The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-02-15
A SERIES OF
Produced In the Zola TriaI-More Testt
mouy Throwing Light IN the Dreyfus
Case-A Challenge the Cons. qucnce of
Yesterday Proceedings

Yesterday Proceedings
Paris. February 12.-There were the US
ual crowds and demonstrations today at
the assize court Of the Seine. when the
sixth day OF the trial OF NM. GOA and
Perreux opened. The force Of republican
guards around the court was Increased
to four companies.
1t was announced today that General
Billot, minister for war. has Instituted
proceedings against NJ. C~ourant. the bar
rster, who at the close of the proceed
lngs in court yesterday was arrested for
shouting Down with the Commanding
Officers
Colonel Picquart who was recalled.
said he believed that General Pel!ieuz.
cut of respect for the chose JUICE" tease
upon which judgment has been past.
otherwise the Dreyfus affair had not
thought il incumbent upon him 10 order
the bordereau TO be submitted TO expert
examination for ;he purposes OF the rs
terhaZey inquiry and the witness added.
Major RsT4ry doubtless unwittingly
took the same course and founded mis-
judgment on incomplete and inadequate
documents.
Replying to the presiding judge. Colo
mel Picquart said he had received NJ.
LebloiS fifteen times in his private office.
but the witness denied communicating to
him the secret document containing the
words that ~sccundrel d. etc.
NJ. Henry, who was recalled. said that
document was on the table when VI.
Leblois visited Colonel Picquart. General
Conse and Lauth corroborated the wit
ness and NJ. Leblois denied having been
shown the document. NJ. Leborie point
ed out contradictions in NJ. Henry's evil
dence and in Major Ravary's report.
whereupon NJ. Henry advanced excitedly
upon NJ. Laborie and shouted II will
, not tolerate your casting suspicion upon
my evidence"
Colonel Picquart protested against NJ.
Henrys language. whereUpon the lat
ter shouted: Il aver that Colonel Pic
quart has lied in this matter" Colonel
PicQuart was then permitted to address
the jury. He said: You have heard Mr..
Henry, Major Lauth and Major Patty du
Cam bring abominable charges against
me. All the steps ! took in this matter
have not been forgotten. | believed It
was eXpedient TO introduce light and jus
tice into the affair. for which | was over
Whelmed with insults. | am the victim
OF good faith and / have to pay for the
propriety of my conduct and for my at
tachment to the cause | consider just"
After a heated alteration between the
presiding judge and NJ. Laborie regarding
sonic dates, N. Henry surprised the court
by Affirming that the document with the
words that scoundrel d" had no con-
nection with DreyfuS, but belonged to n
dlnerent lot of papers and was OF no
consequence. The real Dreyfus papers.
the witness added, he had never seen.
Maitre DemangeS. who was counsel for
Dreyfus in the c~ourt-martial proceed
inSs, said the attitude of Mr.. Scheurer-
kestner and the d%enunciation of Ma ior
EsterhaZey by Matthew Dreyfus had
caused him deep emotion, because he
saw in them the possibility of a revis-
ion of the case. He then explained the
law reasons which prevented him from
| applying for the rehearing, to which the
government was opposed. He said he
was actuated by his feelings and several
facts. among them that he had learned
on reliable authority that one of the
members Of the court-martial had said
that a secret document had been com
municated. After the sensation had sub
sided. answering NJ. Laborie, he said that
himself had photographs of the bordereau
which were taken away al the close of
the trial and which, probably were even
tually destroyed after the usual interval.
NJ. Jaures the socialist deputy. CRITICS.
ed the government generally and attrib-
uted the secrecy at the Esterhazey court
martial to the necessity for concealing
the contradictions in the opinions of the
experts. in 1894 and 1897, on the bordereau.
Continuing NJ. Jaures charged the gem
eral staff with connivance with Major
E~sterhaZey. adding that the only object
of the court-nlartial seemed to be to JUS
tlfy him. NJ. JaureS also reproached the
ministers bitterly for not facing the jury.
NJ. Laborie then asked for the produc-
ton Of the secret paperS and the bor-
dereau for the purpose Of comparing the
handwriting. but the presiding judge and
the advocate general opposed the propo-
sitIon. A warm discussion followed and
the application was refused after a re-
cess had been taken for the considera-
ton of NJ. Laborie's written
NJ. Bertil!on, the handwriting expert.
testified that Dreyfus wrote the Dor
dereau. adding that if he had the incrim-
mating documents seized at the residence
of Dreyfus in 1894, he would prove it.
There were the most heated discussions
IN the lobbies today, the Zolaists claim
ing that today's evidence might result in
a revision of the Dreyfus case ard the
antl-ZoIalsts: on the contrary, claiming
that Maitre Demangec had not furnished
any proof in support Of NJ. Zola's case.
In view of the possibility of a demon
stration, three and a half s%quadrons OF
cavalry Were stationed in the Rue Drout.
the Marie Celestin and the Chateau
day barracks.
1t is reported that Colonel Picquart has
sent his seconds to NJ. Henry on account
of the ~latter's accusation that the Colo
mel lied.