The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-02-09
THE TRIAL OF lola.
Court Oyerrulcs Most Of the Qucs-
tions Asked by Defense.
EXCITING INCIDENTS IN THE COURT.
Major Count Estcrhazy Refuses TO
Give Testimony.
AN EX.PRESIDENT TESTIFIES
Cnsimir pcrricr Said II Was His
Duty Not Ia Tell the Truth.
ZoIn Almost Lynchcd.

Of the Esterhogy court martial. III letter
10 the newspaper mentioned. was resumed In
the assizes court OF the Seine today.
When court opened there was terrihc
scramble TO cntcr people Fighting their
way with blows and kicks toward the court
| room
The entrance OF NJ 2ola was the signal
for an outburst during which the few cries
of "Vivo lola were drowned by shouts OF
"Abas Zola." When the Judge entered the
scene was so tiimultuous that he directed
the municipal guards to force the crowds
from the doors and to remove some of the
people from the overcrowded halls,
The presiding Judge. NJ. Delagorgu, read
a letter from Mnior Count Estorhazy, In
which the latter refused to testify mere
upon NJ. LaBorie. counsel for NJ. lola
insisted that Esterbaay should be brought
to court by force. The court admitted the
claims of the defsnpe and decided that Cen
ora MERCER the former minister OF war
and Major Patty Du Clam should be re
summoned.
Tho court also decided that the other
witnesses alleged &c b. i'll should b. visited
by a doctor and that if found able TO an
pear they should be resummoned,
Nine. preyfus WAS the first Witness. She
was dressed In black and was much dis
treasod. NJ. LaBorie asked her whether
she could say ui.dcr what circumstances
she was Informed by Major Patty Du Clam
in 1894 OF her husbands arrest. The judge
Jarl,un1 te ,,,t Tho question.
N. lola arose and cried: y desire the
same treatment as the assassin or the thief.
They have always tho right to defend
themselves but | am deprived OF this, i
am Knocked aud insulted In the streets and
tho obscene press drags me In the mud.
You sec, gentlemen of the Jury the position
/ am in. 1 wish TO have my witnesses
heard, but | am prevented.
But do You not know the lawY' the
judge asked lola
No. / don't know and l don't want 10
know" was the reply, The scene caused
great excitement among the spectators.
NJ. LaiIoric demanded that the questions
be put to the witnesses.
Tho judge answered.; Il viii enter your
protest IL you desire. but | can not put
the questions, which are foreign to the
Indictment. in order to arrive at a revision
Of the Drayfus case, which has already
been determined.
Thcreupon NJ. I.aBorie exclaimed: Ia
the presence of the obstruction placed In
our way" (Cries of NO" Yes" quite
right II have the honor to ask what
means wo should employ?"
"Tlnt does not concern me, answered
the Judge. wheroat there was laughter,
NJ. Lailore then proposed to submit a
list OF questions leaving the court to in
dicate which OF them might be put and
the session wns suspended in order to al
low the questions to be drawn up.
On the reassemblng If the court NJ
l.0l3orie presented Il statement claiming
the right to ask Nine Dreytus certain
questions in the interest of justice.
NJ. Nuncassol. argued that the court
could not rendjudicate facts already legal
ly decided
The court then decided against the de-
Tense. saying that no question not con-
tanned in the indictment would be al
lowed.
Mr.. l-eRlos, \ lawyer and n witness for
tho defendants, testified that he and Col
oncl piquart were OF friends and COM
seQuently when plGuari WIS connected
with the war intelligence department. he
consulted the witness on certain grave
matters he had uneerthed in connection
With the carrier pigeon affair Ut Nancy,
and in regard to which he had received
menacing letters When doubts on tie
Dreyfus matter arose NJ scheurer- Kestner
questioned the witness on the foregoing
matter aud the witness gave him certain
information, including tho letters which
General COM wrote TO plquart, which con
WINGED NJ Scheurer Hestner OF the inno-
cenoe OF DrcyCus Tho witness urged .hat
NJ Scheurer- kestnor apply TO the minister
of justice TO annul the Dreyfus Judgment
In view of the secret document submitted
TO the court martini, but as he was lacking
in material proofs NJ Scheurer- Kts nel.
had not acted Immediately
Continuing, tho witness spoke of The In
trgues against Colonel piquart when the
matter WAS transferred to Tupis. Finally
the witncss laid the matter before the gov
ernment
NJ Scbeurer-Kestner, who was next ex-
aminod said he learned last July that Col
oncl Piquart had discovered that the Dor.
doreau had not been written by Dreyfus
aud he submitted Major Estcrhazy's hand
whiting to NJ Btrtillon. who agreed that
II Was in the same hand as the bordercan.
Witness suggested TO General Gonz that a
fresh expert examine II. but this was not
done.
{ Al this stage Of the proceedings NJ.
Sche0rer- Kcstnor was about to give the
gist Of the correspondence between Gem
oral Gonz and Colonel Piquart showing
that General Gonz favored reopening the
Oreyfus case, but tho presiding Judge
iui'u tHht the evidence Was inadmisSiDlc,
NJ lABorie then ntervencd. saying: II
ask that these letters be read in court. NJ.
lola was aware of the existence of these
letters It Is time that light was thrown
on tho case"
The Judge, however. reiterated that the
Letters were inadmissible, rs privilege hal
rot heen given.
NJ. LaRorie remarked; There Is sim
time To communicates them 10 you and then
Il the jury
You know that Is impossible." replied
the Judge. ''as the law formally forbils Ii
NJ. Clemeneeau, counsel for NJ perriux.
here declared that Colonel Piauart submit.
ted these letters to the president OF The
preyfus court martial. who impoundel
them without reading them to the court.
Thus II was impossible to give notirica-
ton OF them as evidence
NJ. Schenrer- Kestner then sketched the
contents OF the letters In which Colonel
Piquart wrote that fires hfacts had bean
discovered which would be eagerly seized
upon by the Dreyfuslans. who would create
great scandal"
General Gonz replied that It was too
late TO stop the letter now"
Colonel Piquart, In another letter. ac.
corning 10 the witness. urged that tpe