The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-03-14
PARIS GREATLY EXCITED.
The Court Thronged with all
Glasses of People.
BOURGEOIS ON THE STAND.
Excitement Reaches Fever Heat Re.
garding the Great Scandal.
The Prisoners Seemed Themselves Re-
ViTed by the New Interest Which Their
Case Ras Awakened-Interestine
Observation-Disclosures Debate.

PARIS, March 3.-ApDroaches to the
Falals de Justice were thronged today by
excited crowds. There has not been such
excitement since the beginning OF the
Panama scandal. The crowds are COM
posed of all classes from the militant
socialist TO the wealthy merchant and
hnancier. The omnibus murmuring and
angry talk and menacing frown on the
faces OF the lower classes in the throng re-
nina one OF the days preceding the COM
nnne. The court room was throngsd
with as many as could obtain admittance.
Inc prisoners seemed themselves re-
vlVed by the new interest which their
case has awakened. Some Thought the
features OF Charles DeLesseps bore
look Of triumph, while even Baihut
iooked less crushed than any time previ-
Gus since his pitiful confession. AS soon
as the court opened, Presiding Judge Des
Jardlnes ordered Bourgeois, late minister
OF justice, to be summoned to testify at
some time during the day.
Deputy Fernand Mege of Puy de Dome,
VINO belongs, according to his own state
ment, to the party of ''ADpeal to the
People, - testified to the accuracy of the
statement that Yves Guyot was the source
OF the report that Constans had commune
Gated to President Carnot, in the council at
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the alleged Panama briberies.
Count Caffarelli Monarchist deputy for
AIsne. gave similar testimony, which was
corroborated by Radical Deputy La
Broushe, advocate OF Lagrass, who de-
manded that ConstaDs be summoned.
This was objected to by the advocate gem
eral, who said that calling witnesses
must have some limit. Deputy Saints
Martin, Union Conservative, who has
been member OF the committee on aD-
pllcatiOn of the Panama Canal company
fOr leave to issue lottery tickets, testified
that he did not see Sans Leroy, one OF the
defendants accused of changing his vote IN
committee as the rusult of a bride, leave
the committee room just before the criti-
cal division on the bill, Sainte Martin said
he bad been told Sans Leroy went out to
see Arton. He added that Afterwards
Sans Leroy's opposition to the bill closed
the market
A member of the same committee testi-
fled that he did not see Sans Leroy leave
the room on the occasion in question.
Witness remembered that there was an
alteration over the vote which Sans Le-
roy gave in support of the bill, and that
Sans Leroy told the committee he was
bound to comply with the wishes of his
constituents.
M. Goliard testified today that he knew
the secretary Of Henri Cottu and it was at
Police COmmissiary Nicoll with view to
efecting an arrangement between the
government and Panama directors. This
interview led to discussions which took
place between Madame Cottu and NJ.
SOinoury, chief of the detective depart
ment. Witness says he acted on his own
responsibility IN bringing about the in
terYiews.
NJ. Bourgeois, late minister of justice,
next took the stand. He spoke with firm
ness and energy, and showed a DISPOSE
ton not to reserve anything that could
explain his position toward the Panama
case and defendant. He emphatically re-
pudiated all lnsinuations contained in the
evidence OF Madame Cottu, denied having
authorized anybody to act in his behalf,
and said he only permitted Madame Cottu
to see her husband from motives of hui
manity. There was a brief passage be-
tween Bourgeois and NJ. Barbeaux, which
ended with the latter saying nobody here
doubted the sincerity OF Madame Cottu's
evidence.
Charles De Lesseps here arose and in a
bold manner and in tones that rang
through the court room said: 'tM. Bour-
geois attacked me a little while agoI
Well, Monsieur, here l am face to face
with you. What have you to say to me2''
De Lesseps folded his arms and looked de-
fiant at Bourgeois, while with violent uD-
ebullitiOn on the part OF the leading de-
PENDANT whose conduct up to this time
had been at least within the rules of
orderly procedure.
Judge Des Jardens Indignantly spoke
up: 81 cannot,' he said, ''allcw these
dialogues. The law must be recognized
by all. -
The audience Gained down and Bour-
geois proceeded to reply in deliberate Ian
guage to NJ. Barbeaux. He said: 'sThe
affair was the result Of a vancouver. the
authors of which / do not know.''
With this NJ. Bourgeois retired from
the witness stand and Madame Cottu was
recalled. She declared that Goliard told
her he would go and see Bourgeois in re-
gard to her.
NJ Goliard followed Madame Cottu on
the stand, and confirmed her statement to
the effect that he had told her ne would
see Bourgeois, but added: ''Nobody
authorized me to say 500
M. Bourgeois arose and exclaimed: ssIf
any one knows that acted contrary to the
dictates of honor let him speak, At
these words the uproar in the audience
was renewed, many taking part with
Bourgeois and others with MS accusers.
When hearing was resumed SOinoury
was recalled, and he made long state
ment to the effect that neither Bourgeois
nor any other minister was in any way
responsible for his interview with Madame
Cottu. He himself originated the idea OF
a conference with her. The charge that
he attended Ne. Cottu or promised her
any favor in return for information she
might give we're utterly false.