The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-11
SAME Old FARCE
Going on in the Frencl, Courts
ts About Zoln. NJ st
THElNCoNCElvABLE TESTIMONY.


PARIS. Feb. lO.-The examination OF
NJ. Trleux. the former minister OF Jus
tice was completed at to-day's session
at the Assizes court OF the Seine before
which NJ. Zola and NJ. Perreu. manager
OF the !Aurorc are being tried, the for.
mer for writing and the latter for print
Ing letter rejecting upon the Ester
hazy courtmartial.
General Pellleux who was appointed
to investigate the Dreyfus case and
upon whose report Major Esterhazy was
courtmartialed. was examined.
General Pcllieux said he would tell the
whole truth and not plead professional
secrecy" He then proceeded to relate
the story of the Esterhazy inquiry and
said that aIatthieu DreSfus and NJ.
Scheurer Kestner, both admitted that
they could not prove the charges
against Major Estechazy. N}
General Pellieux then INDUCED amid
applause, in an outburst against Colonel
Picquart whom he accused Of divulginF
an espionage affair to an outsider, ex-
claiming: Such conduct is shame-
full" 'fi3
Referring to the Bordereau the gen.
eral declared that thealleged fac SMILES
published were all fictitious.
AS TO the compromising letter sent to
Major Esterhazy, which might raise
suspicion that he had shady relations
with u foreign agent General PellieuS
said:
1T is inconcelvable that any one
could De so naive as to employ this
method OF correspondence in matter
Of such gravity" -
General PeIleux here expressed i'm
dignation at the "inexcusable action OF
Colonel Picquart In having Major
Esterhazy's rooms burglarized without
authority OF any kind"
Colonel Picquart admitted this" the
witness continued, ''and when the
courtmartial acquitted Major Ester
hazy was not astonished. was proud
of having contributed 10 the acqulttal
OF Major Esterhazy. which proves that
In the French army there are not two.
but only one traitor"
General PellieuX was about to refer
to the Dreyfus case when the presiding
judge gently interposed his usual veto.
~ Dupuy, the former premier, was
then called. and NJ. Laborie began to
question him regarding the case OF
Dreyfus, which the presiding judge We
toed, whereupoa NJ. Laborie announced
that he would throw up the examina-
ton OF NJ. Dupuy and other former
ministers. as the ruling OF the presiding
judge made 1t truitless. "a Z
NJ. Thevenet, a former minister of
it1StpP ubn tr.1
he could easily understand why N
Zola was exercised by the "veiled lady"
storE. NJ. Zola, he added. had acted In
good faith. for complete light had NOT
been thrown upon this matter, and M,
Zola's was not the only mind troubled,
VI. Thevenet expressed satisfaction al
the acquittal Of Major Esterhazy, which
he said proved there were no 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 En-
rope. He further expressed regret that
the government had not spoken In order
TO restore tranquility for the country.
(Uproar In court and various cries
Continuing, N. Thevenet said he was
astonished that the officers. instead OF
giving open testimony should have Ia
ken refuge behind professional se-
crecy." y -
u. Sale. lawyer. followed NJ. Thew
enet on the witness stand The presid.
ing judge refused TO allow. questions to
be put TO him concerning the Dreyfus
affair, and heated discussion between
the judge and NJ. Laboric ensued. The
latter asked for a short adjournment In Z
order tc draw up u formal application
that these questions be allowed. Ad.
journed.