The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-15
ALL THE WITNESSES HEARD
Second Trial of De Lesseps and Other
PanamaSwindlers Drawing to Close.
Statement that Garnet Had Been Given q List
Of Currupt Legislators Denied by NJ. Con-
s~tans-NOisy Session of the Deputies.


PARIS, Marcn l4-Ine court OF ASSiZes
was again crowded to-day when the trial
of Charles De Lesseps. II. Baihaut and
thelr acknowledgements was resumed. The
effect OF the vote In the Chamber of Depu-
ties was plainly visible In the the less salts
fed air of the enemies of the government.
At the opening NJ. Barbour said the impu-
tation shat Madame Cottu's evidence had
been concocted previously was false and
calumnious. The name of NJ. Yves-Guyot.
Radical Deputy for the Seine. who is al
lodged to have been the source of the re-
port that NJ. Constans had communicated
the list of implicated Deputies to President
Csrnot, was called. but he did not appear.
NJ. Constants, the former Minister of the
Interior. was called to the stand. and the
audience craned their necks TO lis ten to
his statements. NJ. Constans spoke clearly
and firmly. lie denied IN emphatic Ian
guage the alleged assertion OF Nj. Yves
Guyot 70 the effect that be lConstansJ hao
handed to President arnot allst OF Depu.
ties implicated In the aiiegeo pfIoery anu
corruption connected with the Panama lot
terry bonds bill. He had never. he declared.
possesset. such a list. This ended the ex-
animation OF NJ. Constans.
Ex-Deputy S~ans-LeIoy was then again
examined as to his excuse for depositlrg a
large sum of money at the time he was
charged with having received a similar
amount for changing his vote in committed
on the lottery bonds bill. S~ans-Leroy re-
peated at length his previous story to the
effect that the money was part OF
his wife's dowry. and that he was
merely changing the investment OF the
amount at the time he made ms deposit
with the Credit LyonDais of 100. 600 francs
in April, 1883. He produced documents In
tended to corroborste his explanation that
the deposit was simply part of a relnvest-
ment of his wife's dowry of 2OO. 1000 francs.
The advocate-general observed that the
entered by Sans-Leroy had no
bearing on the case. NJ. Sans-Leroy vehe-
mently protested against the statement of
the advocate general.
Lieut.. Lucien N. Bonsparte Wyse. the
French engineer prominently connected
with the efforts TO prolong the Panama
canal enterprise. testified that he remem-
bered that NJ. Monchicourt. official liqulda-
tor of the Panama Canal Company. had
mentioned eighteen months ago that the
directors of the Panama Canal Company
had handed him a sealed paper.
DE LEssEPs CAUSES A
Charles de Lesseps hastily arose and said
he had given NJ. Monchicourt q full ac-
count of all the expenditures, excepting
400, 600 francs, the employment of which
he had fully and candidly explained TO the
examining magistrate, NJ. Frauqueville.
This declaration of Charles de Lesseps
caused q sensation and the spectators could
be heard discussing the revelation in loud
whispers.
The deposition of Nj. Monchicourt. official
receiver of the Panama Canal Company.
was read in court. This deposition set
forth that Charles de Lesseps had refused
TO communicate the names of the benefici-
aries OF 7.0Uo.O00 francs IN bonds made pay
able to bearer. The deposition or NJ. Henri
Cottu. one of the directors of the
Panama Canal Company. was next
read. 1t set forth that Charles
de Lesseps alone managed the 10 of
lump sums in behalf of the company. Cot
tu's deposition states that he merely ap-
proved the payments, without concerning
himself in the destination of the money.
NJ. Barbour read u letter from NJ. Mon
chicourt, denying that Charles de Lesseps
had sent him u sealed envelope or any list
Whatever. Nj. Bonaparte Wyse, being re-
called. mentioned the date on which NJ.
MOnchicOurt had told about the delivery
OF the sealed package. In face or the de-
NAL offered by Charles de Lesseps the
court ordered that NJ. Monchicourt should
be mi before a magistrate in rela-
tIOn to the circumstances.
The hearing of witnesses being con-
cluded. NJ. BOullay, of the counsel for the
prosecution. then addressed the court. his
argument being. however, really intended
for Charles de Lesseps. NJ. Boullay ad-
iured Charles to indicate the destination
of all the money paid TO Reinach and to
Arton, and to divulge the tenor of the
treaty between Cornelius Herr and the
Panams company. NJ. Boullay condemned
the conduct of Soinoury, late chief of the
detective department., toward the vlrtuous
and heroic Madame Cottu, and be con-
cluded by appealing to Charles de LesseDs,
in his own interest aEd in the interest of
the public, to divulge the names of the 104
Deputies on the famous list of alleged
bride takers.
ARoUs THE
There was another exciting scene in the
Chamber of Deputies to-day. NJ. Clagny
eaId that he wished to question M. Pou
query de Boisserin regarding his attack
on Nine. Cottu. President Pierre refused
TO permit the question to be offered for the
reason that the debate had been closed.
Paul Deroulede complained that the Of
fetal report of the debate had suppressed
his ex Expression that the government was q
government of liars. Applause on the
Right and cries OF protest from the Left.
NJ. Tirard. Minister of Finance. left his
seat and walked toward Derouiede. shout
ing abusive terms at the gist cham
pion. A general uproar followed in all
parts of the Chamber. At length quiet was
restored and Nj. 1Irard returned to his
place and proposed that Derou!ede should
be censured and excluded temporarily from
the house.
Deroulede exclaimed: IF I am expelled
i will go TO the country and declare that
the ChamDer Is thireting for lies and could
not listen TO the truth"
This created q new sensation, and ulti-
mately. at the request of the President.
Deroulece withdrew the offensive express
sion.
In the Senate to-day NJ. Loubet. the for
mer Premier. denied that be had oonnived
in the alleged bargain which Mime. Cottu
had charged that NJ. Soinoury had offered
to her. NJ. Loube detied any one to prove
that he ever possessed "a list of Deputies
i'm p1.oafan in tina pop n n anordo
senator Hatgan, of Nendee. urged that il
ought 10 be prosecuted. He added that if
nj. Loubet had not seen the list. M. Con-
STAINS had seen iL.
Senator Consgens, the former Minister of
She Interior. replied hat he had never pos
sessed any such LIST. In fact. he thought the
list had no existence except In the heated
imagination of certain people. lCheers.
NJ. Constans went on to say that nobody
had anything 10 gain by this sort OF
scandal The country wanted Qniet. IL
Justice were allowed TO do Its duty the ex-
travagant stories now current would die
ont. lCheers.
Premier Ribot said that it was infamous
to suggest that President Carnot ever
possessed q list of the character stated. NJ.
RibOt added that be would protect vi.
%SoinouTy. rs he believed that Soinoury did
not attempt TO bargain with Nine. Cottu.
ICheers.
The Senate then divided on the question
h confidence IN the government and the
government was sustained by a vote of 209
TO %. the result being received with great
satisfaction by the supporters of the Min