Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-02-13
MonSignof, Defendants Bro
theL Abuses the Authority
Of His Cloth Declares Wit
ness.
ACCUSES AMERICA
OF PART IN CASE
Good Deeds of BoIo Are Re-
counted by Witness; An
other Mentions President in
Making Point.
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Paris, Feb. l2.--All tho evidence,
testimony and speeches by witnesses
in the case of Bolo Pasha, who Is on
trial for treason land apparently all
the other "affaires" now under inves-
tigation before the French court, had
been concluded this afternoon and to-
morrow's sitting viii open with argu-
ments OF the prosecutor. He will ask
that the sentence of death be imposed
upon Bolo,
The trial was resumed today with
NJ. Doyen, an expert accountant, again
on the stand to refute charges made
by Monsignor Bolo. brother of the de-
fendant, that Doyen had dishonored
himself by falsifying portion of his
original report on Bolo's activities.
The witness spoke with great reserve
and moderation, declaring merely that
he took exception "to the form in
which these criticisms were presented
by q man who. strangely abuses the
moral authority conferred on him by
the cloth he wears" M. Doyen then
reiterated and explained in detail the
portions of his report which the pris-
oner's brother had challenged,
Denies Documents.
After M. Doyen had testified, Mon
signor Bolo again took the stand and
reiterated his attacks Of yesterday.
especially on the authenticity of the
telegraIns Of Count Won Bernstorff.
former German ambassador to the
United States, duplicates of which he
insisted should be produced rather
than to rely on American state de-
partment documents.
When the prosecutor repeated, as
on Monday, that the American gov
ernment could not be questioned, the
priest created scene by asserting
passionately, .'the. American govern
ment has not the right to shoot my
innocent brother"
Maurice Violette, former minister of
subsistence, testified that the current
opinion among parliamentary and
ministerial circles in August, 1917,
was that no case would be found
against Boo Pasha, and that M. Pain
leve, then minister of war, had assert
ed that the case did not warrant an
arrest.
Mention President.
The last witnesses of the day re-
counted the good deeds of Bolo Pasha
and Darius Pochere, an accountant
who is a co-defendant with Bolo, and
also told of the personal feuds be-
tween the newspaper men for and
against Senator Charles Humbert,
former owner of the Paris Journal.
One character witness for Bolo, M
Delancle, said he was surprised that
the, government had charged Bolo
with being friend of Abbas Hilmi,
former khedive of Egypt, who, it has
been charged, sent money to Boio Tor
use in carrying on German propa-
ganda. why" said Delancle, "Presi-
dent Wilson has not yet said he was
an enemy of Turkey"
The only incident of the day oc-
Cured when M. Viollette, in testifying'
referred to two documents sent in
August and September. 1917, by
Prosecutor Mornet to Minister OF War
Painlove. M. Sales, on behalf Of Bolo
Pasha, demanded that the documents
be submitted to the defense, but this
was refused by the court and M. Nor
net Sales then requested of General
Dubail, miiitary-governor of Paris
permission for the documents to be
added to the docket. This request
also was refused.
Neutrality Important.
M. Violette said, that Minister OF
War Painleve had informed the coun-
Gil of eleven investigating the question
of lifting the parliamentary immunity
of former Premier Caillaux for the
purpose of taking his testimony in
connection with the case. that unless
additional evidence was obtained
from America Boio could not be ar
rested. To this statement Prosecutor
Mornet replied:
1--WE readily admit that had Amer
,ca remained neutral we could not
have got to the bottom of this case
and, other cases and that Bolo today
would be walking the streets free"
In the opinion OF prominent law
yers present at the trial the refusal to
turn over the two documents sent by
Prose Mornet to M. Painleve may
prove good argument for an appear
AZ Bolo Is convicted.
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