Show THE PANAMA TR TRIAL AL I 1 charles do lesseps Is severely Iland lea by the judge PARIS jan jail 12 in the trial today if monchecourt said that baron reinach end and Meas leurea levy and cremieux Crem leux were deputed to pay for certain support to be given the cont company pany in lit tha schemes bat but he was w certain ascertain heinach reinach retained retain od the greater part of the funds entrusted to him for the purpose president turned to charles de do lesseps Ies I 1 and reproached him severely seier ely for having permitted this engineer next described the ilia method of inspecting the canal on which he based ba ed his famous report which ft was in part r adin suppressed u es ed lie also stated that ve ar de d lesseps had a blind faith in his own good fortune and the supreme in fluence and an direction in the management of tha the work on oil the canal the first word spoken at the trial in favor of charles de lesseps J seeps came from sir I 1 john stokes great presenta the tive on the suez canal who testified test fied that h he e regarded charles de les lessens as loya b bright ri lit an and incapable of a dishonest act ia Ilg ineer ingler estimated that the cutting t n oft of the puna panama canal could not have b been een done for less than 2000 francs or in in fewer than fifteen or twenty years A search was made this i in the 0 office of M formerly partner of baron de reinach einach ll it is reported that papers pa pers concerning the lobbying done by the notorious intermediary arton wore were seized iced the presiding judge g e was severe in his t treatment reat ment of charles ila ra e s de lesseps if monchecourt had stated that de reinach einach ll sucked the blood of the company by obtaining tat nin i enormous s sums with which to b bribe ri be tl the 0 senators and deputies and other influential men you hid had no confidence in his morality 1 asked judge 0 no o but ho be nas was cry very cleer clever replied M monchecourt turning to charles de les aps andee then inquired B sharply es ar I 1 ly and how did you understand that hat t baron B rou de ll einach used these enormous 1 oil sums kumst 1 I 1 in I 1 r e une ratina financiers 11 answered de lesseps acs eps and without dolbt doubt senators deputies and minis ministers A number of persons however assistance tn to baron de It einach and 31 Creme who were ere first charged with the d eiff distribution t ri aution of the tile monzy 11 that hat is sou you gave them a dirty job ft inch which you yon preferred not to do 5 yourself b but ill provided them with the means 0 of d doing chaales cha les de lecis winced and arid looted down but made no noreil nore reply pl |