The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-08

rose up in the dock and Indignantly cried:
1--WE must know if these persons are act
ing under the orders Of the minister of war
or their own volition."
General Boisdeffre was then called and
claimed exemption on the ground of profess
sional secrecy, whereupon NJ Iaborie
shouted: "One would really think all these
officers imagine that they form separate
caste, above all rights, and that they are
totally exempt from the laws and the
spect due TO justice"
The court then ordered a short adjourn
ment until 4:3O p. m, in order to allow NJ.
Laborie to draft his argument. On the re-
sumption of the hearing NJ. Laborie made
| a speech demanding that the witnesses be
ordered TO attend and testify. Counsel for
NJ. Zola deposited with the court written
applications requesting the court to order
the subpoenaed witnesses to appear. In the
| application for subpoena for Nine Bou-
| lancy M. Laborie says: 1.-THE appellants
have ascertained that Comte Esterhazy has
thrice written her, menacing her with death
should she surrender the documents, with
the result that Nine. Boulancy has left her
| home and concealed her new address. AS
the aforementioned documents have di-
rect bearing on the present case, the ap-
| pellants also ask that an officer of the court
be sent to impound all kilograms and letters
| from Comte Esterhazy in the possession of
| Nine. Boulancy"
Regarding Colonel Patty de Clam, the ap-
plication charges him with illegal acts in
the Dreyfus and Esterhazy affairs, claim
| that if these acts are proved in court the
good faith of the accused will be demon
strated. Therefore, Colonel Patty de Clam
clo he to
prejudice to the right of the appellants,
! counsel would demand the postponement of
the trial to later sessions if necessary NJ.
Laborie further affirms that he is prepared
to show that the letters which Colonel Patty
de Clam alleges "the veied lady" sent him,
prejudicing Colonel Picquart, emanated
from one of Colonel Patty de Clam's own
| friends and not from Colonel Picquart.
Counsel is willing that Colonel Patty de
CLAIMS evidence be given behind closed
doors if necessary. There is another appl-
cation calling for the appearance of Cen
! erals Mercer and Boisdeffre and others.
! 1t declares that they have no right to alb
sent themselves on the plea that their evil
dence is not necessary, as that is for the
| court and not for them to decide. The court
postponed decision until tomorrow and the
case was adjourned
ZOLA TRIES TO STEAL AWAY.
On the conclusion of the proceedings, as
General Gense, who was present in the
courtroom in full uniform, emerged, ac-
companied by an orderly, he was greeted
with shouts of "Vive Farmee," and num-
ber of people followed him cheering until
the police dispersed them.
NJ. Zola conferred with his counsel, M.
Laborie, for half an hour in a private room
and then left by a private staircase and
emerged through the porters lodge, but he
was recognized as he drove away. The
crowd was divided, some cheering the nov
elist and others denouncing him.
David Christie Murray, the novelist and
playwright had a column interview yester-
day with E4nile Zola, which is published to-
day in the London Daily News. zola, it ap-
pears, was anything but hopeful of the out
come of his trial and said: I'VE know every
thing about the Dreyfus case, but it is i'm
possible to describe the pressure to impose
silence upon the men who are able and
ready to reveal the truth. Our documentary
evfdsnre rs ffor eyen looked al and our wit
nesses have refused to testify or. have been
ordered to be silent The facts are clear
and absolutely beyond denial, but the au-
thorities refuse to allow us to produce our
evidence, and then hold up the feebleness
of our cause to the derision of the public"
The following incident is related in a
Paris paper, which has strong sympathy
with Captain Dreyfus: "The late President,
M. Casimir-Perier, realized the Importance
of the Dreyfus case only on the day of his
being found guilty. Being desirous of satis-
flying his own mind on the question he asked
to see the now famous secret document.
Two of his ministers, Messrs. Dupuy and
Develle, brought him the discriminating let
ter. The President read it silently, till he
came to the historic passage: Certainly this
scoundrel D is becoming more and more
exacting. Then, suddenly, he exclaimed:
'Scoundrel? Why, is that you, Dupuy?
Certainly not was the reply. Why then,
is it you, Develle?' A fit of laughter seized
all three. That burst of laughter was the
bitterest criticism as to the worth of a doc
ument which has turned France topsy-
turvey and has stained Algeria with blood.
Nowhere has the Dreyfus affair caused
more excitement than in the highest circles
Of the French aristocracy. These descend
ants of ancient crusaders have, in our times
largely crossed their lineage with Hebrew
blood