Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-26
ZOLA'S FLIGHT FROM FRANCE


There IL something both melancholy
and humorous In zola's escape from
Paris. achieved ~ simply In the face u
all tho science and experience Of the de-
tccti,c department, and In spite OF tho
activity u the reporters, II II mclan-
choly 10 see this eminent writer. whose
every fresh work IN tho signal Tor ar
dent controversy. onc of those who have
owed their universal renown TO the at
tacka ct their enemies az much aa 60 tho
passionate admiration ~ their part.
sans. forced to steal away IN the dark
from the hand Of justice
on July Il, pretty early IN the morn,
ins. NJ. lola, accompanied by NJ, DeH-
mouths, appeared at the house ~ one
OF hin oldest ana most devoted friends.
living near the Are de Tfiumphe.to talk
with him before going 10 Versailles for
Iolar trial, After the talk. and all
though ~ was Htlll early. they sat down
10 "a harty breakfast In order TO arrive
Ia time for tho opening ~ the court
The mistress ~ tho house and her hus-
band went a. Versailles by railway. NJ
Hula, accompanied by NJ. neHcoulinH
took the eoupo waiting Tor him aud
drove Gut To Versailles by the seyrcs
road
Hut when the trial was over. and oven
before the clerk of the court had time
60 draw up a record, NJ, Labor. who
saw Il. lola talking quietly with his
friends, approached him aud said.
"NuW, without losing a minute set in
10 your coupe. which IN waiting / viii
Join you, Give your driver In "a loud
voice orders tn 40 To Mcdnn. We win
change the direction on the way. but
let ~ be on, Tor fear that az any moo
ment NJ. fvrlVirr may send FOR you ANA
Keep you long enough TO communicate
20 you In person tho summons hanging
over YOU Then, leaning toward the
two friends with whom N. lola had
lunchrd. ~. Labor said 10 them. as II
speaking uf the trial; when We are
gone, without seeming 10 be- In hurry.
So 10 the station, return 10 Paris. ANA
80 home by same roundabout way"
". Inla went quietly out of the room,
shook hands with several persons ON
the way, ana replied to a friend who
asked him " he could not take him
back to Paris, that he would not re-
turn Tor two or three day siand that he
was Koing to Mcdnn IN rest. N. Labor
then rejolned him, aud In n loud voice
he gave his cuachnlan the order TO
drive To Medan, 90 The great antlsfac-
tion of two or three reporters standing
near. ON The way NJ. Labor, lowering
the glass Ia front said 10 the coach
man. Take the Paris road ana stop
AZ the cab stand OF Porto Dauphine."
THIS WAS quite close Ia the home OF
81, Iola's friends,
They took cab aud went thlther
NJ. lola WAS received by tho daughter
of the house. aud awaited the return
OF her parents. Nine. Zola, who had
been informed, soon arrived, aud an
hour later when ~, Georges clemon-
ceau and his brother arrived "a con-
rultation was held. NJ. Lahori, sup.
ported by NJ clemenceau, insisted that
NJ. lola should not only go away but
disappear 80 M 10 render the diacoV.
cry of his whereabouts impossible The
law. II VIII be remembered requires a
verdict to be communicated In person
Now II wns necessary that this should
not be possible, for NJ. Zola once otii-
cihlly Informed, had, IN conformity
WITH the law. a period In i've days in
which To appeal
After this interval the verdict be-