New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-15
ZOLA'S CASE BENEFITED.
CoukT PROCEEDINGS AGAIN HELP THE
CHAMPION OF DREYFUS.


ESSENTIAL FACTS MORE EXCITEMENT IN
T-REINFoRCING THE GAR
RIsoN OF PARIS.
Paris Feb 14-Wnen the trial Of NM Zola
and Perreux was resumed at the Assi2es Court
~ the Seine to-day NJ. Jaures. the Socialist
member Of the Chamber of Deputies re
called he reiterated his belief in the culpability
Of Major Esterhazy.
The lobhies Of the court were less noisy this
morning and the court not crowded as
last week There was no demonstration when
4 Zola reached the courthouse
The examination OF NJ. Bertillon. the hand
writing expert was resumed after NJ. Jaures had
anished He said ne thought II impossible TO
esk The Minister for War for the discriminating
documents seized al the residence of Qreyfus in
1874 which, according 10 the testimony OF the
witnesses Saturday last, would enable MN
10 prove hat D,eyfus wrote the bordereau.
N Labori counsel for NJ. lola. thereupon pro-
tested and twtted NJ. Bertillon with being un-
willing 20 testify in court. while giving inter
views - the newspapers.
N Bertillon said the interviews were false
Being pressed by NJ. Labori to explain how, un-
less ne had seen the secret documents he was
able to prove at the court martial that Dreyfus
wrote the bordereau NJ Bertillon answered that
te could not explain without documents which
were no longer in his possession. ms state
rent caused a sensation IN court. and NJ. LABOR!
demanded that the A&VOCate-General colnpei
the witness TO reply. To this request 'he -Au-
yocate-General made no answer
NJ LABORTS TRENCHANT COMMENT
Finally " Bertillon. who persisted in not an
,werinc questions left the witness stand anna
considerable uproar. Nj. Labor remarking'
And that is the man upon whose evidence
Dreyfus was convicted . - r,,,h,io
WORKS testified that the EsteThazy cour'-inat
t!al Was "a parody on jusiiceE (EXctemeh' !"
the cOurt) ,or,,od
that the inner circles q foreign Governments
were fully cognizant Of all that occurred al me
Esterhazy court-martial. statement WhiCh
caused renewed excitement in court Later NJ
Yves Guyot expressed the opinion mat ule GoN
eminent Commissioner who prosecuted Sl@yoi
Tsterhazy was far more like counsel lor the 4e
fence than the prosecutor. Inc witness iu''"e'
remarked >, 49,, -.
Il am happy in the belief that all the best
sentiment In France supports NJ Ioia'
A CHARGE OF BRIBERY.
NJ Teyssennieres. another handwriting expert,
testified TO identifying the handwriting OF the
bordereau ar that OF Dreyfus. lie added that
the fac-simile had been blurred, 80 as to make
I, resemble Esterhazy's Later the witness ere
ated a sensation by tes,ifyIng that friends Of
Dreyfus had approached him and had hlnted
that II might be worth 100000 to 100000 francs
II he moderated his views favorably to Dreyius.
The court adjourned after hearing the experts
In handwritng. several Of whom refused TO tes-
t!fy OIL the ground Of professional secrecy. NJ.
Peletier one Of the experts, read summary or
his report which declared the bordereau might
have been written by either Dreyfus or Ester
hazy Othe. experts cOncuTred in the statement
that exper. testimony is never absolutely infal-
Nble.
~ Tey ssonnieres, who testified in a dnuse
and random fashion. introduced the name of
u. CrcpieuX Janln. tie handwriting expert, when
he insinuated that the friends Of Dreyfus were
reaCy 10 bride the experts, but, under severe
examination, he admitted tnat the only
foundation for the lnslnuatoh was MS per
sonal impression. and that no bride had ever
actually been offered 10 hlm
NJ Trarieux. former Minister OF Justice,
threw such suspicion upon all the evlocrce given
by ". TeyssOHniers that the latter left the bar
much discTedted.
At the opening Of the hearing to-day NJ. La
bori made impassioned persona! statement.
refutng allie gatiO - Of La lAbre Parole that
lie was OF German origin. and his wife Jewess.
VI. Labor. admitted that his VIE was Enshsa'
but deried that she q JeWess. As for him-
self he said ne was born at Rheims. and that
his father was Frenchman employed on the
His father. VI Labori said. had been decor
ated with the badge Of the Legion of Honor
and congratulated by General De Boisdeftre for
services rendered IN 1870
NJ Bertillon gave his absurd evidence, while
displaying fantastic diagram, amid continuous
shreks Of laughter. After fruiuess efforts TO
obtain intelliyible testimony from his witness
NJ Labori turned 10 the jury and said "Thf
whole case against Dreyfus stands before you
They had him and the b0rdereau.'
The remaining evidence was rather uninter-
esting The testimony Of NJ Trarieux and the
c~1ss-examinati0n OF VI. TeyssOnnieres elicited
that the latter was dismissed from tho office OF
expert 10 the War Office because he was sus-
pected # enabling the Main" 70 publish the
bordereau. VI. Teyssounleres went 10 the War
Office for explanation. but was threatened
With arrest II he came again. Moreover, ne
was dismissed from the post Of expert 70
client
Altocether the day was rather favorable for
NJ Z0la II is rumored that a report from
Judge BertuiuS who has been inquirng into
recent developments in the Dreyfus case, will
te produced and read In court tomorrow, deal
ing with unpublished letters OF Conie Ester
hay IL is likely to cause a sensation. NJ.
MH,ard Minister Of Justice. summoned ".
Perlulus this afternoon. and they had long
Il appears that the juryman IN the present
tral VINO retired on account " Illness was 4
contractor. NJ Le'lord, employed ny the Kot.-
sohds onG his illness was caused by the threat
euing letters ne r. ,cived significant indication
Of the outside Influences brought TO bear on the
jury.
Vi LaborYs wife Vas formerly the wife Of the
famous piauis' Pachuenn. Before thai mar
riage she was Miss Masgie Okey. she was porn
In Australia g. herself I'm" pianist ana mas
played al concerts In England
". Dupuy Hubbard GepOsed that MS COUSIN
" Bertlon. had always affirmed 70 nm lhat
Dreyfus was the culprit. that he had not seen
the handwriting Of COmte EsterhaZy, VINO was
man ~ straw put forward by the jews ana
that revision of the Dreyfus trial would -ead
70 social ryvOution.
VI. CrepieuX Janin. the handWritnS expert
l9s not vet testified.
The crowd outside the court was much Gamer
few people cheered the officers. ana NJ. H0a
was allowed 70 leavs- I'm silence
The garrison of Paris has been reinforced by
troops from Versailles.
THE DREYFUS CASE ON THE STAGE.
a MELoDRAMA PRODCCTD IN CHICAGO THE