Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-02-15
CROWDS HISS lola.
Col. Picqunrt's Testimony duplicates
Mai. EHterlaZv

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Paris, Feb 12.-There were the usual
crowds about the assizes court of the
Seine Friday when the fifth day of the
trial of MN. lola and Perreux COM
menced. M. lola and Col. Picquart
were greeted with Kisses and hostile
cries on their arrival. Gen. Pellieux
concluded his testimony. On Gen. Pei
heux leaving the stand M. lola rose and
eXclaimed: "There are several ways of
serving France. You. general, made
your campaigns; but will bequeath to
posterity the name of Emile lola, and
posterity will be my judge"
Col. Picquart was then called. and mar
rated how he had acquired fragments
of a telegraphic card in 1896, and con-
cluded therefrom that Maj. Esterhazy
was corresponding with suspicious
characters. He procured some of Maj
Esterhazy's handwriting. which, COM
pared with certain documents, led to
the conclusion that Maj Esterhazy was
improperly using official papers.
Col. Picquart emphatically denied
Gen. Pellieux' statement of Thursday
that he had divulged an espionage af-
fair to outsiders. He candidly admitted
sending an agent to Maj. Esterhazy's
apartments but, he pointed out, that at
the time Maj. Esterhazy's fiat was ad.
vertised to let, and his agent only
brought him an unimportant letter
which, however, served for a compari-
son of handwriting. The agent, how
ever, reported that number of letters
had been burned In the fireplace.
The witness concluded with stat
ing that the intrigues of the officials of
which he had been the victim had been
aimed to prevent him from demonstrate
ing the guilt of Maj. Esterhazy.
NJ. Labcrie questioned Col. Picquart
regarding the secret document. and the
witness said: 81 knew of the existence
of the secret document, but only saw
it when Gen. Pellieux showed 1t to me-"
The witness could not give any fur
Their particulars on account of PRO
fessional secrecy"
Maj. Ravary was the next witness. M.
Laborie reproached him with improper
ly conducting the Esterhazy inquiry, to
which the major replied: Military JUS
tice is not conducted like yours" The
remark caused murmuring in the court,
which was then adjourned.
AT the conclusion of his evidence Col
Picquart met with an enthusiastic re-
ception from the public. There were
cries of "Nive Picquart!" and "Vive
parmee!" in which many of the law
yers joined The higher military Off
GERS were visibly annoyed Mt the effect
of Col. Picquart's testimony. Col.
Picquart was the best witness for Nj.
lola thus far heard. His evidence was
very damaging to his superior officers
and favorable to Dreyfus, and it also
showed him to have been the victim of
prosecutions since he began his endeav.
or to probe the truth.
The mob outside the court gave a
conflicting reception to Col. Picquart.
There was a tremendous tumult and
few "boos" for NJ. lola, but there was
no serious incident. NJ. Zola's carriage
on leaving the Palais de Justice was fol-
lowed by knot of people, shouting:
Death to zola!" who could be heard
through the carriage windows exclaim-
ing: "The cowards!" The police dis
persed thousand people who were
burning pro-Zola journals on the Quai
de la Megisserie. Many arrests were
made, but the persons arrested were
quickly liberated