The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-02-11
ZOla'S Case Is Bound Up With the
Destiny of France.
ONE CANDID WITNESS
VOLUNTARY ADMISSIONS OF AN
Ex-MINISTER.
Said NJ. Thevenet: lola Had Acted
In Good Faith, For Complete
Truth Had Not Been Thrown On
This Matter; His Is Not the Only
Troubled Mind.

| Paris, Feb. 10.-Today's session at the
Assize court of the Seine, before which
NJ. Zola and NJ. Perrieux, manager of
the Aurore, are being tried, the former
for writing, and the latter for printing
a letter rejecting upon the Esterhazy
court opened without much ex-
element
General Pellieux, who was appointed
to investigate the Dreyfus case, and
upon whose report Major Esterhazy
was urtmartiaied, was examined
General PellieuX said he would tell the
whole truth, and not plead professional
secrecy. He then proceeded TO relate
the story of the Esterhazy inquiry, and
said that Dreyfus and NJ. Scherer-Nu-
ret admitted they could not prove the
charge.
General Pollieux then INDUCED in an
outburSt against Colonel Picquart,
whom he accused of divulging an es-
pionage affair to an outsider, claiming
such conduct is shameful"
ES-ERHAZY'S FRIEND.
Referring to the bordeau, the general
declared the alleged facsimiles pub
lished were all fictitious. AS to the
compromising letter sent to Major Es-
terhazy, which might raise suspicious
that he had shady relations with a for
eign agent, General PellieuX said: 1T is
iDconceivable that anyone could be so
naive as to employ this method of cor
respondence in matter of such gray
ity." General PellieuX here expressed
indignation at the 'ineXcusable action
of Colonel Picquart III having Ester
Hays rooms burgiarized without au-
thOrity of any kind. Colonel Picquart
admitted this" the witness continued,
han toll
Count Esterhazy, I was not astOnished
l was proud of having contributed to
the acquittal of Esterhazy, which
proves that in the French army there
are not two traitors, but only one
traitor"
General Pellieux was about to refer
to the Dreyfus case when the presiding
judge gently interposed his usual veto.
Nj. Dupuy, the former premier, was
then called. and Nj. Laborie began to
question him regarding the case of
Dreyfus, which the presiding judge We
toed, whereupon III. Laborie announced
that he would throw up the examination
of NJ. Dupuy and other former minis
ters. as the ruling of the presiding
judge made it fruitless.
ONE CANDID WITNESS.
NJ. Thevenet. q former minister of
justice, who was next examined, said
lie could easily understand why NJ lola
was exercised by the ''veiled lady"
story. NJ. lola, he added, had acted
in good faith, for complete truth had
not been thrown on this matter, and
NJ. Zola's was not the only troubled
mind.
NJ. Thevenet expressed satisfaction at
the acquittaI of Major Esterhazy,
which, he said, proved there were no
traitors in the French army, but he
boldly insisted" that complete light (
had not been cast on this grave affair." (
which, he added, interested the whole |
of Europe
He further expressed regret that the |
government had not spoken in order to
restore tranquility Tor the country. /
NJ. Thevenet said he was
astOnished that the witnesses, instead Z
of giving open testimony should take
refuge behind professional secrecy"
ANOTHER REFUSAL.
The presiding judge refused to allow
questions to be put to NJ. La Sale on
the witness stand concerning the Drey-
fus case, and a heated discussion be-
tween he and NJ. LabOrie ensued The
latter asked for a short adjournment
in order 10 draw up formal application
that these questions be allowed
When the hearing was resumed NJ
Laborie submitted the application re-
ferred to. NJ. Clemenceau, counsel for
the Aurore. supported him in a skillfuI
The former asked that for
nal notice be taken Of the fact that NJ.
La Sale, on the witness stand. has not
denied that he was aware, though a
member of the courtmartiaI. that a Sc
cret document was submitted to the
The court refused both applications.
out NJ. Clemenceau, by this ingenious
sxpedient of reading a question in the
,orm of an application, practically OBJ
aimed what he wanted The court then
adjourned.
Irish Party Hit Hard.
London. Feb. 1O.-In the house of
commons today Michael Davitt's