The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-13
lola rnIALPRocEEsiD,s.
Heated Altcrcntions characteristics
Procccdings-Due Expected Next.

the Assizes Court of the Seine, when
the sixth day of the trial of MIN. lola
and Perreux opened before NJ. Dele
gogue, the presiding Judge. The force
Of Republican guards around the court
was increased to four companies.
1t was announced to-day that Gene
raj Billot. Minister for War, has in
stituted proceedings against NJ. Cour-
ant. the Barrister, who, at the close
of the proceedings in court yesterday.
was arrested for shouting down with
the commanding officers"
Colonel Picquart, who was recolled,
said he believed that General Pellieux
out OF respect for the Chos Juge Cease
upon which Judgment has been passed,
otherwise the Dreyfus affair has not
thought 1t Incumbent upon him to
order the bordereau to be submitted TO
expert examination for the purposes of
the Esterhazy inquiry and. the wit
ness said. Major Ravary doubtless I'M
Willingly took the same course and
founded HIS judgment on incomplete
and inadequate documents.
Replytng to the presiding Judge, Col
Picquart said he had received NJ. Lee
Blois fifteen times in his private office:
Ing TO him the secret document con-
taininE the wards, THAT scoundrel,
D."
Mr.. Henry, who was recalled, said
mat document was on the table when
NJ LeBlois visited Colonel Picquart.
General Gonz and Major I.auth cor
roboratcd the witness and Mr. LcBlois
denied having been shown the docu-
mcnt.
M. Laborie pointed out contradictions
in NJ. Henry's evidence and Major
ltavery's report. whercupon NJ. Henry
advanced eNcitedly upon NJ. Laborie
and shouted
II will not tolerate your casting sus-
picion upon my evidence"
Colonel Picquart protested against NJ
flenry's language, whereupon the latter
shouted:
II aver that Colonel Picquart has
lied in this matter" (Uproar.)
Colonel Pcuuert was then permitted
to address the jury. He said:
You have heard Mr.. Henry, Major
Lauth and Major Patty du Clam bring
abominable charges against me. All
the steps / took in this matter have
MOI been forgc'aten. l believe It was
| eNpcdient to introduce light and jus
tice into the affair, for which I was
overwhelmed with insults. 1 am the
victim Of good faith and l have to pay
for the propriety of my conduct and
for my attachment to the cause I con-
slider just"
After a heated alteration between
the presiding Judge and NJ Laborle
regarding some dates NJ. Henry sur
prised the court by affirming that the
document with the words THAT scoun-
dred, u" had no connection with Drey-
Jus, but belonged to a different lot of
papers and was of no consequence
me real Dreyfus papers, witness
added. he had never seen.
M1aitrp DpmonraS who cp,,o.o1
for Dreyfus in the court-martial pro-
ceedings, said the attitude of NJ
Scheurer-kestn and the Genuncatio
or Ma5or Esterhazy by Matthew Drey-
fus had caused him deep emotion, be-
cause he saw in them the possibility of
revision Of the case. He then ex-
planned the law reasons which prevent
ed him from applying for the rehear-
Ing. to which the Government was
opposed. He said he was actuated by
his feelings and several facts, among
them that he had learned on reliable
authority, that one Of the members of
the court-martial had said that a Sc
cret document had been communicated.
After the sensation had subsidized, an
swering NJ Laborie, he said that the
members of the corgt-martial and him
self had photographs of the bordereau,
which were taken away at the close of
the trial and which, probably were
eventually destroyed after the usual
interval
NJ. Jaures, the Socialist Deputy, criti-
ci9ed the government generally and at
tributed the secrecy at the Estcrhazy
cou:t-martial TO the necessity for con-
ceilinS the contradictions in the opln-
ions Of the experts, in 1894 and 1897. on
the bordereau
Continuing. NJ. Jaurcs charged the
general staff with connivance with
Major EsterhaZy, adding that the only
object of the court martial seemed to be
to justify him. NJ. Jaurcs also re-
preached the ministers bitterly for not
facing the jury.
NJ. Laborie then asked for the pro-
duction of the secret papers and the
bordereau for the purpose OF comnar-
ing the handwriting, but the presiding
Judge and the advocate general oppos-
cd the proposition. A warm discussion
followed and the application was re-
FUSED after "A recess had been taken for
the consideration of M IIaborie's writ
ten arguments.
NJ. Bcrtillon, the handwriting expert
testified that Dreyfus wrote tho bor-
dcreau adding that If he had the in
eliminating documents seized at the
residence of Dreyfus in 1891, he would
prove H.
'hcte we're INC dloSt heated discus
Sions in the hobbies to-day, the Zolaists
claiming that to-day's evidence might
result in revision of the Dreyfus case
and the anti-Iola lists, on the contrary
claiming that Matre Demange had not
furnished any proof in support of NJ
Zola's case
In view Of the possibility of demon
stration, three and 4 half suuadrona of
cavalry were stationed in the Rue
Drout. the Marie Celestin and the Cha
| teau d'IGay barracks.
1t il; reported that Colonel picuuar.
has sent his seconds to NJ Henry on
| account of the lattcr's nncmanti.,,, -.