The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
N lola PROVES HIS CASE.
THE FAMOUS NoVELLsT WILL
p~noBABLY BE CONDEMNED.

vrr THE mo AbASA "ASS
PROBABLY BE CONDEMNED.
ox well Known That Droyrus Was nle-
III, corasmned-MnnurscturinE . Case to
80. r,,srb,ry-Impressive WORDS Of Col
p,.o,srt-seusntionnl Scenes in CouFt-M.
u.,,s,, Test,mony Ter Drsyrus-Prssti-
,,,,., or the Paris Press-Anether Dreyfus
generalization in the Chamber or Dcputies.
sr,c,dl Cable Despatch to THE SUE.
p,,,s Fob. 1.-THE point reached tonight In
,.ioi NJ NJ. Zoln IL q strange paradox. 1t 10
NnusraIlv admitted that the defendant has
I'D his case, yet he will probably DO con-
sunod Even a majority Of his enemies have
- convinced. as much by the silence OF the
-, authorities when questioned as by the d.
.a"t ,es,imony OF other witnesses, that Dreyfus
wos found guilty upon evidence secretly SUD-
.,n,od IN hi, Judges. IL is admitted that this Is
utterly illegal, yet public opinion Is stu 30
strongly perverted that the gross outrage upon
Tho first principles Of Justice 10 openly excused
and defended. and the resentment against M.
zol. for denouncing tho authorities who arc
rui,ty Is scarcely lcssenod.
Tho incidents of tho trial should not distract
.,tention from tho astounding crisis which has
,sIrnd the public mind Of France and which
nortends evils and calamities that mono can
estimate. The bald truth is this: 1t 10 openly
admitted to-day that the prisoner on the Isle du
Diablo was illegally condemned, and hat the
government had full knowledge OF tho fact.
The people now believe 1t, yet the French Gov
erpment and q majority Of the French people
are opposing every obstacle in their power to
riehting that great wrong. 1t may DO admitted
that there have been some expressions or
sympathy during the past day or two with the
man who dared to accuse the high authorities
Of tho French Army who were the authors OF
The outrage, but this change in public sentiment
IL confined to . small class, and the great re-
yulsion of feeling which was expected 10 entirely
lacking.
One reason, and an important one. IL the
prostitution Of the French press. Its venality
poes 30 far as shameless distortion and suppress
sion Of the truth in regard to the actual proceed
ingsi In the court Testimony tending to substsnti-
ate M. Zola's charges has been systematically
omitted, dIscredited or misrepresented by .
majority of tho newspapers of Paris. Perhaps
the common people are not DO much to blame in
these circumstances for persistine in their pre-
;udices, although even the most CARRIED reports
permit a being Of intelligence to perceive that 1t
:. ,r,ross,b,. IN instify the condemnation Of
Dreyfus.
There is no doubt that the Government Bit
terly regrets Its prosecution Of n. lola. Its do
termination IN which tho .Judpes have striyen
N coonsrats IN keep the Dreyfus case ant of
tbs nrocs.dinra has not onlv been n failure. INIT
has sorved IN suopest even or,ver scandala than
,rohah,v .y,st IN. mannsr In which M
Iabori Who "a n talented vorn,p lawyer. has
tatcn advantage of this venkness Of thu prose.
cu,lon has been n marvel to the benoh and bar.
Even ant,poniat;e sneotators hnve boen unable
to restrain their admiration of his dramatic
turn Of the enemy's veapona upon. Themselves.
Toaday's session was. perhaps. the most dra-
matte OF the week. and Comprised BY itself a
melancholy e,nosure Of tho infamy which has
beeu committed and il now defended In the
n,me Of Trance- Ono witness exolaimed AZ thu
80. :, 1900. s...tas 4 ~ 1~rsist.a.y;,sti.
Ia not civil ~iustice." ana Il IA safe 70 cay that A
a result of those revelations military iuutice.
so-called. will not survive thu nineteenth can.
tury. even IN France.
Col. Picouart. upder thu anur Of n proas Insult
nvn = uro1ner olicer IN open eou,t' Ieooiu to-
tiles Of the army first tried to suppress his evi-
dence that another committed the crime charged
TO Dreyfus, and, when he persisted. opposed
and finally traduced him.
Gen. Billot. Minister of War. to-dav ordered
the prosecution of NJ. Courat, q lawyer. who,
after the adjournment of yesterdays sitting of
the lola trial. raised the CRY OF "yiyo rarmee.
but down with Its chiefs" He will be CHARGED
with insulting the army, the same offence that
lola Is charged with.
AT to-day's sitting Of the lola trial Col.
Picquart resumed his testimony. taking tho
witness stand at noon. Col. Picquart asserted
that lola went too far in accusing the members
OF the Esterhazy court.martial of violating
Justice. The fault. he said, belonged with those
who presented the case. the nut In
evidence being all in favor of the accused
A member of the court.martial, Col Picousrt
said, had said truly that the case as presented
had made him tPicquart) tho real defendant.
and not Esterhazy.
Gen. Gonse. NJ. Henry, an advocate. and M.
Leblois. also an advocate. were called In the
witness stand and coptrsdiotcd minor noints ~
the testimony which Col. picouart gave vestsr.
day. NJ. Henry lost his temper In the oourss NJ
his examination and cri.5, .pioa,... - :.
liar"
Col. Picouart Ieansd N hi. ,..,.,a .,.u,s
to spring upon M, Henry hut wa. rs.trsin.S w
those near him. Picovsrt n"ds = h.ra,o ~.
deayor tn amman o.,r, -. N, sN -.