Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-23


tation to NJ. LAbori-rhe Famous Bar
rister's Reply.
Following are the proceedings in de-
tail:
The president of the court, Colonel
Jouaust, ON taking his seat, turned to
Maitre Labori, and, amid impressive
silence, read an address. as follows:
ALLOW me, M. Labori, to express to
you the unanimous sentiments of the
courtmartial at the odious attempt to
which you nearly fell a victim. This
unspeakable act has excited every
where, especially among the members
of the courtmartial, the keenest indig-
nation. (Applause.) We are glad it
did not have grave consequences to
you, and that the skillful and devoted
attention lavished upon you permit you
to resume your duties to-day" CAP
plause)
In spite of the presidents exhorta-
replied:
Monsieur lie President-Permit me,
Notwithstanding my weakness and
emotion, to say word in reply to
those you have done me the honor to
address to me in such deeply touching
terms 1t was for me a visitation, of a
particularly painful nature to be struck
down at the time when this case was
beginning to realize my beautiful dream
of the last few years, namely, to plead
this case in all its amplitude before a
tribunal of soldiers. That was my as
piration, and that will explain to you
my emotion and sorrow, as we'll as my
joy to-day. | will not revert to that;
,but | wish to thank all friends or foes
or indifferent people who have hon
ored me with these signs of sympathy,
of which l am deeply sensible, and l
thank you, Mr. President and members
Of the courtmartial, and also all these
eminent men, though l have not the
honor of knowing them except in the
course of these long struggles in which
we have met and in the progress of
which the faces of adversaries end, and
by smiling a little, like the faces OF
friends, or at least like those of old
acquaintance who have expressed
their sympathy. l thank you, friends
and colleagues, even the humblest cor
respondents who have done me the
honor to write to me without giving
their address, because
THEIR MARKS OF SYMPATHY,
though coming from the humblest
abodes, were also the most sincere and
the most touching.
Il resume my place in court rather
to hear than speak. If | am less ac-
tive l shall bring no less conscientious
ness, nor less good temper into my
work. 1t is a difficult task we are all
performing. You who are the arbiters
and who will render justice-we, the
auxiliaries. But all of this will help
us on, for we shall have the sense of
duty done.
Let us now continue the proceed
ings in which we have yet to pass
through many vicissitudes. Thanks to
the fullness of these investigations, we
shall see emerged from them perfect
truth and complete justice making for
peace"
In conclusion, NJ Labori said that
they now had the right to hope and
declared that protests and recrimina-
lions after the success of the work of
justice must be regarded as inadmis-
sible and that it must be known that
error has ever larger share in hui
man affairs than treachery." Gap
plause) AS the eminent lawyer, whose
face showed emotion and fatigue, seat
ed himself there was prolonged hand
clapping.
NJ Grenier, former project of Belfort,
was the first switness called. He said
he considered Esterhazy to be an ire
sponsible parsonage. Esterhazy,' he
continued, was the orderly officer of the
witness father, who always praised his
fidelity and devotion; but Esterhazy,
even then, was disappointed man.
He was always complaining of decep-
ton, grumbling at fate and living in
GREAT STYLE WITHOUT MEANS
to uphold it. He squandered success
sive legacies. The witness, continuing,
said he introduced Esterhazy to NJ.
Jules Roche, reporter of the buget of
the minister of war, who wanted an
educated, intelligent officer capable of
explaining military technicalities. No
one, according to M. Grenier, was bet
ter qualified for this than Esterhazy,
who spoke every European Language and
was thoroughly posted on military sci
ence and the general and military his
tory of Europe.
At Esterhazy's request, the witness
made numerous attempts to get him
into the ministry of war, which Ester