The sun., 1918-02-13
STATE TO ASK
B0L0'S DEATH
Testimony Ends With Prison.
cr's Brother Attacking Amer
ica's Vital Proofs.
PRIEST CREATES SCENE
Refusal to Let Defence Scan
Papers May Furnish Basis
for Appeal.
PRIEST CREATES SCENE

PARIS. Feb. 12.-Aii the evidence and
testimony in the case OF Bolo Paeha.
who Is on trial for treason. had been
concluded this afternoon. and to-mor-
rows sitting will open with the aTgu-
ment OF the prosecutor. He will ask that
sentence Of death bs iu,possd upon oolo.
Tho trial was resumed to-day with
~, Doyen. an expert accountant Aa!n
on the stand 10 refute charges made BY
Mgr. Bolo, brother OF the defendant.
that Doyen had dishonored himself by
falsifying a portion of his original re-
port on Bolos 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 a
man who strongly abuses the moral
authority conferred on him by the cloth
he wears" NJ. Doy6n then explained
In detail the portions Of his report which
the prisoners brother had challenged.
Priest Attacks America.
After NJ. Doyen had testified. Mgr.
Bolo again took the stand and repeated
his attacks OF yesterday. especially on
the authenticity OF the kilograms Of
Count Won Bernstorff. former German
Ambassador to the United States. dupll-
Gates OF which he insisted should be
produced rather than reliance be put
on American State Department docu-
ments.
When the prosecutor repeated. as on
Monday. that the American Government
could not be questioned. the priest
created scene by asserting passion
ately. THE American Government has
not the right to shoot my innocent
brother"
Maurice Violette. former Minister OF
Subsistence. testified the current opinion
among Parliamentary and Ministerial
circles I'm August. 1917 was that no
and that NJ. Painleve. then Minister Of
War, had asserted that the case did
hot warrant an arrest
The last witnesses OF the day re-
counted the good deeds of Bolo Pasha
and Darius Porchere. an accountant.
who Is a oo-defendant with Bolo. also
told Of the personal feuds between the
newspapermen for and against Senator
Charles Humbert. former owner Of the
Paris Journal.
One character witness for Bolo, NJ.
De,oncle. said he was surprised that the
Government had charged Bolo with be-
ing a friend of Abbas Hilma, former
Khedlve Of Egypt. WHO. Git has been
charged, sent money 10 Bolo for use In
carrying on German propaganda.
why" said Dcloncle. president VIII
son has not yet said he was an cnemy
Of Turkey"
Refusal May BE Appeal Basis.
NJ. Violettc referred to two documents =
sent in August and September. 1917, by
Prosecutor Mornet to Minister OF War
Painleve. NJ. Salles, on behalf of Bolo
Pasha. demanded that tho documents be
submitted to the defence. but this was
refused by the court and by NJ. Mornet.
SALES then requested OF Gen. Dudall,
Military Governor OF Paris, permission
for the documents to be added to the
docket. This request also was refused.
M. Violette said that Minister OF War
Painleve had informed the Council OF
Eleven investigating the question OF
lifting 6he parliamentary immunity OF
former Premier Caillaux for the purpose
Of taking his testimony In connection
with the case, that unless additional evi-
dence were obtained from America Bolo
could not be arrested. To this statement
Prosecutor Mornet replied
I'VE readily admit that lad America
remained neutral We could not have
cases. and that Bolo to-day would be
walking the streets Free"
In the opinion Of prominent lawyers
present the refusal to turn over the
two documents sent by Prosecutor Nor.
net TO M. Painlove may prove a good
argument for an appeal to tho Court Of
Cessation II Bolo 10 convicted.
Abbas Hilmi is an Ottoman. Owing
to his pro-German sympathies he was
deposed by Great Britain IN December,
1914. Hussein Renal succeeding him
and taking the title Of Sultan of Egypt
After he was deposed Abbas Hilmi
visited Constantinopls and Vienna and
also passed much time In Switzerland
Since the Bolo Pasha case his where
abouts have not been made known.