The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-15
GOOD POINTS MADE FOR zoLA.
JAUREZ REITERATEs HIS BELIEF
IN ESTERHAZY's GUILE.

Handwriting Expert BertiIlOn Re-
fuses TO Answer the Questions of
the Counsel for the Defense-Ex-
Minister of Public Works Guyot
Charaeterizes the Esterhazy Court
Martial as a, Parody ON Justice.
Paris, Feb. 14.-When the trial of NJ.
Zola and VI. Perrieux was resumed to-day,
M. Jaurez, the Socialist member of the
Chamber of Deputies, was recalled. He re-
Maj. Esterhazy.
The examination of NJ. Bertilion, the
handwriting expert, was then resumed. He
said he thought it impossible to ask the
minister for wer for the discriminating
documents he seized at the residence of
Dreyfus in 1884, which, according to the
testimony of the witness on Saturday
last, would enable him to prove that
Dreyfus wrote the Bordereau.
NJ Leborie, counsel for NJ. Zola, there
upon protested and twitted Mr.. Berulion
with being unwilling to testify in court,
while giving interviews to the newspa-
pers.
NJ. Berullon said the interviews were
false. Being pressed by NJ. Laborie to ex-
plain how, unless he had seen the secret
documents, he was able to prove at the
court martial that Dreyfus wrote the Bor-
dereau, NJ. Bertillon answered that he
could not explain without documents
which were no longer in his possession.
This statement caused a sensation in
court, and M. Laborie demanded that the
Advocate General compel the witness to
reply.
Finally NJ. Bertillon, who persisted in
not answering questions, left the witness
stand amidst considerable uproar, NJ. La
borie remarkiug: "And that is the man
upon whose evidence Dreyfus was con-
victed.'
Yves Guyot, the former minister of pub
lie works. testified that the Esterhazy
court martial was parody on justice"
The further statement of NJ Guyot that
the inner circles of foreign governments
were fully cognlzant of all that occurred
at the Esterhazy court martial caused a
renewed sensation.
NJ. OuyOI GADIESSGu llle ODltilOn tAldl the
government commissioner who prosecuted
Maj Esterhazy was far more like coun-
sci for the defense than the prosecutor.
I am happy in the belief that all the best
sentiment in France supports M. Zola,'
said NJ. Guyot
M. Teissoniere. another handwriting ex-
pert, testified 10 identifying the fandwrit-
ing of the Bordereau as that of NJ Drey-
fus. He added that the fac simile had
been blurred so as to make it resemble
Count Esterhazy's.
Later the witness created a sensation by
testifying that friends of Dreyfus had ap-
preached him and had hinted that it
might be worth 100000 to 100000 francs if
he moderated his views favorably to Drey-
fus.
M. Teissonnieres introduced the name OF
Crepieux Janin, the handwriting expert,
when he insnuated that the friends of
Dreyfus were ready to bribe the experts,
but under severe cross-examination, he
admitted that the only foundation for the
insinuation was his personal impression,
| and that no bribe had ever actually been
offered to him.
NJ Trarieux, former minister of justice,
threw such suspicion upon all the evidence
given by NJ. Teissonnieres that the latter
left the bar much discredited.
M. Peleier, one of the experts, read a
summary of his report, which held out
that the Bordereau might have been writ
ten by either Dreyfus or Esterhazy.
Dupuy Hubbard deposed that his cousin,
NJ. Bertillon. had always affirmed to him
that Dreyfus was the culprit; that he had
not seen the handwriting of Comte Es-
terhazy, who was a man of straw put up
by the Jews, and that a revision of the
Dreyfus trial would lead TO a social rev.
olution.
NJ. Crepieux Janin, the handwriting ex-
pert, has not yet testified.
The crowd outside the court was much
calmer to-day.
NJ Bertilon gave his absurd evidence
while displaying a fantastic diagram
amid continuous shrieks of laughter At
ter fruitless efforts 10 obtain intelligible
testimony from this witness, NJ Laborie
| turned to the jury and said: "The whole
case against Dreyfus stands before you
| They had him and the Bordereau."
| Altogether the day was rather favorable
| for NJ. Zola.
1t Is rumored that report from Judge
| Bertulus, who has been inquiring into re-
cent developments In the Dreyfus case
| will be produced and read in court to-
morrow, dealing with unpublished letters
of Comte Esterhazy. 1t is likely to cause
a sensation. NJ. Millard, minister of JUS
| tice, summoned NJ. Bertulus this Afternoon
and they had a long conference.
Gt appears that the juryman in the pres
ent trial, who retired on account of fines,
was a contractor NJ. Leblond, employed
by the Rothschilds. and his Illness wa,
caused by the threatening letters he re-
ceived, a significant indication Of the out
side influences brought to bear on the sub
! ject.
NJ. Paitaud, editor of La Libre Parole
has challenged M. Jaurez, the socialis
leader, to duel, owing to a quarrel tha
has grown out of the trial.
CHILE LOOKS FOR WAR.