Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-16
COURT MUCH MORE FAVORABLY DIS.
POSED TOWARD HIM.
PUBLIC Sentiment CHANGING.
STRONG EVIDENCE IN THE NOVEL,
IST'S BEHALF YESTERDAY.
Experts Swear That the Bordereau IL
In Major Esterhaxy'x Handwrit-
inE-Several Sensations In
COurt-Triai Is Near
ing the End.

NJ. Perreux and others at the assizes court
of the Seine to-day was not marked by any
incident. The crowd present was not so
large as that of yesterday. Opinions as to
the issue of the trial vary greatly. While
some people are already discussing the eX-
tent of the sentences. others regard the
quittal of the defendants as certain, as it
is evident the court Is becoming more fav-
orably disposed toward NJ. Zola-
The presiding judge to-day dsallowed
the request of counsel for NJ. Zola that
the experts heard at the Esterhazy court
martial should be called to testify.
General Gonz reappeared on the witness
stand and protested against the assertion
| made by NJ. Juares, the Socialist deputy,
on Saturday last, that the general staff
had refused to enlighten the Dreyfus af-
fair.
NJ. Crepieux Janin. a handwriting expert,
strenuously denied that he had attempted
to bribe NJ. Trissoniers to modify his re-
ports Of the Dreyfus bordereau.
Director Meyer, of the French record Of
flee. declared that the published fac SMILES
of the bordereau were as exact as possible.
and he thought that General Pelleux's
contention that the fac SMILES looked like
forgeries was an exaggeration. Witness
admitted that he had acted wrongly in en-
trusting the examination of the bordereau
| to n. Bertillon. who, he asserted. had acted
in manner devoid of all sense. NJ. Meyer
said that the handwriting of Major Ester
hazy resembled that of the bordereau.
NJ. Laborie then asked permission to ex-
anime the experts, Courard, Belhome and
varinard. but the court refused the re-
quest.
Professor Ernest Moulinier OF the Col
lege Of France. testified that Major Es-
tsrhazys handwriting absolutely resembled
| that of the hOrderelu.
NJ: Clemenceau. counsel for the Aurore.
| read letters from Madame De Bouancey.
Major EsterhaZy wrote her between 1851
| and 1884, and containing serious animad-
versions Of France and the French army.
a magistrate to ask Nine. de Boulancey IL
among the letters, there was not one con-
tanning iu. the @ following expressions:
mander in chief of the French army and
military governor Of Paris) Is a clown. In
our country; the Germans would not show
Secondly. IF the Prussians got as far
| as Lyons. they might throw away their
guns and keep only their riding whips to
1onged sensation.)
Three amateur experts in handwriting
reproduction Of Major Esterhazy's hand
writing, a statement which caused further
sensation in court.
NJ. Felix Frank. a lawyer of Brussels.
| testified that in order to demonstrate his
evidence, 1t would be necessary to have II
blackboard. and that it would require an
hour to demonstrate his theory.
suspended while a blackboard was procured
apa on On an f1sr
| of the bordereau and of Major Esterhazy's
handwriting and commenced his demon
NJ. Frank made some long technical DEM
onstrations and said: THE majority Of the
experts started on the false idea that the
ifnY nf fha hnrd hod "a
handwriting. The bordereau, however, was
written naturally and In running hand
which Is Identical with that of Major Es-
The latter major Esterhazy). continued
| the witness. had recognized the bordereau
clared # had been traced by forger.
NJ. Frank proceeded technically to DEM
onstrats the improbability Of this eSplans-
| sented certain Emergencies.
The presiding judge here remarked: II
than thai t tha. Witch is 1 discourteous.. courteous e 0s'
NJ. Laborie thereupon interviewed, asking
the presiding judge to order silence in the
| court, pointing out that the lawyers were
following the evidence with the closest
| attention
The court was then adjourned The
crowd made no demonstration
The excitement caused by the trial was
| greatly abated; but the real interest is
absorbing and growing daily. Count Es-
| When the trial is finished the discussion
will be moved to the chamber Of deputies
| and the senate, where the cabinet will be
OF its trial.
There are still thirteen witnesses to be
examined. and then will come the ad-
dresses of the acknowledgements. N. Van
Cassel, NJ. Laborie and NJ. Clemenceau. NJ.
Laborie is expected to speak four five
hours. NJ. Zola will speak very briefly
New York, Feb ia dispatch to the
Herald from Paris says:
A remarkable change was manifest yes
terday in the demeanor of the house to-
ward Emil Zola. In the crowds of people
who collected outside the palas dc justice.
there could not have been more than Z
dozen or so, at most. who went with the
express intention of manifesting theft feel
ing; for Zola. The impression obtained by
a Herald correspondent who was present
outside the court from the time of Iola'si
arrival until his departure at half past tve
was cne of calm-such absolute calm that
one almost wondered IL hostile intentions
had ever been shown by the jublic toward
the novelist.
At 10 o'clock there were few people in
the eallerie DeHarlay, facing the place
Dauphine and when Zola arrived at IL
o'clock at the DUAL des Orfeveres the num-
her was not perceptibly increased. He was
greeted with few cries of "a bas Zola"
and .'Vive Zola." with an accompaniment
of whistles from small body o. anti
Semites.
But it Is notable fact that there werc
no cries of ''Vive L'Armee" when the Mill