THE DREYFUS CASE.
Paris. February 21. Tiie trial of M. Zola will be concluded on Wednesday next. Henri Rochefort, who was recently sentenced to imprisonment for five days and ordered to pay a fine for the publication of an article asserting that Baron Reinach had shared in the fabrication of a letter in the interest of Captain Dreyfus, on submitting himself for incarceration was escorted to prison by a tremendous crowd, who wildly cheered him. A mob of thrte thousand Parisians, led by M.M. Millevoye and Tbiebaud, threatened the Jewish, residents in the city with death. The police prevented the looting of shops occupied by Jews, and eventually succeeded in dispersing the mob. Further tumultuous scenes have occurred in court. The judge refused to allow M. Zola's counsel to crossexamine the military witnesses. M. Zola, in addressing the jury, said the Government were perfectly aware of the innocence of Captain Dreyfus, and accused them of directing the jurj 's verdict. These statements gave rise to violent contests between the judge, M. Zola, and the barristers, the spectators alternately hisßing and cheering.
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Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 251, 24 February 1898, Page 3
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181THE DREYFUS CASE. Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 251, 24 February 1898, Page 3
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