The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1893-01-12

fuence upon the course Of the govern.
ment in regard to the Panama Canal
company, and the charge is substantially
that he sold that influence. The Figaro
says that NJ Franqueviele, the Judge
Construction, has decided that the evil
dence against NJ. Baihut, presented dur
ing the examination in regard to the
check for 5000 francs alleged to have
been paid to him, warrants putting him
on trial.
II is reported that the proof against NJ.
Baihut, as well as against other import
ant personages whom the government is
prosecuting or preparing to prosecute, is
due to an understanding arrived at be-
tween the authorities and NJ. Charles de
Lesseps. whereby the latter, in consider
alton of giving all the information in his
power in relation to the beneficiaries of
Panama corruption, is to be treated
with great leniency, If not admitted to
absolute immunity. The report is that
M. Charles de Lesseps has made an I'M
reserved statement of all the facts with
in his knowledge, and will do the same
on his own trial and at any separate
trial Of others connected with the scan.
dal.
M. De Lesseps' motives are stated to
be, not only to secure immunity as
much as possible from the penalty of the
law, but also TO convince the public that
the Panama company was forced by IT.
resistible pressure on the part of official
and the press, to choose between
wholesale corruption or the threatened
ruin Of the enterprise. 1t is said that
the Acknowledgement made by NJ. De
Lesseps are Of the most startling char
acter, and will create q sensation in
America as well as in France.
M. Tiburce Franqueviele is conduct
ing the examinations of the accused
with great skill. He is a native Of
Picardy and 40 years old. He is a man
Of thorough education and a splendid
Latin scholar, and has something of a
cynical temperament, which adds to his
efficiency as an examining magistrate.
He has been attached to the tribunal Of
the Seine for about six years.
NJ. Andrieux denies that M. Barbette,
French ambassador to Berlin, is the in
fiuential man implicated in the Panama
canal scandal whose name he refused to
give to the parliamentary commission,
The report that Cornelius Herr has been
deprived of the decoration of the
Legion of Honor, on account of his con-
pectiop with the Panama canal scandal.
is untrue.
Following is the text of the letter
from NJ. Algoin to the committee OF in
quiry, relating to the check for 90, 900
francs alleged to have been received by
M. Floquet: Yesterday a trying docu.
ment, which has given birth to an abom-
Unable calumny, was laid before you.
/ had already brought to you, when you
for the first time did me the honor to
listen to me, the complete account of
the work done by me, and for which the
10000 francs sent me by Baron de Rein
ach was the remuneration. / had q
right to regard that question as settled;
and now people dare to say that on that
occasion only lent my name, and that
the person who really received the
money was a politician whose high
probity is beyond question. / oppose
the most categorical contradiction to
that allegation, which nothing Can
justify. You, gentlemen Of the com
mittee, have seen the counterfeit of the
check; you know my name alone ap
pears on it. You are, therefore, in
possession of a proof Of the truth Of
my words, and ! defy any one, who
ever he may be, to produce a convinc'
ing document capable of contradicting
mo