The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-09
MENACE TOOURS SUGAR AMONG THE SPORTS SUPPRESS SS THE TRUTH
Obstacles Thrown In the Way OF
Emile ZOla'S Trial.
IN PERIL OF HIS LIFE
NARROW ESCAPE OF THE NOV
ELIST AND FRIENDS.
Exciting Scenes at the Close of the
Hearing Yesterday-In the Brit
ish Parliament, Salisbury An
nounces British Policy In the
orient-Foreign Intelligence.

Or1ent-Eore1gn Intelligence.
Paris. Feb S.-The trial of NJ Emile
lola opened amidst the greatest excite
ment.
The court admitted the claims of the
defense and decided that General Mer-
cier. the former minister of war. and
Major Patty du Clam should be resum-
moned.
The court also decided that the other
witnesses alleged to be i'll should be Wis
tied by doctor. and that if found able
to appear, they should be resummoned.
Madame Dreyfus was the first witness.
She was dressed in black and was much
distressed. NJ. Laborie asked her whe-
Their she could say under what circum-
stances she was informed by Major Patty
du Clam in 1894 of her husbands ar
rest. The judge declined to put the ques-
ton.
ZOLA'S UNASSIGNED APPEAL.
NJ. lola here arose and cried: L de-
sire the same treatment as the assassin
or the thief. They have always the right
to defend themselves. but L am deprived
of this. l am Knocked and insulted in the
streets. and the obscene press dragS me
in the mud. You see. gentlemen OF the
jury. the position | am in. l wish to
have my witnesses heard, but am pre-
vented
But do you not know the law?' the
judge asked.
mo. 1 don't know, and 1 don't want
to know, was Zola's reply.
This scene caused great excitement
among the spectators.
M. Laborie protested against the OBJ
struction of which his client was the
victim. Finally NJ. lola said he would
submit to the law and to justice, adding:
THEORETICAL SCHEMES.
II do not revolt against the law, as
my words may have implied. What l
want. gentlemen, is. that you should end
your hypocritical schemes.
This remark was greeted with shouts
of Bravo, bravo and murmurs of dis
The court then decided against the de-
fense saying that no question not con-
tanned in the Indictment would be al
lowed.
CASIAiIR-PERIER.
There was much stir in court when it
was announced that NJ. Casimir-Perier.
the former. president of the French re-
public, would be the next witness
When he was called the presiding judge
said:
and fear, to speak the truth and nothing
but the truth -
NJ, Casimir-Perier at this point inter
rupted the judge; saying: Pardon me,
1 cannot swear to tell the truth, because
l cannot do so. 1t is my duty not to tell
This statement caused a commotion
among the audience. The presiding judge
''The law compeIs you, before even
speaking or refusing to testify, to take
the oath" NJ. Casimir-Perier then took
the oath.
Can you say" asked NJ. LaborIe. IF,
when you were president, you knew. be-
fore his arrest. that staff officer was
suspected of treason and that charges
had been made against him.
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The presiding judge interviewed, saying:
You cannot. ask that question
This Intervention aroused murmurs in
court.
Counsel for NJ lola then put another
question 10 NJ. Casimir-Perer, saying:
did NJ. Casimir-Perier know that a Sc
cret file of papers existed at the office
of the war Minister?
I was not. aware of file. of papers
Major Esterhazy.' was the
did YOU" continued NJ. Laborie,
know that a secret document was
handed to the court martial?'
You cannot ask that question" inter-
rupted the presiding judge, statement
which caused renewed murmurs in court.
4 do not know any facts subsequent
Il can only speak as private citizen,
which l am willing to do.
You are setting g noble example, re-
piled NJ. Laborie, which other witnesses
have not deemed it to follow. since it has
been necessary to bring them here by
force" (Applause)
OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE.
NJ. Laborie here made a formal applica-
ton. In the interests of justice. that
his previous question be allowed to be
put. The judges after debating on the
matter refused to allow the question.
NJ. Decastro, a banker, was then ex-
amined.
He declared HI recognized the identity
Of Ri l,a1 4 of a EStprhlZN
and that of the writer of the borderau-
The witness revealed this discovery 10
Matthew Dreyfus, and, he added, he mad
since received q number of threatening
letters.
The court then rose amid great excite J
ment and shouts for and against NJ. lola. |
court and after the people We're leaving |
the building a man cried 'Nive lola.
Down with France He was i'm
arrested.
SOUGHT SAFETY.
A tremendous rush followed. NJ. lola, /
on emerging from the jury door, was /
and obliged to return and seek /
refuge in the robing rooms, the doors OF /
which ware then locked
The crowd remained outside, yelling /
'Conspuez lola etc, led by number OF I
young barristers in their robes. VINO |
handled Nj Zola's symp2thiZers roughly |
until a detachment of republican guards /
cleared the court yard. There was an I'M /
neGSG ct1IllOT anu SttOulS VI CDNh WIN !
lola" Long live Zola,' and Death to |
lola" the last cry dominating the others /
The novelist had difficulty in keeping his |
ieet amid the surging crowd
In the meantime. the police, misunder-
standing their orders, closed the gates. |
md NJ lola thus found himself inside the |
,ourt yard, surrounded by bowling, |
threatening mob. The police were power
ess. and, for a moment, 1t looked as !
.hough he would be lynched. together
With the friends who formed his body
guard
His friends rallied around him. and
eventually the gates were reoDened and
he police, having been reinforced. es-
,orted NJ. Zola to the street. while the
ma jority of the mob was confined in the
,ourt yard. shrieking threats against the
novelist. who eventually entered cab
md drove quickly away.
VIOLENT WOMEN.
The women in the crowd were especially
'iolent. A man who cheered for lola was
Jet upon by a mob who hustled him to
he ST. Michael bridge where they tried
o throw him into the river Seine. but
he police were informed in the nick of
ime and saved him.
The crowd remained in the court yard
md greeted NJ. Rochefort's exit with
treat cries of 'Vive lie armee, and NiVe
e France" They were eventually dis
,ersed.
PARLIAMENT OPENED.
lueen Urges Large Expenditures