New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
SECRET PAPERS CALLED FOR
.,orr EXCITEMENT AND UPROAR At
THE lola TRIAL.

Do~
"A demonstrations to-day al the Assizcs Court
:. The Seine when the sixth day Of the trial os
Va, yo'a and perreuX opened before NJ. Dele
..A,A the Presiding Judge. The force Of Re
s,csn Guards was increased 10 four com
.snes around the court
n was announced to-day that General B&ot
,,a,er Minister for War. has instituted pro
d,ngs against NJ Courant. the barrster who
:. me close Of the proceedings in court Yester-
nv vss arrested. after having been assaulted
=, KNOCKERS for shouting Down with the
.,nmanding officers
-o,,ral PCQusrt who was recalled. said he
,.v.ved that General Peieux out Of respect
o., the chose juse cease upon which judgment
81. been passed. otherwise the Dreyfus affair."
,.s not thought IL incumbent upon him to or
,.- the borderesu to be submitted To expert
,m,naticn FOR The purposes Of the Esterhazy in
,rrv. and the witness added Major Ravary
.,uhtless unvittingly took the same course and
,,unded his judgment on incomplete and made
suats documents Continuing Colonel Picquart
remarked.
"Tha, is why one Of the members of the Es-
.,-hazv court martial said AT the end Of the
,,i,, and I admire him for his courage in say
,,r e.: III seems TO me that the real defendant
4, Colonel Picquart. and | asked that ne be
.-,hled TO offer explanations Of his conduct "
psrjvins - the Presiding Judge. Colonel Pic
or.rt said he had received NJ. lie Blois fifteen
times in his private office, but the witness de-
r,ad communicating to him the secret document
containing Inc words that scoundrel D"
" Henry. who was recalled. said that docu-
,,snt was On the table when NJ. lie Blois visited
Colonel Picquart
General Gonse and Major Lauth corroborated
,se witness and NJ. lie Blois denied having
sen the document
SCENE IN THE COURTROOM.
Il Labor pointed out contradictions in NJ
yenys evidence and Major Ravary's report,
whereupon NJ Henry advanced excitedly upon
" Labori and shouted:
4 will not tolerate your casting suspicion
upon my evidence
Colonel PCQuart protested against NJ. Henry's
language. whereupon the latter shoutcd
Il aver that Colonel Picquart has lied in this
natter Uproar)
Colonel PcQuart was then permitted TO ad-
dress the jury. he said:
You have heard NJ. Henry Major Lauth and
Major Patty de Clam bring abomEabe charges
AGAINST me. All the steps took in this matter
have not been forgotten. / believed 1t was ex-
pediert 10 introduce light and justice into the
AFFAIR for which l overwhelmed with in
suits ] am the victim Of good faith. and have
to pay FOR the proprety Of my conduct and FOR
my attachment TO the cause consider just
After heated dispute between the Presiding
Judge and NJ Labor! regarding some dates, Nj.
Henry surprised the Court by affirming that the
document with The words that scoundrel D
had 10 connection with Dreyfus. but belonged
TO q different lot of papers ana MAS of no con-
sequence. The real Dreyfus papers, The witness
added. ne had never seen.
Maitre Demange said the attitude OF NJ.
Scheurer-kestner and his Pronunciation Of Major
Esterhazy 10y Matthew Dreyfus had caused him
deep emotion because h saw in them the posi-
b.li;y Of a revision OF The case. lie then ex-
planned the law reasons which prevented him
from applying Tor the rehearing, TO which the
Government was opposed He said he was
alUated ~ his FEELINGS and by several facts,
among them being that he had learned On trust
worthy authority that one Of the members II
tie D0urt-naartial had said that secret docu-
nent had been communicated
After he sensation caused by This had sub
SIDED answering N. Labor he said that the
Numbers If The c0urt-martial and himself had
Photographs Of the bOrdereau, which were taken
away al the close of the trial. and which, prob
ably were eventually destroyed after the usual
Interval
WITNESSES PRAISE ZOLA.
On The resumption Of the trial, W. Ranc. a
prominent new spaper man, testified that Nj. Zola
Vas struck Nt me idridIltl SIoN II al thc I>S''i
hazy court martial and he Chased NJ. Zolas
article A. being the act Of a great-hearted,
brave man..
u. Grard. An author. gave similar testimony
" Jaures the Socialist Deputy, followed He
criticised the Government generally. and at
irbuted the secrecy al the Esterhazy court
martial 70 the necessity for concealing the con-
uadictions III ,he opinions of the experts in
1894 and 1S97 on the bOrdertsu
Continuing NJ Jaures charged the General
staff with connivance with Major Esterhazy,
adding that the only object Of the court martial
seemed 10 be 20 justify him. NJ. Jaures also re-
preached Inc Ministers bitterly for not facing
the jury
Throw light upon the affair" said NJ. Jaures
orstOrcaly. Why have the Deputies. ma
.or!ty Of whom are convinced that the Dreyfus
trial was Irregular no. demanded light
The Socialist Deputy then lauded NJ. Zola
for "denOuncng his maligners and prosecutors
ard for dragging The General STAN f!om us
miserable responsibility which is paving me
way Tor future disasters" This remark caused
tumuit m which cheering and Froans were
heard
DEMAND FOR PAPERS DENIED
Labor .hen asked for the production OF the
Secret papers and the bordereau. for the pur-
pose Of comparing the handwriting, but the Pre-
sang Judge and the Advertisement opposed
Inc proposition. A warm discussion followed
ana the application was refused after recess
nag been taken FOR the consideration OF NJ
-'aDOrls written arguments
u bertillon, the expert IL handwriting tesu-
neu ma Dreyfus wrote the bordereau' auulhs
tlat II be had the discriminating DOCUMENTS
sezea the residence Of Dreyfus IN 1874. ne
Tolid prove H. NJ. Bertillon also sald that ne
Aad copies o. documents upon Whlch TINS opih-
'oh was based.
Replying 10 NJ. Labor NJ Bertillon sald ne
could produce them only on the Courts order.
ms caused the Judge to remark 49,
Only tho Minister for war has authority 10
issue such an order" . ,
=, Then $50 are certain not to get II. repI'd
NJ Labor
tcurt was then adjourned until MONDAY. me
.r'Wd acclaimed the officers and there were
'sW scuftes but nothing serious occurred
n - IIiDnllari has SOM