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Show PAMAMA TRIAL. Damaging Testimony by Several Sever-al Witnesses. i THK DIItKl'TOltS JIKIIIODS. CcnvlclDu Regarded as Sure, Iron the Evidence Given. iiLiiz lUniiiiNi 11 to mm a Curious ll.trUII1.11 In ha JI.I. by a-l.tra ll.nl., n Inllliliil nouliitiKlst. l'Atiin, Jan. IS Tlia I'anama trial was resumed this morning, A number num-ber jf wllneaiea we.V called to show that the favorable rejortt made by the canal comjiany were known to be untrue un-true by the ofUclala and that insurmountable insur-mountable elllllcultlea known to be ao by de Lesaeps and others,wcro brushed ailJi. Captain I'raysse, superintendent of the caual works, said that he fro. ueutly told Kerdluand de Le.aepa ol the dllilcultlcs that were hindering Hie uuturprl.e. l.tleuuo Martin, nnoe chief aecrstary ol thu canal company, described hla experience while In ollloe nud thu scorn ho lull for tho methods of the dim tors. Iho unvarnished corruitneas of the contract ayatem, ho said, often rendered ren-dered htm eo Indlguaut that he pru-tested pru-tested to the board at a meeting ugalnat thu acaudaloua abuses with which the wn,ole canal work waa honeycombed, 1-ventually hu realgued rather than to sign the contracts tor machinery aud supplies with French llrmt Whoso bids hail been taken together U.UOO.UOU francs higher than the bids of Lugllsh and Uermau llrius. Lverybody lu the management of tho company knew this sort of work was being done, also Huron de ltelnacli aud other financial agouls who were rjettlng enormous comralstlons. Mr. llyronlmus, chief accountant of thu l'liuama Canal company, was questioned at length by l'resldeut Termer Te-rmer lu regard to Arene, Lut his answer was evasive, and he lualatod thut he knew uothluguf tho com auy's operations. M. Iteynler, tho canal company's cashier, niado a statement ot the expenses, ex-penses, lnues aud loaua, A carelul Inipilry as to tho names un the vouchers that he signed elicited only "1 do not know," M. lloudau, entrusted with the press fund used by the Panama Caual oani nuy, also had a la; so of memorv. Charles do Letaeis waa railed to testify as to tho bonds payable to bearer Isaued by the Panama com-I com-I any. Ho was white nud haggard, his eyca bloodshot, and he spoku apparently appar-ently with dlllloulty. Hu explained of tome one million Hants lu Ilona Au l'orle. Thlrty-llvo million went to M. Halhut, then minister of publlo works, uud UU,lHio,uuu funics 10 Cornelius llerz, Tho rest of the money was distributed dis-tributed In aiuallamounts among many (orsoua whoso favor waa ludlatenslblo to tliooonianj. M. Ubernoriler, a banker, testified that, ns u member of thu guarantee syndicate, ho took shares to thulium. lual ainuuntof U,17S,iiU(l franca, paying for thum A francs and S J centimes oach. Hla prottts from this source were eventually 00,01)0 francs. P'or tug-gt tug-gt sting thu lottery sohemu ho received some i:,uiw,0U() francs. As this proved to be au excellent oreratlon ho never considered himself overpaid. Ha said ho received nothing for his work 011 the bourse lu the couiany's Interest, M, 1'lory tostltlod that Charles De Lease! s told him he gave Uburuorflur large suma to reward him for suggesting suggest-ing tin, lottery plan aud revent him from s eculalliiK In the llourao against the Interests uf the caual company, Lugineer I'l.oh of the Commeiitery Iron works said Hie caual com any was struggling constantly ngaliist the moat outrageous demaiids of oontrao-tora. oontrao-tora. Letpltu H10 opinions of expert euglueers the company usually yielded tu the demands M. July, a 1'auama Canal shareholder, said Ihu news aj tr uttnek on the tuual company ileuhleel him lu IbSIl la toll bis shares. He loiniillttl Willi Count Iiidliintid Da Lswepa, who llt-uidal him from doing do-ing ui, detlirlng tiialtlieattteka mullet mul-let ud from nu l.uilt!i siiirce whltli was not mirihy ui trolenoe, Heiinlor (ijliliird, 1 rutldeiit ot tho Burz Canal cjiup.iiij, gave ttilnuny euluglsllu both uf Coint Do Lessiii uu I Ills sun Charlet. Chutes Do Lrc.epa was lesalladnud leetlllud that tHuchtika l.ilj Arthur Moyirs, editcr ors(iiifoit,amauulud to 1 iiu.o in frn.it., Do Luaseps waa allowed lomakon atalemiut Ii lebuttal 0 Ltltiino Martin's itesllmiii). "M Mitlin I iijwb mo Iid well," lie slid, "lossy t ever ill I iiuytht g liilmloal t) the Intcteilaof thusliuenolJcrt." M Muitln diclluetl, however, lo 11 dliy or withdraw any of his testimony. testi-mony. I'liu ovldonco ao far lu tho trial Is regarded re-garded at nasurliu conviction. Hie n Kirt la that M. l'lory, tho govern-merit govern-merit iiceuuiilatit, txn unds that Ihu responsibility for thu 1' matin frauds and deceitiuii rests up.ni Ihu whole board ut Panama directors litcaiias uf having iquandertd 11 share uf tlio ca It 11. 1 hoy com 1 nled Hit, real sllua-Hun sllua-Hun ty false itstuments In order to obtain ob-tain tubscrlitlous aud rotect their owu liilurcaue, Iltfire thu parliamentary commis r-ljti todiy, Hie II lll later uf Ihu dynamite company with which Arlon was cumcctcd told the commission that A lion's ability waa greatly et nggt rated In thu reports I lirpottliig 10 dt.crlbelilm. Hu hid, however, nb-tcondi nb-tcondi I, leaving n shortage of nearly Ilu mlllluu Irani.. M. rattlschlelf, the l'.irls rrpreoiitutltu of 11 Huailau nurs;iitr, A01 ,a Vrtmya, will bo liue.tliuutlna li Inn Idenllty of the 1 11) 10 of u check for6 JO.IMO trams, reported re-ported to have let 11 paid to Auixx IVtmya It is rumored that tho In-ipilrj In-ipilrj lu llalhut's cato Is undo I, but mat ho will be next charged before Hie Atrlti. li rmjusav the 1 xamlnlng magistrates magis-trates htvotuiumotiod Hott, now lu Loudon, to ttslily. If he r, fu-tshe wllllu iroiecuted. Cecal lo ruftsies to havu aiccrtalue I the lilentll) of the t mtuwador who n ct Ivtd S JU.WW francs from (he Panama people. Ills name, sajsllte.Aiurnur', btglus with M. till la neither Milliliter nor Mohreubelni. Hnreiresantcd a iower unfilendly to Kranci'. Iti thu cnuiiK, ot n week or two Cocardomay j ullisli tils name If In tho meantime It should not bo mentioned men-tioned at thu trial or In thu commission commis-sion oflhqulry. Ill conuertlon with tin, charge lhat l'ruldint t'arnot was well nwaru of Iho guilty voiinictlon of mill lu high 1 lacea with Ihu Panama frauds ntlon. Hon Is called tu the abatement of Couitt, Callarollltothe elltctthat VvetUulot toll hlni when mlulsttr that I o one clay taw Constant show members ot tbv cabinet council a large jacket of documents destined for the presl lent. That j acket, according to Vvea Uillot, contained the names of j ersans, not nil of whom were deputlot, who weru receiving inouiy from the Pan ma funds. Carnot'a enemies iillege lhat he was kre) lug back evl lenco against guilty men In order lo hold It over them when time for election should come, aud thereby compel them lo tutport httiiforru-uloctiou. M. Plerru Dents, a faithful follower anddefonleruf Ueiierul lluulanger to the last, has aomo curious "relations" to make about the Panama scandals. Ho Intends to publish theiii. One ux-tract ux-tract from the record throws llgnt on His proceedings ot Iho cabinet's council coun-cil when Housteau's report on the 1 anal was road. The utmost secricy was preserved about It, Hi lore opening open-ing It the mliiUtera made sure that Ihu uilicrs who brought III the lamps had all gouu and locked thu doors carefully behind them. Then u search wui made tinder the tables, and tin ally all 1 resent gave trouilics to keep the leport a thorough secret. Nuvertho-Isss, Nuvertho-Isss, misleading extracts from Iho retort re-tort wero tubliahed. |
