The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-09

Captain Drry fus-zola Narrowly Es.
eapes rndign,tles OF a Blob. q
PARIS, Feb. s.--whcn court opened
to-day there was n terrific struggle to
enter, people fighting their way Will,
blows and kicks toward the court room,
The entrance OF NJ. zola was the sig
nal for an outburst. during which the
few cries OF "Vive Zola' were drowned
by shouts OF "a bas zoln." sass v
When the Judge entered the scene was
go tumultnous that he directed the mu-
niclpal guards to force the crowds from
the doors and to remove some OF the
people from tho ovcrcrowdcd halls.
Tho court admitted the claims OF the
defense and decided that General Mer-
cler. the former minister Of war; and
Major Patty du Clam should be resum-
moned. y &
Tho court also decided that the other
witnesses alleged 10 be Ill should be Wis
tied by a doctor, and that IL found able
to appear they should be re-summoned.
Madame Dreyfus was the first wit
ness. She was dressed in black and was
much distressed. NJ. Laborle asked her
whether she could say under what cir
cumstnnces she was informed by Major
Patty du Clam. in 1884, OF her husbands
arrest. The judge declined to put the
question. @
NJ. Zola here arose and cried: II de-
sire the same treatment as the assassin
or the thief. They have always the
right to defend themselves. but am
deprived OF this. am mocked and in
suited In the streets, and the obscene
press drags mo in the mud. You see,
gentlemen. OF the Jury, the position ! am
In. wish to have my witnesses heard,
but I am prevented" 5Gl 4
But do you know the law?" the Judge
asked Zola.
to know" was Zola's reply.
The scene caused great excitement
among the spectators. NJ. Laborie de-
manded that the questions be put to the
witness. re- n
The judge answered: II will enter
your protest, II you desire. but cannot
put questions which are foreign to the
Indictment. in order to arrive at a re-
vision Of the Dreyfus case, which has
already been determined"
Thereupon NJ. Laborie exclaimed: I'm
the presence OF the obstruction placed
in our way Cries OF "No!" "Yesm and
quite right!") have the honor to ask
what means we should employ?" fsq
That does not concern me-" answered
the judge, whereat there was laughter.
N. Laborie then proposed to submit
list Of questions leaving the court to
indicate which Of them might be put,
and the session was suspended In order
10 allow. the questions to be drawn up.
During the interval the noise in the
court was deafening. Everyone dis
cussed the case at the top OF his or her
voice with such intensity OF excitement
that the faces Of the d!sputants were
distorted. Is
In the meanwhile Nine. Dreyfus re-
tired to the Witnesses room. where she
was seized with violent At OF hyster-
les. K .'7-9
On the resumption OF the session OF
the court NJ. Laborie presented a state
ment claiming the right to ask Nine.
Dreytus certain questions In the inter-
est OF justice. ~
The advocate general. NJ. Van Cassal,
argued that the court could not read
judicate the facts already legally de-
cided, and turning to II. Zola he ex-
claimed: "You say you do not know
the law and do not want to know It;
well. we do know the law and will have
It respected with the aid Of a Jury in
which We have the most complete con-
f1dence." .s & tf.r7 =,
u This apostrophe evoked remarks OF
approval.
NJ. Laborle responded with great
warmth, protesting against tho obstruc-
tion OF which his client was the vic
tim. Finally NJ. zola said he would
submit 10 the law and to justice, add
ing: II don't revolt against the law,
as my words may have implied. What
I want, gentlemen. is that you should
end your hypocrltical schemes" 8
This remark was greeted with shouts
OF Bravo! Bravo!" and murmurs OF
dissent. ftss5 = '5 a A
The court then decided against the
defense, saying that no question not
contained In the Indictment would be
allowed ~ Ea5 . ~ ~
After hearing Nm. Le Blois, Scheurer-
kestner and Cassimir-Perier, the trial
was adjourned until tomorrow.
There was q big crowd outside the
lower court and as the people were
leaving the building q man cried "Viye
Zola. Down with France!" He was
Immediately arrested. Iiss
A tremendous rush followed, NJ.
Zola, on emerging from the Jury door,
was recognized and obliged to return
and seek refuge in the roblnE rooms, the
doors OF which were then locked. The
crowd remained outside yelling "Con-
sDuez Zola," ETC., led by a number OF
young barrlsters In their robes, who
roughly handled NJ. Zola's sympathI
ers until n detachment OF guards clear
ed the approaches to the court! n NJ.
lola then emerged, pale and trembling
and the moment he appeared on the
stairs leading to the court yard there
was an immense clamor and shouts OF
Down with Zola." Long live Zola,''
and Death to Zola,"" the last cry DOM
mating the others. The novelist had
difficulty In keeping his feet. amid the
surglng crowd. 5$TlI
In the meanwhile the police, misun-
derstanding their orders. closed the
gates and NJ. Zola thus found himself
inside the court yard, surrounded by a
bowling, threatening mob, The police
were powcrlesss and, for a moment, It
looked us though he would he lynched
with the friends who formed his body
guard. ss5i Il, -
His friends rallied around him ana
eventually the gates were re-openeJ
and tho police having been relnforced
escorted NJ. Zola 10 the street, while ..hr
majority OF the mob was confined In tho
court yard. ,shriellng threats against
the novelist. who eventually entered IA