The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-09
HIS SENSATIONAL TRIAL
NJ. CASIMIR PERIER WILL NOT
TELL THE TRUTH.
SAYS IT is HIS DUTY NOT TO DO so
M. Zola's Frantic 0utburst in Open Court,
The Fact Brought Out that the Alleged
Handwriting of 0reyfus Was
That of Esterhazy.

that OF bSterhaZy.
Paris, Feb. S.--When the trial of NJ
Emile Zloa and NJ. Perrieux, manager
of the Aurore, growing out of the for
mer's denunciation of the EsterhazN
court martial in letter to the news
paper mentioned, was resumed, in thu
Assizes court of the Seine to-day, scenes
similar to those of yesterday morning
We're witnessed.
When the court opened there was Q
terrific struggle to enter, people fighting
their way with blows and kicks toward
the court room.
The entrance of NJ. lola was the sig
nal for an outburst during which tht
few cries of .'Viye Zola' were drowned
by shouts of "A Bas lola"
When the judge entered the scene
was so tumultuous that he directed tht
municipal guards to force the crowd,
from the doors and to remove some OF
the people from the overcrowded halls.
The court admitted the claims of the
defense and decided that Gen. MERCER
the former Minister of War; and Major
Patty Du Clan should be resummoned.
The court also decided that the other
witnesses alleged to be i'll, should bt
visiteu by a doctor and that if found
able to appear they should be resum-
nloned.
Madame Dreyfus was the first wit
ness to-day.
VI. Laborie, who examined her. asked
what she Thought of VI. Zoia's good faith
circumstances shc was informed by
Major Patty Du Clam, in 1894, of her
husbands arrest. The judge declined
to put the last question.
NJ. Zola here rose and cried:
II desire the same treatment as the
assassin or the thief. They have always
the right TO defend themselves, but
am deprived of this. / am Knocked and
insulted in the streets, and the OLD,
scene press drags me in the mud. You
see, gentlemen or the jury, the position.
/ am in. ] wish to have my witnesses
heard, but | am prevented"
But do you know &c law| the judge
asked Zola.
NO | do not know, and | do not
want to know was Zola's reply.
After long and heated argument thu
court decided that no question not con
tanned in the Indictment could he al
lowed.
NJ. lie Blois. lawyer and witness
for the defendants, testified that ae and
Col. Picqumrt were old friends and dad
studied together. consequently when
Picqllart was connected with the war in.
teliigence department. he consulted the
witness OH certain grave matters, he
had IInearthed in connection with the
carrier pigeon affair at Nancy and in gc-
gard to which he had received menacing
letters. When doubts on the Dreyfus
matter arose, NJ. Soheurer- kestner qiies-
toned the Witness ON the foregoing
matter and the witness gave him certaiIl
information including letters which
General Gonz wrote to Picquart which
convinced Nj. Scheurer-Kestner of the
Innocence of Dreyfus. The witness urged
VI. Schenrer-kestner to apply to the
Minister of Justice to annul the Drey-
flis Judgment. in view of the secret dozen.
1Iient submitted to a court martial but A.
he was lacking in material proofs. NJ
Scheurer- Kestner had not acted imme.
diately.
NJ. Scheurer- Kestner. who was next
examined, said he learned last July that
Col. Picquart had discovered that the
BUrdercau had not been written by
Dreyfus and he submitted Maj. Ester.
hays handwriting to NJ. Bertillon. who
agreed that it was in the same hand
writing as the boruereau. Witness slg
gested to Gen. Gonz that {; fresh eX
pert examination be made but the gen
eral dlssmded him from so doing.
VI. Scaeurer- Kestner sketched thu
contents of the letters in which Col
Picquart wrote that fresh facts hat
been discovered which would be 'eager
ly seized by the Dreyfusians, who would
create 4 great scandal"
General GonZ replied that it was "tot
late to stop the matter now"
Coi. Picquart, i'll another letter, ac
cording to the witness. urged that TIM
whole affair be exposed, or there woulC
he scandal.
Continuing, the witness said:
II went to General Billot 1.-THE Min
ister of War;, and told him what
knew. / offered to communicate Gener
al Gonz's letters, but he refused Their
1t was agreed that the interview should
not be divulged. Nevertheless the gov
eminent newspapers published an ac
count of 1t.
II had interviews with the Premier
M. Meline), and told him everything
knew
NJ. ScheurerKestner further said tina
he never mentioned the name Of Ester
Navy, except 10 the government. But
rome time later, Matthew Dreyfu
brother of Alfred Dreyfus), came t,