The herald., 1898-02-15

ACALM CROWD
Still Shows Interest in
Zola's Trial
EXPERTS ON HANDWRITING
SHOW THE USUAL ABILITY TO
DISAGREE
EXPERTS ON HANDWRITING
Even in Case OF Acquittal the Novelist
Cannot Find Safety Anywhere
in France
Associated Press Special Wire


PARIS, Feb. 14.--The crowd outside
the court was much calmer today.
When the trial of M. Zoln and Perrieus
( was resumed today, M. Jaures, the So
K cialist member of the Chamber of Depu-
ties, was recalled He reiterated his
belief in the culpability of Major Ester
hazy.
The examination of M. Bertillon the
Handwriting expert, was then resumed.
He said he thought it impossible to ask
the Minister of War for the incriminat-
ing documents seized at the residence of
Dreyfus in 1894, which, according to the
testimony of the witness on Saturday
last, would enable him to prove that
Dreyfus wrote the Bordereau.
M. Laborie, counsel for M. Zola, there
upon protested and twitted M. Bertillon
with being unwilling to testify in court
while giving interviews to newspapers.
M. Bertillon said the interviews were
( false.
Being pressed by NJ. Laborie as to
how, unless he had seen the secret docu-
ments, he was able to prove at court
martial that Dreyfus wrote the Bor-
dereau, M. Bertillon answered that he
could not explain without documents
which were no longer in his possession.
This statement caused a sensation in
\ court and NJ. Laborie demanded that the
Acknowledgement compel the witness
70 reply. The Advocate General made
10 answer.
lF1nally M. Bertillon who persisted in
pt answering questions. left the wit
kss stand amidst considerable uproar.
. M. Laborie remarking. "And that is the
man upon whose evidence Dreyfus was
convicted
Yves Guyot, the former minister of
public works, testified that the Ester
hazy court martial was parody on
Justice" which caused much excitement
in court. The further statement of M:
Guyot that the officials of foreign gov
ernments were fully cognizant at the
Esterhazy court martial of the proceed
ings, caused a renewed sensation.
M. Guyot expressed the opinion that
the government commission who pros
ecuted Maj Esterhazy was far more
like the counsel for the defense than the
prosecutor.
Il am happy in the belief that all the
best sentiment in France supports NJ.
Zola," said the witness.
Nj. Teyssonnierres. another handwrit- |
Ing expert testified to Identifying the
handwriting of the Bordereau as that of
Dreyfus. He added that the facsimile
had been blurred SO as to make II re- |
semble Esterhazy's. Later the witness |
created sensation by testifying that |
friends of Dreyfus had approached him
and had limited that it might be worth
100000 to 100000 francs If he moderated
his views favorably to Dreyfus.
NJ Pellier one of the experts, read a
summary of his report which held that
the Bordereau might have been written
by either Dreyfus or Esterhazy.
Deputy hubbard deposed that his
cousin. NJ. Bertillon, had always affirmed
10 him that Dreyfus was the culprit;
that he had not seen the handwriting of
Comte Esterhazy who was a man of
straw put forward by the Jews and that
revision of the Dreyfus trial would
lead to social revolution.
THE NET RESULT
NEW YORK, Feb. IA dispatch to
the Herald from Paris says What will
be the upshot of the whole business, is
a question that may be asked with some
profit at this juncture of the Zola trial.
The gravest anxiety obtains and the
Gauois goes so far as to complain edi-
torially that anarchy prevails In the {
army, in the law and in the street." and
calls upon M. Felix Faure to exercise
his constitutional power and put a stop
to this state of things.
Henri Rochefort said tonight: "Zola
will be convicted. There is so great a
pressure of public opinion acting on the
jury that one cannot expect anything t
but conviction. On the other hand Zula {
does not seem to me be we'll defended !
and his counsel seems to be dragging the
affair out as long as possible
II don't think Zola will go to prison. :
nor do l think he will be obliged to pay ,
a fine. After the trial is over it's con- $
clusions will be considered by the court /
of cessation. But, supposing Zola is ac-
quilted. he will not be able to show him
self in public in Paris. nor for that mat J
ter anywhere in France without per- :
sonal danger to himself. He could not ,
very we'll live in Paris with a bodyguard !
around him. !
M. Judet of the Petit Journal said: "I /
consider the present situation very
grave and this gravity is owing to the f
weakness of the government" /
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