Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-02-23
N. LABOalE'S ARGUMENT
for N. lola Is Calm and forceiuI and Brioos
Many Compliments.


Paris, Feb 22.-The precincts ava
lobbies Of the Palace of Justice ,yara
deserted. today. but the assizao go
itself was thronged.
NJ. Laborie, counsel for NJ ZoIa p.
sumed his argument for the dafa,a-
He chronologicaIly reviewed the raso
from the arrest Of Alfred Dra,fn.
I pointing out that as Major patv m
Clam interdicted Nine. Drcyfus snAaL
ing, the announcement Of his a,,.ae,
published by the Libre Parole and Ra.
lair alone, must have been commnni
Gated ny the MINISTRY of war
\ Continuing. VI. Laborie charged the
T Librc Parole and Palair with H.,
regard N fht guilt ~ I,ra,.f,,o sli'7 III
90, = l1I'4lus ana re-
7 ItiFtd w MAYOR Pat% Du Clans al
4 tempt tx intmdate Dreyfus ana NIoio,.
4 Forginatta,s heller ~ ~ 1a,t[a, y, ayr
" ~" dtlef lnnJ-
/ F+nCr. ne dealt with the court mar
I tails decision to corIurt ina rrja1 =;
e4cr..t ~ swim ne H.. ,.,....l.. '@' ~
''' P''1e9lS 81 the
PIFS@- i'e Sald TINS was the reason for
~ uncHdsing protests in Lehalf r.
Dtavfts .vb;ch ,r..t.r -
ri.I.d ,..,s, w. '''U'''''a an nigh
f i"'i'4tH p'iS"I.S.
Counsel for thu fence d.cIarad tho.
months prior Ia H.. a,r.y, 80 - sl-o'
~ '' '''' az I'9' "i DreE-
IT'S th0 ministry IF war possessed
photographs Of the paIrI CONTAINING
The. ,.vI.r..4sin,, "tbat .,,...,,,..i,..t ''7
'"', 9''uH'Iel oi L
ana showing mat French Off
c~r had had relations with two for.ion
military 1tl:t.b.s
mi. d..,,,,,.. ~
M N'' "'''"'' ". I-ap"ile pointed
+ Ont. ola mol refer 90 Drryfus. but an
+ tu, e.in,, th. ou1,otiIi,,, - - '''
...- .-.,-i vi Di'9lu9
."' i'ohu'F upon IT, ana 1t was this
document which the yelled woman
handed IT, Major Esterhazv. the Iattar
.,,r,.. .,,,...,,.I'-;,'.. N'' .'ie id''er
'4l'F FL' i'ii'ift 'iS IL 10 inc minister of
war on securing receipt.
Hef.rrirg tn Con NT.r.i.r n toha.,.
d. H. ,',,t f.,,,i,i-,r ,.i,, - 9"tqtr, put
H.. f.,.. ~ 90, - ~ slrIl @nafS In
,yr .,.}itrsr,i {,,,,. ~ S"lS .uttu ms
III i,,,,,,t I'l', 1911 3.u tiuS had
tn,iry,f 1I .,. ~ mn
.ef.rri,,rr - ..,G,, -. - ny N"' uiiieht
nnt hren ,,r-,-ionli,, S,,,,iti - 81 had
fence .nrIid nm" 6rni,,5ht i ~ - we ue
fifgnerc Mn fi.,,t,I5 ~ =, iiito t1uIt lor-
,r5l t. ts,11l,,, tii,5 - SelLuhehess;
the nrnsidina in1o intar',Itii6 i a4a
- ra te:stI.''- iu"St Interrupted counsel.
49, ~, ""ur' h"I nave heard
NJ IA 7i1 ro+ .,,,,,,, 49,.
tin,,a1 Ny II vf 7 ~ tileh con-
yJjsbnd r. -i;,,,t ~ ~ VIZ ptSdtSe we
above In offi5. LII, rIeHchlneh
M.
"Howerer oninio,s NAV, dic,.r =, .h,.
- ~" pFilIApi4T may ulltr IN lnlS
Nh. - n l>ap 1,,r explained IN the
i. i"G H. ~ f uaiseI w dh sho" a soma front
Thar ,Ja,,n7,r,jr ,t,o,+,.,, :,
ar,,tia, i,,i Wy a'tI0li % the pro
from dictation connsa ai's sai iiieS 'uS write
Such ] trick proved the the emptiness of
proof Of his guilt they. would not have
opening Of the {ectS nd at t ,he
{adses hsa only he Hordsrea an9 wo I'D
I tr3ry to al laws. their judgment been
n Ip !, Gon,,, py me secdet communication
~. o o,se, :, ar I, realms an account of
~ ,r,i.'i ,i;,i, aLdea nav an me
Ind soin,,,,l, "a t III, it III my naas
49, ienIliS aliiilii JIiat tnere Is loth-
v lns IN M, 'h hamo againsf DreyfHs, pledge
~; soa my hoaor, seititmen: that there Is
Tba et,,su 80, ~ , luS' ,,,,,.;..,, 49,,
thtre 80, may a. oIiiitiloIiol, anu
,it, n,,t,,9 ga t ~ VI oppioud.loi! dihohS
~, - a Siiutt on tte
narton Ioii sbe curing when number Of
i,-hn. L.! ~ w., w. itpot
..,,,o 'oie IMPRESSION uPo" 'he auoi-
W',,a,, ~, ,,,.;,,, ,,. ,.,,.o,, \,
1abnrin rfarr ne3''ts was , lFs9"eu NJ.
ti"n nf rirfrSu |" trif ;iiTs5u COMES
~ III. " ~ luS 20 Imam L'or hch-
"glt dIH ItH'dIheu; II d written report
~ ~ EMlStS II was Ir'Wh up as an after
~. ' Ga cCulu nav pI"Nen II ~
.iG Fl ia" Ndp'"il Leorui-heUduIt
% u, 'illti; ,,..... ,,,,-. ,-,.,
M '',tl- ! itlliiei 1hS.tIe ueCIdldtiolt
~ SLv lIHi"tI pt DcputttS III reply 10
- , ll't!Stei 'aHals1lae, mat me presenta-
MKT - lniS rt5oIt ~ouiu open me uoor
& iTH iS!Tn ~ tIie erlai VI, Aoia Souh
MI H1lu he rvpor Vas Hot produced
neither possibIo nor ,.,sxl,,hle :;
NJ. Lahore hen ~ 5, moyinr des
cription Of the degriSdifi,sl, Of Drevfus.
iii recalled thaf ailTid "a shouts Of
Death" from The lIfflnsssfrowd Drev-
FIJI had MOI raaseslsr75fo. ~ give In
France IN swear Y,,ons fha heads Of
his Wife ana children thai H. was com
plptclv innocent.
"Dreyfus NJ. Labore asserted, "only
appealed for one act of merCy-that the
minister should continue the inquiry.
tCommotiun.
After this NJ. I.aborie read series Of
letters written by Dreyfus to- counsel
ana to his family. in which the prisoner
"lNaHS HeHlahu5u thal 'h1 fGal G1lPItt
,IIi 1il HouS NJ gnu "Iu'u, ~ W
,teiit W i,"t ,pipuurc tllt lcl'oit ~