The age-herald., 1899-05-30
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DEFENDANTS CHEERED
Trial of Deroulde and Marcel -Habert in
 Assize Court

Paris May 29.-While the Dreyfus case was proceeding in one part of the palace of justice, the Assize court on the other side of the building was occupied with the trial of Nm. Deroulde and Marcel-Ha- bert, who are charged with melting soldiers to insubordination the day of election of President Loubet.
 Conspicuous among the audience were M. Rochefort, Colonel Monteil, Francoise, Coppee, and M. Quesnay Dc Beaurepaire, former president of the civil section of the court of cessation.
 As the defendants were brought in some of the spectators cheered.
 The reading of the indictments caused some murmurs.
 When Deroulde (who is a member of tho chamber of deputies and creator, in 1882, of the League of Patriots) was called upon to plead, he began a diatribe against par liamentarans and the Jews. During the course of his remarks he declared his aim was maturely weighed and reminded the court that he created Boulangarism in or- der to save France.
 The audience in court cheed M Deroulde and Habert, and there were cries of Here is a jury of acquittal," when the Jurymen entered.
 Murmurs were heard when the charges against the prisoners were read. The pre- siding judge then asked M. Deoulde how he, former officer of the army and the soldier lyrist (M. Deroulde is the author Of Chants Du Soldat'' and ''Nouvea Aux Chants Du Soldat') could wish to turn<the army away from its duty. To this M. Deroulde replied amid laughter, comparing g Premier Dupuy to the frog in the fable, and said he (the deifendanD wished to lead a brigade to overthrow the parliament re- public, adding that his action was fully premedtated.
 M. Deroulde, who spoke in loud voice, then gave an account of his life and rela- tions with Gambetta, with whom, he said, he had a communion of ideas" Continu- ing, M. Deroude said that when M. Gam betta disappeared, he Che defendanD was dlsgus ted to see eXtortion and bribery reign at the Palais Bourbon, saying:
 We then created Boulangerism. When that ended two plaques descended upon France-Panama, a. sign of parliamentary decomposition, and Dreyfus, sign of na- tional decomposition, for which parliament ariSm is responsible. l am not surprised that there was a reaction, which was nei- ther royalist nor imperialist, but popular reaction, which was inevitable with the false constitution Of 1875, the drafters of which wished to place the people in the King $ ped, Wnlcn explains why the people sleep so badly"
 M. Deroulde then arraigned the consti- tuition and the budget of defense, saying it was increasing daily and that France was approaching a deficit He also attacked the budget of public works
 M. De Routade acknowledged he was guilty of all the charges, except the allega- tion that he wanted to lead the party astray. He shouted: "I wanted a general at their head. I found only a briSadier general. I would have preferred the com mander-in-chief. Unhappily, I had no choice"
 Evidence already known was then pre- scented and the court adjourned amid the cries of "Vive De Ronlade,' within and without the halls.
 As the court adjourned the crowd made a demonstration.
 Cries of ''Vive r Armee," "A bas les Jurufs' and "A mere les traitres," re- sounded. The police routed the demonstra- tors and then dispersed band of members the League of Patriots.
 crowd of anti-Semites attempted to hold a noisy meeting in the Place du Chatelet and a slight collision with the police resulted. There was another demon stration in the Place Dauphine where op- posing bands shouting ''Vive r Armeer' and "Abas r Arrnee!' came into collision a few persons being injured.