The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-09
ZOLA'S LIFE IN PERIL
DEATH BY A PARIS MOB.
A
Scene Of Great Turbulence When the
Cor of Assizes Adjourned Yes
terday Afternoon.
"A BAS ZOLA!' "SPIT ON ZOLA!"
MINGLED WITH FAINT "VIVASv'
SHOUTED BY MEN AND WOMEN.
Testimony Given by Nine. Dreyfus,
Casimir-Perier-Adve Rulings.

PARIS Feb. 8.--When the trial of NJ.
Emile Zola and M. Perreaux, manager of
PAurore, growing out of the formers de-
nunciation of the Esterhazy court-martial
in letter to the newspaper mentioned, was
resumed in the Assizes Court of the Seine
to-day scenes similar to those of yesterday
morning were witnessed. NJ. Henri Roche
fort was cheered when he arrived. When
the doors were opened there was terrific
struggle to enter, people fighting their way
with blows and kicks toward the courtroom.
The entrance of NJ Zola was the signal for
an outburst, during which the few cries of
'Vive Zola!" were drowned by shouts of
"A bas Zoa!' When the judge entered the
scene was so tumultuous that he directed
the municipal guards to force the crowds
from the doors and to remove some of the
people from the overcrowded halls.
The witnesses to-day were Nine Dreyfus,
NM. lie Blois, Scheurer- Kestner and Cas-
simir-Perier Nearly all the rulings OF the
judge were against the defense, and he
showed that the government deter
mined 70 give no opportunity for Il rehearsal
of the Dreyfus case in court. At the close
of the days proceedings there was big
crowd outside the lower court, and as the
people were leaving the building p man
CIl6u, N1N6 LOldt -DOWn With FRANCE
He was Immediately arrested. a tremen-
fdous rush followed. M. Zola on emerging
from the jury door was recognized and
obliged to return and seek refuge in the rob-
ing rooms, the doors of which were then
locked. The crowd remained outside yell
ing, "Conspuez Zola.' etc, led by a num-
Der of young barristers in their robes, who
roughly handled M. Zola's sympathizers
until a detachment Of republican guards
cleared the approaches to the court. NJ.
Zola then emerged pale and trembling, and
the moment he appeared on the stairs lead
ing to the courtyard there was an immense
clamor and shouts of Down with zolai'
Long live Zola! and death to Zola!"
the last cry dominating the others. The
novelist had difficulty in keeping his feet
amid the surging crowd.
In the meanwhile the police, misunder-
standing their orders, closed the gates and
M. Zola thus found himself inside the court
yard, surrounded by bowling, threatening
mob. The police were powerless, and for
moment it looked as though he would be
lynched with the friends who formed his
body guard. His friends rallied around him.
and eventually the gates were reopened, and
the police having been reinforced, escorted
M. Zola to the street while the majority of
the mob confined in the courtyard
shrieking threats against the novelist, who
eventually entered a cab and drove quickly
away.
The women in the crowd were especially
violent. A man who cheered for Zoa was
set upon by mob, who hustled him to the
st. Michael bridge, where they tried to
throw him into the River Seine, but the po-
lice were reinforced in the nick of time and
saved him.
The crowd remaining in the courtyard
greeted M. Rochefort's exit with great
cheers of "Vive Parmeer and ''Vive la
France!" They were eventually dispersed.