The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-14
TIIE LIE PAssEDE.
During the Hearing Of tho zois Cas-.
& Sons Very ssn,ationaI Testimony Ad.
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During the Hearing OF the Zois Case
SONS vesy Sensational Testimony IA.
Observation-Disclosures OF n Dual. Il h.
PARIS. Feb. 1a--There were The
usual crowds and demonstrations yes
tcrday at the assizes court OF the Seine
when the sixth day OF the trial OF MN.
zola and Perrcux opened befoyc NJ,
Delagorgue. the presiding Judge. The
force Of Republican guards around tho
court was increased to four companies.
Colonel plea,tart who was recalled.
said he believed that General Pelieux,
out OF respect for the chose juge Cease
upon which judgment had been passed,
otherwise the Dreyfus AFFAIR.", had not
thought 1t Incumbent upon him 10 order
the borderenu TO be submitted 10 expert
examination for tho purposes OF the Els.
terhazy inquiry, and. the witness added,
Major Ravary doubtless unwIttlngly
took the same course, and founded his
Judgment on incomplete and Inadequate
documents. Continuing. Colonel Pie
quart said; That ~ why one OF the
members OF the Es;erhazy court mar
tial sal at the end Of the trial, and |
admire HIN for his courage In saying II:
1t seemv to mo that the real defendant
Is Colonel Picquart, aud ask that he
be enabled to offer explanations OF his
conduct" =
Replying to the presiding fudge,
Colonel Picquart said he had received
NJ. lie Blois fifteen times In his private
office: but the witness denied commu-
nlcating to him the secret document
containing the words THAT scoundrel
D." 3at 14gF n
NJ. Henry. who was recalled. said that
document was on the table when NJ. lie
Blols visited Colonel Plcquart. General
Gonse and Major Lauth corroborated
the witness and NJ LIE Blols denied hay-
Ing been shown the document.
NJ. Laboric pointed out contradictions
In NJ. Henrys evidence and Major Ra-
vary's report. whereupon NJ. Henry ad-
vanced excltedly upon NJ. Laborie, and
shouted: II Will not tolerate your cast
Ing suspicion upon my evidence"
Colonel Plcquart protested against NJ.
Henry's language. whcreupon the lat
ter shouted: II aver that Colonel Pic
quart has lied in this matter" Cup
roar.) Ats \. 4.s
Colonel Plcquart' was then permitted
to address the jury. He said:
You have heard NJ. Henry, Major
Lauth and Major Patty du Clam bring
abominable charges against me. All
the steps that took In this matter
have not been forgotten. have be-
lieved 1t was expedient to introduce
light and Justice into the affair, for
which l was overwhelmed with insults
am. the victim OF good faith, and
have to pay for the propriety OF my
conduct and for my attachment to the
cause consider just"
After a heated alteration between the
presiding judge and NJ. LaborIe regard
Ing some dates, ". Henry surprised the
court by affirming that the document
with the words THAT scoundrel D."
had no connection with Dreyfus, but
belonged to n different lot OF papers and
was Of no consequence. The real Drey-
fus papers. witnesses added. he had
never seen.
for Dreyfus in the court martial pro-
ceedngs, said the attitude OF NJ
Scheurer-Kestner and the denunciation
of Major Eterhazy by Matthew Dreyfus
had caused him deep emotion, because
he saw In them the possibility of a re-
vision of the case. He then explained
the reasons which prevented him from
applying for the rehearng. to which the
government was opposed. He said he
was actuated by his feelings and by sew
eral facts, among them that he had
learned on reliable authority that one
OF the members of the court martial had
said that secret document had been
communicated.
1t Is reported that Colonel Picquar.
has sent his second 10 NJ Henry on ac-
count Of the !atter's accusation that the
colonel lied.