Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-12

~. Bourgeois, Minister Of Justice,
Hes Resigned
n : sr<ser No says He Takes Ihk
Gears ~ s~ss basn,.~if from
Al s>a.psstDn-

Pans. March t--tt t-~1 O'Clock
thsx tSundzly) morning NJ bourgeois.
minister 81 justice. resigned his ofa.c,
AMI tho ness. coup.sd with the das's
exposures. has caused widespread f'z-
meet In Paris.
NJ Bourgeois. In his letter 10 NJ
Rlbot announcing his resignation said
that DO sesixned because NJ. Soinosnys
esid~nce had faiisd 10 establish the fact
that be had never authorized anyuke 10
approach Madame Coftu in conn-ston
With the Panama case. and be felt that
there was no alternative but resign In
or,isr 10 free himself from al suspi,ion.
PAkls. March H. Several Witnesses
engineers and other officers were called
a. testify az the request OF Charles
DeLe-seps. Their evidence was OF little
Interest
After luncheon counsel FOR the defense
clicifed the fact that both Ferdinand
and Charles Del.esseps bad IN i-cS Wis
tied NJ. large. Who xzs then minister 81
the inl-rior. The presiding judge Al
onee ordered that NJ large he sub
psensed az a witness. VI. Thiebausi. In
the course ~ his testimony, created a
sensation by dsclaring that 10 had
Always regarded Arton as q secret agent
II the government.
Mme- Cotfu's Sensation.
NJ Souligon. the civil engineer whom
ex Deputy Chsntagrel yesterday ac-
FUSED q attempted bribery was called
- ths witness stand % confirm or deny
Tie charge. lie empsatleally den.ed H.
NJ. Chantagrel being recalled repeated
his testimony - the elect that VI. s'ouii-
fon had tried q tribe him.
Madame Cotius eyslcns- vas he next
snsafioa in The court She said that a
es days after the arrest Il her husband
abe learned thai the government. an
ooyetl al The tara the prosecution was
laking. desued D. suppress ~ and sought
M intermediary between thera psves
and the Panama canal directors.
a gentleman named George Yard
Yisiseti her and offered 70 acs n the
eapaclty q intermediary. lie informed
her thai true bin would not ie re.
furne4 II the directors bound themselves
a. silence.
" Andrieux. being again called 10 the
stand and questioned by counsel. de
cllued "a reveal the identity q the
famous \ whose name bad been erased
In fIerz's list II alleged bribe takers
u large. formerly minister 81 the in
terror. declared that Charles DeLesscps
had menaced him with attacks in the
newspapers unless ho would help the
Panama canal project Charles DeLes-
seps arsee and denied having uttered
any such menace.
soinoury Admits II.
NJ Soinoury, chief % the detective de-
partment, declared that Madame Cottu
came 20 his Office Voluntarily and asked
permission 20 visit her husband.
Soinoury sworc positively that he had
never threatened and had never at
tempted 10 bargain with Madame Cottu.
Madame Cottu repeated with energy
her declaration IN effect that S,oinoury
had asked her II she possessed any docu-
inont compromising any deputies on the
extreme right. This declaration caused
prolonged sensation In the court. VI.
Soin0ury admitted that merely out 81
curiosity he had asked Madame Cottu
whether she had any documents involv-
ing deputies on the extreme Tiglt- The
court then adjourned.
Al a session ~ the chamber % depu-
ties the committee today refused 10 &C
cept the resignation a NJ Henry Brsson
- president. and al.o resolved 90 sum
mon NJ Rihot and VI Bourgeois to ex-
plain the measures taken for the arrest
a " AFton. the alleged eo-hetwesn in
the bribery n deputies. The s0rsmfttee
aiso resolved o. AJAX for the documents
showing what had been done Ia relation
- extrafiitinE Cornelius Herr. and: for
the facts relating 20 Cottu's being al
lowed e. % at large 10 Is understood
that the lack ~ confidence Indicated by
this coursson the partof thecommission
q Investigation has hal much 81 do
with prompting the resignation 81 VI.
Bourgeois