The Bridgeport times and evening farmer. (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1918-1924, 1918-02-09
DISORDERS AT
COURT-MRRTIAL
OF BOLO PASHA
Disturbances Causes Presid-
ing Officer to Threaten
to Clear Room.

a dinner in New York in company
with a French Captain named Yer
der and Adolph Pavenstadt, former
head of G. Amsinck & Co., and Bolo
Pasha.
At the opening of the session Col
Voyer, the presiding officer, announc-
ed that the court room would be
cleared if yesterdays scenes were re-
peated.
Lieut. Provost of the French Cen
sorship Department testified articles
praising William Randolph Hearst re-
peatedly had been taken to Senator
Humbert's paper, LIE Journal, in
which Bolo Pasha had purchased an
interest, by Charles F. Bertelli, the
head of the Paris bureau of the In
ternational News Service, who accom-
panied Bolo to America and introduce
ed him to Mr.. Hearst.
The Lieutenant said his attention
had first been called to Bolo Pasha by
euIogy of Mr.. Hearst printed in La
Victoire, which also described Bolo
Pasha's relations to the American
press.
Lieut.. Provost said he had been
commissioned to translate several ar
ticles from the Hearst newspapers, af-
ter which the French censor had de-
cided not to allow any further articles
laudatory of Mr.. Hearst to appear, be-
cause he considered him thoroughly
Germanophile.
Begins Testimony With Protest
Bertelli began his testimony by
making a protest at the report that
President Voyer of the court-martial
had said Mr.. Hearst was Germano-
phile.
Mr.. Hearst is not and never was
Germanophile," declared Bertelli. HE
always has been a friend of France"
The witness then recounted Bolo
Pasha's trip to New York, where he
said Bolo had met Mr.. Hearst only
socially at a dinner at Sherry's, for
which BerteIli sent out the invitations,
but for which Bolo Pasha paid. The
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Gerard
Mr.. and Mrs. Hearst, Pavenstadt and
Jules Bots.
This evidently refers to Mr.. and
Mrs. Julian Gerard, according to list
of guests given out at the time of the
dinner. Julian Gerard is a brother of
the former Ambassador. AS the din
ner was given early in March. 1916,
Ambassador Gerard could not have
been PRESENT.
Berteli said BoIo spoke like a true
patriot and that Mr.. Hearst thought
he was doing France honor by receiv-
| ing Bolo, who he believed to be one of
it's distinguished citizens. The wit
ness was cross-examined by President
W.
Final Witness for State.
The final witness for the State was
Nine. Bolo Soumail1e, the defendants
first wife. She became so faint while
on the stand that the windows of the
court room were ordered opened and
the Judge broke a precedent by allow
ing the men present to wear their
| hats.
Bolo Pasha was greatly affected by
his first wife's testimony. Tears welled
| into his eyes, and he cried openly and
undisguised1y as his second wife, Nine.
BoIo, appeared on the stand for him.
To the breathlessly interested court
room the witness denied stories pub
lished in French newspapers alleging
| that Bolo Pasha had dissipated her
fortune. He not only made plenty of
money for himself, she declared, but
augmented her fortune. The defend
ant wept harder than ever as his wife,
who apparently is his sole remaining
friend, testified at length to the efforts
he made toward the rehabilitation of
her estate.
She said he told her on his arrival
from America: '<Tm glad to be safe in
France. I was afraid the Germans
would have me torpedoed."
Excitement in Court Room
The proceedings late yesterday were
marked by several situations which
aroused excitement in the court room.
During the cross-examination of Sena-
tor Humbert, the witness became irri-
tated at the questions of Capt. Nor
net, the prosecutor, and shouted:
''Have me arrested. Place me in
the dock and make a frontal attack on
me. Do not treat me as an accused. -
Up to this time the testimony of
Senator Humbert had become a verbal
exchange between Capt. Mornet and
the witness. When the Senator de-
manded that he be arrested his friends
in the audience cf1eered, while others
attempted to drown the voices of the
Senator's supporters. Col. Voyer, the
president, threatened to clear the court
room.
Senator Humbert gave his testimony
as though he were addressing a politi-
cal meeting. He said that Bolo Pasha
had invested a million francs in LIE
journal but agreed to leave the edi-
torial direction in the hands of the
Senator. Once, he said, however, Bolo
asked him to have an article inserted
in the paper. This concerned an
American newspaper publisher. The
Senator said he refused to do this for
several weeks, but finally agreed to
publish the article after eliminating
excessive praise"
M. Panon testified to the financial
and domestic wrongs committed
against him by BoIo Pasha and Mad
anne Panon corroborated him. The
prisoner seemed to be deeply moved
by the testimony of the Panons and
said:
81 have inflicted great wrongs upon
the Panen family. 1t is the bane Of
my life. But the thin veneer of eul-
tured refinement with which I had
attempted to cover the deficiency of
education was rubbed out promptly
and the real Bole stood cut, unserupu-
lous and vulgar"
The prisoner accused III. Panen Of
having agreed to terms with Paveh-