Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-13
COURT WILL HEAR BOLO
CASE ARGUMENTS TO-DAY
NJ noycn, Expert Accountant, Re-
flutes Charges Made by Broth
er Of Defendant.
MoNsIGNOR REPEATS CHARGE
Priest Declares, Passionately, 1.-THE
American Government Has Not
the Right to Shoot My Innocent
Brother"
iBy Associa,e:rrcss.1


fARlS. February l2.-Au the evil
oonce. testimony and speeches by wit
hesseS In the case of Bolo Pasha, who
j" Oh Trial for treason, aud apparently
Al! the other "anaires' now under in
NcStigation before the French court
Lad been concluded this afternoon. and
to-morrow's sitting Will open with the
arguments OF the prosecutor He will
ask that the sentence of death be i'm
posed upon Bolo.
The trial was resumed to-day with
NJ Doyen, an expert accountant again
on the stand TO refuie charges made by
Monsignor Bolo. brother Of the defend
ant, that Doyen had d!shonorcd him
self by classifying a portion OF his orig
mai report on Bolo's activities. The
witness took exception TO the form in
which these criticisms were presented
by man who strangely abuses th,
moral authority conferred on him by
the cloth he wears" NJ. Doyen then
reiterated and explained IN detail the
portions OF his report which the pris-
oner's brother had challenged.
After NJ Doyrn had testified, Mon
signor Bolo again took the stand and
reiterated his attacks OF yesterday,
especially on the authenticity Of the
kilograms OF Count Won Bcrnsto.r.
former German ambassador TO tho
United states, duplicates OF which. he
Insisted. should be produced rather
;han TO rely on American State Depar,-
'nent documents.
When the prosecutor repeated. as on
Monday. tina, the American government
could not be questioned. the priest
created scene ~ asserting passion
ately. The American government has
not tho right To shoe; my innocent
brother"
Maurice Violet;e. former Minister OF
Subsistence. testified that the curren,
opinion among parliamentary and min
i>teriAl circles in August. 1917. was
that no case would he found against
Boio Pasha. and that NJ ra!nlcv- then
Minister OF War. had asserted that the
case did not warrant an arrest.
LAST WITNESSES RECOUNT
GOOD DEEDS OF DEFENDANT
The last witnesses o. the day re-
counted the good deeds OF Bolo PashA
and Darius rorchere, an accountant.
who - a codefendunt with Bolo. and
also told Of the personal feuls be-
tween the newspaper men for and
against Senator Charles Iiumher,,
former owner of the Paris Journal.
The only incident OF the day oc-
cured when NJ. N.olette. in tcstifyinS
icterred TO two documents sent in Au-
gust and September. 1917, by Prosecu-
or Mornet 10 Minister OF War Pain
!eVc.
tOtRr REFUSES TO ORDER
DOCUMENTS PRODUCED
II, sales. Ola behalf of Dolo Pasha,
demanded that the documents he sub
United 10 tho defense, hut this VAS re-
fused hy the court, and NJ. Mornct.
SALES then requested of General Du-
bail military governor OF Paris. per-
mission for the documents TO be added
u the docket. This requcs, also was
refused
NJ. Violet,c said that Minister OF War
Painleve had informed the council OF
eleven investigating the question Of
lifting the parliamentary immunity OF
former Premier CaiiiauX for the pur-
pose OF taking his testimony In conncc-
t.cn with the case that unless addi-
ional evidence was obtained from
America Rclo could not be arrested.
To this statement Prosecutor Mornet
replied:
''Wc readily adult that had America
got to the bottom Of THIS case. and
other cases, and that i;oio To- day would
he walking the streets free"
In the opinion uf prominent lawyers
present at the trial. the refusal to turn
over the two documents sent hy rrose-
cutcr Mornct to NJ. raiulcvc may prove
a good argument for an appeal Ia the
Court OF Cessation if Eolo is convicted.