The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-13


LONDON. Feb. fet-~There II little chance
of the acauttaI OF Emile Zo4a. The moh
would be ready 70 Iyre.eh the jury and the
soldiers are much more excited than they
appear 10 b.. Dislike for secret trial. now
ever is increased. aaa should NJ. La Bore .
eloqUence secure an acqutttai the govern
ment Is bound 20 fail. ia which case The
army may issue 3 pronunciasnenfa. The
chances are decidedly against sacf an
oyerfurn BAT there Il no lack Of funds Tor
a revolutionary movement. The Jews IRE
frightened and enraged AZ their position
under the parliamentary government
AIterca sions IN aours.
PARIS. Feb fz-There were the rsua.
crowds and demonstrations today al tas
trial OF Zoia and ferrisux- The force Of
guards around the court was Increased TO
four com Eanfes col. piequsrr who was
recalled. said ne believed Gen. Pelsieux
had not thought IL incumbent upon him To
order the bordeFeaux letter 10 be subD tied
to expert examination FOR the purposes Of
the Esfernazy inquiry. and The @itness
added mat MAI. Rayary doubtless 1nwif-
.tin2ly took the same course and founded
his Judgment !. on Incomplete and made
Quats Documents.
sRepiyEng 70 the presiding Judge Col. Pic
quart said he. had received NJ. L. Elois If
teen times Ia mis- private office, bat witness
denied communicating 70 him secret
document containing the words That
scounarei D.
NJ Heart wno was recalled. saia the
document was on the table when lie Biois
visited ficqaaFt
La Bore sniutea out contradictions in
Henris evidence and Ravarys report.
whereapoa Henri advanced excife1ly upon
La Ecrie and shouted II Will not tolerate
your eas'ine suspicion upon nv evidence.
pic1uart protested against Heuris lam
guage whereupon the latter saouted. II
aver thai plcqnar, has lied In this mat
ter" UproarD
Pleqsarts addressed the Jury.
"Yoi nave heard HenA. Major Lauth
and Major Patty do Clam bring abonfin-
able charges against me. Ali the steps I
took In this matter have not been forS d.
ten. 1 believed 1t was expedient to in
troduce light and justice into the AFFAIR,
for wtich I was overwhelmed with In
suits am the victim of good faith. and
have 10 pay for the propriety Of my con-
duct and for my attachment, In cause
consider Iuzst."
After a heated alteration between the
presiding judge and VI ia Borie regard
Ing some dates Henri startled the court
by affirming that the document with the
words THAT scoundrei D. had no con-
neesion with Dreyfus. The real Dreyfus
papers. the witness ad led. had never been
eeen.
Maitre de Manages who was counsel for
Dreyfus in the court martial proceedings.
said the attitude Of If Scheurer kestner
md tho denuncatton OF Esterhazy by
Mastieu Dreyfus had caused him deep
emotion. because he saw tn them posi-
bs.ltv Of A revision OF the case.
There were heated discussions In the
lobby today zoiaists claiming today's evil
dtnce might cause a revision OF the ORGY
fus case and autl-Zolaists claiming the
court had not furnished any proof OF Zo-
las guilt. In eiaw OF The possibility OF a
demonstration three ard a half sqaadrons
Of cavalry were stationed IN the Rue de
Circuit the Marie Eslestin and the Cha
teap d Fay barracks
Landed a- brave Man.
On the resumption Of the trial. NJ. Ra-
mic, Il prominent newspaper man. testified
that NJ. Zola was struck by the Partially
shown ar the Esserhazy urt-martiaL ard
he elasSed II Xoia's article as the "act OF
great-heaftfd. brave man
NJ. Gierard. an author. gave testimony.
NJ jaures, the Socialist deputy. followed.
lie criticised the government generally.
and attributed the Esserhazy eourt-mar-
tiai TO the necessity for cencealing the
contradictions I'm the opinion or the ex-
pefis In 1895 and 1897 on the bordereaux let
ter Continuing. NJ. JanreS charged the
general staff with connivance with Maj.
EsgeFhaxy. adding that the only object OF
him NJ Jaures also reproached the min
listers bitterly FOR not facing the jury.
Throw hgnt upon the AFFAIR."" inquired
NJ. Iaurea Way have the deputies. a
ina tar3ts uf when are convinced that NJ
nreYfus' uiai VAS Irregular. nor demand
Gel light
The : c.a'lst tlsp,ty then lauded NJ zoia
for "deuoupciag his mslieners aud persa-
catofs," araEglng the stan from ltS mis-
cradle irrssponsibltsy, which Is paving the
Way Tor fAtarp DISASTERS This remark
caused tanlalt, Ia which cheers and
Efoass were mingled
Al Ia Borle then asked fov the produc-
ton Of the secret papers aud bortiereaux
letter for thr purpose of comparing the
handwriting hut the presiding nudge aud
the advocate general opposed the prupo-
altien. A warm discussion followed and
the appiie alton WAS refused. after recess
had been taken for the consideration OF VI.
Ia noFies written arguments.
Nj i}ertsii8n. the handwriting expert,
testified that nreyfos wrote the Dor
eeresux letter. adding ina, Il ne had the
discriminating documents seized AT the
residence Of bgeyfus In ts9s he would
prove g..
Al. Ber;il1cn also said that he had copies
of documents upon which his opinion
was based.
Replying "a NJ. Ia notle. NJ. Bertigon
said he cou'd produce them oaly on DE-
msnd. The caused the ftiase 20 remark
'OnN the tDialst~ for WAR ass the a4-
thority - issue such order
'rrhen We are certain bot 70 set it," re-
p1ied NJ la R0ric.
ceart was 'aen adjourned untn Moa-
slAy. The crowd aec aimed the officers,
and there were a Few scQfilgs aut meta.
sng serious occurred.
II l. said that Col Feauart has acnt MS
seconds to n. beaH on Account or the
latter 2 assertion tuat the eolsnas led.
sroaGht tp lea the Deputies
In the chamber 90 equities today sev-
sFaI feEulAf - sought - revive the T'rey-
fus discuss pc. hug she minister for war.
Gen Raiei aed the premier. 81 Neasne
urged thAs thn interpretation be deferred
unsa the ttsAl II N Ie}s = aais.sea- NJ
Rache Attempted 10 reply, bot BE was
cal.ea - cEder 8na SIR government Was
sustained hy So Sc = votes. tsen AslI2as
denounced she tcserfs that he ~as ns~-
scs9sttss wtEs ghe Isrvyt1as g8nfay cuu-
cxTasnN a atae 81 tfe ease. ana
fspeatef fhat AFryf9s Nas EuuEx.
= fsw sasst5 aTHeamssr8gtcnS occurred ss
the Lam aasffef asa ta tNe A0e NJ n
rnArgrV ara the Rae s. Antoine. hat gaess
wVre quickly sunprssSe4.
AT anarchist meeting wAs Bella a.