The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-10
lola FARCE CONTINUES,
THE WILD DISORDER or TUESDAY
CONTINUED YESTERDAY.
All Testimony Tending to Remove the
Whitcwash From the government
Promptly Excluded.

PARIS. Feb. 9.-In spite OF the special
precautions there was a repetition OF the
scenes witnessed yesterday when the
trial of Emile Zola and Perrieux. who are
being prosecuted by the government FOR
dcnounclng the Esterhazy court martial
was continued to-day in the Assizes
Court OF the Seine.
General Boisdeffre was called but he re-
fused to testify. under the plea OF profess
sioaal and state secrecy.
NJ. De Lagorgue. the presiding judge,
consented that Madame Dreyfus should
w. allowed TO testify. on the condition
that her evidence was restricted 10 the
Esterhazy case.
BARRISTERS RIOT.
over 200 barristers in their. robes, gath
cred at the public entrance and INDUCED
I'm horse-play. When the presiding Judge
ordered tacm not To ObstTuct the passage
the barristers made a demonstration
against the Judge. Thereupcn the COM
mandant OF the Republican guards sent a
detachment OF troops TO quell the dis
turbance. The Intervention Of the mill
tary was ill-received and led TO a violent
guards and struck them. One of the
young lawyers was arrested. but after
quiet was restored he was released.
NJ Labori counsel for NJ. Zola, pro-
tested against the limitation Of evidence
OF Madame Dreyfus and scathingly de-
nouncod the scenes in court the biased
reports in the newspapers. and the at
lacks on his client as being unworthy of
France.
General Boisdeffre replying TO NJ La
bOri. admitted as minister for war before
he had testified at the Esterhazy court
martial, he had received from Major Is
terhazy a certain document which con-
cerned the Dreyfus case. but he refused
TO give any further particulars on the
ground Of professional secrecy.
NJ. Labor protested that in a court OF
justice professional secrecy" could not
exist, whereupon General Bosdeffre re-
torted: professional secrecy cannot DO
separated from State secrecy"
The General admitted that Colonel Pic
quart had been transferred to Tunls ow-
ing to his being favorable TO Dreyfus,
and the witness added that he personally
was convinced OF the guilt OF Drevfus.
while other facts. before and after the
court-martial, which had come TO his
knowledge made this conviction unshaka-
Bile.
COURT CLEARED.
General Come followed and at the out
set OF the examination had u violent al
tercation with NJ. Labor. i'm which the
general public joined. The tumult reach
ed such a pitch that the presiding judge
ordered the court TO be cleared. which
the Municipal Guards promptly did.
Q,.a x,,t,
utes later and General Come explained
that he had not meant all he said.
ThereupOn the incident was allowed 10
drop
General Come then spoke OF the inves-
tigation Of Colonel Picquart. whom he
had encouraged but the General added
tina. he told ;he Colonel to avoid arrest
ing Major Esterhazy which the Colonel
wished TO do.
General MERCER. the former Minister
Of War who was next examined. declared
that he believed the Bordereaux and other
documents abstractel from the War Office
had been communicated TO the ncwspa-
pers by the DrCyfrs family.
no DENfhIS ALLOWED.
NJ I.abor Immediately asked that Nine
prNvfus be allowed 10 confront General
MERCER and deny his statement but the
presiding Judge refused TO allow her TO
do So.
Counsel for NJ Zola then pressed Gene
raj Merciar 10 say " 1t was true that n
secret document had been communicated
20 the Dreyfus court-martial behind the
backs of Drevfus and his counsel The
General refused 10 reply.
At the conclusion of his examination
General MERCER was loudly cheered with
cheers OF "Vive L'Arme' and "Vive la
France"
NJ. Trarieux. who was Minister OF JUS
tice at the time OF the Dryfus court
martial was tho next witness.
After his evidence. which did not con-
vey any startling facts the court adj
tourned
Tho crowd outside the court cheered
Generals MERCER. Boisdefre and Come.
while NJ Zola was left almost unnouced.