on lhis
subject tho fact that previous 10 te recent rNPos"I.
,ho dOe,cr or record Of Icrk al the Chhncc,rIlr o
| No Inoion of Honor wa, not only crcdilnhc. bat
i,1lllaut and tnaf NJ de Frcycno had no better op
portunilie. thar the Chnncclicrr had 'or N"o"'"e
iIo al of the QlNcuturcr.