Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-02-09
THIS IS FRENCH FOOLISHNESS.
NJ. lola, Though on Trial, in The Hands Of
a Mob.
Wild Scenes In the French
Capital.

Paris, Feb. S.-When the trail of NJ.
Emile Zola and NJ. Perrieux, manager
of the Aurore, growing out of the for
mer's denunciation of the Esterhazy
court martial in a letter to the news
paper named. was resumed in the as
size court of the Seine today, there
was much stir as 1t was announced
that NJ. Casimir- Perier. the former
president of French republic, would be
the next witness.
When he was called the presiding
judge said: You swear to speak with
out animus and fear. to speak the trGth
and nothing but the TRUTH"
NJ. Casimir- Perier at this point inter-
rupted the Judge, saying: Pardon
me, l cannot swear to tell the truth,
not to tell the truth"
This statement caused n connection
among the audience. The presiding
judge resumed; 1.-THE law compels
you, before even speaking, or refusing
to testify. to take the oath" NJ. Cast
mir-Perier then took the oath.
Can you say" asked NJ. Laborie,
IF, when you We're president you
knew before his arrest that staff on
Ger was suspected of treason, and chat
charges had been made against him 2"
The presiding judge interviewed. say
ing: you cannot ask that question"
This Intervention aroused murmurs in
court.
Counsel for NJ. lola then put another
question to NJ. Casimr- Perier, rayig:
did NJ. Casimir-Perier know that a
secret file of papers existed at the
war minister's?"
Il was not aware of file CT papers
Tuf Oh
reply.
know that secret document was
HANDED to the court martial?"
You cannot ask that question" IN
terrnrted the presiding judge, n state
ment which caused renewed murmurs
in court.
, 81 do not know any facts subsequent
tc my presidency" said NJ. Casimir-
Perier. Il can only speak as a private
citizen. which / am willing to do"
You are setting noble example"
replied NJ. Laborie, (which other wit-
nesses have not deemed lit TO follow
since 1t has been necessary to bring
them here by force" NJ. Laborie here
made a formal application. "in the IN
terests of justice" that his previous
question be allowed to be nut. TIE
Judges, after debating on the matter,
refused to allow the question.
M. Decastro, a banker, was then ex-
amined. He declared he recognized the
identity of the handwriting IF Naior
Esterhazy and that of the writer of
the borderau. The witness revealed
this discovery to Matthew Dreytus.
and he added. he had since received Il
number of threatening letters
The court then rose amid great ex-
element and shouts for and against
NJ lola. On leaving the witness box.
NJ. Casimir- Perier received great
ovation.
There was n big crowd outside the
lower court, and after the people were
leaving the building a man cried. viva
lola. down with France" lie was
Immediately arrested.
A tremendous rush followed. NJ. lola,
on emerging from the jury door, was
recognized and obliged to return and
seek refuge in the robing-rooms, the
doors of which We're then locked.
The crowd remained outside yelling,
"Conspuez Zola," etc. led by a num-
Der of young barristers in their robes,
who roughly handled NJ. Zola's sympa-
thizers until n detachment OF repub-
lican guards cleared the courtyard,
There was an immense clamor and
shouts of Down with Zola," Long
live Zola," and Death to Zola," the
last cry dominating the others. The
novelist had difficulty in keeping his
feet among the surging crowd.
In the meantime. the police, misun-