The San Francisco call., 1898-02-09
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PARIS, Feb. S.-When the trial of NJ Emile Zola and M. Perieux, mana ger of the Aurore, growing out of the formers denunciation of the Esterhazy court martial in a letter to the news paper named. was resasned in the As size Court of the Seine to-day scenes similar to those of yesterday were wit messed. When the court opened there was terrific struggle to enter, people fighting their way with blows and kicks toward the hall.
 The entrance of M. Zola was the sig nal for an outburst, during which the few cries of "Vive Zolar were drowned by shouts of "A bas Zolai" When the Judge entered the scene was so tumul- tuous that he directed the Municipal Guards to force the crowds from the doors, and to remove some of the people from the overcrowded halls. M. Rochefort was cheered when he ar rived.
 The presiding Judge, M. de la Cor que, read a letter from Count Ester hay, in which the latter refused to testify. Thereupon NJ. Laborie, coun- sel for M. Zola, insisted that Esterhazy should be brought to court by force.
 The court admitted the claims of the defense, and decided that General Mer cier, the former Minister of War. and Major Paty du Clam, should be sum- moned. The court also decided that the other witnesses alleged to be i'll should be visited by a doctor. and that if found able to appear they should be summoned.
 Mime. .Dreyfus was the first witness She was dressed In black and was much distressed. M Laborie asked her whether she could say under what circumstances she was informed hv Major Paty du Clam, in 1894. of her husbands arrest. The Judge declined to put the question.
 M. Zola here arose and cried: 'I de- sire the same treatment as the assa ssin or the thief They have always inc right to defend themselves. but I am deprived of this. I am mocked and ip- suited In the streets and the obscene press drags me in the mud. You sec gentlemen of the jury, the position am in. I wish to have my witnesses heard, but am prevented"
 But do you not know the Iaw3, the Judge asked.
 No. I don't know, and don't want to know" was Zola's reply.
 This scene caused great excitement among the spectators.
 M. Laborie demanded that the oues- tions be put. The Judge answered. CT will enter your protest, if you desire but will not put the questions which are foreign to the indictment in order to arrive at a revision of the Drevfus case, which has already been dater- mined"
 Thereupon M. Laborie exclaimed. "Jn the presence of the Instructions placed in our way [Cries of No, no. quite rightll 'I have the honor to ask what means we should employ?''
 That does not concern me" answer ed the Judge, whereat there was laugh ter.
 M Laborie then proposed to submit a list of questions, leaving the court to indicate which of them might be mt and the session was suspended in order for the questions to be drawn up.
 During the interval the noise in the court was deafening. Every one dis cussed the case at the top of his or her voice with such intensity of excitement that the faces of the disputants were distorted Tn the meanwhile Mime. Dreyfus retired to the. witness room where she was seized with a violent fit of mysteries.
 On the resumption of the session of the court M Laborie presented a state ment claiming the right to ask Mime.