The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-15
MORE REFUSALS TO ANSWER.
The WitEesS Upon Whose Evidence Drey.
faS Was Convicted is Silent.
CAN'T EXPLslN WITHOUT DOCUMENTS.
Ex-Minister Guyot Says the Eserhszy
Court Martial Wass Parody on Justice.
An Expert says Dres fuss Friends
Tried 60 Bribe Him.

PARIS. Feb. if-when the trial OF NJ.
lola and Perriux was resumed at the
Assizo Court OF the Seine to-day. N.
Jaures. the Socialist member Of the
Chamber of Deputies. was recalled.
He reiterated his belief in the culpa-
bihty OF Major Esterhazy.
The examination OF NJ. Bertiilon. the
handwriting expert. vas then resumed
lie said he thought 1t impossible to ask
the Minister for War for the incriminat-
ing documents seized az the residence OF
Dreyfus in 1894. which. according 10 the
testimony OF the witnesses on Saturday
last would enable him 10 prove tnas
DrVeyfus wrote the bordereau.
NJ Labor counsel for NJ. lola, there
upon protested and twitted NJ. Bertiilon
with being unwilling to testify In court.
while giving interviews 10 the newspap-
ers.
NEEDED DOCUMENTS.
NJ Bertillon said the interviews were
false. Being pressed by NJ. Labor 10
explain how, unless he had seen the sec
ret documents. he was able to prove at
the court martial that Dreyfus wrote the
bordereau. NJ Bertillon answered tna'
n could not explain without Documents
which were no longer in his possession.
This statement caused "A sensation In
court and NJ. Labor demanded that the
acknowledgement compel the witness To
reply.
To this request the Acknowledgement
made no answer.
Finally NJ. Bertillon who persisted In
not answering questions, left the witness
stand amidst considerable uproar, NJ.
I.aborl remarklng.
And that Is the man upon whose evil
dence Drsyfus was convicted
Dupuy Hubbard deposed that his cous-
in. NJ. Bertllon. had always affirmed To
him that Dreyfus was the culprit, that
he had not seen the handwriting OF
Comte Esterhazy. who was man OF
straw put forward by anti Semitics and
that revision Of the trial would lead To
social revolution
PARODY ON JUSTICE.
NJ. Yves Guyot the former Minister of
Public Works, testified that the Ester
haZy court-martal was parody on
justice" Excitement I'm court)
The further statement OF NJ Guyot.
that the inner circles OF foreign govern
ments were fully cognizant OF all that
occurred az the Esterhazy court-martial.
caused renewed sensation.
Later NJ. Guyot expressed the opinion
that the government commissioner who
prosecuted Major Esterhazy was far more
ike counsel for the defence than the pros
ecutor.
NJ yieyssonneres. another handwriting
expert. testified to Identifying the hand
writing Of the bordercau as that OF prey-
fre f1e added that the fac-simile had
been blurred. so as TO make II resemble
EsterhaZy's.
Later the witness created a sensation
by testifying that friends OF Dreyfds he'd
approached him and had hinied iat IL
might be worth 100 000 10 200 no francs IL
he moderated his Views favorable 10
Dreyfus
The court adjourned af'er calling n num-
ber Of other experts I'm handwriting. sew
eral Of whom refused 10 testify on the
ground ~ professional secrecy.
MIGHT HAVE BEEN EITHER.
NJ Peetier. one Of the eNperts. read
summary of his report. which held that
the horderoau might have been written
by either Drevfus or Esterhazy.
other experts concurred In tho state
ment thar cvnort testimony IL never abb
solutely infalllble.
The crowd outside tho court was much
calmer TODAY. Few people cheered the
officers and NJ Zola was allowed 10 leave
I'm silence
The garrison Of Paris has been REIN
forced by troops from Versailles.