The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-11
DREYFUS CASE is DRAGGING.
OFFICERS REFUSE TO REPLY TO
ZOLAss COUNSEL.

Ex-Minister of Justice Trarieux Tes-
tiles That He Had Nothing TO DO
with the Anair-Lawycr Lahore
Abandons His Intention to Cali
Several Officers as witnesses in
View of the Judges Refusal 10
Compel Them to Testify.
Paris, Feb. 1O.-The examination of NJ.
Trarieux, former minister of justice, was
completed at to-day's session at the AS
sizes Court of the Seine. before which Al
lola and Nj. Perreux, manager Of the Au-
rore. are being tried. the former for writing
and the latter for printing letter reflect
ing upon the Esterhazy court-marual.
NJ Trarieux said that while he was min
lister of justice he had nothing to do with
th. Dreyfus affair. He approved of NJ.
Scheurer- Kestner's agitation of the mat
ter.
When Commandant Forniestu was call
cd, NJ de Legorgue, presiding judge, re-
fused to allow him 10 be questioned regard
ing the Dreyfus case, and NJ. Lahore, coun-
sci for M. lola, announced that owing to
the action of the court, he would abandon
the examination of Commandment Formsetu
and Capt lie Brun-Renaud and others
whom he only desired to question regard
ing the Dreyfus case.
Mai. Patv du Clam was called and re-
fused to reply to questions put to him
relative to Nine. de Comminses. The
major also refused to reply to other ques-
tions, on the ground of professional Sc
crecy."
Gen. Gonz and Col Henry gave expla-
nations of the indiscretions of Col Pc
quart who had knowledge of some secret
papers of the ministry of war
Cen Pelleux, who was appointed to in
vestigate the Dreyfus case, and upon
whose report Mai Esterhazy was court
martialed, was examined.
Gen, Pellieux said he would tell the
whole truth and not plead professional
secrecy" He then proceeded to relate the
story of the EsterhaZy inquiry, and said
NJ Matthew Dreyfus and M. Scheurer-
Kestner both admitted that they could not
prove the charges against Maj. Esterhazy.
Gen. PellieuX then INDUCED amid APP
plause, in outburst against Col. Pic
quart, whom he accused of divulging an
espionage Atlantic an outsider, exclaiming:
"Such conduct is shameful"
Referring to Bordereau, the General de.
clared that the alleged fac SMILES pub
lished were all fictitious.
AS to the compromising letter sent to
Mai Esterhazy, which might raise sus-
picions that he had shady transactions
with a foreign agent, Gen. Pellieux said:
'It is inconceivable that any one could
be so naive as to employ this method of
correspondence in matter of such grav~
ity."
Gen. PeHieux here expressed indignation
at the 'inexcusable action of Col. Picquart
in having Maj. Esterhazy's rooms burg
larized without authority of any kind.
art obi aNrrifF1
continued, land when the court-martial
acquitted Maj. Esterhazy, / was not ss-
tonished. I was proud of having contrib
uted to the acquittal of Mai. Esterhazy,
which proves that in the French army
there are not two. but only one traitor
NJ. Dupuy, the former premier, was then
called, and M. Lahore began to question
him regarding the case of Dreyfus, which
the presiding judge vetoed whereupon M.
Lahore announced that he would throw
up the examination of NJ. Dupuy and other
ministers, as the rulings of the presiding
judge made it fruitless.
Nj. Thevnet a former minister of JUS
tice, who was next examined, said he could
easily understand why NJ. lola was exer-
csed by the ''veiled lady story. M. lola,
he added, had acted in good faith. for COM
plete light had not been thrown upon the
matter, and M. zola was not the only
mind troubled
Nj. Thevnet expressed satisfaction at the
acquittal of Maj. Esterhazy, which he said
proved there We're no traitors in the French
army but he boldly insisted that COM
plete light had not been cast upon this
grave affair which, he added, interested
the whole of Europe. He further expressed
regret that the government had not spoken
I'm order to restore tranquility for the
country. (UDroar in court and various
cries..
Continuing, NJ. Thevnet said he was as
tonished that the officers. instead of giving
open testimony, should have taken refuge
behind professional secrecy"
The court then adjourned