Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-12
INSULT TO PICQUART
Witness in lola Trial Called q Liaf by
N. Henry.
FORMER ADDRESSES TEE JURY
More Turbulent Scenes in the As
sizes Court Room.
COURANT TO BE PROSECUTED

| PARIS, February 12.-There were the usual
| crowds and demonstrations today at the as
| sizes court of the Seine when the sixth day
| of the trial of NM. lola and Perreux opened
| before M. Delegorgue, the presiding Judge.
The force of republican guards around the
court was increased to four companies
1t was announced today that Gen. Billot,
| minister for war, has instituted proceedings
against M. Courant. the barrister who at
| the close of the proceedings in court yester-
day was arrested for shouting Down with
the commanding officers
Col. Picquart Recalled.
Colonel Picquart, who was recalled, said
ne believed that General Pelieux out of
respect for the chose JUICE Cease upon which
judgment has been passed, otherwise the
Dreyfus case), had not thought it incum-
bent upon him to order the bordereau to
be submitted to expert examination for
the purposes of the Esterhazy inquiry. and.
the witness added. Major Ravary doubtless
unwittingly took the same course and
founded his Judgment on incomplete and
inadequate documents. Continuing Colonel
PicQuart said:
That is why one of the members of the
EStern1zy ccurt-martial said at the end of
the trial, and l admire him for his courage
IN saying it: 1t seems to me that the reaI
defendant is Col. Picquart and I ask that
ne be enabled to offer explanations of his
conduct
Replying to the presiding judge, Col Pic
quart said he had received M lie RIois IF
teen times in his private office: but the
witness denied communicating to him the
secret document containing the words
that scoundrel D."
NJ. Henry Grows BelIigerent.
NJ Henry. who was recalled, said that
document was on the table when NJ LIE
Blois visited Col. Picquart Gen. Gonse and
Maj Lauth corroborated the witness. and
NJ. Leblois denied having been shown the
document n. Laborie pointed out contra
dictions in N. Henry's evidence and Mai
Ravary's report, whereupon NJ. Henry adj
vanced excitedly upon NJ. Laborie and
shouted: II will not tolerate your casting
suspicion upon my evidence"
Col. Picquart protested against M. Hen
rys language, whereupon the latter shout
ed: Il aver that Col PicQuart has lied in
this matter" Uproar)
Picquart Addresses the Jury.
Col. Picquart was then permitted to ad-
dress the jury. He said You have heard
NJ. Henry, Maj. Lauth and Mai Patty du
Clam bring abomnable charges against me-
All the steps l took in this matter have
not been forgotten. 1 believed it was ex-
pedient to introduce light and justice into
the affair. for which / was overwhelmed
with insults. am the victim of good faith
and L have to pay for the propriety of my
conduct and fore my attachment to the
cause l consider Just"
After heated alteration between the
presiding judge and NJ. Laborie regarding
some dates. M. Henry surprised the court
by affirming that the document with the
words that scoundrel D. had no connec-
ton with Dreyfus. but belonged to a differ
ent lot Of papers and was of no conse-
quence. The real Dreyfus papers, witness
added. he had never seen.
Maltre DemangeS, who was counsel for
Dreyfus in the court-martial proceedings.
said the attitude of NJ. Scheurer-Kestner
and the denunciation of Mai. Esterhazy by
Matthew Dreyfus had caused him deep emo
ton, because he saw in them the oossf-
bility of revision of the case
He than explained the law reasons which
prevented him from applying for the re-
hearing, to which the government was op-
posed. He said he was actuated by his
feelings and several facts, among them
that he had learned on reliable authority
that one Of the members of the court-mar-
tai had said that a secret document had
been communicated.
Borderenu Was Photographed.
After the sensation had subsidized, an
swering NJ. Laborie. he said that the MEM
bers of the court-martial and himself had
photographs of the Bordereau which were
taken away at the close of the trial, and
which probably were eventually destroyed
after the usual interval.
There were the most heated discussions
in the Hobbies today, the Zolaists claiming
that today's evidence might result in re-
vision of the Dreyfus case, and the anti
Zo:aists, on the contrary, claiming that
Maitre DemangeS had not furnished any
proof in support of NJ. Zola's case.
In view of the possibility of demonstra-
ton three and half squadrons of cavalry
were stationed in the Rue Drout, the Marie
Celestin and the Chateau d Fay barracks.