Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-08
TRIAL OF EMIL lola
The French Novelist Arraign.
ed in Court.
SEQUEL TO DREYFUS CASE
Great Pubiic Interest in the Proceeding
Rigorous Measures Taken by the
Police to Insure Order. Many
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Police to Insure Order. Many
With So = Refuse to Tcsiiry.
(By Telegraph.)
PARlS, Feb. THE trial of NJ. Emile
lola and NJ. PerreuX. manager of the
Aurore. wiho are being prosecuted by
lae government is a result of a letter
MliIn the novelist caused to be pub
itshed in The Aurore in December last.
strongly rejecting upon Nigh officials
connected with the Dreyfus case. opened
today IN ,ae Ass.ze count of the Seine.
NJ. lola was represented by NJ. Liborie
and NJ. PerreuN was defended by Nj.
clemenuau.
Great pubic interest was manifested
in the case. The po:;ce measures tax
N to insure order We're rigorous. Zola,
%ho arrived in a carriage. was greet
ed with vehement shouts of "ConspueZ
lola" Csptt on Zola). and an individual
WSho shouted "Nive Zola' was promptly
suppressed.
III proceedings commenced at l p.
NJ. under the presidency of ID. Dolegor-
rl!s, who announced that the court
wuui be cleared if inere- was any DEM
ptrStration.
Although the court was thronged,
quiet was maintained, owing to the
knowledge that a company of repuhhi-
can guards had been placed at the dis
| pusal of the Judge, to -oa52r. NJ,
While the jury was being SelectsE ~
zGla entered the dock. He was a. Ne
A few cries of 'Vive Zola" e, Ne
promptly suppressed by the Wig No
protests of the majority in the aud No
After ';h. reading of the indict
tfe advocate genera! explained tihSa PHI
charge was strictly limEted to the n Re-
age in NJ. Zola's letter d~enouncinle Dc
E..teraaZy court martial. Il g.
Continuing, the advocate general oI.
| Il wa < M ma rl tiN-l 70 ulf,.vE-lt Nh - ~ ,ylO-
cced!ngs from wandering and thus
pla y!Eg into the hands of ,Hhe accused.
whose aim Us 70 get a revision or the
Dreyfus affaiY by a clTcuitous route.
In regard V the liln::ation Of the
scope Of The {trnal, the court decided to
allow the ACCUSED to carl evidence in
support of fine other charges contained
II his letter. including the accusations
wiitch he made against Colonel Party
;lu 'Cfa m and Generals MERCER, BEDSIDE
Ere. tBillct and Pe1lieux.
Aver reading the names of the wit
nesses Summoned. NJ. Delegorgue read
1 number of letters of excuse. includ-
ing one firm the minister Of justice, NJ.
parlan, announcing that the minister
for war. General BiMot. had not re-
celve&1 the authority of the cabinet to
testify. Nj. Delegorgue also read q let
ter from ex-Presidant Casimir-Pirier.
aging he could not testify except as
to facts subsequent to his presidency.
Colonel Fatty dl Clam was then called
his testimony. adding mat unless the
court ordered the witness to testify, he
might be compelled to demand am add
: ~jourrNnent until the next sessions.
Counsel also said he was not prepared
to oppose a secret trial, if it was abSo-
tutoly necessary. but. continued NJ.
: L-abnrie, the allegation that the ma tter
they were discussing was connected
r with state secrets and the national de
Tense was a mere joke.
TIba q }I-Nylta orara-,J tTk y.-
+ tested against the national defense be-
: ing called a joke, To which Nj. Laborie
: hptly replied that The would permit TIC
enc. not even the advocate general. to
J cast suspicion upon his patriotism,
|. tCiheer=.l
Addressing the jury NJ. Laborie said:
I The proof we wish To show you is SC
3 striking that out opponents are making
: efforts to prevent its becoming known
Nevertheless, if lit is necessary. l viii
declare it alone, without Witnesses. /!
: I fan. DreyfuS Will remain in the gal,
g ley, where he was placed by "A law
e expressly made for him." tViolent lro,
. tests).
a M. Laborie insisted That the Judge:
e of Dreyfl:S should give evidence, an.
: that Madam B~ou!ancy. whom lola hac
summoned, but who has deSl:Nea to ap.
/ pear on The ground OF il-health, should
r also testify, urging that she be ordered
i to appear if necessary. Counse adde's
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the notorious Uhlan letter. possessed
. others from Major EsterhaZy, outraG
+, ously insulting the French army. which
/ had not been published.
r NJ. Laborle further commended tina
"a Major F~,s.erhazy was p~roSecutin:
: Madame iBoulancy in order TO proven
Fl her from su~rrendering the letters.
Counsel for the -AuroTe supported NJ
: Laborie's request for the appearance o
Mime. tBoulancy, and urging the cour
-, $50 ~ a ! n. - va III -n -, n 90 Nov nTL,
M-health.
Later NJ. I.aborie insisted that tt
dispositions made before the eXamintn:
s magistrate be rea in court This We
C opposed ny the attorney general on tn
II ground that the eXaminat.on was no
n concluded M. Lhhorie then vehement
IL ly protested against the absence of tn
2, Susbphoenaed witnesses, ard, reterr.n!
;e 10 the E4n-appearance of General Mer
= cier. said:
y. ',When ne was minister Of war n
J. submitted 10 the judges OF Dreyfus. ta
1t hind the back of the prisoner and nj
Re counsel, a secret document which, how
ever, he SAID was u~himportant.
IF this document, as he declared. WA
uninlportsnt. the incident is ended all
there is no further need for Genera
to Mercier's testimony. but If as aleSc'
a. the secret document did not exist, l.
is General Mercier come and tell the coui
Id so. and our side will be Well satisfied.
Tbs attempt to drag the former mir
is lister Of war into the witness stand cau>
o. ed much commOtion in court. which wa
Increased when. on several members
the Dreyrus court martial refusing
testify, NJ. ZoAa rose up in the doc
and Indignantly cried: We mu:
know IL these persons are acting undo
the orders of the minister of war or
in uleir own v0iitioh.'
". General ~IBoisdeffc was then called ar
n claimed exemption on the ground
uf professional secrecy, whereupon Nj l.;
Ell borie .ihoUted: "One would really th!r
Of all these officers Imagined they form
st separate caste, ABOVE All r:Stnts' 81
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