The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-03-13

to propagate the opinion that she was
animated by desire to avenge the
sentence Of her husband when she gave
her evidence against the government
has failed completely. The GaulOis pub
fishes an interview with her in which
she says that she was actuated merely
by q determination to tell the truth re-
gardless OF personal interests or do
mestic Affections.
NJ. soinoury, the police official who
tried to got from Mime. Cottu documents
compromising royalist deputies, has re-
signed from the dictatorship OF tho
penitentiary department. Police Com
missary Nicolle, who arranged the in
terview between him and Nine. Cottu,
will be dismissed.
Deputy Depres has given notice that
he will interpellate tho government in
the chamber OF deputies as to Madame
Cottus evidence. In the senate N.
Morris will make similar interpella-
ton. The cabinet crisis inaugurated by
the resignation OF NJ. Bourgeois has
been shown to-day to be beyond hope
of repair by patchwork. At a cabinet
meeting this morning the ministers
agreed that eVery effort should be made
to induce NJ. Bourgeois to reconsider
his resignation, and in the hope that
the efforts would be successful, it was
decided that no new minister should be
appointed until NJ. Bourgeois should
havo given evidence,
II n. Bourgeois should still insist
upon his retirement another minis
ter should be appointed, but this was
regarded as probable event OF the
crisis.
Thisafternoon several ministers called
upon NJ. Bourgeois, but when the
cabinet re-assembled this evening NJ.
Ribot announced that NJ. Bourgeois ishad
been deaf to all argument and had In
sisted that he would not return to Office.
Subsequently, at II. Ribots request,
President Carnot signed decree giving
to NJ. Develle temporarily NJ. Bourgeois'
portfolio. Henry Brisson insists upon
his retirement from the presidency OF
the parliamentary commission OF In
uuiry into the Panama scandal. His
principal reason for resigning he re-
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The ministers are awaiting with
intense anxiety the event OF NJ. Bour:
geois's appearance on the witness stand
in the Panama trial tomorrow. The
general conviction is that N. @. Soino-
ury would never had taken the steps he
took without the cognizance Of the
cabinet, and perhaps OF NJ. Carnot.
The developments OF tomorrow are
awaited with feverish expectancy. Tho
excitement to-day has not been ex.
ceeded since the beginning OF the
Panama disclosures. II is thought that
only good luck can save the Rbot
ministry.
The testimony referred to was the
sensation OF Saturday. Madame Cottu
said that few days after the arrest OF
her husband she learned that the gov
ernment, annoyed at tho turn the pros
ecution was taking, desired to suppress
it, aud sought an intermediary between
themselves and the Panama canal di-
rectors. A gentleman named Goyard
visited her and offered to act in tho ca
pacity OF intermediary. He informed
her that true bill would not be re-
turned if the directors bound them.
selves to silence, She wanted, how
ever, to deal with q better au-
thority than NJ. Goyard. She was,
on January 10, conducted to the
Office of Nj. soinoury, chief OF the detec-
tive department, who asked herwhether
she possessed any compromising docu-
ments which might be useful to the
ministry. NJ. Soinoury did not make
proposals in precise terms, but she felt
that the release Of her husband was be-
ing offered as bribe for the surrender
Of the compromising papers. The con-
ference at Soinoury's Office lasted for
one hundred minutes. Soinoury offered
to allow her to visit her husband in or
der that she should induce her husband
to warn Charles Do Lesseps, who had
already spoken too much. 6oinoury
also asked permission to report the Glst
OF the conversation to NJ. Louoet.
The testimony OF Madame Cottu
caused deep stir in the court room,
and everybody eagerly awaited the
action Of the presiding Judge regarding
the revelations. Presiding Judge Des-
iardins declined to summon Solnoury
and others wanted as witnesses, and
thus cut off this line of inquiry.
NJ. Des Champs, who had been mon.
toned by NJ. Andrieux as having COM
municated with Arton in his behalf,
testified simply that he had mono Of
Arton's letters in his possession.
NJ. Andrieux, being again called TO
tho stand and questioned by counsel,
declined to reveal tho identity OF the
famous X. whose name had been
erased in Herz's list Of alleged bribe-
takers.
N. large, formerly minister of tho
interior, declared that Charles do Less
cps had menaced him with attack in the
newspapers unless he would help the
Panama canal project. Charles de
Lesseps arose and denied having ut
tered any such menace.
NJ. Soinoury, chief OF tho detective
department, had hNstened to court OF
his own accord when he heard OF Mad
anne Cottu's statement. N. Soinoury
took tho witness stand and declared
that Madame CottU came to his Office
voluntarily to ask permission to visit
her husband. Soinoury swore positive
~ that he had mover threatened and
had never attempted TO bargain with
Madame Cottu.
NlhuuIue SOttu iSIe uFOse anu EeVeut-
ed with energy her declaration in words
to the effect that Soiuoury had asked
her whether she possessed any docu-
ments compromising deputies on the
extreme right.
This declaration caused a prolonged
sensation in court, and loud murmurs
were heard on all sides. N. Soinoury