The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-01-06
M. BAIHUT Examined.
Freycinet's Minister Of Public
Works on the Stand.
H. FLoQUETs REELECTION CERTAIN

BGihut's unsaory Career as Related Be-
fore NJ. Franqueville-Th The Arres. of NJ.
Btnndin for Connection with the Pam
anna Affair Creates Surprise.
PtRIs, Jan. M. Baihut minister of
p' hl works in the cabinet of NJ. de Frey
Gil ct in 1856, was yesterday brought before
M. tranqueville, examining magistrate, to
confront Charles De Lesseps and Marius
Eontane, imprisoned directors of the Pan
anna Canal company. After an examine
ton of two hours NJ. Baihut was ordered
To prepare to appear before NJ Franque-
Vile again before Jan. 10.
NJ. Baihut's present position is enigmati-
cal He has been accused by III. Ferdinand
Martin, II banker, who says he was ein-
ployed by the Panama company to inilu-
ence deputies and of having received re-
peated payments from the company.
NJ. Armengnnd's Charges. ka
NJ. Armengaud a civil engineer and
former member of the city council, also
made damaging charges against him. Nj.
Baihut was classfellow Of NJ. Armcn-
gaud at an engineering school, and his in
innate friend and visitor at his country
house al St. Leu until about five years ago,
when NJ Baihut got Madame Armeugaud
mother of three children, NJ. Armengaud
had to divorce her, and to liquidate her
fortune, which, when they were married,
amounted to 100000 600 francs. a third
part went by law to the husband for his
life time and third to her children. The
rest went back to her. NJ Armengaud
had stated that Nj Baihut was pennilcss
until he got hold of Mme. Armengaud's 's
100000 francs. NJ, Baihut has already
replied to this statement in a letter cal
culated to show that he had before 1856
an independent income of 10000 francs
The charges of NJ Martin have also been
denied by NJ. Baihut. How farthe present
en- lination concerns them can only be
strnised.
NJ Blondin, who was arrested on Wed
Desday after having been examined by NJ.
l'ranqneviile, is accused Of having been an
Intermediary between the corrupt Reinach-
hrton combination and deputies His ar
reHt has been the one topic OF discussion in
the loblies of the chamber. II is supposed
that his evidence implicated NJ. Baihut,
knd was the direct cause OF the lntter's cx-
animation yesterday, The prevailing opn-
ion is that NJ. Floqnets re election as pres
fdent of the chamber ia certain
De Vlilehois Garcuil's Evidence.
The parliamentary commission of in,
quiry yesterday resumed their sttings,
suspended during the holidays. The prin-
cipal witness called was Niscouni DeNille-
bois Mareuil, monarchist deputS Tor May.
rnne, He said thar the expenditure of the
Panama Canal company in corrupting the
press was a tiiie when compared with the
enormous amount lost through bogus
Contracts He urged the commission tc
call the principal contractors and examine
tteu as TO the amounts received and the
work actually done The wide discrepancy
between the two Items would then be re
yealsd. The Comite de la Union du Pan
ANA he said, had been formed expressly tG
Influence deputies and conspicuous mer
fl the provinces 10 favor he lottery loan.
The commission appointed sub com
mission TO inquire into yiscnant neNilic
lais Mareuils charge aud then adjoIrhct
uhtil saturday.
Andrieux Danics the Rumor.
PAnis, Jan 6.-M. Andrieux denies tla
nj. lIcrhette, French ambassador TO BeI
lin is the influential man implicated i
tie Panama scandal, whose name lie re
fused to give TO the parliamentary con
mission