Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-10

Paris, February 9-In spite of spec
ial precautions there was a repetition
of the scenes witnessed yesterday
when the trial of Emile lola and Per-
rieux, who are being prosecuted by
the government for denouncing the
Esterhazy courtmartial was contin-
ued to-day in the Assizes Court of the
Seine
General Boisdeffer refused emphat-
ically to testify under the plea of pro-
fesslonal and state secrecy.
M. Delegorgue, the presiding judge,
consented that Madame Dreyfus
should be allowed to testify on the
condition that her evidence be re-
stricted to the Esterhazy case.
Over two hundred barristers in their
robes gathered at the public entrance
and INDUCED in horse plays. When
the presiding judge ordered them not
TO obStruct the passage the barristers
made demonstration against the
Judge. Thereupon the commandant of
the Republican Guards sent a detach-
ment of troops to quell the disturb
ance.
The intervention of the military was
i'll received, and led to violent af-
fray. The barristers rushed upon the
guards and struck them One of the
young lawyers was arrested, but after
quiet had been restored
HE WAS RELEASED.
NJ. Laborie protested against the
limitation of the evidence of Madame
Dreyfus and denounced the scenes in
court, the biased reports in the news
papers and the attacks on the client
as being unworthy of France.
Gen. Boisdeffre replying admitted
that as minister of war, before he had
testified at the Esterhazy court mar
tial he had received from Major Es-
terhazy a certain document which
concerned the Dreyfus case, but he
refused to give ary further particu-
lars, on the ground of professional
secrecy.
The general admitted that Col. Pic
quart had been transferred to Tunis
owing to his being favorable to ORGY
fus and the witness added that he,
personally, was convinced of the guilt
Vi DIGyluS, WHlIt OJuti lStCtS. bCioi
and after the court martial, which had
come to his knowledge. made his con-
viction unsuitable. This statement
made a sensation in court.
Cen Gonz followed and had a violent
alteration with M. Laborie in which
the general public joined. The tumult
reached such pitch that the judge
ordered the court cleared, which the
municipal guards promptly did The
court resumed its session five min
utes later and Gen. Gonz explained
that he had not meant all he said.
Thereupon the incident was allowed
to drop
Cen Gonz then spoke of the inves-
tigation Of Col. Picquart, whom he
had encouraged, but the general add
ed that he told the colonel to avoid
ARHESTINGl MAJOR ESTERHAZY,
which the colonel wished to do.
General MERCER, the former minis
ter of war. who was next examined
declared that he believed the bordereau
and other documents extracted from
the war Office had been communicated
to the newspapers by Dreyfus's family.
NJ Laborie Immediately asked that
Nine. Dreyfus be allowed to confront
General Mercier and deny his state
ment, but the judge refused to allow it.
Counsel for NJ. lola then pressed
General MERCER to say if it was true
that secret document had been com
municated to the Dreyfus court mar
tial, but the general refused to reply.
At the conclusion of his examination
General MERCER was cheered.
M. Trarieux, who was minister OF
Justice at the time of the Dreyfus
court martial, was the next witness.
After his evidence, which did not con-
vey any startling facts, the court adj
journed
The crowd outside the court cheered
Generals MERCER, Boisdeffre and Gonz,
while Nj. lola was left almost unno-
ticed.