The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-10
lola Trial Suspended While Spectators
Are Elected from the Room.
TROOPS HAVE TO PROTECT TIE JUDGE
Laborio Protests Against Profession.
al Secrecy and Dcnounccs Scencs
In Court Witnesses for the Gov.
eminent Dodge Lending Questions
Z about the Court Martial.

Paris, Feb Gin sp.te OF the special
precautions there was q repetition oft:he
scenes witnessed yesterday when, the
trial OF Emile lola and Perreaux, who
are being prosecuted by the govern
incnt for denouncing the Esterhazy
court-mamial. was continued to-day in
the -ASSizes Court of the Seine;
General Boisdeffre was called, but he
refused TO testify. under the plea of pro-.
fesSional and State secrecy '-sg -: =
M. DeleEorgue. the presiding judge,
consented GhSit Madame Dreyfus should
be Allowed to testify, on the condition
that her evidence was restricted to the
ESterhaZ:' case.
Over 200 barris.ers in Ghe.r robes,
gathered at the public entrance and
INDUCED In horse play. When the pre-
siding judge ordered them not to OBJ
struct the passage, the ibarrlsters made
a demonstration against the Judge.
Thersupon the commandant of the Re-
publican guards sent detachment OF
troops to Quell the disturbance The
intervention of the military was ILL
received and led to violent ARRAY.
The barristers rushed upon the guards
and struck them. One of the young
lawyers was arrested, but after quiet
had been. restored he was released
NJ. Laborle. counsel for NJ. lola, pro-
tested against the limitation OF the ev-
idence of Madame Dreyfus, and scath-
insly denounced the scenes in court,
the biased reports in the newspapers,
and the attacks On his client as being
unworthy of France
General BoiSdeffre, replying to NJ.
l'aborie, admitted that as Minister fer
war, before he had testified at the Es-
terhazy court-mar;ial. he had received
from Major Esterhazy a certain docu-
ment, which concerned the Dreyfus
case, but he refused to give any fur
ther particulars, on the ground of pro-
fessional secrecy.
NJ LabOrie protested that In a court
of justice professional secrecy" could
no,: exist, whereupon General Boisdef-
fra retorted:
Professional secrecy cannot be sep
arated frsm State secrecy"
The general admitted that Colonel
Picquart had BEEN transferred to Tun:s
owing to his being favorable TO Drey-
tus, and the witness added that he
personally, was convinced Of the guilt
or Dreyfus. while other facts, before
and after The court-martial which had
come TO his knowledge, made this con-
vtction unshakable.
General Come followed and Mt the
outset OF the examination had a violent
alteration with NJ Laborie, in which
the general public joined The tum,rjt
reached such pitch that the presiding
Judge ordered the court to be cleared
which the municipal guards DrDmrtly
did. The court resumed it's session five
minutes later, and General Come ex-
planned thar he had not meant all III
said. Thereupon the incident was al
lowed to drop.
General Come then spoke OF the in
Vest:gations OF Colonel Picquart. whom
ne had endiura Eed, but the general adj
ded that he told the colonel to avoid
arresting Major Esterhazy, which the
colonel wished to do
General Mercier, the former Minister
OIL war, who was next examined de-
cared that he believed the bordercau
ana othcr documents distracted fr,1m
me war ONCE, had been communicated
to the newspapers by the Dreyfus fam
lily
NJ. Lahorie Immediately asked that
Nine Dreyfus be allowed Ito confront
General Mercier and deny his state
ment, hun the presiding Judge refused
to allow her to do so.
Counsel for NJ. lola then pressed
General MERCER to say If It was true
that secret document had been com
municatcd to the Dreyfus couu;-martlal
behind the backs Of Dreyfus and his
counsel. The general refused to re-
ply.
AT the conclusion OF his examination
General MERCER was voclferously cheer
ed with cheers of "Vive TArnlce" and
'"Nive la France"
VI. Trareux, who was Minister of
Justice at the time of the Drevfus
court-mart!al. was the next witness
After his evidence. which did not con-
vcy any startling facts, ,the court adj
journcd.
The crowd outside the count cheered
Generals Mercier Roisdeffre and Come,
Whlie NJ. lola yas left almost unnoliced.
NEW POSTMASTERS.