Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-10
MORE lola RI0TING.
BARRIsTERs HAVE AN ALTERCA-
TION WITH TROOPS.
COURTROOM HAS TO Be CLEARED.
General Row Follows an Attack by
Come on vi. Laborie, Counsel for
Zola-Boisdeffre and Mercier Tes-

PARIS. February 9.-In spite Of special
precautions. there was a repetition of
the scenes witnessed yesterday, when the
trial Of Emile lola and NJ. Perrieux, who
are being prosecuted by the government
for denouncing the Esterhazy court-mar-
tial. was continued to-day in the Assize
Court Of the Seine.
General Boisdeffre was called, but he
refused TO testify, under the plea of
professional and State secrecy. NJ. Dele
gorgue. the presiding judge, consented
that Madame Dreyfus should be allowed
to testify. on condition that her evidence
should be restricted to the Esterhazy
case
over POO barristers, in their robes,
gathered at the public entrance, and in
dulged in horse-play. When the Presiding
Judge ordered them not to obstruct the
passage. the barristers made demon
stration against the Judge. Thereupon
the commandant of the Republican
Guards sent detachment Of troops 10
quell the disturbance. The Intervention
of the military was ill-received. and led
u a NiOitHl dnidy. Inc bdIilSleIS IusN-
ed upon the Guards. and struck them.
One Of the young lawyers was arrested.
but after quiet had been restored he
was released.
NJ. Laborie, counsel for NJ. lola, pro-
tested against the limitation of the evil
dence of Madame Dreyfus, and scathingly
denounced the scenes in court, the biased
reports of the newspapers, and the at
tacks on his client as being unworthy Of
France
General Boisdeffre, replying to NJ. Le-
borie, admitted that as Minister for War.
before he had testified at the Esterhazy
court-martial, he had received from Major
Esterhazy a certain document. which
concerned the Dreyfus case but he re-
fused TO give any further particulars, on
the ground Of professional secrecy.
Nj. Laborie protested that in court of
justice, professional secrecy" could not
exist, whereupOn General Boisdeffre re-
torted: professional secrecy cannot be
separated from State secrecy"
The General admitted that Colonel
Picquart had been transferred to Tunis,
owing to his being favorable TO Dreyfus.
and the witness added that he personally
was convinced of the guilt of Dreyfus
while other facts. before and after the
court-martial. which had come to his
knowledge, made this conviction un-
shakable.
GENERAL ALTERATION.
General Come followed and at the
outset of the examination. had a violent
alteration with NJ Laborie. in which
the general public joined. The tumut
reached such a pitch that the Presiding
Judge ordered the court TO be cleared,
which order the Municipal Guards
promptly carried out.
The court resumed it's session five min
utes later. and General Come explained
that he had not meant all he said |
Thereupon the incident was allowed TO
drop.
General Come then spoke of the in
vestigations OF Colonel Picquart. whom /
he had encouraged, but the General /
added that he told the Colonel to avoid |
arresting Major Esterhazy, which the !
Colonel wished 10 do.
General Mercler, the former Minister of |
War, who was next examined, declared I
that he believed the "bordereau" and /
other documents distracted from the /
War Office. had been communicated 10 /
the newspapers by the Dreyfus family
NJ LtDorLe Immediately asked that |
Madame Dreyfus be allowed to confront |
General MERCER. and deny his statement,
but the Presiding Judge refused to allow
her TO do so. Counsel for NJ lola then
pressed General MERCER 10 say II Il was
true that a secret document had been
communicated 10 the Dreyfus court-mar-
tial behind the backs of Dreyfus and his
counsel. The General refused TO reply.
Al the conclusion OF his examination
General Mercier was loudly cheered with
cries: Long i've the armyw "Long live
Francer
NJ. Trarieux. who was Minister Of JUS
tice at the time Of the Dreyfus court
martial. was the next witness.
After his evidence, which aid not con-
vey any startling facts. the court ad-
j0urncc
The crowd outside the court cheered
Generals MERCER. Bosdeffre and Come.
while d. Zola was left almost unnoticed.