The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-05

~Beaurepaire witness German, who was
to prove that Dreyfus attended Alsa-
tian maneuvers, found his statements
denied by a reputable witness, while
German himself, it was proved, un-
derWent two convictions for swindling.
This was the only testimony against
Dreyfus, the remainder of the deposit
tons being in his favor, several Of them
being very weighty, as in the case Of
Captain CarvalhO, General Sebert and
Major Hartmann, their evidence going
TO show that particulars of the firing
manual Of the '120 gum" and hydro
pneumatic brake were almost matters
of common knowledge among the Off
GERS and that the contention that Drey-
fus, from his special position on the
staff and peculiar movements, could
be acquainted with them, has no solid
basis. This was the sum of the days
proceedings, which were not marked by
any incident of unuSua incident, the
Roget-Brayere episode, in which Cen
eral Roget clearly ave himself away,
being the only matter which attract
ed special attention.
NJ. Bertillon was severely snubbed by
the presiding officer when he wished
to reply to General Sebert, who had
condemned his system as fantastic.
AS soon as General Sebert had finish
ed his testimony, M. Bertillon bounced
up and asked to be allowed to speak,
but Colonel JOuaust quickly turned to
the usher and said: Bring in the next
Witness" whereupon NJ. Bertillon, ex-
tremely annoyed, returned to his seat.
NJ. Godfrey Cavaignac, former min
lister of war, returned to Rennes this
evening. There is much speculation
respecting the motive for his reappear-
ance here. The general conjecture is
that it implies a fresh shuffing of the
cards of the prosecution.
Symptoms of dependency have man
ifested themselves in Dreyfusard cir
cles during the last few days.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Following is q detailed report Of to-
days proceedings:
The Dreyfus court-martial opened to-
day with the reading of an official re-
port on NJ. du Breuil, who, August 18th,
testified to having met Dreyfus and a
German attache at the house of a mu-
tual friend named BOdSon. The cross
examination of this witness had re-
Elected on his character, but the re-
port was to the effect that he never
was a horse dealer, as claimed by
Maitre Ldbori, leading counsel for the
defense; that his character was most
respectable, and that he was held in
general esteem.
Dreyfus expressed intense indigna-
tion at the reference made in the court
of his personal relations with Madame
Bodson. Il emphatically reassert," he
said, that | never met any foreigners
at NJ. BOdsOn's, and 1 beg the court to
make such inquiries as are necessary
to ascertain the truth on this point"
RESORT TIC CONVICTS FOR EVIL
DENCE.
Germain, a groom, one Of the wit
nesses cited by Colonel J%ouaust, testi-
fled that he was at Mulhausen in 1886,
where he was employed in a livery sta
BILE, he said, and furnished a horse to
the prisoner. AS the horse jumped the
witness replied: Give him his head and
you will see" Dreyfus, the witness
claimed, attended the German maneu-
vers at Alsace at that time.
Colonel JOuaust-Have you seen the
prisoner since?
Germain-Yes. / recognized him in
the Bots de Boulogne as Lieutenant
Dreyfus.
Colonel Jouaust-How did you know
that?
Germain-An officer named d'Infre-
vile, major, told me.
Colonel JOuaust-Do you recognize
him in the prisoner?
Germain-Yes.
NJ. Demange inquired whether the
Witness Hdu MOI DeGu prosecuted lOl
swindling and had been acquitted?
German replied in the negative, but
he subsequently admitted hat he had
been convicted of embeZzlement June
II, 1898.
Counsel also showed German was
sentenced to six months Imprisonment
for embezzlement in 1898.
NJ. Labori asked German if he was
acquainted with M. de Beaurepaire, and
the witness replied that he was not
acquainted with him, but he added
that NJ. B~eaurepaire knew the facts
to which he testified through the wit
ness friends, and he also admitted hav.
ing written to NJ. de B~eaurepaire, Civ
ing information which the latter had
published in The Eco de Paris.
In reply to the Usual question, Drey.
fus admitted that about 1856 or 1887 h
spent a furlough at Mulhausen. He de.
MED emphatiCally, however, that he haC
ever been invited to any German ma.
euvers or had ever attended any o.
that he had ever dined with a German
officer.
Replying to Colonel Jouaust, Drey.
fus said that while he was at Mulhau
sen he rode his brothers horse and die
not remember anything about tn
horse mentioned by German.
GERMAN CONTRADICTED.
Kuhlmann, the livery table keepe
who employed German at the time
testified that he never rode with Drey
fus, as stated by German; that he new
er went to the maneuvers in compan,
with Dreyfus, and absolutely denie'
all Germans statements.
Major d'Infreville testified that h
had known German since 1894. H
added that Germain informed him tina
Dreyfus attended the German nan
vers. Witness had never said that a.
officer German say in Bots de Bou
1nornn yC0S nNfI fA, ~ 49, ~1o
son that he did not know Dreyfus.
Captain lie Monnier, of the head
quarters staff, who was a probatione
on the staff at the same time as Drey
fus, deposed that while they were a
the school of war in 1894, Dreyfus sal
he was we'll acquainted with a certai
position to which the Germans attach
ed uraaf inheritance as q means q