St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-01-22
French Authorities in Earnest
in the EXtpaditiOn Of
the Doctor.
They Want to Subject Him to
the Usual French Ex-
animation.
Just Now They Are Making 1t
Warm for His
Friends.
Foreigners Held to Be Chiefly
Responsible for the
Scandal.

PARIS, Jan. 21.-The authorities ap-
pear determined to show by their energy
in obtaining evidence against DR.. Cor
nelus Herr that they are earnest in
their effort to procure his eXtradition.
They realize that they labor under a
considerable disadvantage in dealing
with DR.. Herr at the distance Of Lon
don. If they had him here. they could
subject him to the usual French process
of examination, which includes
broWbeating. confronting, entrapping,
and everything in the way of inquisition
short of actual physical torture. and
sometimes approaches that very closely
in the persistent subsection of the ac-
cused to long and exhaustive sittings
with view to compelling admission
through sheer WEAKNESS and desire for
rest. As Herr cannot be subjected, i'll
advance TO eXtradition, to this sort of
racking, the authorities are doing the
next best thing for their purpose by
putting his friends through the process.
Nj. Clemenceau was confronted yester-
day with Nj. Stephane with view of
eIiciting, if possible, some acknowledge
ments that might be sent to London to
strengthen the case against Herr.
The examination was private, but,
according to the Petit Journal, listeners
on the outside heard enough to con-
vince them that very lively vocal en-
counter was in progress within. Glenn
enceau stOutly
Maintained His DenIaIs
of any knowledge of corrupt or GRIM
inal conduct on the part of Herr or any
body else. and used language that in
any other place would have been
promptly followed by challenge OF a
duel. Clemenceau stood his ground
under all the pressure, and the eXamln-
ation closed without any admission of
wrong on his part, and, it is understood.
without any additional damage to Herr.
All parties are enraged against Herr.
The ''PanamiteS," as they are called.
are enraged against hin for the share
he is alleged to have taken in betraying
them to AndrieuX or assisting the eX-
project in the exposures which have
caused so much scandal; while those
who were not implicated IN the scandal
would like to see the chief re-
sponsibiltv for, the disgrace laid
upon a foreigner and German
at that. One of the charges most gen.
orally uttered against Herr is that he is
a Bavarian, and consequently a COM
patriot of the soldier brigandS who fired
the bazeilles in September, 1870. 1t
happens that DR.. Herr was born at
Besancon, in France, and is not the son
of Bavarian but of Hessian parents.
He is, therefore, only of German par
entage. This, however. makes no diff
ference to his assailants, who persist in
pronouncing him as German, and
spare no effort to prove that he was the
chief hand in the Panama affair.
Attacks Foreigners.
One of the newspapers goes so far as
to declare that foreigners are chiefly re-
sponsible for the Panama scandal.
"Paris," it says. "has become the great
society cosmopolS. 1t is we'll to en-
courage wealthy foreigners to come and
live here. They hire rooms and flats at
the highest rents in the neighborhood
of the Champs Eysees, spend money on
objects of taste and luxury; do not
trouble themselves about decorations or
politics in connection with bribery,
and are really happy if they can sue
ceed in climbing on mail coach
and sit beside dukes and duchesses.
But foreigners wanting to get on should
not only be given a wide berth, but
pushed FROM the door of the too con-
fiding and ever-hospitable France. The
authorities appreciate, however. that
denounclng Herr as German will
have no influence in British court of
M houp tn 1aIy
clearly probable case of guilt in order
to obtain his extradition. HERBS apollo
gists, of whom there are some, express
admiration for his ShreWdness in secur-
ing chance to defend himself in Eng
land, and intimate that it might have
been better for some others OF the &C.
cused if they had adopted similar
course.
In connection with the prosecution of
M. Herr. attention is called to the
Evidence of WI. AndrIeux
before the committee on Investigation,
in which AndrieuX stated that Herr had
in his possession the original of an i'm
portant document, revealing official cor
ruption. ''AS to the document ITSELF"
said M. AndrieuX, II received it from
M. Cornelius Herr, who holds the orig
inal. 1 have been promised the proof
as regards few of the names. l will
give you one document which will prove
my good faith; it is copy which L made
at hotel table. almost in spite of M.
Cornelius Herr"
M. Brisson-Do you say the original
is in the hands of NJ. Cornelius Herr?
M. Andrieux-1 will endeavo1 to pro-
cure it for you.
"Cannot M. Cornelius Herr appear in
person."
1.-The document can be put in; NJ.
Cornelius Herr is ILL.,"
nj. de Villebois Mareuil-Who put you
on the track of that document?
. M. AndreuX-It was Nj. Cornelius
Herr himself who told me he had con-
elusive document in his possession.
That was before the death of Baron de
Reinach. He then only gave me details
successfully, and without being pressed
by me. [ made the copy hurriedly.
Asked how it was Baron de Reinach
had made NJ. Herr his confident, M.
Andrieux said they had been friends,
. had then quarreled and had renewed
was
A Project of Ma rriage
between Mile Herr and NJ. de Reinach,
who is an officer in the army. Cues
toned as to whe M. Cornelius Herr
left Paris M. AndrieuX said he left
eight days after the death of Baron de
Reinach. Asked whether M. Cornelius
{ Herr had related to him the visit OF M.
4BOuyIer. and Clemenceau, witness said
yes, and added that he believed it was
/ himself (AndrieuX) whose campaign
they wished to stop.
The document alluded to by NJ. An
drieuX, and of which he produced a
copy before the committee of investiga-
ton, was memorandum representing