The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-13

/ GROVES and demonstrations today AT the
trial of NJ NJ. Zola and Perrieux- The
/ force of Republican guards around the
! court was increased to four companies
1t was announced that General Billot.
minister for war has instituted proceed
ings against NJ. Courant. the barrister
who at the close of the proceedings in
court yesterday was arrested for shout
ing down with the commanding Of
hcers.
Colonel Picquart, who was recalled. said
that he believed that General PellieuX
had not thought il incumbent upon him
TO order the Dordereau letter to be sub
miIted TO expert examination for the pur
poses Of the Esterhazy inquiry and, the
unwittinsly took the same course and
founded ms judgment on incomplete and
inadequate documents.
THAT sCOUNDREL D.
Replying to the presiding judge, Colonel
Picquart said he had received NJ. LIE Blois
- times in his private Office but the wit
ness denied communicating 70 him the
secret document containing the words
THAT scoundrel D.
NJ Henry. who was recalled, said that
the document was on the table when NJ
lie Blois visited Colonel PicQuart. NJ.
Laborie pointed out contradictions in NJ.
Henry evidence and Major Ravery's re-
port, whereupon NJ. Henry advanced eX-
GlLtQlF upon NJ l<1LDDTle anu SUOul6Q-
viii not tolerate your casting suspicion
upon my evidence.
THE LIE GIVEN.
Colonel Picquart protested against NJ.
Henry ; language, Whereupon the latter
shouted: 4 aver that Coionel Picquart
has lied in this matter. (Uproar.)
Colonel Picuuart addressed the jury;
You have heard Nj Henry. Major Lauth
and Major Pavy du Clam bring abOmin-
able charges against me. All the steps
/ took in this matter have rot been for
gotten. 1 believed il was expedient to in
troduce hight and justice into the aHalr.
for which l was overwhelmed with IN
suits. / am the victim OF good talth ana
have to pay for the proprlety OF any con-
duct ana for my attachment in the cause
l consider just.
REAL DREYFUS PAPERS.
After heated alteration between the
presiding judge and NJ. Laborie regarding
some dates. Al henry startled the court
by affirming that the document with the
words that scoundrel D mad no con-
nectiOn with DTeyfus. but belonged 10
different lot OF papers and was OF no con-
sequence. The real Dreyfus papers, Wit
ness added. had never been seen.
MaiUre de Manages, who was counsel Tor
Dreyfus in the court martial proceedings
said the atulILue of VI. Scn=Lref- y esther
and the deuunciatiOn of Major ESternaZy
BY Mathieu DTeyIus had caused hI!n c1-p
emotion. because he saw in them the
possibility OF revision OF the case de
llHn eNDldlHGl the law ItdSOlS WHICH PIE
vented him from applying for a near
inw. He said ne was actuated BY his
feelings and several facts, among them
that he had learned that some of the
members of the court martial had sub
mitted a sacred document;
After the sensation had subsidized
answering NJ Laborie, he said that the
members-o of the court mart.s-l and himself
had phOtogra phs OF The noroeIs-L iett=f
which was taken away at the close of the
trial
GOVERNMENT CRITICISED.
NJ Ranie. q prominent newspaper man,
testified that II. lola was struck by the
partia 1T shown at the ESterhaZy court
martial ana he classed NJ lola article
as being the act of great hearted,
brave man.
NJ Cierard. an author gave testimony.
". Jaures the Socialist deputy, followed
He criticized the government generally
and attributed the secrecy at the Ester
haZv court martial to the necessity Tor
concealing the contradictions in the
opinions of the experts in 1894 and 1897
on the borderau-
Continuing. NJ. Juares charged the gem
eral staff with conniyance with Major
EsterhaZy. adding that the only object of
the court martial seemed to be to justify
aim. NJ. Jaures also reproached the min
isters bitterly for not facing the jury:
Throw light upon the AFFAIR." inquired
NJ. Jaures oratoricaily- Why have the
deputies. q majority of whom are con-
WINGED that N. Dreyfus trial was ir-
regular, not demanded light2
PROPOSITION OPPOSED.
NJ Laborie then asked for the produc-
tion of the secret papers and the borderau
for the purpose OF comparing the hand
writing. out the presiding judge and the
advocate general opposed the PROPOSE
ton. warm discussion followed ana the
application was refused, after a recess
had been taken for the consideration of
". LabOrie written arguments.
N. Bertillon the handwriting expert
testified that Dreyfus wrote The Dorderau,
adding that If he mad the discriminating
documents seized at the residence of
Dreyfus in 1894. he would prove it.
N. Bertillon also said that he had
copies of documents upon which his
opinion was based.
Replying to N Lab orie NJ Bertillon said
he could produce them only on demand
This caused the judge to remark: Only
the minister for war has authority TO is
sGe such an order.
Then we are certain not to get il, re-
piled NJ. Laborie- Court was then ad-
journed until Monday. The crowd ac-
claimed the officers and there were few
scuffies- but nothing serious occurred.
EFFECT OF THE EVIDENCE.
It is said that Colonel Picquart has sent
his seconds 10 NJ. Henry on account of the
latters assertion that the colonel lied.
There We're hea ted discussions in the
lobby today. Zolaists claiming that to-
DAYS evidence might cause a revision of
the DreyfuS case and the antf-ZolaiStS
claimir@ that the court had furnished
proof of NJ Zolas guilt.
In view of the possibility of demon
stratfon three and a half sGuaGrons of
cavalr-' were stationed in the Rue de
r9ut The Marie eles in a I'd thu Chat eau
day barracks.
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