The herald., 1898-02-11

i that he would throw up the examination
Of NJ. Dupuy and other former ministers.
as the ruling Of the presiding Judge
made It fruitless.
NJ. Thevenet, a former minister of
| justice, who was next examined, said he
could easily understand why M. Zola
was exercised by the "veiied lady story.
NJ. Zola, he added. had acted in good
faith, for complete truth had not been
thrown on this letter. and NJ. Zola's was
not the only troubled inmd.
M. Thevenet expressed satisfaction at
the acquittal Of Major Esterhaxy. which.
he said. proved there were no traitors in
the French army. but he boldly insist
ed" that complete light had not been
cast upon the grave affair, which, he
added, interested the whole of Europe.
He further expressed regret that the
government had not spoken, in order to
restore tranquility to the country. Con-
| tinuing, M. Thevenet said he was aston
ished that three witnesses, instead Of
giving testimony, should take refuge be-
| hind professional secrecy"
M. Sale. a lawyer. followed NJ. The
venet on the witness stand. The presid-
ing Judge refused to allow questions to
be put to him concerning the Dreyfus
case, and a heated discussion between
him and M. Laborie ensued. The latter
asked for a short adjournment in order
| to draw up a formal application that
these questions be allowed. When the
hearing was resumed M. Laborie sub
mitted the application referred to.
NJ Clemenceau. counsel for the Aurore.
supported him in a skillful maneuver.
The former asked that formal notice be
taken Of the fact that M. Sale on the wit
aware. although a member of the court
martial, that secret document was
submitted to the court martial"
The court refused both applications.
but NJ. Clemenceau. by this expedient OF
leading question in the form Of an ap-
plication, practically obtained what he
wanted. The court then adjourned.
The excitement here is intense daily
over the outcome of the unequal con-
iict Of the angry parties, one anxious
that the chose juge, whether legal or
not should remain intact, and the other
that law and Justice should be respected
even at the expense of the chose juge
The latter party Is very small minority
in a strange and pathetic predicament.
| for while, unless it can prove injustice
in the Dreyfus and Esterhazy cases, M.
Zola must be condemned, yet the court
will not allow him the means to prove
| the injustice.
NJ. Laborie, therefore, is fighting to
| impress the jury with the unfairness Of
the whole proceedings, looking to the at
titude of the general public on the case.
However, it is evident that he has a
difficult task before him.
The feature Of the days proceedings
was the persistency with which NJ. La
borie forced to the witness bar prom
inent men, with a view Of convincing the
jury of the existence of a secret docu-
ment. In addition to the Judges and
official courtmartial that tried Dreyfus.
no fewer than six members of the
Dupuy cabinet, including M. Dupuy.
Eurein and Dovelle, were put on the
stand. All retired after saying moth
| ing. the judge refusing them permission
to touch the Dreyfus case.
| The procession became mirthful when
NJ. Laborie gained his point. It is i'm
possible not to be convinced that Drey-
fus was convicted on secret docu-
ment.
| There were some demonstrations on
the streets tonight, but nothing serious
occurred. After each days proceedings
| report of the case is telegraphed EN-
peror William.
SCENES IN COURT
| NEW YORK, Feb, 10.-The Herald s
Paris correspondent describing the tur-
bulent scenes attending the trial of EN-
lie Zola says:
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| The uneasiness as to the future, while
reflected in the press, Is much deeper
than the newspapers care to admit, and
| one of the leaders Of the anti-Semitic
movement has gone 30 far as to declare
that France might have another Saint
Bartholomew in which the Jews would
be the sufferers. Certain 1t is the erie:
"A bas Zola" have been succeeded by
those Of "A mort" (To the gibbet will
him).
The Echo de Paris says: 1.-THE hoarst
voice OF riot is muttering."
Where every scribe's report Is colored
according to the opinions Of himself and
of his paper, 1t Is a matter Of extreme
difficulty to diagnose the public feeling
through the press reports.
Wednesday afternoon possibly 15,00t
people gathered in the neighborhood Ol
the Palais de Justice. The crowds were
while waiting for the court to rise, or
derby and not over-excited. The i'm
mense majority were apparently there
with the object of seeing rather than o
making trouble. Here and there hot
headed members would vociferate opin
ions and when these, as was the cas-
nearly always,w unfavorable to Zola
they were simply couched in the form o
menace. In several instances where
partisan of Zola ventured to uplift hi
voice it was drowned by opposing clam
ors. Zola is the object Of the bitteres
personal animosity. The vilest name
have been hurled at him. His attitud
is diversely described.
LIE Petit Journal, reporting his exl
from the Palais de Justice yesterda.
says he himself Is on the defensive, car
ryng a cane, as If determined to defen
himself against attack. lie Gaulois, o.
the other hand, thought he looked abso
lutely limp and respondent and deaf t
Maitre Laborie's encouraging words.
In the eyes Of Eclair 1t is reporte
that he was fearfully pale and almos
green with his features contracted b
nervous tremors.
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Secured Continuance
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