New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-11
No LIGHT ON DREYFUS.
,,c,n EXCLUSION OF TESTIMONY AT
THE lola TRIAL.
CONSISTENT But rNAvAILiNc EFFORTS OF THE
,vrrSpANT"s COUNSEL TO GET AT TIE
HEART OF THE CONTROVERSY
SCENES AT YFsTER-


.. Feb 1O-The examination OF Vi. Ira
-,sux the former Minister Of Justice was com
-, At to-day's session Of the Assizes Court
~ seine. before which NJ. Zola and NJ. Per-
manager OF the "Aurore." are being tried.
e"I ,,s,iSa,ion Of the Government. the for
o. a.. v,-r;t;nr and the latter for printing a
r.esc,inr upon the Esterhazy court-mar-
tial. ,,,s ,,,,,.,ar
, I,s,,ce he had nothing 10 do with the Drey-
a.. o~air He approved OF NJ Scheurer- nest
.a-,s agitation OF the matter
-, Commandant Fornizetu was called M.
,.,,sorsue the presiding Judge, refused 10 al
- hin, 10 be questioned regarding the Dreyius
eco and NJ Labori, counsel for NJ Hoia- an
.o,ncad that. owing 10 the action or the court
=, ,.o,,rd abandon the examination Of Comman-
-. Fornizetti and Captain Lebrun-Renaud
10 others whom he only desired to question
-.,arsing the Dreyfus case.
go D'Orrneschevllle. Colonel Maurel and
ar.ral other members OF the Dreyfus court
-..~,,al entered the witness stand, but the pre-
81 Judge refused to allow any question
.o,chiug on the Dreyfus case, so NJ LABOR
.he,soned their examination
Patty DE CLAN SILENT.
,,,,r Patty de Clam called, and refused
-a,lv 10 questions put 10 him relative 70 Nine
=. ronr,inees The Major also refused 10 reply
o.ber Questions. on the ground OF PROBES
s,ona secrecy.
General Gonse and Colonel Henry gave eNp'a-
tons % the indscretons OF Colonel Picauart'
mo had knowledge OF some OF the secret pa
,s-s o, the Ministry OF war.
~. sitting was then temporarily suspended
-, &, was resumed General Pelieux. who
he
-. ,no, whose report Major Count Esterhazy
e. .,,,---n,artialled was examined. General
,',,,.,,x said he would tell the whole truth, ana
= .,.o,,,s not plead professional secrecy. he
- ,rooAAded 70 relate the story OF the Ester
-. ,,,,irv and said that Matthew Dreyfus
~ ccheurer- Kestner saw him and ootA ao-
- ,,e,. could not prove the charges against
Major Esterhazy.
~o,a-al Peuieux then INDUCED. amid ap-
-,.,,sa =, an outburst against Colonel Plcquart
~, hA accused OF divulging an espionage al
fs,- 70 an outsider exclalmins
such conduct IS shameful
ra..~-,,g 20 the bordereau. the General de-
o,e-a5 the alleged fac-smiles puohsheo were d"
ec.,-,ous AS TO the compromising letter sent 10
A,a,o- Esterhazy. which might raise suspicious
-. - had shady rela ions with Foreign
AGENT. General Pellieux said;
-. ts inconceivable that any one could ne so
,5~e "a N employ This method OF corresPoh-
ds,cA in matter OF such gravity
GENERAL PELIIBUX WAKES "hoI u
ce,.-al peu,eux here developed further indig-
-.,o, a. the "inexcusable action or Colonei rio-
80 in having Major Esterhazys rooms our
glarsd' without authority Of any KIND
..~ol,,Al Picoua-t admitted this" the witness
-..,-,,a5. land when the court-martial acQuit-
"a Major Esterhazy I was not astonisheo' l
-. rrord ~ having contributed 70 the acquit-
-, :, Ns,o- Fsterhazy, which proves that IN
30 French army there are not tWo' Dut only
one traitor"
There was frantic applause as General Fei-
reux striking a patriotic attitude. enunclaeeo
his concluding words
General Pellieux was about TO re1er 10 the
rrsvtus case. when the presiding Judge gently
.r,erposed his usual veto, and the witness uio
not insist 49,.
:, 1,,,,,,,. the former Premier. was then
,,uea and NJ. Labor began to question him
~..a-a,,g the case Of Dreyfus, which the pre-
,,a,,y rudrs vetoed whereupon NJ LABOR ar
ro,,,caa that he would throw up the exainlha-
.,o- If # Dupuy and other former Ministers
. .he r,,line Of the presiding Judge mace II
4-,,,-less NJ Thevenet. a former Minister "a
1us,ice who was next examined. declared u"
could easily understand how NJ. Aoid i'i'.'U
was exercised by the yelled LADY s'orS' y"
zols he added had acted IN gooo lal'n. to'
coronlete light had not been thrown upon ln's
-oa,tAr and NJ Zola's was not the only iiiiiiu
,-ouhled NJ Thevenet expressed Satisfaction a.
-. ...,,,..al ~ Major Esterhazy. which ne
go. ,rovad there were no traitors in the fIfh0H
.,r,v. hut he boldly insisted" that coihpi'.e
Hight had not been cast upon TINS s'aNe q"
.a,- which. ne added, interested the "hoie %
Fu-one He further expressed regret 'ha' '"'
Government had not spoken, In oroer 70 res'ol
.-arcrilri,v 20 the country. Cproar IN coui
and various cries)
N THEvENET OPPOSES SECKEOf'
Continuing NJ Thevenet said he was aston
isbed that the officers instead OF sI'ihs -
testimony should have taken refuge oeii4ii1
professional secrecy
NJ Sale lawyer. followed VI. lHeN'ii'' ~
the witness stand. The presiding Juuse iiiiiie
diately refused 10 allow questions 10 ~ p"' y.
hin, ,o,,.rr,rg he Dreyfus case. and heated
discussion between the Judge anu W. i-00O
sued The latter asked for short ad)ouffi'lei'
in order 70 draw up a formal app''O0''0'
these questions be allowed.
sKIrF1-I. LEGAL TACTICS.
When the hearing was resumed vi iNhoo'
submitted the application rele''eu w.
nenceau counsel for the "AuTore' supfo' ~
him In a sklful manoeuvre The Ia'leI as'..
that formal notice be taken OF me iao' ma, ~
Sale, on the witness stand mao no. 49,
that ne was aware through d MN - -,
court-martial, that secret
mitted 70 the court martha $500 49,. y,
Tbs CO., ret,sed both applications but NJ
cler,erceau nv this ingenious e~pedleht %
fv he
,io, r-,o,,eauy oh,ained what he wanted
The Court then adjourned. go,
Tho excitement heightens daily over 'he ou'
come Of the UNEQUAL conflict between TWO ans
par1ies one anxious that the chose Jug
-. -, - mt should remain intact ah0