Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-03-13
The PaTiSianS Again Thrown
Into Excitement
THE PANAMA TRIAL THE CAUSE.
Minister Of Justice BOuTgeOlS0 Resigns
His Once.
naDAur corru's rEsriaoSY.
The Government to lie Intcrpciiattd.
Tho President perhaps
Involved.


PARIS, March i2.-As result OF
today's testimony In the Panama TRIAL
Minister Of Justice Bourge0ise at 1880
this Sunday morning resigned his
office, and thv news, coupled with the
day'sexposures, has caused widespread
fofment In Paris. The streets are
thfongcd even nj this late hour anu
The greatest excitement prevails. NJ.
BourKooise, Ia his letter Of REQ ynaiion,
said he resigned because NJ. sounlry's
evidence failed TO establish the fact
that he never authorized anyone To
approach Madame Cottu In connection
with the Panama case. Madame Cottu
testified that she was approached by
NJ. Souniry, VINO solicited certain com.
promising documents against deputies
IN her possession ~ the price OF her
husbands liberty. Bounify, unuer
pressure, acknowledged tne truth OF the
madAms'e testimony.
Andricux testified that a rton said
he would not heiIay thn persons who
had given him their confidence,
and moreover, he himself would
DO no longer secure N he once
surrendered the list In his possession.
There was n murmur ~ surprise In
court at this hint. While hv maiu.
tanned reserve IA regard to the impl-
Gated officials AndrieuN proceeded 10
state that Anton further informed him
chat he had received generous oilers
from other quarters Ia connection with
the evidence IN his possession hud had
been promised great leuioucy Ia IT,
gard to his share IN the dynamite case.
NJ. Ihieband, In the course OF his
testimony, created sensation by
declaring that hc always regarded
Arton us u secret agent OF the govern.
mont.
MADAME COTru's EVIDENCE
wss next. She said few days after
the arrest OF her husband she learned
that the government was annoyed NJ
the turn the prosecution was taking
Huu desired 10 suppress il aud sought
AN Intermediary between themselves
aud the Panama canal directors. A
gentleman named GOyard visited her
and offered 10 act IN the capacity OF
intermediary. He Informed her that
a'true bill would not he returned II the
directors bound themsrlvos to silence.
She wanted, however, % deal with
| better authority than GOyatd. She,
on January liih, was conducted 10
the Office Of NJ. souniry, chief OF the
detective department, VINO asked her
whether she y l-aessrd any cOmpromis.
ing documents which might be useful.
Minister SJunity diu not make any
proposals In precise terms, but she lult
that tine release OF her husband was
being offered as bride for the surreu.
der Of compromising papefs. SOuuiry
offered 10 allow her 10 visit her hus.
band Ia order that she should induce
him to warn Charles DE Lesseps who
had already spoken too much.
SGuniry also rs ed her to report the
gist Of tue conversation to NJ. L1ubst.
Everybody eagerly awaited the
action Of tue ptesl ing Judge regard.
ing the TevoiatiOns but he declined to
summon SOunify, who was wanted aH
n witness, aud lhus cut OF this line OF
inquiry.
A former minister OF the interior
declared that Charles Do Lusstps
menaced him with an attack in the
newspapers unless no would help the
Panama canal project. DE Lessspu
arose and denied having uttered any
such menace.
NJ. Souniry, chief OF the detective
department, hHstenel TO court OF his
own accord when he heard OF Madame
COtlu's statement.
NJ. sOuNrRY TOOK THE WITNESS STAND
ami declared that Madame Cottu cane
TO his office voluntarily to ask permls.
sion 10 visit hvr husband. SOuniry
swore positively that he never threat
ensd aud never attempted TO bargain
with Madame COttu. Madame COttu
here arose ana repeated with energy
her declaration to the effect that he
asked her whether she possessed any
documents compromising the deputies
on the extreme night. This declaIa.
ton caused "A prolonged seusatiOn aud
loud muTmurs were heard ON all Sides.
NJ. sOuniry seemed somewhat discop.
certed. On being pressed he admitted |
that merely out Ot curiosity he asked |
the madame whether she held any
documents involving the deputies ON
the extreme right. The court then |
hlJOuiltIs Ahp hA'HN'nN NNNiNNAANhA /
prevails,
NJ. Louhet, the former premier, in
an interview with "a correspondent |
tonight, made an emphatic statement |
TO the effect that he had given no |
orders to SOuniry 10 procure any |
compromising documents In the !
possession Of Madame Cottu aR the |
price OF her husband'a release.
The deputies were crowded today, |
the occasion being tho debate on |
the demand by Gustaye La Marselle |
for the production OF the alleged mem
aoing telegram from Cornelius Herr |
to certain politicians. NJ, Ribot, the
premier, explained to the chamber that
the telegram was destroyed In the |
ordinary official routine. IL copies
were preserved In the detective Office |
they would be given TO the chamber.
At the session Of the committee OF IN
vestigRtion today the committee re-
fused to accept the resignation OF
Brlsson as president and also resolved |
20 summon RibOt and BourgeOise. IL |
IL understood that the lack OF conf !
dence Indicated by this course had |