The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-02-16
POINTS FOR N. lola.
Evidence introduced to Substanti-
ate the Novelist's Charges,
THE JUDGE RULES AGAINST HIM.

An Effort by His Counsel to intro
duce the Experts who Testified at
the Esterhazy Court Martial Proves
Futile-Dreyfus'Innocenc Indicated
Paris, Feb. 16.-The arrival of NJ.
Emile lola. NJ. Perreux and others at
the assises court of the Seine yesterday,
the eighth day of the trial of the nov
elist and the publisher Of The Aurore,
was not marked by any incident. While
some people are already discussing the
extent of the sentences others regard
the acquittal of the defendants as GER
tain, as it is evident the court is be-
coming more favorably disposed to-
ward NJ. lola.
At the opening of the proceedings the
presiding judge, NJ. Delegorgue, disal-
lowed the request of counsel for NJ.
lola that the experts heard at the
Esterhazy court martial should be call
ed to testify.
General Gonse reappeared on the wit
ness stand and protested against the
assertion made by NJ. Jaures, the So
cialist deputy, on Saturday last that
the general staff had refused to en-
Tighten the Dreyfus affair.
M. Laborie, replying to General
Gonse, said that if he desired to throw
light Upon the case he (Gonse) could
ask the wal minister's permission to do
so. To this General Gonse answered
that it was not within his province to
transmit such a request to the min
lister for war.
M. Crepius Janin, a writing expert,
was the next witness. He ~strenuously
denied that he had attempted to bride
M. T~eyssonnieres to modify his reports
of the Dreyfus. bordereau. NJ. Teysson-
nieres, M. Crepieux Panin added, had
declared that it was on his (Teysson-
nieres) report alone, and not on NJ.
Bertillon's, on which Dreyfus was con-
victed. This statement caused a SEN
sation.
Director Meyer, of the French record
office, opened his testimony by affirming
himself a Catholic. He declared that
the published fac SMILES of the border
eau were as exact as possible. and he
thought that General PeIlieuX's con
tention that the fac SMILES looked like
forgeries was an eXaggeratiOn. The
witness added that he only desired an
enlightenment of this sad affair, and
if he was allowed to compare the fac
smile with the original, if mistaken he
would Loyalty say so. The witness ad-
mitted that he had acted wrongly in
entrusting the examination of the Dor
dereau to NJ. Bertillon, who, he as
serted, had acted in a manne devoid
of all sense. NJ. Meyer concluded with
saying that the handwriting of Major
Esterhazy resembled that of the Dor
dereau.
NJ. Laborie then asked permission to
examine the experts, Couard, Belhom-
me ana NalriuaId, but the court re-
fused the request.
Professor Ernest Molinier, of the Col
lege Of France, testified nat Major Es-
t~erhazy's handwriting absolutely re-
sembled that of the bordereau.
NJ. Clemenceau, counsel for The
Aurore, read letters from Madame De
Boulancey admitting the posses
sion of letters which Major Esterhazy
wrote her between 1881 and 1894 and
containing serious animadversions of
France and The French army. Major
Esterhazy, it appeared, asked that the
letters be returned to him, but Nine.
De Boulancey refused to do so, in order
to be able to prove that she had not
committed forgery.
Three amateur experts in handwrit-
ing testified that the fac smile was al
exact reproduction of Major Ester
Hays handwriting.
M. Felix Frank, a lawyer of Brus-
sells, made some long, technical DEM
o~nstrations on a blackboard and said
1.-THE majority of the experts started
on the false idea that the writer of the
bordereau had disguised his handwrit-
ing. The bordereau, however, was
written naturally and in a running
hand, which is identical with that OIL
Major E~sterhazy." The witness con
GUIDED with predicting that some day
it would be recognized hat the Dor.
dereau was not written by Dreyfus.
Professor Grimand, of the polytech'
mic school, deposed that he signed the
protests against the conduct of thu
Dreyfus affair, because he was con.
WINGED that respect for law, honor anC
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 / have been tht
victim, 1 here affirm that a revision o.
the case is a crying necessity, and l in
tend to do my utmost to btain it,"
Professor Havert, of the College o.
France, said he examined, as an eX'
pert, the bordereau and the letters o
Major Esterhazy and Dreyfus, as wei
as a letter written by Dreyfus since hi
condemnation. The latter, the witness
continued, was devoid of resemblance,
to the bordereau, of which he was con
WINGED Major E~sterhazy was tn
author.
Comte Esterhazy, in IN interview las
night, declared himself the victim o
a miserable Jewish plot" He conclu
ded vehemently: 1T is impossible tina
this drama should close without scene
of violence. Likely enough the street
of Paris will be strewn with 1901 90
dead before the miserable business /
brought to a conclusion. For my ow,
part l should ask nothing better tina,
to lead my regiment against the Jew
Of Paris. 1 would shoot them withou
hatred or anger, as a work of publ
safety, and as willingly as If they wer
SO MANY rabbits"