Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-11
III PANAMA TRIALS.
Fioauet, CIomenceau. aud De freyeinet
Testify Several Sensations.
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,riele wore resumed to-day VI. Florv. the
gove,,ment accountant who had been APP
po,ntcd To examine the accounts or the
Panama.Canal COMPANY. repeated IN tne
main the figures aud statements alresuy
piyen III his published report. TIC esti-
mated that the paAamd-Canal company
had expended los, 0C0.0 J9 OF francs va pay
ment for newspaper advertising end ior
favorable notices IN tho newspapers anu
other services connected with the general
pufinp of the enterprise. About 39o,0Op,-
oO0 OF francs. being less than bali the 10.
tal amount subscribed, had been expended
in actual operations on the canal. ne
present assets amounted to 2OV'OJV'oVO
francs. u.
ron dc Ronac's partner. tesliaeh con-
corning his ezperience with a LIT OF more
than one hundred conspicuous men Who
were COMPROMISED By the Panama scan
daL. lie had received the list froui hel-
mach. and nfter Keinach's death had De
/ livoreG il to VI. Clemeuceau. The list ives
similar to tho one held by 81. Andrieuy.
NJ. Deschamps said that be had taken
Arton's list OF compromised depatles 70
/ Arfon's female friend since the night OF
the LOBBYIST. Deschamps made q seusa-
/ ton while tcstifying by remarhlng Incl
jentally that he had been IN constant COIL
munication with ". Andrieux.
TESTIMONY OF FL0oUEr.
Charles Flouuet. ex-Premler, and OK
President Of the Chamber of Deputies,
was the next witness. He was nervous
and pale. Before examining HIM Judge
/ Desiarlins had Charles dc bessepS repeat
bjs testimony as 10 the contribution Of
300. 900 francs made at NJ. Floquets request
by the Panama Company to the iuhd ior
the campaign against Boulanger IN the
Department Of the North. in c~onciudiny
his statement, NJ. de Lesseps SAID: |
render all homage 10 the d~elicacy and
LOYALTY which distinguished NJ. FIoquets
I conduct, but | declare positively that ne
made q me the exact proposals Already
made for him by ArtOn.'
Nj. Floauet replied at once. IN a loud but
unnatural tone: Il repeat the DENIAL
already made by me before ne examining
magistrate. The manner OF acting ana
speaking attributed 10 me by Nj. de Les
eeps are entirely foreign TO my PERSONAL
fv' A. NJ. de Lesseps puts the matter 1t IS
much worse than If | had brought pres
sure TO bear upon him. as he complains
/ everybody else did. In his testimony
he has forgotten, however. that | did not
! assume office until April 3, 1855. and that
fine election took place April 18th and
the voting Of the lottery loan Dill on
the 27th.' ,..pn
nevertheless We nave DlNDlN tnNh ~
de Reinach sent out the money under Nonr
ministry III lSss.' interp0lated Charles de
- do not understand what you mean
replied VI. Floquei.
UPRoAR IN II COURTROOM.
Loud protests came from the body OF
the court. and several persons shouted
TEL the truth. 50 The presiding jndge's
! call for order only evoked more shouts.
aud bis voice was lost IN AL uprOar as ne
| threatened 70 have the court cleared;
Both VI. de Ics-eps and y. floquet tried
TO make statements, but neither could be
heard more thar Q few feet away. Each
| denied fatty the truth OF what tho other
| had SAID. but only the reporters caught
| thor words. A. the din increased judge
| Desiardius ordered that the courtroom he
| cleared. and amid a babel of voices shout-
ING reLr1aches and accusations al the
| Judges the audience was driven out ~
the ushers.
When order was restored ". De Lcsseps
got the first word and said clearly and
| positively: II repeat that NJ. tloquet
nsked g. ,en ne III regard TO the report
TINT Baron De Relnaoh intended TO sue the
Panama COMPANY. and that be advised me
10 nav Baron de ReInach the large sum de-
mandcd by him in order that the govern
ment might not be annoyed BY the sult
NJ. Flonuct. aftera snort pause, admitted
that he had talked with VI. d. Lesscps con-
| corning the Reiuach suit. ikne" neither
Baron he Remach nor Cornelius Herr.
however" he added. and 1 am amazed
| that nybody should make AZ incident ont
| of this tribe. : would be ready to again
| what / dill then. II wes at the tine OF the
Bouiangi-t agitation. and popular leellhs
was beng excited hv free distributions OIL
money. When found that The Panama
Canal Company was ~etting a@lde ldiS,
| sums for advertising | naturally asked
why such amounts should 20 u MI tilc ~,
| chcqucrs Of the enemies of the Republic
Did YOU know the lobbyist Arton !
inquired VI. BarbouX.
-" saw hlm once OF twice. replied N.
| Flouuet. but had no regular relations
! with him
C~LUMTNCTAU NAgEs DrSIAIs.
81. Clemeuceau. the next witness. denied
| that Cornelius Herr had secured, as testl.
lied bv Charles SO Lesseps, some GOO.OJl
| francs for the favorOf la Jtsiice toward the
| Canal Company. La Justice had been
| pledoed TO assist the Panama Company, be
! SAID. long before the beginning of the scan
dal. and, therefore, II was not necessary &c
buy the support OF either the journal or It.
editor. he then described "a visit made bN
him and vi. RanO, editor on the P1rLS, t'
/ NJ. NIH rev AAAAENs lAt AAA4 w. 8+8
spoken with II. lie freycinet "a 70 KEN
ach's threatened action against the rama
ma Ueonle because they feared that th'
acfion might cause the collapse OF the ea
mai enterprise. and that such q COLLAPSE
would be used 10 uasettle the republic.
NJ. DE T%REYcfNET.
NJ. de Treyclnet. looking tired an6
harasscd, followed NJ. Clemenceau on th'
stand. 81,
- sent for Charles de Lesscps.' he said
I'm the interest Of the public. WIN th'
same interest at heart | advised HIM Il
avoid a lawsuit with Baron de Relnach
when he tried to enter into particulars
stopped him by saying that | was 10.
called upon TO act a. Judge III the matter.
When asked TO confirm or deny I'M
statement Charles De Lesseps said d'
not and have not disputed that u. de Frey
cIuet spoke to me IN the interest oil IN
public. 1t was III the same interest that
gave Reinach Millions
Il cannot believe added NJ. de Frey
cinet, that his conversation with me I'm
PEELED VI. de Lesseps 10 give way TO Baroi
De keinach's demands. What 1 said ne
cessitatcd nothing whatever"
NOTES.
Judge Desjardins has ordered NJ. Rano
editor of the PARIS. be ordered to atten'
the next sitting of the court. .
Henri Brisson has resigned the presi
dency Of the parliamentary commission o
inquiry.
ANOTHER SENSATION.
VI. Clemenceau created a sensation BY
turning upon VI. Barboux and accusing
him Of having impaired 10 the Figaro par
Of the testimony given before Examining
Magistrate F%ranqueville. The lawye
looked petrifcd as Clemeneeau aimos
shouted this charge against him. He wa
too much astounded TO say a word unit
Judge Desjardins demanded that he an
sWer Clemenceau's charge.
lie said: IL will answer in time. d
not care Low 10 come TO blows with tn
witness"
C~lemenceau then turned savagely upol
Charles de Lesseps and challenged him 4
contradict the statements he had made
NJ. do Lesseps remained silent. however
except when Clemenceau was attacking
Barbour, then he nodded assent. VI. d
Freycinet also several times dared ID
Lesseps TO contradict him, although II
the main he admitted the truth of VI. d