The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-17
PROTEST MADE BY PELLIEUx.
SPIRITED SPEECHES FOLLOWED
ny CHEERS ron HIM.

Raises His Voice in the Most EN-
phntic Manner Against ISLANDERS
Calculated TO Destroy Confidence
in the Heads of the AFmy-Hints
That a Time 0f Danger Is Nearer
Than People Think-PrOOf Against
Dreyfus Declared Conclusive.
Paris, Feb. 16.-The Palace of Justice on
the ninth day of the trial of NJ. Zoia and
N. Perreux was crowded as usual.
The presiding judge rejected NJ. Glenn
enceaus request of yesterday that he APP
point a magistrate to question Madame de
Boulancey if among the letters she has
from Maj Esterhazy there is not one con-
tanning the following expressions: First
ly, Gen. Saussier. (then the commander
in-chief of the French army and military
governor of Paris is clown. In our
country the Germans would not show him
in a circus.
Secondly, if the Prussians got so far
as Lyons they might throw away their
guns and keep only their riding whips to
drive the French in front of them"
Gen. Pellieux, who conducted the inves-
tigation into the charges brought against
NJ Esterhazy, created sensation by pro-
testing against the acceptance of the evil
dence of amateur experts who have not
seen the original Bordereau, adding that
he also desired to raise his voice in the
most emphatic manner against ISLANDERS,
which are calculated to destroy conf
dence in the heads of the army at time
When danger is perhaps nearer than peo-
pie believe"
Continuing Gen. Pellieux said he consid-
ered the proceedings showed that the de-
fense attached no weight to the evidence
OF the sworn experts who had seen the
original BoTdereau and had compared il
with the acknowledged handwriting of
the accused, while the testimony of anna
tours, one dentist and another a for
elgner, was received with full confidence -
Such tactics do not surprise me-" add
ed the general Since they were shadow
ed IN my office by M. Dreyfus, when bring
ing charges against Maj. Esterhazy.
asked him If he desired a second ex-
pert report on the Bordereau, and as ne
did not reply l concluded that if the ex-
pert examination had not been favorable
10 nam he would have demanded another.
FOR some time there has been much
taik OF handwriting, people discussing V no
could have written the Bordereau Wen.
III prove to you here with the papers in
my hands that the officers who wrote the
Bordereaus belonged to the ministry of
war was an artillery man, and was sec
onded for service on the staff.
An analysis of the Bordereau indicates
that only one artillery officer attached to
the war ministry could have known the
facts recited, or have used the technical
tiles employed in the Bordereau An in
fantryman could never in his life have
spoken of the things of which the Bor-
dereau speaks (Sensation).
AND now" explained the General, rails
ahg MS voice. what remains of all this
fabric? Not much. Yet, they accuse
officers of acquittiug a guilty man in pur-
suance of orders" prolonged sensation.
The General said; Il have the soul OF
a soldier which revolts at hearing the in
famous aspersons showered upon us. and
1 can keep silence no longer / cannot
stand still and see men trying to detach
the army from its chiefs, for if the SOL
dlers cease to have confidence in them
what will the chiefs do in the day of dan
ger which is perhaps nearer than people
think? Then, gentlemen of the Jury. your
sons will be led to simple butchery. but at
the same time NJ. lola will have gained a
fresh victory and will have achieved a
new debacle and will be able to lay his
history before Europe from which
France has been wiped OUT
The effect of this outburst was intense.
In conclusion. Gen. Pellieux said: I'VE
should have been glad il the court martial
had ACQUITTED Dreyfus, as it would have
shown there was no traitor for the army.
for all Of us to mourn for''
On leaving the witness stand, the gener-
al was long and loudly cheered.
M Laborie reproached Gen. Pelieux
with telling the jury that they might
shortly have war and added: 1--WE do not
fear war with such soldiers as we have.
but If they are led by certain Officers
Here the presiding judge stopped M. La
borie and Gen. Pellieux, resuming his adj
dress, criticised the reports of the "ama-
teur experts in handwriting"
After some further testimony of an I'M
important nature court adjourned.