New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-16


MANY ExrrErs on THE sTAND-AL-
1rGEp 1NCR1MISATING EXPIRES
s1ONs IN LETTERS TO MME.
DE BoUIANCEY.
paris Feb. 15-The arrival Of Emile Zola. NJ.
,,1.~onx and others at the Assizes Court of the
60 today was not marked by any incident
60 o-ovd was not so large as that of yester-
-" and the people in the Hobbies were calm.
cr,r,ors as 10 the issue Of the trial vary great
while some people are already discussing
- ovtent OF the sentences. others regard the
g., NJ the defendants as certain. as II is
-, that the Court is becoming more favor
s,s,rssd toward NJ Zola. The trial Is not
",o.,s5 10 finish before Saturday. and it is be-
',>.. ,bat a night session may be necessary to
complete "a even then -.
. ,be openlng Of the proceedings To-Day 'he
r-.-,a,rx Judse NJ. Delegorgue disallowed the
&c. of the counsel for NJ Zoa, VI. Labor
' ,aa experts heard at the EsteTh"zy couS
.a,r,,al should ee called to testify
.,,,.ral G0nse reap9eared on the "l'''eSs
rr,testcd against the assertion made
:, toures the Socialist Deputy. OF SATURDAY
-, ~. general stat had refused TO 'hi0"
,,.r, On the Dreyfus affair
''s..' tor, replying 10 Genera! Gohss said
-" ~ desired to throw light upor the case
,a - ask The War Minister'S PERMISSION 10
r. this General Gonse answered tha' /
wlthin his province to trahsiHt suN"
,oo,,os. 70 ,he Minister Of Var
,.,ry Dl,N:ys 4 EuRMER sTATEAENi'
-, lan,,,. a handwriting expert "a3 the
-. ,,r,ess He strenuousiy denicd t"e s'a'e-
-.r. made Yesterday hy =. Teyssontie'es ""o
- ,iso an expert in Anndwri'ins' that ne h@u
..,r,,e1 "a hribe ". T"yssonnieres 10 ino"'i'
,-,s - tho Drey:Ds Oorcereau 1sys-
.a,,,srcs II. Crepieux Jenn ADDED mao u'
,.s ,,o, it Vas on his CA TeyssonIleres) re-
80 and not on = Yeriillon's on "hlch
IL,..,.. ,.,s convicted This statement created
.....io, u Janin said that 1t was because
.. r-,,...,.n,trcs was aogry with the witness Io'
r,t sharing his opinion in regard 10 'he DIoS iD'
CO.. that he tired 10 compromise 'He Ha.'''
Tho wines, further said he was
G catholic AMI exercised the proies-
,,on # 4 de:,ist and d.f not exercise '''e pi'
,.ssion o. IN expert in handwriung'
'eSS'o SS'.l n,svsr Of tie French Record Office
..,,s1 ris testimony py affirming himself a
(.,,o,c pa declared that the pubhshed lac'
.,,,,,se = the bordereau We're as exact as possi-
49,. "a y. Thought that General PelileuH con
-, hat IN. facsin!les looked Ike forgeileS
,as O, evssgerat!on The witness adoeo "l"'
80 only desired an enlightenment OF this sau
oeair and # he allowed to compare '''
facsimile with tho original. u mlS'ahe" '
would Loyalty say Continuing the "l'Hes'
admitted that he had acted wrongly IN ih'i"s.-
,,g the examination Of the bordereau 70 VI.
psr,rlor who. the witness asserted, hao a''eo
,n a manner devoid of all sense. NJ. Meyer COZ.
Guided with saying that the hand"rths %
Major Fsterhazy resembled that oi the o0i
dereau. ,-o
the experts Couard. Belnomme and Narhaiu'
but the Court refused the request, upon wh'ch
" Iabori drew up conclusions. asking the
corr, IN take cognizance Of the fact. But the
rrss,a,ng Judge. before even hearing the ques-
tion refused to let II be put. after Wnich the
Court retired to deliberate, and decided that inc
rrasiding Judge was right in refusing to allow
questions the only effect of which would De TO
,roIong uselessly the proceedings"
Professor Ernest Molinier Of the College OF
France testified that Major Esterhazy's hand
writing absolutely resembled that OF the Dor
ceIeau
" Clemenceau. counsel for the Aurofe' seau
letters from Nine. De Boulancey' adihl''"s
the possession of letters which Major Esterhazy
wrote her between 1881 and 1874 ana contain
.ne serious animadversions against France and
poar,d asked that the letters be returned to
t,ro bpt Nine De Boulancey refused 20 do so,
ia order 70 be able 20 prove that She had not
committed forgery.
srNsAT!ON OVER EsTERHAzY LETTERS.
NJ Clamerceau urged the Court to appoint
r,ay:.tTate 20 ask Mime. De Boulancey If. among
the letters. there was not one CONTAINING '"'
following expressions:
.rarol cauSSfer (then the Command |
er-ln-CbIef of the French Army and Military
Governor of Parls) is a clown. In our coun-
Try ,he Germans would not show him In cir |
Gus" Oproar IN corrD
secora-"If the Pruss!ans got as far as Lyons !
tney might throw away their guns and Keep |
only their rding-whips 20 drive the French IN
froa; Of them" prolonged sensation)
Three amateur experts in handwriting testified
I. At tie fac-simile was an exact reproduction OF
Moj'- Es.erhazy's handwriting. statements
which caused further sensations In court.
NJ. Fel!x Frank. a lawyer of brussels. testi-
hed that. in order to demonstrate ms evidence
would be necessary 10 have black BOARD ana
mat would require az houf 70 demonstrate
his theory
Amid an uprcsr in court the session was
suspended while blackboard WAS procured ana |
Placed on an easel after which VI. Frank traced |
on the blackboard a fac-simile Of the oordereau |
and OF Major Esterhazy's handwriting ana De-
eau his demonstration.
" Frsuk made some long technical Demon
ttTAIors and said: THE majority OF the eX-
lorts started on the false idea that the writer |
n tie h1r6areau had disguised his handwriting. |
The bordsreap. however. was written natuHaIy |
AID In o running hand. which is 'dentical with |
hat ~, Major Es;crhazy. The later fMa)or |
!. terhary, continued the witness. had reoog-
n!zed the b0rd creap as being his own hand-
g. -lt'ng. but had declared that 1t had betn
ifdceG ~ foTGcr.
ESTEPHAZY'S GUILT ASSERTED.
NJ. Frank proceeded to demonstrate teohni-
ally the mprobability Of this explanation
hOwing how recurring words presented certain
vergencies
The long demonstration Of the witness caused