Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-15
THE PANAMA SCANDAL.

|. - The Court of Assizes Was Again Crowded-The Defendants Looked CareEorn by the Strain and Anxiety -sfatemenns Made and Denied.
 PARIS, March 1.-The court of assizes was again crowded to day, when the trial of Charles de Lesseps, Baihut and their fellew defendants was resumed. The au- dienoe included 6 number of prominent men whose names have been mentioned in connection with the Panama scandal, but there was not such crush as on the previ- ous days by the lower classes of society to obtain admission. The effect of the vote in the chamber of deputies was plainly visible In the less satisfied air of the ens- mics of the government. The defendants themselves looked worn and fatigusd by the strain and anxiety of the trial.
 At the opening N. Barboux protested against what he called the erroneous con-. struction which had been placed upon II. Goliard's evidence in statements made the previous day from the tribune in the cham bar of deputies. He said, also, that the tmputation that Mme Cottu's evidence had been concocted previously was false and cslumnious.
 The name of N. Yves-Guyot, radical deputy for the Seine, who Is alleged to have been the source of the report that N. Constans had communicated the list of i'm plicsted deputies to President Carnot, was called, but N. Yves-Guyot did not make his appearance.
 M. Constans, the former minister of the interior, was called to the stand, and the audience craned their necks to listen to his statements. N. Constans spoke clearly and firmly. He denied in emphatic lam gusge the alleged assertion of Yves-Guyot tC the effect that he (Constans) had handed to President Oarnot lst of deputies i'm plicated in the alleged bribery and corrup- ton connected with the Panama lottery bonds bill. He had never, he declared, possessed such list. This ended the brief examination of N. Oonstans.
 EI-Deputy Sans Leroy was then sgain examined as to his excuse for depositing e large sum of money at the time he was charged with having received c similar amount for changing his vote in committee on the lottery bonds bill. Sans Leroy re- peated at length his previous story to the effect that the money was part of his wife's dowry, and that he was merely changing the investment of the amount at the lime
  Lyonnaise of 100, ,0G0 francs in April, 1888. He produced documents intended to cor roborate his explanation that the deposit was simply part of reinvestment of his wife's dowry of 200, 900 francs.
 The advocate general observed that the documents entered by Sans Leroy had no bearing on the case. M. Sans Leroy vehemently protested against this etate- ment of the advocate general.
 Lieutenant Lucien N. Bonsparte Wyee, the French engineer prominently con Panama canal enterprise, testified that he remembered that NJ. Monchicourt, official liquidstor of the Panama Canal company, had mentioned eighteen months ago that the directors of the Panama Canal com pany had handed him @ sealed paper
 Charles de Lesseps hastily arose and denied this statement. He said he had given N. Monchicourt full account of all the expenditures excepting one million four hundred thousand francs, the employ ment of which he had fully and candidly explained to the examining magistrate, N. Franqueville.
 caused @ sensation, and the spectators could be heard discussing the revelation in loud whispers.
 The presiding judge intimated that un- less M. Monchicourt could testify before the close of the hearing, his deposition would be read.
 The hearing of witnesses being con. oluded, M. Bonllsy, one of the counsel for the persecution; then addressed the court, his argument being, however, really in- tended for Charles de Lesseps. NJ. Bonllsy of all the money paid to Reinarch and to | Arton, and to divulgs the tenor of the | treaty between Cornelius Herz and the Panama Canal company. N. Bonllay con- demned the conduct of Spinouray, late chiet of the detective department, toward the virtuous and heroic Mime. Cottu, and he concluded by appealing to Charles de Lesseps and the interests of the public to divulge of the Io4 deputies on the famous list of alleged bribe takers. ..: -,.,.',
 The deposition of N. Monehioourt, of 6oial receiver of the Panama Canal com pany, was read In court. This deposition sets forth that Charles de Leeseps had re- fused to communicate the names of the bene6ciaries of 1000, 900 francs in bonds made payable to bearer.
 The deposition of Henri Cottu, one of the dire etors of the Panama Canal com pany, was next read. It set forth that Charles de Lesseps alone managed the payment of lump sums in behalf of the company. Cottu's deposition stated that he merely approved the payment without concerning himself with the destination of the money.
 M. Bsrboux read a letter from MoDchi- | court denying N. Charles de Lesseps had sent him a sealed envelope or any list what ever. A. Bonsparte Wye, being recalled mentioned the date on which N. Monchi- court had told about the delivery of the sealed package.
 Ia face of the denial offered by Charles de Lesseps the court ordered that N. Monohicourt should be examined before magistrate in relation to the circumstances.
 The counsel in the case then proceeded to address the court
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