The Portland daily press., 1898-02-09

1 V"o VhO dGbHOr VI Uu6 loOIOCEChuy WAiOAO-
upon the witness told Matthew Dreyfus
to write to the minister for war. which
he did, denouncing Esterhazy.
| NJ. lola asked Nj. Soheurt r-Kestner to
give details of his interview with the
minister for war, and the witness did SO,
reco uniting how he had begged his OLD
friend to take the initiative in the matter
adding: Il gave him a fortnight to make
up his mind, during which was lnsulted
as Prussian.'
| yes" interieoted NJ. Zola, "as they
now treat me as an Italian.
There was much stir in court when it
was announced that M. Casimir- Perier,
the former President of the French Re-
public would be the next witness. When
/ he was called the presiding judge said:
| "You swear to speak without animus
and fear, and to speak the truth and
nothing but the truth
| N. Casimir- Perier at this point inter
rupted the judge, saying:
| Pardon me. cannot swear to tell the
| truth, because cannot do go. 1t is my
duty not to tell it.
| This statement caused commotlon
among the audience. The presiding Judge
remarked:
| "The law compels you, before even
speaking or refusing to testify, to take
the oath.
NJ. Casimir-P Perier then took the oath.
| "Can You say, asked M. Laborie, "if,
fore his arrest that a staff officer WAS sus-
tpected OF treason, and that charges had
been made against him?"
I Tie presiding judge said: "You can
| not ask that
This intervention upon the part Of the
| Judge aroused murmurs In the court.
| Counsel for NJ. Zola then asked: "Did
| NJ Coet {r-D a a a
of papers existed Mt the wsr ministry"
| M. Casimir Perier replied: II was
not aware of q file Of papers concerning
Major Esterhazy."
i'Did you." continued NJ. Laboire,
ssknow that secret document was handed
| to the court martial?"
"You cannot ask that question" inter-
rupted the presiding judge, a Statements
which caused renewed murmurs in
court"
Il do not know any facts subsequent
to my presidency" said III. Casimir-
Perier.
ssI can only speak as a private citizen,
which am willing to do"
"You ore setting q noble example re-
piled NJ. Laborie, (which other witnesses
have not deemed fit to follow, since it has
heen necessary to bring them here by
soroe.'' (Applause.)
NJ. Laborie here made formal applica-
tion ''in the interests OF justice, that his
previous questions be allowed to be put. =
4 The Judges after deliberating, refused
to allow the questions.
N. de Castro, O banker, was then ex-
tamfned. He declared he recognized the
identity of the handwriting of Major Es-
terhazy and that of the writer of the Bor-
dereau, The witness revealed this dis
covery to Mathieu Dreyfus and, he added,
he had since received number of threat
ening letters
ment and shouts for and against M. Zola.
On leaving the witness box. III. Casimir-
Perier received great ovation, the public
cheering itself hoarse. There was big
crowd outside the lower court and as the
people were leaving the building man
cried "Vive live Zola. Down with
France" He was Immediately arrested.
A tremendous rushtfollowed. NJ. Zola on
emerging from the jury door was recog-
nized and obliged to return and seek
refuge in the robing rooms, the doors OF
which were then locked. The crowd re-
mained outside yelling: "Conspuez
Zola," ETC., led by number of young
barristers, in their robes, who roughly
haudled M. Zola's sympathizers until q
detachment of republican guards cleared
the approaches to the court. NJ. Zola then
emerged, pale and trembling and the
moment he appeared on the steps leading
to the court yard, there was an immense
clamor and shouts of Down with Hola;
"Long live Zola,' and death to Aois,
the last cry dominating the others. The
novelist, with his few friends, had dill
Guilty in keeping his feet amid the surglng
crowd.
In the meantime the police. misunder-
standing their orders, closed the gate and
M. Zola thus found himself inside the
court yard surrounded BY hoWlng,
threatening mob. The police were power
less and for a moment it looked as though
he would be lynched with the friends who
formed his body guard. Eventually the
gates were reopened and the police, having
been reinforced, escorted NJ. Zola to the
street while the majority OF the MOB was
confined in the court yard shrleklne
threats against the novelist, who entered
a cab and drove away. The women IL
the crowd were especially violent. A man
VINO oheered for Zola was upon by
mob which hustled him to the ST. M1chae
bridge, where it tried to throw him into
the river Seine. But tho police were rein
forced and saved him.
The crowd remaining in the court yart
greeted M. Rochafort's exit with great
cheers of stVive L'Armee," and "Vive Ii
France" The crowd was eventually dis
persed.
MRS. DREYFUS' STORY.
| London, February 9.-The Daily News
publishes this morning an interview will
which David Christie Murray, the novel
list and playwright has had with Nine
Dreyfus. She said that after her hus
bands arrest Major Patty de Clam visitec
her on seventeen consecutive days de
nouncing her husband as a scoundre
and traitor and alternately threatening
and cajoling her in the hope that she
would confess her husband guilty.
But she revealed nothing because sh'
had nothing to reveal. 49,,
MI. Murray adds: ut is Impossible tt
say what would have happened IL TINS
beautiful woman had been permitted t(
give the foregoing evidence IN court
which she would have done II allo"ed'
RIVERSIDE HOTEL BURNED.
West Stewartstowp, N. H., February 8
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