The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-27
CORNELIUS HERR
Toe Slick for the Erenchmeu-British Sol
saves Dim from The quisition.


Toe Slick for the Recommendation Soil
saves him from the QUESTION.
PARIS, Jan. 22-The authorities ap-
pear determined to show by their ener-
gy in obtaining evidence against DR..
Cornelius Herr that they are in earnest
in their effort to procure his extra
dition. They realize that they labor
under a considerable disadvantage in
dealing with DR.. Herr at the distance Of
London.
If they had him here he could be sub
jected to the usual French process of
examination. which includes brow beat
ing, confrcn ting, entrapping, and
everything in the way OF iuquisiton
short Of actual pbysieal torture, and
sometimes approaches shat very closely
in the persistent suDiection Of the ac-
cused to long ana exhausting sittings,
with view of compelling admission
thro ugh sheer WEAKNESS and desire for
rest,
As Herr can not be subjected, in adj
vance of extradition. to this sort of
raking, the authorities are doing the
next best thing tor their purpose by
putting his friends through the pro
cess.
NJ. Clemenceau was confronted with
NJ. Stephaue, with the view of elicit
ing. il possible, some acknowledge
mcats that might De sent to London to
strengthen the case a@alAs. Herr
Tie examination Was private, but
according to the Petit Journal, listeners
on the outside heard enough to convince
them that a very lively vocal encounter
was in progress within. Clemeneeau
stoutly maintained his denials of any
knowledge of corrupt or criminal con-
duct on the part OF Herr or anybody
else, and used language that, in
any other place, would have been
promptly followed by Il challenge or a
duel. Clemence au stood his ground
under all the pressure, and the eXamin-
alton closed without any admission Of
wrong on his part and, it is understood,
without any additional damage to
Herr
ALI parties are furious against Herr.
The 'Panamaites, as they are called,
are enraged against him for the share
he is alleged to have taken in betraying
them to Andrieux and 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 esponsibility
for the disgrace laid upon foreigner,
and German at that.
One of the charges most generally
uttered against Herr is that he is Ba-
varian and consequently a compatriot
of the soldier brigands who fired Ba-
zeilles in September, 1870. 1t happens
that DIR. Herr was born at Besancon, in
France, and is not the son of Bavarian,
but of Hesian parents. He is, there
FORE only of German parentage. This,
however, makes no difference to his as
sailants
The authorities appreciate that de-
nouncing Herr as German will have
no influence in British court of JUS
tice, and that they will have to make
out clearly a probable case of guilt in
order to obtain his extradition.
Asked how it was Baron De Reinach
had made M. Herr his confdant. M. An
drieux said they had been friends, had
then quarreled, and had renewed their
friendship to the point that there was a
project of marriage between Madem-
oiselle Herr and M. De Reinach, who is
an officer in the army.
Questioned as to when Mr.. Cornelius
Herr left Paris, M. Andrieux said he
left eight days after the death of Baron
De Reinach.
The document alluded to by M. An
drieux, and of which he produced a
copy before the committee of investiga-
ton, was memorandum representing
the amounts alleged to have been paid
in bribery to Rouvier, Proust and
others