The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-02-19
GREAT UPROAR N COURT
DISASTER THREATENS FRANCE,
The Trial Of xela RFings Forth
striking DevelePmenta-rhe Gar
risen 81 PaEia Has Been Rein-
fOreed-The ReRabise ImPeFilsd
by the Recent Disclosures,

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fOreed-The RePubiae ImPeFiled
by the Recent Disclosures,
Paris, Feb. l5.--When the trial Of Zoia
and Perrieux was resumed yesterday,
Jeuris, the socialist member Of the cham
Der Of deputies, was recalled. He reiter
ated his belief in the culpability Of Ester
hazy.
The examination Of NJ. BeTtillon. 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 in 1894.
Laborie. counsel for lola. thereupOn
protested, and twitted BeFtillon with be-
ing unwilling TO testify in court while
giving interviews to newspapers. BERTH
Ion 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 BOEdereau, Bertillon answered
that he could not explain without the
documents, which were no longer in his
possession.
This statement caused q sensation In
court, and Iaborie demanded that the ad.
vocate general compel the witness to re-
ply. Tho advocate general made no an.
swer. Finally Bertillon, who persisted in
not answering questions. left the witness
stand amidst considerable uproar, Laborie
remarking, sand that Is the man upon
whose evidence DEeyfus was convicted. :"
The garrison Of Paris has been rein
forced by troops from Versailles.
DisaateF ThFeatena.
New York, Feb. IA dispatch to the
Herald from Paris says:
What will be the upshot Of the whole
business is question hat may be asked
with some profit at this juneture Of the
lola trial. Gravest anxiety obtains and
the GaulOis goes so far as 10 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 we'll known
Parisian journalists, experienced in read,
ing the signs Of their times:
CASTOR Calmette OF the Figaro said:
a fault has been committed 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 il a
strictly legal one, and to ask but one
question in the parliament, which com
bined against Dreyfus without his knowi.
edge. To the court martial. II he has been
convicted in connection with document
which he knows nothing about and Of
which his counsel knew nothing, then
the law, no matter what was the fault
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.
paign, 80 far as justice is concerned, but
no one could do 50 properly before the
revision takes place, nor with certainty
have set in motion the question Of the
innocence Of DreyfuA II the matter had
been viewed in this light France would
have avoided one Of the most terrible
crises she has undergone since 1870. I
speak Of the republic. and this Is the nrSt
danger to the republic which can involve
such inealcuhble consequences I refer
To the danger Of the antagonism now
spTinging into existence between the IN.
dicial system and the army, between the
gown and the sword. the antaRonism be
tween the political world and our army
staff"
zeia VIII ne Convicted.
Henri Roehefort said: "Zola will BE-
convicted. There Is 50 great pressure Of
public opinion acting on the Jury that one
can not expect anything but conviction
On the other hand. lola does not seem To
me TO Be well defended. and hia counsel
seems to be dragging the affair out as
long as possible. do not think lola will
go to prison, nor do I think he will b.
obliged 20 pay . fine. After the trial Is
over its conclusions will be considered by
the court Of cessation: but suppo4ing
lola Is acquitted, he will not be able 10
show himself In public in Paris, nor fcr
that matter anywhere in France, without
personal danger 10 himself lie could
not well live in Paris with a bodyguard
continually about him.
NJ. Judel Of the Petit Journal said: al
consider the present situation very grave
and this gravity Is owing TO the wsaknes.
Of the government"
Ferdinand Xau Of the Journal aaid.
The extreme gravity Of the situation
does not lie in the question Of the culpa.
btlity or the innocence Of Dreyfus, but in
the passions Of the various parties. The
question tends to separate into two campa.
or better yet, into sects, the nation whose
unity has been in force and which. Is.s
than q century ago. proclaimed the rights
OF man--that Is 10 ay, liberty Of opinion
rs regards politics and religion. That il
why there Is reason 10 feel that II some
grain OF common sense does not enter
our heads, u our politicians make use Of
our divisions as a spring board during
the coming election. and scatter hatred
instead Of preaching appeasement and
Cancellation, or rather reconciliation. the
will remain open"
Flood In the KIonaske,