The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-02-12
ESTERHAZI REFUSES.
Zola'S Attorney Insists that He be
Made to Testify, Even of
Force is Necessary.

| Paris, Feb. S-When the trial of NJ
| Emil IOla and NJ. perrieux. manager of
Aurore, growing out of the formers de-
nunciation of the Esterhazy court martini
| in a letter to the newspaper mentioned.
| was resumed in the assiZcS court of the
| Seine today, scenes similar To those of
yesterday morning were witnessed.
When the court opened there was a ter
rife 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 ZoIa,' were
drowned by shouts of "A bas Zola!'
When the Judge entered, the scene was
so tumultuous that he directed the mu-
nicipal guards TO force the crowds from
the doors and to remove some of the peo-
pie from the overcrowded halls.
| The presiding judge, NJ. Delegorgue,
read letter from Maj. Count Esterhazy,
in which the latter refused 10 testify.
| IhereupOn NJ. Iaboric. counsel for NJ.
! lola insisted that EsterhaZy be brought
| into court by force.
| The court admitted the claims of the
| defense and decided that Gen. MERCER,
the former minister of war. and Maj.
| Patty Duclam should be rcsummoned.
| The court also decided that the other
witness alleged TO be i'll should be visited
| by a doctor and that if found able to
appear they should be rcsummoned.
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She was dressed i'll black and was much
distressed: NJ. Lahoric asked her whcth-
! er she could say under what circum-
stances she was informed by Maj. Patty
Duclam in 1894 of her husbands 5 arrest.
The judge declined to put the question.
| NJ. Zola here arose and cried: Il de-
| sire the same treatment rs the SaSSln
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 obscene press drags me
in the mud. You sec, gentlemen of the
| jury, the position | am in. | wish to
have my witnesses heard, but | am pre-
| vented"
But do you not know the law?' the
! judge asked Zola.
"No. l don't know. and l don't want
to know" was Zola's reply.
| The scene caused great excitement
among the spectators. NJ. Laborie de-
manded that the questions be put to the
witness.
| The judge answered: Il will enter your
protest if you so desire, but | cannot put
| the questions which are foreign to the
Indictment in order to arrive 1T Il reviS-
| ion of the DreyfuS case, which has al
ready been determined
! Thercupon NJ. Laborip exclaimed: "In
our way" tCries of No" Yes" and
quite right'-'I have the honor to ask
what means we should employ
That does not concern me- answered
the judge. whereat there was laughter
NJ. Iaborie then proposed TO submit Il
| list of questions, leaving the court To in
dicate which of them might be put. and
! the session was suspended in order TO al
low the questions to be drawn un.
During the interval the noise in the
court was dcafening. Every one dis
! cuSScd the case at the top of his or her
voice. with such intensity of excitement
that the faces of the diSputantS were dis
! tortcd.
In the meanwhile Nine DrcyfuS re
tired to the witnesses room. where she
was seized with Il violent fit of mysteries.
| On the resumption of the session of the
| court NJ. Labore presented a statement
claiming the right to ask Nine. Droyfus
certain questions i'll the interest of jus
! tice.
The advocate-gcncral NJ. Van CaSsell.
argued that the court could not readjud-
cate facts already decided and turning to
| NJ. I0la. he exclaimed: You say You 10
not know the law and do not want to
know it, well, we do know the law and
will have il respected, with the aid of i
| jury III which We have the most cOmplct"
confidence" This apostrophc evoked
marks of approval.
| Al. Lahoric responded with great
warmth. protesting against the oh>truv-
! ton of which his client was the victim
Finally Iola said he would submit to the
law and to justice, adding: Il do not
revolt against the law. as my words
have implied. What | want. gentlemen
is that you should end your hypocrtical
schemes.
This remark was greeted with shouts
of 'Bravo, bravo and murmurs of dis
sent.
The court then decided against the de-
TN DaI
! in the Indictment would hn allowed.
After hearing NJ. LebloiS. Schcurcr-
KcStunr and CaSimir-rerier. the trial was
ad inurnnl uutu tnmnrEnM