The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-11

Do,in,t Appear that the EIiisd frsneiS
Army omesr VIII Pront nueh--Ths
Court seem, 20 side with E.,srhszy'Sy
Easy QUESTION:. Propounded 70 Hin, 20
Witch Hs Gives R.ady-a Made An,wsrs.
ThoI session was Open 20 the Public
Until Col. Pieqnart was Examined.
When The Testimony was Taken Bee
hind closed Doors. :,
PARIS, Jan. 1c.--The court martial OF
Count Esterhazy. charged, With falsely
procuring the conviction OF Captain
Dreysus, begun to-day. u 4
The clerk OF the court said the court
martial was held in order 10 end the
contradictory rumors which had beep
spread by the excited public. Thereup-
on SIaltre Laborle, Counsel for Nine.
Dreyfrs. asked permission to take part
in the arguments. Counsel for Mathien
preytus, tbrother OF the prisoner Of
DEVILS island), also asked permission TO
appear during the proceedings.
The court rejected both applications.
aud the taking OF testimony commenced.
Counsel for the government said that
a public. trial might be inimlcal 70 the
| interests OF the national defense, ana
demanded n secret hearing.
The court decided by n majority OF.
five TO two that the trial should be pub
| lie until the moment when publicity
might appear to prejudice the national
defense.
The court, having thus yielded to pub
lie opinion the report Of the investigate
| ing officer, Major Ravary, was read. II
completely whitewashed Count Ester
hazy, and was generally regarded as be-
| Ing a serious Indictment of Colonel Pic
quart, whose arrest when this trial 10
finished, Is anticipated.
When the trial was resumed Major Esq
terhazy testified that he became aware
of the plot against him through anony-
nous letters. which led to. his meeting
an unknown yelled woman. He had !
communicated the results OF that meet
| ing to General Billot, the minister OF
war. and President Faure.
The judge put a series OF easy ques-s
tions to Major Esterhazy, to which tho
latter evidently had ready-made an
swers. & 90
The major ended by following Major
Ravary's cue. and accused Colonel Pic
quart of burglarizing his room and
stealing letters. II
Matthleu Dreyfus was then examined.
He was asked 10 state the basis OF his /
accusation against Major Esterhazy,and
replied that, without being an expert,H
was only. necessary to compare the writ
Ing In the note and Major Esterhazy,s
handwriting in order to be convinced
that they were identical.
Continuing, NJ. Dreyfus made a learn.g
ed geographical statement Moreover,
he pointed to the fact that Major Ester
hazy, having subsequently tried to mod
ify his handwriting as confirmation OF
his. suspicious. y Z. ii = $50. .sss: 4:
In. reviewing other suspicious actions
OF the major, n. Dreyfus quoted a LETT
ter In which Esterha.y said:S II am In )
such Might that I can only recover
myself by crime" g II
This" said NJ. Dreyfus, dramatically,
was written by an officer who, has the
honor to wear hcuniform of n French I
officer.n Here "Oh'si" .'Oh's!" were
heard among the audience. Counsel forS
Major Estcrhazy thcreupon asked \ NJ,
Dreyfus who was paying the "enorInousf
costs of circulating pamphlets respects
ing Major EsterhaZy." 10 which M.
Dreyfus replied: THAT is my business,
not yours"
This remark caused excitement among
those present and brought forth shouts
OF f.'miserable." 8 Is
NJ Scheuerer-K r-Kestner, one OF the vice /
presidents Of the senate. was examined
hot ,,,ba hf,, lan rs
believed Dreyfus guilty and continued \
In that belief until Matthieu Dreytus.
came and implored his aid. NJ. Scheur-s
er-Kestner then review his communica-g
ition with General Billot, the minister
for war with the view Of re-opening the !
affair and concluded with saying:
cannot say the Bordereau was written.
by, Major Esterhazy. but L affirm that,
the writing has a greter resemblance. to
Major Esterhazy's than to that of Drey-S;
fus." -i.E iis n t253si 33s
A house owner OF Auteil testified that
the mistress of Major Esterhazy asked !
him to cancel q lease. signed by Ester
lhazy. as the latter had declared he was
dlshonored said he intended to commit :
suicide, and feared the police would seal !.
up his chambers. St5 . s535 : * .l3S 4
AT this point Ma jcry Esterhazy denied
having uttered the words attributed q to I
him and Nine. Pays, his mistress, made
q similar denial. iis II
The question of q letter affecting they
major then arose. This mlssive, which;
was addressed to- n friend named WE'LL ii
found its way! into the possession OF the
friends OF Drcyfus. Well denied that he,
gave 1t to itheS friends OF the convict.
Mai Tor Estcrhazy, in a vehement out
burst, said: "Of all the infamies off
which I am the Victim, Wells treason
gives me the most pain. I rendered HIM
services OF which Twill not statetthe !
nature here. am not q coward and a.
traitor" 5,5 Ftt Z as2
The majors remarks brought forth
cheers from the audience. g9s;Ssstl
Colonel Plcquart was the next witness
and the court, after hasty deliberatloiis
decided to take his testimony behind
closed doors. The court was then clear
ed, IS II S, Z q ~ Z.
This decision, to conceal the evidence
of the most important witness OF. the {
trial caused much dissatisfaction.
Charged With !S,rindiing. K 81
NEW YORK, Jan. 1o.-w. f. Goerdes,
member of the Consolidated stock and
petroleum exchange Of this city, Is in
jail tonight, charged with having at
tempted to sswlndle the firm of 4, VIM. Z
Hawley 6 Co., members Of the stock ex.
change, out Of $4,000. i EST I. q:
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