Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1898-02-16
GREAT UPROAR IN COURT
DISASTER THREATENS FRANCE.
The Trial of ZOia Brings Forth
Striking Developments-The Gar
rtson of Paris Has 3een Rein
forced-The Republic ImperiIed
by the Recent Disclosures.

ny the Recent Disclosures.
Paris, Feb l5.--When the trial of Zola
and PerrieuX was resumed Yesterday.
.Jeuris, the socialist member of the cham
ber of deputies, was recalled. He reiter-
ated his belief in the culpability of Ester
hazy.
The examination of NJ. Bertillon, the
handwriting expert, was then resumed.
he said he thought it impossible to ask
the minister of war for the discriminating
documents seized at the residence of Drey.
fus i'm 1894
Laborie, counsel for Zola. thereupon
protested, and twitted Bertillon with be.
ing unwilling to testify in court while
giving interviews to newspapers. Bertil-
lon said the interviews were false. Being
pressed by Laborie how, unless he had
seen the secret documents, he was able
to prove at the court martial that Drey-
fus wrote Bordereau, Bertillon answered
that he could not explain without the
documents, which were no longer in his
possession.
| This statement caused sensation in
court, and Laborie demanded that the ad.
vocate general compel the witness to re-
ply. The advocate general made no an.
swer. Finally Bertillon, who persisted in
not answering questions, left the witness
stand amidst considerable uproar, Laborie
remarking, "And that is the man upon
whose evidence Dreyfus was convicted" !"
The garrison of Paris has been rein
forced by troops from Versailles.
Disaster Threatens.
New York, Feb ia dispatch to the
Herald from Paris says:
What will be the upshot of the whole
business is question that may be asked
with some profit at this juncture of the
Zola trial. Gravest anxiety obtains and
the GaulOis goes so far as to complain,
editorially, that anarchy prevails in the
army, in the law and in the street. and
calls upon NJ. Felix Faure to exercise his
constitutional power and put stop to
this state of things.
Following are the views of well.known
Partisan journalists, experienced in read
ing the signs of their times:
CASTOR Calmette of the Figaro said:
"A fault has been committed-a fault
which should be attributed to the court
of affairs rather than TO the men who
have brought about this campaign Of re-
vision. The proper position to take is a
strictly legal one, and to ask but one
question in the parliament, which COM
bined against Dreyfus without his knowl-
edge, to the court martial. II he has been
convicted IN connection with document
whch ne knows nothing about and OF
which ms counsel knew nothing, then
the law, no matter what was the ihnlt
OF Dreyfus, has been violated and the
matter should be revised. The whole
question Is wrapped up IN that. Every
one could associate himself with the cam
mign, so far as justice Is concerned, but
no one could do so properly before the
revision takes place, nor with certainty
have set IN motion the question OF the
innocence OF Dreyfus. ii the matter had
been viewed in this light France would
have avoided one OF the most terrible
crises she has undergone since 1870. !
speak of the republic, and TINS Is the nrst
danger to the republic which can involve
such incaleuhble consequences. refer
to the danger OF the antagonism now
springing into existence between the ju-
dicial system and the army, between the
gown and the sword, the antagonism be-
tween the political world and our army
staff
zola VIII BE Convicted.
Henri Rochefort said: "Zola will be
convicted. There is so great pressure of
public opinion acting on the Jury that one
can not expect anything but conviction.
On the other hand, Zola does not seem to
me to be well defended, and his counsel
seems to be dragging the affair out as
long as possible. i do not think Zola will
90 to prison, nor do | think he will be
Obliged to nav a fine. After the trial is
over its conclusions will be considered by
the court of cessation: but supposing
Zola is acouitted. he will not be able to
show himself in public in Paris. nor for
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