The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-01-23
CORNELIUS HERR
Too slick FOR the Frenchmen-lirttiah son
saves Him From the Inquisition-

Too slick FOR the Frenchmen-nrttiah Soil
saves Him From the Inquisition-
PANS. Jan. 2a-The authorities APP
determined to show by their ener-
~ in obtaining evidence against Or.
Cornelius Herz that they are in earnest
III their effort to procure his extra
dition They realize that they labor
under a considerable disadvantage in
dealing with DIR. Herr at the distance Of
London.
II they had him here he could be sub
iected 70 the usual French process OF
examination. which includes browbeat-
ing, confronting. ~entrapping. and
everything in the way OF inquisttlon
short Of actual physical torture. and
sometimes approaches that very closely
in the persistent subsection Of the ac-
cused TO long and exhausting sittings,
with q view OF compelling admission
through sheer WEAKNESS and desire Tor
rest :
As Herr can not be subjected. in ad-
vance Of cxtradition, TO this sort OF
raking, the authorities are doing the
next best thing for their purpose by
putting his friends through the pro-
cess.
M. Clemencean was confronted with
NJ. Stephane, with the view Of elicit
ing. II possible, some acknowledge
ments that might be sent to London 70
strengthen the case against Herr
The 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. clemenceau
stoutly maintained his dcnials of any
knowledge OF corrapt 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 d challenge or q
duel Clemeneeau stood his ground
under all the pressure, and the examin-
alton closed without any admission Of
wrong on his part and, It'll understood,
without any additional damage TO
Herr
All parties are furious against Herr
The "Panamai.es, as they are called,
are enraged against him for the share
he is alleged to have taken in b~etraying
them to Andrieux ard assisting the ex-
project in the exposures which have
caused 50 much scandal, while those
who were not implicated in the scandal
would like 10 see the chief responsibility
for the disgrace laid upon a foreigner,
and a German at that.
One OF the charges most generally
uttered against Herr iA-that he Is a Ba-
varian and consequently a compatriot
Of the soldier brigands who fired Ba-
| zeilles in September, 1870. It happens
that Dir. Herr was born Mt B~esancon, In
France, and is not the son of Hawaiian,
but OF Hesian parents. lie Is, there
fore, only Of German parentage. This,
however. makes no d.Ifsrence Q his as-
gailanta
The authorities appreciate that de
nouncing Herr as d German will have
no influence in a British court Of jus
tice, and hat they viii have to mako
out clearly a probable case of guilt II
order to obtain his extrndition.
Asked how ii was Earon Do Reinacl
had made M. Herr his confidHnt. M. An
| drieux said they had been friends, hat
then quarreled. and had renewed theil
friendship to the point that there was !
project of marriage between MAIDEN
oiselle Herr and M. De Rcinach, who i
an officer in the army.
Questioned as to when Mr.. coTne'iu
Herr left Paris, M. Andrieux said h.
left eight days after the death Of Barol
De Reinach.
The document alluded to by NJ. An
drieux, and Of which he produced
copy before the committee OF investiga
ton, was a memorandum representing
the amounts alleged I have been pale
in bribery Il Rouyier, Proust an.