The record-union., 1898-02-11
Yesterdays Proceedings Were
Calm, Even to Dizziness,
Compared With the TummuIt Occurring the
Previous Days.
The Excitement Among the Popu-
lace, However, Hightens Daily
Over the Outcome of the Un-
equal Conflict Between the Two
Parties - Some Demonstrations
on the Street at Night, but
Nothing Serious Occurs.

on the Street at Night, but
Nothing Serious Occurs.
PARIS, Feb. 10-The examination Of
NJ. Tauriex, the former Minister of JUS
tice, was completed at to-day's ses-
sion of the Assize Court of the Seine,
before which NJ Zola anu NJ. Perrieux,
| manager of the "Aurore," are being
tried, the former for writing and the
latter for printing a letter rejecting
upon the EsterhaZy court-martial.
M. Tauriex said that while he was
Minister of Justice he had nothing TO
do with the Dreyfus case. He approved
of M. Shurer-Kestner's agitation of the
matter.
| When Commandant Fornesitti was
called, NJ. De lie Gorgue, presiding
Judge, refused to allow him to be ques-
toned regarding the Dreyfus case, and
NJ. Laborie, counsel for M Zola an
nounced that owing to the action of the
court, he would abandon the examina-
ton of Commandant Fornesitti and
Captain LIE Brun- -Renaud and others
whom he only desired TO question re-
garding the Dreyfus case.
Major Patty Du Clam was recalled
and refused to reply to questions put
to him relative to Nine De Comminges.
The Major also refused to reply to
other Questions on the ground of pro
fessional secrecy
General Gonz and Colonel Henri gave
explanations Of the indiscretions of
Colonel Picquart, who had KNOWLEDGE
Of some secret papers of the Minister
for War.
General Peilieux, who was appointed
to investigate the Dreyfus case, and
upon whose report Major Esterhazy
was court -martialed. was examined
General Pellieux said he would tell the
whole truth, and not plead professional
secrecy" He then proceeded 10 relate
the story Of the Esterhazy inquiry, and
| said ttat Mattheiu Dreyfus and NJ
Schurer-Kestner both admitted that
they could not prove the charge against
Major Esterhazy.
| General Pellieux then INDUCED in an
! outburst against Colonel PicQuart,
whom he accused of divulging an es-
poinage affair to an outsider, claiming
such conduct is shameful" Refer
ring to the Borderau, the General de-
clared that the alleged fac SMILES pub
! lished We're all fictitious. AS to the COM
/ promising letter sent TO Major Ester
haZy, which might raise suspicious that
| he had shady relations with a foreign
| agent, General PellieuX. said: 1T IS
| lnconceiVable that any one could be
! so naive as to employ this method OF
| correspondence in a matter of such
| gravity
/ General Pellieux here expressed in
! dlgnation at the inexcusable action of
| Colonel Picquart in having Esterhazy's
rooms burglarized without authority of
| any kind. Colonel Picouart admitted
/ this" the witness continued, "and when
| the court-martial acquitted Count Es-
! terhazy / was not astonished. / was
! proud of having contributed to the ac-
quittal of Esterhazy, which proves that
III the French army there are not two
traitors. but only one traitor
/ General Pellieux was about to refer
! to the Dreyfus case when the presiding
Judge gently interposed his usual veto.
/ NJ. DuDuy, the former Premier. was
/ then called and NJ. Laborie began to
question him regarding the case of Drey-
| fus. which the presiding Judge vetoed,
! whereupon NJ. Labore announced that
he would throw up the examination of
! Dupuy and other former Minister'S as
! the ruling of the Presiding Judge made
! it fruitless.
| NJ. Thevenet, a former Minister of
Justice who was next examined, said he
| could easily understand why NJ Zola
was exercised by the yelled lady story"
NJ. Zola, he added, had acted in good
| faith, for complete truth had not been
| thrown on this matter, and NJ. Zola's
was not the only troubled mind.
| NJ Thevanet expressed satisfaction at
the ;3cQuittal of Major ESterhazy. which.
! he said, proved there were on traitors in
the French army, but he boldly in
! sisted that complete light had not been
| cast upon this grave affair, which. he
| added interested the whole of Europe.
| He further expressed regret that the
| Government had not spoken in order to
restore tranquility for the country.
| Continuing, NJ. Thevenet said he was
astonished that the witnesses, instead
! cf giving open testimony should take
refuge behind professional secrecy"
| NJ. Sale. lawyer. followed NJ. The
venet on the witness stand. The presid-
/ ing Judge refused to allow questions 10
| be put TO him concerning the Dreyfus
case, and a heated discussion between
him and NJ. Laborie ensued The lat
/ ter asked Tor a snort adjournment, In
order to draw UP a formal application
| that these questions be allowed
When the hearing was resumed NJ.
Laborie submitted the application re-
ferred to. NJ. Clemenceau. counsel for
| the "Aurore.' supported him in skill
| full maneuver. The former asked that
/ formal notice be taken of the fact that
NJ Sale on the witness stand has not
denied that he was aware, through a
! member of the court martial that a Sc
cret document was submitted to the
/ court martial"
The court refused both applications.
but NJ Clemenceau by this expedient of
| reading a question in the form OF an
/ application, practically obtained what
| he wanted.
The court then adjourned.
The excitement hightens daily over
the outcome of the unequal conflict be-
tween two angry parties, one anxious
that the chose juge, whether legal or
/ not. should remain intact. and the 9TH
er that the law and justice should be
respected even at the expense of the
| chose juge. The latter party is a very
small minority in a strange and pathet-
ic predicament, for while, unless it can