The record-union., 1898-02-24

! NiOiAl0iANCeid, lO1 L Ci1SiCuA, iiiS'NS -
speech secending the remarks of M.
LamoIie, and concluding with an ap-
peal to the jury. by the acquittal of NJ.
Zola, TO remove from France the GAN
ger of religious wars.
The Advocated General made a brief
reply, the jury retiring at 6:30 P. H..
and was absent about half an hour.
The jury found Zola guilty as charged
in all the counts of the indictment,
and declared that there We're not ex-
tenuating circumstances.
NJ Zola, on hearing the verdict, said:
They are cannibals.
NJ Zola's sentence of one years i'm
priSOnment ana a fine of 300 francs
is the maximum punishment.
Frantic brayos greeted the announce
ment of Zola's sentence, and intense
excitement followed. Nj. Laborie, NJ.
Perrieux and some others present en-
braced NJ Zola.
There was extreme tension in court
While the jury and the public was on
| tenter hooks until the verdict was rem
dered Then the people burst out into
| tremendous applause.
In the meanwhile all the approaches
to the Palais de Justice had been
cleared, the police commissary charged
with the safety of Zola. declaring that
he would not guarantee the latter's
| safety until the streets We're in thor
ough control of the police. Exceptional
measures We're taken the public
emerged from the Assize Court Out
side the building there was terrific
cheerings, especially on the appearance
of the officers who have figured in the
trial. They We're almost carried away
| in triumph as shouts of Death to the
Jews resounded on all sides.
| a number of violent fights ensued,
and Police Secretary was slightly in
| jured. The mob seemed to be delirious,
shrieking cheers for the army ana
bowling down the Jews with fierce
ness.
| NJ. Zola emerged from the court at
80 p. m, and his appearance was the
/ signal for tumultuous denunciations
and insults and shouts of Down with
| Zola,' Death to Zola" The crowd
made mad rush after his carriage, but
a strong bulwark of police intervened
and saved him from the fury of his
| denunciators
| NJ. Zola returned home about mid
night without further incident.
| The city is calm. OF the thirty per-
| sons who We're arrested during the dem
onstrations, all have been liberated ex-
! cept one, who shouted: 'Vive lola, ."
Abas France"
MRS. CRAWFORD ON THE ZOLA
TRIAL.
PARIS, Feb. Copyrighted by the
Associated Press 1.-THE Zola trial is
| ended. The jury agreed days ahead
| on verdict, and its unanimity was due
TO threats. 1t stayed in the juryroom
for a few minutes, and the sentence is
one year for NJ. Zola and four months
for ". Perrieux, the nominal director
of the ''Aurore."
THE hour was : in the evening. and
| the court was lighted by electricity
which revealed the face of every per-
SON. very striking object, Christ
Crucified,' hung high behind the bench.
"Maitre Laborie ended his speech by
saying: The name Of PLATE is the
most abhorred in history The figure
of Christ caught Zola's eye After SEN
tence had been passed, with pompous
decorum, he exclaimed: To-day, asso-
ciated with Christ, l. too, am a victim
Of mob violence, official cowardice and
and a grand miscarriage of justice.
''Zolas friends We're delighted They
declared that by the sentence he was
redeemed from past faults; that it set
him upon a radiant PEDESTAL; gave him
unique position, and would make him
the representative man Of humanity.
They had greatly feared severe SEN
tence
M. Clemenceau pleaded for the hum
BILE Perrieux and tried 10 cheer him.
He, poor fellow, has no cCmpensations.
no Worldwide advertisement for his
works, no blaze of glory.
The troops were never employed to
keep order during the trial. The sery-
ice guards and constabuIary only We're
called out. There were 1000 on duty
around the law courts to-day. but de-
spite all precautions to exclude the
public 2000 persons got into the hall
The jury slipped away, but some Of
the iurymen were recognized in the hall
and borne in triumph through the
seethng crowds on young mems shoul-
ders The din was fearful, but it was
joyous din The fact that Zola was
meeting severe sentence softened
angry passions The French, as vic
tors. are kindly; defeat sours and in
furiates them, preventing the faction
cry 'Nive rArmee!'
M. Faure only patronized General
Pelliex and General De Boisdeffre as
against Zola. He likes fine military
company. Boisdeffre is aristocratic
and in favor with st. Petersburg, and
! the President is sensible to this.
The cheering was tremendous all
over town, but there was little violence,
though the Jews were terrified. Some
Jews managed to be near the law court,
but ESCAPED with their lives. z'ortun-
ately three days of carnival have used
up the animal spirits of the people. They
We're tired and wanted to go TO bed. The
students, however. are much excited.
AT a late hour tonight l went to
Zola's house. AS / passed through the
flower adorned vestibule, | thought that
a years 5 imprisonment would be a whole-
some change from this luxury. NJ. Zola's
taste for luxury is Italian and his home
is furnished much in the Italian man
ner. richly and handsomely. | found
him more nervous than on the hearing
OF the verdict, but bearing up with a
stiff upper lip. He says he is sorry for
France, but thinks she will right her
self.
The house was filled from the ground
floor to the garret with bouquets Of
flowers that had come from all parts.
the gifts. doubtless Of Jewish ladies.
Zola will write another letter before
surrendering himself. He is very tired.
He absolutely felt like storm tossed
mariner. He was going. he said. to the
end Of the century in all around new