The San Francisco call., 1898-02-16

6 PARIS, Feb. 15.-M. Millevoye @ c speaking tonight at patriot q e meeting at Suresnes claimed to e q know that the secret document e 6 upon which Dreyfus was con- e e demned read thus: e e Let them ask that canaille z e Dreyfus what he has prom q e ised us. GUILLAUME." E. e 6 M. Millevoye added: Tt is Q q evident that war might follow z @ the publication of such a docu- q e ment." :" e $ q 6 $ 6 @ @ 6 q q 6 q 6 Q q q q q
 PARIS, Feb. 15.-The arrival of M. Zola, M. Perrieux and others at the Assizes Court of the Seine to-day was not marked by any incident. The crowd present was not so large as that of yesterday. Opinions as to the issue of the trial differ very greatly. While some people are already discussing the extent of the sentences others regard the acquittal of the defendants as cer- tain. as it is evident the court is be- coming more favorably disposed toward M. Zola.
 The presiding Judge to-day dis allowed the request of counsel for M Zola that the experts heard at the Els terhazy court martial should be called to testify.
 M. Clemenceau, counsel for the Au- rore. read letters from Mime. de Bou- lancey, admitting the possession of let ters which Major Esterhazy wrote her between 1881 and 1894, and containing serious animadversions on France and the French army.
 M. Clemenceau urged the court to ap- point a magistrate to ask Mime. de Boulancey if among the letters there was not one containing the expres- sions: Firstly, General Saussier (then the commander-in-c chief of the French army and military governor of Paris) is a clown. In our country the Ger mans would not show him in a circus. (Uproar in court) Secondly, if the Prussians got as far as Lyons they might throw away their guns and keep only their riding whips to drive the French in front of them tPrUlonged sensation.)
 Three amateur experts in handwrit- Ing testified that the fac-simile was an exact reproduction of Major Ester
 
 caused a further sensation in court.
 M. Felix Frank, a lawyer of Brussels, testified that in order to demonstrate his evidence it would be necessary to have a blackboard and that it would require an hour to demonstrate his theory.
 Amid an uproar in court the session was suspended while blackboard was procured and placed on an easel, after ok THynf fro nnd n 10 ly- board a fac-simile of the bordereau and of Major Esterhazy's handwriting, and commenced his demonstration.
 M. Frank made some long technical demonstrations and said: 'The ma jority of the experts started on the false idea that the writer of the bor- dereau had disguised his handwriting. The bordereau, however, was written naturally and in a running hand which is identical with that of Major Ester hazy. The latter (Major Esterhazy), ' continued the witness, had recognized the bordereau as being his own hand writing, but had declared 1t had been traced by forger."
 M Frank proceeded to technically demonstrate the improbabiliay of this explanation, showing how recurring words presented certain divergencies.
 The lengthy demonstration of the
  the public in court eliminating in oper murmurs when M. Frank affirmed that the bordereau was written by one per- son alone and added that this person was Major Esterhazy.
 Annoyed at the murmurs, M. Frank turned and cried: "I intended to end here; but since am interrupted I will continue
 The presiding judge here remarked 1riI n To guage than that which is discourte- ouS'
 M. Laborie thereupon intervened asking the presiding judge to order si- lence in the court, pointing out that the lawyers were following the evi- dence with the closest attention.
 T am convinced" M.. Frank resumed that the writer of the bordereau has a German mind" The witness con- cluded by predicting that some day it would be recognized that the bordereau was not written by Dreyfus, which re- mark was greeted with murmurs.
 The blackboard was then removed and Professor Grimand of the Poly- technic school deposed that he signed the protests against the conduct of the Dreyfus affair because he was con vinced that respect for the law, honor and the fatherland was involved The whole procedure struck this witness as
 
 being extraordinary. He added: "In spite of the disguised threats and acts of intimidation of which I have been the victim, here affirm that a revi- sion of the case is crying necessity and intend to do my utmost to ob- tain it.
 The witness concluded with assert ing his rights as a patriot and his love for the army, which brought forth hearty applause.
 Professor Havert of the College ot France said he examined, as an expert the bordereau and the letters of Major Esterhazy and Dreyfus. as we'll as 2 letter written by Dreyfus since his con- demnation. The latter, the witness con- tinued, was devoid of resemblance tc the bordereau, of which he was con- vinced Major Esterhazy was the au- thor
 The court was then adjourned. The