The record-union., 1898-02-10

PARIS. Feb. 9.-In spite of special
precautions, there was repetition OF
the scenes Witnessed yesterday when
the trial of Emile Zola and NJ Perrieux
who are being prosecuted by the Gov
ernment for denouncing the EsterhaZy
court-nartial, was continued to-day in
the -Assize Court of the Seine. GEN
eral Boisdevre refused emphatically TO
testify. under the plea Of professional
and state secrecy. NJ. Delegorgue, the
presiding Judge, consented that Mime.
Dreyfus should be allowed to testify on
the condition that her evidence be re-
strieted to the Esterhazy case.
Over 2U3 barristers in their robes
gathered at the public entrance and
indulged in horse play. When the pre-
siding Judge ordered them not to OBJ
struct the passage, the barristers made
demonstration against the Judge
Theredpon the Commandant of the Re-
publican Guards sent a detachment or
troops to quell the disturbance. The
intervention of the military was Hire
ceived, and led to violent affray. The
barristers rushed upon the guards and
struck them. One of the young lawyers
was arrested, but after quiet had been
restored he was released.
NJ. Laborie protested against the linn
itation of the evidence of Nine Drey-
fus and denounced the scenes in court,
the biased reports in the newspapers
and the attacks on his client as being
unworthy of France.
General Boisdefevre, replying, admit
ted that as Minister for War, before he
had testified at the Esterhazy court
martial, he had received from Major
EsterhaZy a certain document which
concerned the Dreyfus case, but he re-
fused to give any further particulars
on the ground of professional secrecy.
The General admitted that Colonel
Picquart had been transferred to Tunis
owing to his being favorable to Drey-
fus, and the witness added that he,
personally, was convinced of the guilt
of Dreyfus, while other facts before and
after the court-nrartiaf, which lad come
TO his knowledge, made this conviction
unshakable. This statement created
sensation in court:
General Gonz followed. and had a
violent alteration with NJ. Laborie, in
which the general public Joined The
tumult reached such a pitch that the
Judge ordered the court cleared, which
the municipal guards promptly did.
The court resumed it's session five
minutes later, and General Gonz ex-
planned that he had not meant all he
said. Thereupon the incident was al
lowed to drop.
General Gonz then spoke of the in
vesugation of Colonel Picquart, whom
he had encouraged, but the General
added that he told the Colonel to avoid
arresting Major Esterhazy, which the
Colonel wished 10 do.
General Mercier, the former Minister
for War, who was next examined, de-
clared that he believed the bordereau
and other documents extracted from
the War Office had been communicated
to the newspapers by the Dreyfus FAM
lily.
NJ. Laborie Immediately asked that
Nine. Dreyfus be allowed to confront
General MERCER and deny his state
ment, but the Judge refused to allow
it.
General counsel for NJ. Zola then
pressed General Mercier to say if it was
true that q secret document had been
communicated to the Dreyfus court
martial. but the General refused to re-
ply. AT the conclusion of his examin-
alton General MERCER was cheered
NJ. Traireaux, who was Minister of
Justice at the time of the Dreyfus
court-martial, was the next witness
After his evidence, which did not con-
vey any startling facts, the court ad-
journed.
The crowd outside the court cheered
Generals Mercier, Boisdefevre and
Gonz While NJ lola was left aIr,os, nm
noticed.