New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-19
zOLA AND PERRENX SENTENCED.
EACH GETS YEAR IN PRISON AND A FINE
OF 1000 FRANCS AND COSTS-JUDG-
MENT BY DEFAULT

OF 5000 FRANCS AND CosTs-JUDG-
MENT BY DEFAULT
Versailles July 1S-The second trial OF M.
Emile lola and NJ Perrerx. publisher or the
"Aurore" on the charge Of libel brought against
them by the officers OF the Esterhazy court-mar-
tial was resumed here to-day In the AssZe
Court. The proceedings opened on May Zo' out
were adjourned the same day. as NJ. LaDori'
counsel for the accused. Immediately questioned
the competency Of the Court. on the ground that
the alleged offence was committed In Paris and
that therefore. only a Partisan jury was COM
pctent 10 try the case The Procureur-G General.
NJ Bertrand of the Paris Court who acts as
Public Prosecutor then upheld the competency
of the Court and NJ Labor appealed 10 the
Court Of Cessation. resulting In the trial being
adjourned, pending the hearing of the appeal
The appeal rejected on June l6.
When the proceedings opened to-day M La
bor raised several objections 10 the trial pro-
ceeding which the Court overruled
The Public Prosecutor charged NJ. lola with
stunning the trial. to which his Counsel replied
I'VE will not shun the trial If we are allowed
to bring our proofs"
This statement led to great uproar in court
and cries Of Down with lola" Down with
the Jews "Out Of France with them"
After the Court had refused TO suspend the
trial while the defendants appealed against the
overr7lllng NJ Iabori announced that he would
allow Judgment by default and he and the de-
PENDANTS left the court
The trial then proceeded.
NM Zola and Perrenx were each sentenced 70
q years Imprisonment. 10 1900 francs me ana
to pay the costs Of the suit.
This Ia tho latest Incident in the famous Dreyfus
question which has caused 80 much trouoie III
France for the last four years But IT Will not oe
the last one, since cable dispatches have recently
reported that the French Government has oruefeu
the arrest OF Commandant Esterhazy ana OF Lieu
tenant Colonel Pcquart, who were proth''en''!
connected with the affair from its beginning. -
short review OF the whole question VIII sho" no"
Emile lola. the well-known hoVehS" '"'"e ~
/ implicated IN II.
In December 1884 Alfred Dreyfus. a captain on
III. staff OF the French Army. was sentenced u
lire ,rnprsonment on tho charge that ne haa ue-
uvered 10 A foreign government several documents
relative 20 the defence Of the territory. nc wac
degraded publicly IN January. 1888. ana sent 10
Devils Island on the coast OF French Guiana
where he has lived since. alone on that rock undeF
tho surveillance OF special guardians Two year
later an agitation begun by his friends !"
order 20 secure a revision Of his trial. which was
asserted 10 be Illegal as having been conduc'e" oN
the court martial with closed doors. and without
son. parts Of the Indictment having been com
rn,lrica .eG 10 the accused captain ara hi' h"yrt
Meanwhile many indications pointed out tn9t
the famous "hordorran or nrhoa s',uu', foreign
DreyfIs yls used u having cont 10 ii toie'sI
roy.rrrnonf Was not I'm his haLdwriiing but IN
inaf u Commaudant k-terhazy, or ne tench
cavalry. a nan whose private lie was not w
h,.w.,Ied Popular sentiment compelled tho mill
'nrf authorities 90 bring t-ierHa%y I" IT, IL
being the real author OF the reasonable acts ne
rr,-ial 'l rot permit Dreyfus's friends to furnish
ali no Evidence the, rad - ne guilt % l.sierhaAy
II va then that Emile Io.a stepped ~ tne ~
by AN open letter addressed 10 the president OK
tie Eefihfi- In TIL, l"t'er. entitled - accuse.
AMI pih.i.hcd IN " Clemenceau's newspaper.
"LAuror"' Zol charged ,Si me oia', ~ o. d Im"
..rar ofs~e." OF their chiefs In the Ministry OK
War. WHO were anxious 70 sno* that ''n,h mn
T.. was then indicted himself. together WIN me
business manager or r'spons.oI Die gepi 49,
Ere. o'ii OPS. The two accused ""!" -r'i
g. imprisonment and emo - tie A.-.@e our Il.
Nr-saill.s They appea'e' rom i'', J,..h a '''
under the plea thar the Court was inconpet"ut
o.. fhe.r "a. peal was rejected. and they were sent
gs,Ir before the ffrI+ Versailles Court. ""irh
..r..nl.i them 20 tifo sam" penalty as in IN"
,' - a., -. 'ts cn,,rt r. used - allow them to
,hf.t VA. 20 BE eNpect4f since tho pr"siing )udFn
wa. " Ttrivicr. lit"'y political in"tls.Iat" quito
r. ne command q tho french Goyernin"ni , -
.f,l th. latter must have been brought back 20
g., .-r.e- md have been furnished with new
t...f.n4er's relaily" the whole AFFAIR since u Is
r.r.rf.l fo haze ordered the arrest ~ 'ommand1nt
t-..i,..,, I'D II.tt.rtut-C olouel Plcquart II Is
g.. 49, thnt recently there vas shameful exchange
,teg. Two officers Buf even ~ tns case tnrir VII
- = continuation % the agitation. wh!ch ha1
,,,.s,ion II viii 10 remembered that the fact
mar cnptan prcyfus IS Hebrew was seized
upon as a pre'eNt - open nm ant-semitic cnin am,
tiirn tn Trlace and Algeria where many bloody
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