St. Paul daily globe., 1893-03-14
The MINISTRY SAVED
Confidence in the French Gov
epnm ent Voted by the
Deputies.
M. Bourgeois Appears Before
the Panama ConSpira-
tors Tribunal.
All the Insinuations Of Mime.
Cottu Emphatieally Re- =
pudiated.
Charles de Lesseps Dramat-
Charles de Lesseps Dramat
ically Defies the Ex-Min-
lister Of Justice.

AhlS, MdICu ID. uc CuutluCl VI
deputies, by vote of 397 to 22S, has de-
| clared its confidence in and voted to
support the government. The vote was
taken after an exciting debate, in which
Nj. Ribot. the premier, and M. Burgeois,
the late minister OF justice, took lead
ing part as speakers in defense of the
course pursued by the government in
reference to the prosecution of the Pan
anna canal defendants.
The approaches to the palais de
! justice were thronged today by excited
crowds. There has not been such eX-
element in Paris since the beginning
of the Panama scandal. The crowds
were composed of all classes, from the
militant socialist to the wealthy mer-
| chant and hnancier, and there was
an OninouS murmur of angry talk,
and menacng frown OH the faces
of the lower classes in the throng that
| reminded of days preceding the com
mune.' The court room was throngcd
with as many as could obtain admit
ance. The prisoners seemed themselves
revived by the new interest which their
case had awakened, and some thought
| that the features of Charles de LesSepS
Bore Look of Triumph.
As soon as the court opened Presiding
| Judge Desjardins ordered that NJ. Bour-
geos. the late minister of justice, should
be summoned to testify at some time
during the day.
Deputy Fernand Myge, of PiedOmiex,
who belongs. according to his own state
ment to the party of "ths appeal to the
people," testified to the accuracy of the
statement that Nj. Yves-Guyot was the
source of the report that NJ. Constans
| had communicated to President Carnot,
in a council at the Elysee, the list of
| deputies implicated in the alleged
| Panama briberieS Count Caffereli.
Monarchist deputy for Aisne, gave
! similar testimony. which was ecorroDo-
rated by tine Radical deputy La BrOusse.
Deputy Sainte Martin, Union COnser-
vative, who had been a member of the
committee on the application of the
Panama Canal company for leave TO
issue lottery bonds, testified that he did
not see NJ. SanS-LerOy, one of the de-
PENDANTS. who was accused of changing
his vote in the committee as the result
of bribe, leave the committee room
Just before the critical division on the
bill. Sainte Martin said that ne had
been told that SanS-L2roy went out to
see Arton, and that afterwards Sans
LerOy's
Opposition 10 the Eill Ceased.
NJ. Market, a member of the same
committee, testified that he did not see
Sans Leroy leave the room on the oc ca
sion III question.
NJ. GOliard testified that he knew the
secretary of NJ. Henri Cottu, and it was
at the initiative of the secretary that he
saw Police COmmiSSary NicOll, with the
view of etfecting an arrangement be-
tween the government and the Panama
directors. This interview led to the
discussions which took place between
Madame CJttu and NJ. SOinoury, chief
of the detective department. The wit
ness said that he acted entirely on his
own responsibility in bringing about
the interviews.
NJ. Bourgeois, late minister of justice,
neXt-took the stand, amid murmurs of
excitement on the part of the audience.
NJ. Bourgeois spoke with tirmness and
energy, and showed disposition not to
position toward the Panama case and
the defendants. He emphatically re-
pudiated all the inSinuationS contained
in the evidence of Nine. COttu. He de-
MED having authorized anybody to act
in his behalf. He said that lie had only
permitted Nine. Cottu to see her hus-
band from
Motives of Humanity.
81 never heard anything" exclaimed
NJ. Bourgeois. ''of the interviews be-
tween Nine. Cottu and NJ. SoiDOury un-
til the statements were made in court.
The inSinuations," cried NJ. Bourgeois
earnestly, ''are simply Infamous false
hoods. 1 never gave any order calcu-
lated to induce the officers of justice to
shirk their duty or to do anything coll
trary to law"
Judge Des Jardines-Mme. Cottu has
not said anything against you.
NJ. Bourgeois read the report of the
trial. and, therefore, | am here to deny
the inSinuatiOnS.l
Judge Des Jardines-The report was
perhaps inaccurate.
The Advocate General-If the per-
sonal character of NJ Bourgeois had
been called in question without my be-
ing able to defend it, l, who perhaps
owe my place here to him, should not
nave neSlLaIeu 10 resign.
Prolonged murmurS of approval
greeted this avowal of loyalty, and were
formally checked by the presiding
judge. NJ. Bourgeois then resumed:
II do not know what this new
maneuvre means. l do not even wish
to know, but [ feel it may prejudice
the disclosure of the truth, and give
riseto the idea that justice is not free.
In leaving my office to protest, wished
to say mat l would not allow the ac-
cused to become accusers, nor the min
lister of justice himself to become ac-
cused."
A Manifest Sensation.
These words. uttered with frmnes5
and dignity. caused a manifest sensa-
ton in court, and everybody looked at
the defendants and their cOunselors Tor
the effect produced. NJ. Barbour, ris-
ing, said:
Il do not forget that NJ. Bourgeois was
only yesterday the minister of justice,
and | ask him respectfully to say what
maneuvreS he alludes to-"
NJ. Bourgeois (sternly) L do not
know, but L am conscious of them.
NJ. BarbouX-Nobody here doubted